Day 209: Happy Birthday Jim Jam

Today we celebrated James birthday! We have had a fantastic day!!!


Today's positives:


1: When we brought James out in to the living room, he was pointing and jabbering away excitedly. The decorations were a big success and totally worth staying up till 2.30am doing!

2: We called Grammy on skype to open presents. Gracie enjoyed helping James. I think his favorite gift was his toy hammer.

3: Daddy made french toast for breakfast, James had 2 pieces and Gracie ate 3!!

4: I managed to find dairy free cheese so I was able to make homemade pizza for lunch. James inhaled his!

5: After pizza we had birthday cake. I made red velvet and chocolate icing. We also put a big J on it made out of banana slices. Grammy got on skype and we all sang happy birthday then both of the kids just got stuck right in. There was no time for slicing... It kind of looks like cake carnage now... The kids had a blast.

6: James and Gracie got a lovely bubble bath after cake. They enjoyed playing with their new bath toys :)

7: James and I went to get the mail. The mail-lady wasn't finished when we got down there so I took him to the swings and we had a lovely time swinging. After a while we went and sat by the pool and James enjoyed looking at all the leaves. It's very rare we get some one on one time and I have to say it was lovely!

8: We got to skype with Auntie Sam and Uncle Steve. Then daddy made them some dinner and it was a lovely end to a lovely day :)


I can't believe my babies are 1 and 2 already! Everything is going so fast. Trying to enjoy it while I can!!

Well goodnight all. Enjoy the pictures!

- Sophie

Ps: I had a bit of a Mummy fail and didn't get any pictures of Matt!!! :(

 

 

Day 208: 121212

Today has been a fun day full of playing and laughing. I enjoyed being home after missing the last 2 days due to MEPS. I think the kids missed me and I know I missed them.

Today's Positives,

1. Gracie and James were tackling me and climbing all over me on the floor. They thought it was hilarious!

2. Gracie was excited to skype with her cousin Chloe today. She kept looking at the screen and saying "Chloe"!

3. James ate most of his dinner with a fork tonight. I think its the first time he  has successfully used a fork on his own.

4. James cuddled into me and fell asleep this afternoon. It made my day!

5. Gracie was lots of fun today and was laughing for no reason at one point.

Well that's about all I can recall right now. I hope everyone has a goodnight,
Matt and Soph

Day 207: Sweethearts

Today's positives:

1: When I opened my eyes this morning I saw the kids reaching through the bars of their beds holding hands playing see-saw. Gracie accidentally pulled to hard and J bumped his head so she kept saying "I sorry Jay Jay, Sorry" It was very sweet.

2: At snack time I gave Gracie the bag of animal cookies because there were not very many left. I kept an eye on her but she made sure to give Jay just as many as she was eating.

3:  We got to skype Grammy while we ate breakfast.

4: Gracie kept asking me for "mookicks". Apparently her word for music lol.

5: Today we watched The Fox and The Hound. Really we have to stop watching movies every day!

6: Tonight we read the story of Mrs Tiggywinkle.

We have really missed Daddy today! Hopefully we get to see lots more of him tomorrow! At least we know he passed his final test :)

Goodnight all!

- Sophie

Day 206: Last minunte

Today's positives:

1: We get to spend half the day relaxing with Daddy.

2: We all watched Dumbo together.

3: After we took Daddy to his Navy thing, Gracie kept saying he was at a sleepover.

4: Last nights story was The Tale of Two Bad Mice.

5: We skyped with great Grandma and Gracie enjoyed showing her all of her teddy bears.

6: While Gracie was riding on her rocking horse James crawled over and wanted a turn. Gracie very patiently got off and let him take a turn and waited for him to be finished to get back on.. I was so proud to see her sharing :)


That's all for today folks!

Goodnight.

Sophie

Day 205: Tigger

Today's positives:

1: Gracie watched the Tigger movie.

2: We got to skype with Grammy.

3: James has walked a few time today. 3 or 4 steps at a time!

4: James had me play hidey-boo for a long time.

