Merry Christmas!! 2009

We were lucky enough to have a visit from Santa Claus!! Beau must have been a very good boy! We woke up to a treefull of presents and lots of new toys. Beau was really interested in a vacuum that Santa brought. I only wished it actually worked, he vacuumed so much, that my floor would have been really clean!! He really enjoyed playing with his new trucks, matchbox cars and a light up spin top. Tom got some new clothes, Beau bought daddy a new pocket knife and some hats. Mommy got a wonderful snowbabies ornament with Sydney's name on it, very sweet from Tom. And also a new Pandora bracelet with three charms. It was a great Christmas.
Beau found out his stocking actually had candy in it and he didn't stop! He wanted to eat all of it at once. He loves chocolate! We enjoyed a nice dinner with Mamo and Poppop and then Becky and Brian came over and we played a new game we got.
We did have snow on the ground, but it rained, but we counted it as a white Christmas anyway!

Oh no, too much snow!!

Well, we have been hit by one of the worst storms in a couple centuries! It sure didn't seem like it was not going to stop. When we woke up this morning, we had about 12-14 inches and when it was finally done, around 8pm, we had about 20-24 inches!! Hard to believe that some people live like this year round!! (I don't want to live in Alaska, just a side note). Tom braved the storm in the morning and was out shoveling snow with our neighbors, each helping the other clear driveways and making paths from one yard to the other. He came in several times to dethaw and dry off.
The neighborhood all got together for some chili and cornbread and while the kids played, the adults also played some board games. We had a great time and are so happy that we have such great neighbors!!
Tomorrow looks like lots of playing in the snow and hot coca!!

Let it snow, let it snow!!!

Hope you all stocked up on milk, bread and TP, because there are non left in Virginia! (Virginians tend to panic at the first whiff of snow) hehe. We are getting a pretty good snow storm here, we are supposed to get almost 20 inches, but we'll see. We are all prepped and ready to go in our house, PJs are on and we had soup and sandwiches for dinner!! Yummy. And my two boys are all snuggled up in their beds!!
But, we plan on playing tomorrow and building a snowman!! Well, at least mommy will while Beau tries to walk in the snow!! Our last snow storm, he did alot of crawling, he couldn't quite lift his foot high enough to clear the snow. But, he didn't seem to mind the cold or wet, he just loves being outside.

I just love this time of year!! Especially the way Christmas lights look under new snow. Hope we get a white Christmas.

Thanksgiving and a dance party!!

We had a great Thankgiving this year!! Beau and mommy watched the parade while daddy went hunting and got a deer!! YEA!! We all look forward to filling our freezer and enjoying a good meal. We made our way over to Aimee's house and helped finish all the preparations for the "feast"!! We ate, we were stuffed and then we all sat around in a turkey coma and rubbing our turkey baby bellies!! It was great. We watched a cute movie, UP. But I think the best part of the day was having Kevin and Terri Bell with us this year!! They drove down from CT and spent some time with us. That is what a holiday is all about, family and food!!
By the end of the night, we had all 5 grandbabies upstairs in PJ's having a dance party in Bailey's room!! I think they had a good time, they all slept really well that night. The boys didn't even mind that they were listening to Hannah Montana! I wish we could keep them as cute as they are now!! I loved watching Dylan and Beau, they just love their big cousins. I must say, Beau does have some rhythem!!

So long ol' pal

We have officially outgrown our pacifier. Beau has moved on and up. We have been trying to wean him off for a while, but I think that now as he is a "big boy", he no longer needs it. He has really done well without it, going to bed has been a little struggle, but no crying. He just has a harder time settling down. So we have increased the night time book reading to four, not two. This seems to help and he loves to look at the pictures and practice counting. He has really become more interested in alot more things. Now that he has conquered walking,(YEA) he has more time to concentrate on other things.
We also have returned to wearing glasses and his eye patch. He seems less and less bothered by them and really seems to be seeing better, who would have though it!!
His personality is really starting to come alive! He is such a sweet boy. We had our "team" of therapists here on Friday and as each of them said hello to him, he proceeded to give each of them a kiss!! It was soo cute! Such a lover!

Beau has wheels!!!

Beau is now totally mobile!! Look out everyone!! He now has a walker and is doing great with it!! I got it about a week ago, and right from the start, he knew what he was doing. He did have a bit of trouble with bumps and grooves in the road, but is learning how to lift it up and over.
He did have a fight with the asphalt on Friday, and unfortunately lost the fight. He ended up with a HUGE fat lip, some scrapes, lots of bleeding and even a bit of a black eye. Mommy felt sooo bad, but knew this was the first of many to come.

Going to visit Daddy!!

The first weekend in October Beau and mommy were lucky enough to be able to go see Tom in Florida where he has been spending ALOT of time! We flew down on Thursday, then on Friday, Beau and mommy spent the day together while daddy worked. We took some walks and got into the pool where we were staying, it was nice to jump in the pool in October!! We went to the dock and saw all the big boats and watched the lizards crawl around. They have lizards ALL over the place,like little bugs here! Kinda neat.
We were able to meet most of the people Tom works with, and some friends that he has made down there. We went to the shop where he spends most of his time and checked out the huge machines he works on! It was very nice to put faces with names and see where Tom has been spending most of his time.
On Saturday, we got the "tour" of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach, we went to Ponce deLeon lighthouse and spent some time playing at the beach!! I was surprised to see how clear and warm the water was!! It was also neat because you could also drive onto the beach and park right there, so Beau and mommy played while daddy watched.
Beau and mommy flew back on Sunday. It was a short trip, but really nice to get to see Tom and know what he has been doing while he is down there.