Who needs a broom...

...when you have Charlotte around?! ;-) Her favorite places to find crumbs are under the kitchen table and under her high chair.

"Mom, it's called snack time!" :-)

Henry's Nap (or lack thereof)

Henry was really one of the last kids his age that we knew of that still took a nap. We would put him in his room but then it would take him 45 minutes to actually fall asleep. We would then have to wake him up because it got too late in the afternoon. This is what we would find when waking him up...

...curled up with his stuffed animals,



fast asleep on the floor and never in his bed! :-)



If he did take a nap, even when we cut it short, it might be 1030p before he finally settled down and fell asleep.

A couple of weeks ago during what was supposed to be Henry's nap time I walked in to check on him and this is what I found...

...Henry about to climb up on his nightstand!



So we finally had to cut out his nap completely which I did reluctantly. It can make for a very long day especially when Trey works really late or is on call. It means no break for me without one of the kids. I will repeat...VERY LONG DAY! ;-)

I will admit that it is nice to spend the one-on-one time with Henry while Charlotte is napping but that also means that not a single thing around the house gets done during the day. But the one HUGE advantage though? Both kids (and Bunny) completely out no later than 8p but most nights 730p! Whoohoo!



So okay Henry you win! Maybe you would take a nap if you took some of that stuff out of your bed?! :-)

2011 Family Photos

Our friend here in Columbia that normally takes our annual family pictures was booked for the holidays. So I was really lucky that a friend of mine from Winston Salem who also has her own photography business (www.boyandgirlphotography.blogspot.com) was able to do a session for us in Charlotte!

The session was at noon (i.e. naptime) and was 1-1/2 hours away so we were trying not to have our expectations high even though Leah is wonderful. We even realized afterwards that Charlotte had been running a low-grade fever due to teething so she definitely was not her normal happy self. Overall the kids did really, really well though. Charlotte was not smiling in a lot of the pictures but she was not fussing either. You will notice that in all of the pictures Henry was carrying a stick (i.e. basher) but we did not ask him to put it down because that is our Henry! :-) Leah did a fantastic job and we got lots of great pictures!







Thank you Leah for capturing this fun time in our lives! :-)

Sit 'N Spin

Charlotte LOVES Henry's Sit 'N Spin! She can now spin herself a little bit but she used to hold on and just grunt like she was working really hard to get it to spin! ;-)

Henry's Pie Celebration

The 3-year old classes at Henry's preschool hosted a pie celebration the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for friends and family. Each family was asked to bring in a pie to share. The teachers had the gym decorated so cute and each child made an adorable turkey placemat for their family members!

Henry was really excited because Trey took the morning off of work so that he could join in the fun. This was the first preschool program that Trey was able to attend so I think he was just as excited as Henry! ;-)



Henry and his classmates dressed and ready to perform!



Henry told us that morning that he was not going to sing and sure enough he did not! He did do all of the hand motions though. He and all of his classmates did a great job and their performance was definitely entertaining!



"Enough entertaining you people! It is pie time!"



The teachers do such a great job making every event so special and this was no exception! It was a really fun morning for all of us!



And Henry, we are so very thankful for you and for all of the smiles and laughter you bring to us! We love you Turkey!

Henry's First Basketball Game

(Stolen from Trey's Facebook page)

Youth ticket, $9.
Pizza, $3.
Bottled water, $3.
Taking your son to his first Gamecock BBall game, priceless.

Happy Birthday Trey! (Part 1)

Trey had a week of vacation in November which included his birthday on 11/11/11! We had planned to head up to Charlotte for a few fun-filled days but unfortunately Henry was getting over a cold, Trey came down with strep throat, and then I caught the germs at the end of the week. Needless to say we just rested at home instead which was just as nice!

On Trey's birthday we spent the morning at an indoor/outdoor fun park here in Columbia. It was a pretty cold day (by South Carolina standards) so we hung out at the indoor arcade most of the time.

"That is perfectly fine by us!"



"Charlotte, are we excited about the arcade or what?!"



Trey and Henry were in hog heaven the whole morning! Henry got to ride a motorcycle,



play guitar in a rock band,



and bash some monsters! ;-)



Charlotte and Mommy even got in on some race car action! ;-)



"That was fun! Can we do that for my birthday?!" :-)