5: Tonight's bedtime storey was the Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Gracie snuggled in and listened very closely from beginning to end.

Not a very long blog tonight! Tomorrow is the first day of our weekend so hopefully we can do something fun :)

Goodnight

- Sophie

Day 204: Peter Rabbit

Today's positives:

1: The kids have enjoyed me reading lots of stories to them today!

2: Yesterday we went and picked up the table and chairs Grammy got them. They LOVE them. Although it has mostly been used as a tree climbing aid...

3: We got to Skype with Auntie Elizabeth, Cousin L and baby Cousin N.

4: We got a package from Auntie Sam. The kids got the Beatrix Potter library and were/are so excited about it. We already had to read them three of the books! Thank you Auntie Sam! :D

5: It was nice to have Daddy home tonight to help with bath and bed time. The kids love when he gets to put them to bed!

6: Gracie has enjoyed being able to go see Daddy at work a few times today. She always loves bringing him his lunch.


It's been a rather pleasant day.


Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 203: A Walk on the Beach!

Today we had lots of fun playing with blocks, the train set, and going for a family stroll on the beach. I can't believe it's December with the weather we are having! James is so close to walking, I think it will be any day now!

Today's Positives.

1. Gracie and James loved taking turns knocking down the blocks and helping build them back up again.

2. Gracie said please and thank you multiple times today.

3. When we give the kids snacks, Gracie will take James snack to him then come back for hers.

4. We all had fun crawling around the house with James leading the way. He is moving quick!

5. James uses the rocking horse as a walker, he wants to keep up with Gracie so bad.

6. We went to the beach this afternoon and on the way there I asked the kids if they were excited for the beach and the both yelled "Yes!"

7. Gracie had fun running on the beach and inspecting a tiny crab while James enjoyed being carried and looking at everything.

8. After walking on the beach for a while we sat and played in the sand. James loved feeling the sand run through his fingers.

9. Gracie loved playing on the slides and James loved crawling all around the playground.

Well, we have had a very full and fun day! I hope everyone is having a good holiday season so far, I know we are.

Goodnight,
Matt and Soph

Day 202: December 5th

There isn't much to write today, especially after yesterday being such a full day!

Today's positives:


1: The kids both enjoyed another piece of birthday cake today!

2: When we went to check on James this afternoon, he had climbed in to Gracie's dolls wardrobe and was hiding in it!

3: Gracie grabbed Matt by the hands and was dancing him around the room humming a very interesting tune.

4: Gracie, James and I all had a lovely time playing ball this afternoon.

5: Gracie and Matt got to play some catch with Gracie's new baseball glove today. She actually did pretty well!

6: James has taken to using the rocking horse as a walker. I think he could actually walk, he just hasn't realized it yet!


That's about all for today.

Hope everyone had a lovely day :)

Goodnight all!

- Sophie

Day 201: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE

Gracie's birthday, was AWESOME! We all had a fantastic day :)


Today's positives:

1: Gracie started out her day by watching the Angelina Ballerina movie. She was glued to all 55 minutes of it and was so cute as she tried to dance along.

2: One of Gracie's favorite parts of the day was definitely her party hats. She insisted we all wear one  for most of the morning and when we took them off she put them in her new wagon and pulled them around the house.

3: When she first came out of her bedroom she pointed at the decorations and said "I like it"

4: Daddy made french toast for her special birthday breakfast.

5: After breakfast we called Grammy so she could skype with us while Gracie opened her birthday presents. Gracie's favorite gift was her new doll's feeding set. She immediately gave up opening gifts to play with it.

6: After presents Matt and I got to show Gracie how to use her playdoh! She mostly liked the smell of it but did enjoy squeezing it too!

7:  After they took a nice afternoon nap we did cake! Again we called Grammy so she could join in singing happy birthday! Both of the kids LOVED their cake. James picked his piece up with both hands and shoved it in! Gracie was not sure how to blow out her candle and kept trying to grab it. It was also funny to watch James stand under the table and try to reach up and grab a sneaky bit.

