She is SO cute and is the most calm, laid-back, serious, thoughtful baby I have ever met. She thinks my kids are NUTS !! I love how she just studies them.
And in this one, she's looking at Fancy who was working hard for a smile:
Happy Birthday Sweetie !!!
ith hith two front teeth !!
(And a much needed haircut)
He turned 8 on Saturday. The years have flown by.
I remember Christmas Eve 1999 very well. Bubby was just over a week old. It was about 11pm. I sat with him alone in the dark after a long day of family, presents, food and fun. I sat holding him in the chair by the Christmas Tree in the living room of our tiny duplex. Everyone else was fast asleep. Bubby wanted one more feeding. I was exhausted. Sitting there nursing him next to the twinkling lights of the tree though, I felt so much joy. I remember studying his tiny feet and hands. I cried that night at the realization that one day his hands and feet would be bigger than mine. Every year, that day gets closer and closer. I cherish each day that he is still my "little bit" as we sometimes call him.
Happy Birthday my sweet boy !!
The other day, the kids and I were out and about and saw a long wall made of bricks. It was just the type used in landscaping. Bubby said, "Look, it's the Great Wall of China!". I was surprised. We haven't studied our section on Asia yet. I was proud of him and his knowledge. This only lasted a moment though. I asked him where he had learned about the Great Wall. His response:
"Oh, they showed it on Survivor China!".
haha
Last Saturday, we took some time to get our Christmas shopping wrapped up .... well that was the GOAL.
The Husband and Bubby are at fault for us not getting finished. Does anyone else have this problem: We ran into The Bass Pro Shops to pick up a gift card ..... 2 hours later we were leaving the store. It is a MAN haven. Fancy and I were not as entertained. I admit there are some neat things there, but 30 minutes was PLENTY for me. We exercised our patience and were good sports though.
Here are a few pictures I took (I had to do SOMETHING with all that time on my hands).
Bubby really enjoyed these turtles that were soaking up the sun (lamps) .... he could have sat here for HOURS. He had question after question. I did my best to answer them. Does this count as science?
(For the record, those are Fancy's hands with the nail polish ..... I thought it looked a bit like they were Bubby's. She was between Bubby and their Daddy.)
Bubby had to have his picture taken here as well .... he was a bit nervous though, so Daddy stood between him and the bear:
For those of you not receiving our card in the mail, here is the picture we sent out this year:
We took them by the beautiful tree at church last week. I thought I should say that so nobody would think that my tree is quite that fabulous !!
When these pictures were taken Fancy was 11 and Bubby was 7. He has since turned 8 .... more on that in another post.
Here are some individual pictures I took that day as well.
We are working on learning this one written by Charles Wesley in 1739.
We learned that it was initially sung to a much more slow and solemn tune. More than 100 years after it was written, English musician William Cummings adapted a cantata written by Mendelssohn to fit the lyrics of this now well known song.
What a great song to keep us focused on the meaning of the season amidst the hustle and bustle of it all.