8: We gave Gracie a special bubble bath all to her self, a rare treat! She enjoyed it so much. She kept standing up in the bath, pointing at the bubbles and saying "Bubbles, I like it!".

9: Daddy got to play with James while Gracie was in the Bubble Bath. He was crawling after James down the hall and every time he caught him, James would laugh hysterically!

10: After bath/playtime  we let Gracie walk her new wagon down to the mail box. She chose her puppy from Daddy to tote along in it. She had a lovely birthday card from Grammy waiting for her.
Gracie was so excited because it was a cat with a sparkly tiara on. She hugged it and kept saying "cat".

11: Gracie has been asking to go to the beach for a over a week now so we took her for a nice walk seeing as it was such a beautiful evening. She loved running in the sand and chasing the seagulls.
James even enjoyed walking whilst holding on to our hands.

12: There was enough daylight left for a quick play on the playground. Gracie LOVES the slide, but she is also fearless and likes to try and climb on all the different ladders and nets.

13: When we got home it was time for jam sandwiches. Great Grandma called and chatted while she ate her dinner. She kept shouting "Grandad" so my Grandad would come and wave at her. It was a nice way wind down.

14: Gracie would hold up her new blocks and say "Smile" and then act like she was taking a picture.

15: Daddy read little Quack to the kids as a bed time story.

16: After James went to bed we let Gracie stay up and watch Shrek the 3rd. I even found a fun size bag of skittles for her. She watched the whole movie and only got down once to grab her party hat which she enjoyed wearing the entire time she watched the movie.


It was such a fantastic day. I think we all went to bed feeling like we had the best time!

Well that's all for now folks.

- Sophie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 200: Congratulations, You're Our 200th Visitor!

Today has been a fun day. We got the kids pup tent out and they had a great time showing it to Grammy on skype. We got all the decorations up for Gracie's Birthday tomorrow, the cake is made and now we are one sleep away!

Today's Positives.

1. We put the Christmas window clings up and Gracie kept touching them and saying "I like"!

2. James and I played "catch" with the ball today. He loves rolling it back and forth!

3. Gracie asked to see Grammy's cat on skype and when she saw it she started jumping like mad for joy!

4. Gracie was walking around saying "Hi, I'm Gracie!"

5. James has learned to climb up on the couch all by himself!

6. Gracie asked to watch a "moomie" and when I said "Say please" James responded with "Lees".

Well that sums it up for today. Hope you all have a goodnight!
-Matt and Soph

Day 199: Ish it Shunday Already?

Today's positives:

1: The kids let me sleep in until 7am today! I just want to tell you that, THAT WAS AWESOME!

2: We started the advent calendar a day late... I have decided to fill it with their left over halloween candy. Gracie is super excited and keeps asking me for more "canyee"

3: We made some home made decorations for Gracie's birthday on Tuesday! Gracie had a good time coloring and sticking. We will be sure to take lots of pictures tomorrow! Jay even did some coloring :). I might also add that Matt's paper guitar was looking pretty snazzy!

4: It was nice laying on the bed listening to Daddy and the kiddos playing together. Nobody can make them laugh like he can.

So excited for tomorrow! I have been planning all sorts of decorations for Gracie's birthday and I think it's going to look awesome!

Oh I do love it when a plan comes together :D

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 198: 3 days till b-day!

Today has been a busy day! This morning we stopped by our friends cupcake stall at the farmers market! Very cool place to go on a Saturday morning. Cupcakes are definitely a great incentive!
Then we had to run to the post office and finally the grocery store. All before 11am!

Today's positives:

1: James has decided he no long is interested in nursing. He had his first taste of milk. He was not at all impressed and proceeded to spit most of it out. I am thinking he is going to be another coconut milk baby!

2: Gracie had her frog potty out this afternoon. She had a great time showing her baby doll how to use it and even had me pretend to empty it once her doll was finished!

3: James and I had some very rare alone time today, while Daddy and Gracie were sleeping. We had fun playing with his ball and looking out of the window.

4: Gracie enjoyed skyping with Grammy and Grandpa and even Great Grandma for a little while. She especially likes to show them how to jump.


The most part of our day has been spent outside running errands so not too much to blog about today!
Hoping we get to do something fun tomorrow.

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 197: Friday Night Lights.

Today hasn't been a terribly busy day, we took it easy to make sure Gracie was feeling better. James has had lots of smiles to give out today :)

Today's Positives.

1. When I went in to get the kids out of bed Gracie would not leave the room til I had James in my arms. She started walking out then turned, put her arms in the air and said "Where's James"

2. Gracie grabbed mummies hands and started dancing with her.

3. James and Gracie had lots of fun being tickled and having raspberries blown on their bellies.

4. James held up our red ball and said "Ball"! He is talking so much already.

5. Gracie likes to act like she is sleeping then peeks out to see if we are looking. Once she sees us looking she breaks out into laughter!

6. James was trying to steal Gracie's blanket so I took her to get one of James blankets. She proceeded to take it to him and wrap him up in it. They had lots of fun playing together with them.

All in all its been a fun day! I hope everyone has a goodnight.

-Matt and Soph

Day 196: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

We started today off by going out and getting bread for a toast festival! We let Gracie and James both eat on the floor next to each other and they both had huge grins on their faces. We stayed in all day and had a great time playing!

Today's Positives.

1. Gracie kept giving James hugs this morning and every time she hears him wake up she yells "IT'S JAY-JAY!" 

2. When Gracie and James were eating their toast I looked over and saw them both sharing their toast with each other.

3. Both of the kids had some Halloween candy. James got quite upset when he realized he had eaten the last Smartie! 

4. When we went to the store for bread, Gracie stopped in front of one of the workers and just stared. At first she thought it was cute but after 30 seconds I think she got scared and Gracie started laughing!

Well that's about it for today, Gracie has been a little sick so hopefully she will be feeling better in the morning.

Hope everyone has a good night!

-Matt and Soph

Day 195: Oliver Oliver

Today's positives:

1: We all ate our breakfast snuggled up under blankets together this morning. James even fell asleep and had a little nap!

2: We all watched Oliver. Gracie liked to get up and dance and Daddy was singing the songs all afternoon!

3: Gracie pulled the dowel rod out of her advent calendar and used it to try and fish things off the Christmas tree.

4: The kids had fun in their pop up tent again today. Best $5 I ever spent!

5: Gracie and James both enjoyed the pasta and home made sauce we ate for lunch!


That's all for today folks!

Goodnight.

- Sophie

Day 194: Another Day In Paradise!

Today we put the day bed up in the kids room getting ready for Christmas. The kids have loved climbing on it and jumping on it. I think it may be their new favorite toy!

Today's Positives.

1. Gracie has done really well with Potty Training, she started yelling "POTTY! POTTY!" at one point. I think she really enjoys not having to be diapered.

2. James can climb onto the Day Bed by himself and once he gets up he has a great time playing.

3. We got to Skype with Auntie Sam and Chloe.

4. Gracie and James both ate all their food. I think we may be headed for some growth spurts!

Well that's about it for today, Hopefully tomorrow we will get some painting or drawing done!

Goodnight All,
Matt and Sophie

Day 193: Our Weekend

Today has been a nice day with the family. We played a lot and watched some veggietales. It was a good way to kick of our weekend!

Today's Positives.

1. Gracie grabbed a movie out and came up to us saying "moomies" lol. I love how she pronounces words!

2. Gracie and Mummy took a walk together to get the mail and saw a chihuahua puppy and Gracie was laughing and smiling saying "Doggy, Doggy"!

3. James took a few steps on his own, he is getting so big!

4. While Gracie and mummy went to get the mail, James and I had a great time playing together.

5. Gracie took her baby doll to the window and was pointing and showing her things outside.

6. James would take a little sip of juice then hold it up to mummy trying to share with her.

7: We put on backyardigans and the kids immediately both started dancing. James likes to bend his knees and bounce up and down, while Gracie is more, throw your arms in the air like you don't care.

Well it has been a great day, I hope everyone else had a good day as well.

Goodnight,
Matt and Sophie

Day 192: Goodbye Goodbye

Today's positives:

1: We went over to Nana and Gpa's house super early to see Grammy Lindgren and to say goodbye to Auntie Shay and cousins. They are going to RI for Christmas and we will certainly miss them!!

2: All the cousins where super excited to see each other this morning. Cousin L even let out an excited squeal when he saw James.

3: Gracie and I fell asleep cuddled up together on the sofa, while we were watching a movie.

4: We took the kids on a nice evening walk before dinner.

5: Gracie some how managed to eat a few too many oreos and got super hyper. She hid between the sofa and the arm chair, popping up every few minutes to shout "HAPPY DAY" followed closely by "PIE". I have no idea why! but it was cute :D

6: The kids had a lovely time in the bath tonight. They made a HUGE mess with all their splashing!!

All in all it was a pleasant day :)

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 191: Cuddly Babies

Today not much has happened, we didn't do any Black Friday shopping and just stayed in all day. The kids pulled on the tree a little and eventually it came crashing down!

Today's Positives.

1. The kids both slept in til around 7 and woke up in good moods!

2. When we were getting ready to go grocery shopping James held his hands up to be picked up. I love it when he wants to cuddle in.

3. Gracie and James had lots of fun playing with their gifts from yesterday. Gracie saw the Little People Princess Castle and got a huge grin on her face and immediately ran over to it!

4. Gracie came over and sat next to me on the couch and gently leaned her head into me. She has been extra cuddly recently :)

I hope everyone had a good day!
-Matt

Day 190: Thanksgiving!

Today has been wonderful!


Today's positives:

1: We went over to Nana's for thanksgiving. We also celebrated Gracie and James up coming birthdays because Auntie Shay and the boys are going out of town!

2: James seemed to enjoy his first thanksgiving meal. He ate as much turkey as he could. Gracie enjoyed being fed by Aunt Carrie :)

3: I stayed up last night making cupcakes for the babies instead of a birthday cake. I got them a number candle for each of their cakes. James went first, he was very cautious at first, then he picked up his cake and squeezed it through his fingers and ate it up. Gracie nibbled at her cake dainty like a lady. It was lovely. Gracie kept calling them "cake cakes"

4: Next we opened presents. Gracie was so excited to get a Veggie tales birthday card. When she opened her princess castle from Auntie Shay she said "woooweee". James also loved his train set. He didn't quite understand how to run the train around the tracks but he enjoyed waving the pieces around. They also got some lovely new clothes. Thank you everyone!

5: The babies really enjoyed each others company playing. Cousin L even got in on the action. They loved pulling all the Tupperware off of the shelves.

6: Gracie helped Auntie Shay bathe Cousin L after he had his cupcake. Then while nobody was looking she climbed in to the tub with her clothes on! Thankfully she had some new Pj's to put on!

7: Cousin Stacey got some lovely pictures of the kids. I can't wait to see them!! I feel so blessed that she will share her talent with us :)

8: Aunt Carrie helped me put the babies in the van when it was time to go home. James waved and said "bye" for the first time.

9: Gracie didn't even wake up when I carried her up to bed. James was not far behind her.

I just finished putting together Gracie's princess castle. I am so excited to see her face in the morning. I am sure she is going to play with it all day!

I hope you all had a wonderful day. Thank you to everyone who shared such a lovely thanksgiving with us.
Happy Thanksgiving!

- Sophie

 

 

 

 

Day 189: Thanksgiving Eve!

Today cousins A and G came over and the kids had a great time playing together and watching a little bit of the A-Team!

Today's Positives,

1. When Gracie came out from her nap James and her saw each other and he held his hands up and she yelled "Jay" and ran over to him and they gave each other a big hug!

2. Gracie grabbed James' hands and tried to dance with him. He wasn't too impressed but it was adorable!

3. Gracie grabbed the Bible and excitedly yelled "It's the Bible"!

4. James had some lovely cuddles to give out today. I love it when he gets in those moods.

5. We gave Gracie some water and she jumped off the couch and yelled "Thank you!"

6. James cuddled into Cousin A and watched the A-Team with him.

Well that about sums it up for today. I hope everybody has a Happy Thanksgiving!
Matt and Sophie

Day 188: Latest Creation!

Today Matt and I made Gracie a dolls wardrobe, for the clothes my Grandma is knitting for her. I am so excited! My Grandma made all my dolls clothes when I was little and I loved them.

We used a super cheap shelving unit with the top shelf taken out. We left the bottom one in to give her a space to put shoes, hats and other doll accessories! Then we used shower rod holders to fix in a piece of dowel to hang the clothes on. Matt used paint left over from painting the kids nursery to pretty it up a little.

Gracie picked a yellow fabric with lady bugs on it to make the curtains. After I had run my sewing machine over them we used red thumb tacks to attach them. We then used ribbon to tie them back with and small open cup hooks to keep them in place.

It really only took us an hour to put together. and although Gracie is not quite sure what it's for yet she was very excited when we showed it to her!!

Apart from that today was pretty quiet. The kids got to hang out with their cousins while Auntie Shay and I went out and ran an errand.
Daddy made french toast for breakfast, which Gracie ate 3 pieces off! Oh and they got to skype with Auntie Sam and Chloe.


Hope you guys all had a good day!

Goodnight

- Sophie

Day 187: The Wronge Pants

Today's positives:

1: Matt and Gracie snuggled on the sofa and watched a cartoon Dr. Dolittle movie. Gracie loved it!

2: We got to skype with Grammy for a few minutes.

3: We went grocery shopping for the final touches of Christmas shopping! EEEK so excited!

4: When we got home we all sat together and watched Walace and Gromit. Something Matt and I both enjoyed as kids!

5: The kids got a package from thier Auntie Becky. They where so excited! They especially liked the light up Christmas tree decorations. :D

It was a fun day!

Well that's all for now.

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 186: Wrapping Day

Today's positives:

1: Gracie wrapped her present to her brother today. She had a great time. First she picked out what she wanted to give him from the things we had bought, only she chose the thing she would most like to play with and was quite upset when we tried to cover it in paper. In the end we had to switch to the thing she was least interested in. I covered it and she put on the tape. The tape has no particular rhyme or reason but is doing its job nicely. Then she took a silver sharpie and wrote her Christmas scribble sentiments on it. After she was finished she clapped her hands together, turned to her Daddy and said "I'm happy!". It went quite well and was fun!

2: James has discovered his love of reggae music. Definitely a Florida boy!

3: Gracie was messing with the laundry and all I could hear was "Another pile of clothes". Finally someone who understands how I feel lol!!

Okay I will blog more tomorrow.

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 185: Twinkies

Not really had anything happen today.



Today's positives:

1: Went and finished up a few last minute Christmas things. Both the kids where very well behaved. Gracie carried her Tinkerbell purse the whole time. I also got them an apple juice to share, which they thought was brilliant!

2: Both the kids ate SO much pasta for lunch, A dish they are normally loathed to eat a few bites of lol. Gracie ate mine and hers!

3: Glad to see James has been feeling better today.

That's about it really. Not unpleasant. Just very quiet!

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 184: Sewing

Today I managed to make my first wearable item of clothing for Gracie!! It's just a little t-shirt and could use some work here and there but i'm feeling quite proud of it :D



Today's positives:

1: James said "Daddy" today.

2: Gracie and I got to cuddle up on the sofa and read stories together. I love having some time just us girls.

3:  Gracie had a great time playing ball with Daddy and I this afternoon. She thought it was very funny.

4: James has been a little off color today, which is never a good thing but it did mean I got a lovely long cuddle :)

I have had quite a lot to do today so I didn't get to spend as much time with the babies. I am thinking tomorrow will be all about them though :)


Well that's it for today !


Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 183: Dance Fever

Today I broke out my sewing machine, in a fit of inspiration and I've started a project. I am making a t-shirt that I'm thinking may only be fit for one of Gracie's teddy bears... Still, after I finish unpicking it and resewing it I think it will be not too bad for a first attempt :D


Today's positives:

1: Gracie and I watched Larry Boy and the Fib from outta space.

2: James said "Milk" this morning. He really is quite the chatter box.

3: Gracie, Daddy and James got out the duplo blocks and had lots of fun.

4: We got to skype with Grammy this afternoon.

5: Gracie grabbed her Daddy and made him dance with her. She even tried humming her own little tune as they danced. Super cute!

6: James had scrambled eggs for the first time and ate them all up. Definitely not like Gracie's first taste of eggs!

I am kicking my self for not writing down the other things I know happened but can't quite remember from today! Still. Pretty lovely day :)

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 182: munch

Today's positives:

1: Gracie calls lunch "Munch"

2 James said "dog" for the first time today. I think because Matt, Gracie and I all said it. He didn't want to be left out!

3: We took the kids to the play ground. Gracie sat on the big kids swing. She also climbed up all sorts of things I thought she would be too young to tackle lol. She enjoyed seeing the ducks and kept shouting "BIRDS".

4: The kids have enjoyed playing with their cousins this afternoon.

5: Cousin A got James in his pj's. James seemed quite happy about this :)

Alrighty!

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 181: Back in the saddle again!

Sooo it's been forever since I last got to post a blog. I have REALLY missed it. So much has happened.

James took his first few steps a few weeks ago. He is slow to repeat this progress but I have a feeling it maybe coming before thanksgiving. He now also knows the difference between Mama and Dada.

Gracie Jayne, can talk in complete and full sentences. I am no longer under any illusion as to what she wants/needs at all times!

We also found out last Friday, we are expecting baby number three. I am guessing baby will be born sometime in the beginning of July.

Exciting times!! Here's some things you guys missed :)

We had a lovely sleep over at Nana's. We spent two days hanging out with family, talking while the kiddos played together. James liked to push along a walking aid toy. He was so very proud of himself. Cousin L also practised crawling. It was a nice time.

We took the kids to the fall festival at Spruce Creek. Gracie loved running around with her big cousins. Both Gracie and James had their faces painted and ate lots of yummy treats. Even baby cousin L was dressed for the occasion as an adorable pumpkin.

James got to do his first painting, as we let the kids paint their pumpkins for Halloween!

We had such a fun Halloween. Unfortunately my camera was not working. Thankfully Auntie Shay managed to take some pictures, and even though I am sure she emailed them to me I am gonna have to search to find them. Gracie dressed up as a pirate and James was Batman. We took them to the local grocery store as they were handing out candy up and down the isles. James didn't make it very far in to the store before he started stuffing down a Reese's peanut butter cup.
After that we went over to Nana's house because she has the perfect neighborhood to trick or treat in!
James made it one round and then went back to Nana's to sleep. Gracie came out the second round. She had the right idea as she would sleep as we walked along, then as soon as we got to a house and the door opened she would pop her head up and grin. It was so fun, both the kids and the cousins made out like bandits on the candy front!


Once we took down the Halloween decorations we put up Christmas. I know it's super early but the kids had a wonderful time. Gracie refers to it as "the pretty" and James just looks at it and grins.
We have the tree on a table inside the play pen. Gracie can manage to climb in though.
Sometimes I will be searching for her and she will pop out from under the table and shout "YES MAMA". James still managed to pull it over from it's supposed safe guard of the playpen. It now has a slightly drunken looking lean but it's definitely been enjoyed!

Any way! Now we are caught up some (I may remember more to add later)

Here are, Today's positives:

1: We made hand print turkeys with Gracie. Although they look more like hand prints with sequins attached than turkeys. James also had fun doing some painting.

2: James has learned to climb up on Gracie's bed. We walked in the bedroom and there was sitting with a giant grin on his face.

3: Daddy took the kids to the playground. Gracie enjoyed the swing and the slide. James thought it was funny to watch his sister swing.


I think that's enough blogging for today! So glad to be back! (pictures below)

Goodnight all

- Sophie