Happy Thanksgiving!

We are so thankful for our precious sons, our parents, grandmothers, sisters (& their hubbies), nieces, nephews and all the rest of our family & dear friends. We are blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people. We pray the Lord will bless each and every one of you, always.

Here's hoping you all get your fill of turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie (yum) and most of all, love! Not to mention, an Aggie spoiler - BTHOtu! WHOOP! ;)

We Are, We Are Thankful

Friday was J's Thanksgiving Program & Feast at preschool. The program was short, but sweet. The 4/5's recited "Five Fat Turkeys" and sang two Thanksgiving songs. J knew every word and sang his little heart out.

This is the entire 4&5 year old group (J is on the top row, 6th from left).All of these kids will be heading to kinder next year!

Post-show, L headed straight for the steps. He must climb everything!

This is our new "normal". Gone are the days of getting both boys to look at the camera and smile. Really, that only lasted as long as L was a small baby, and didn't know that looking away while mommy is yelling, "L, look over here. Where's Mommy? LJM!!!!" could be so much fun. :P

At least J can pose with someone who WILL look at the camera. This little girl goes to both preschool and church with J, so they are pretty good friends.

While J was feasting, L was trying to make a getaway. This little one takes a WHOLE lot of energy, but he sure is fun!

I still need to download baby shower pictures, and realized, I made it through ACA with not one picture. I guess I needed a break from the boys AND the camera! LOL! I am kinda sad, because the decorations were gorgeous this year.

So behind...

Last week is kind of a blur. With J's last week of preschool before the Thanksgiving break & a Thanksgiving program on Friday, our annual ACA fundraiser for the JLA (both working it and shopping/GNO), and helping host a baby shower for one of my best friends on Saturday, the week just got away from me. I have lots of new pictures to share, mostly from J's program. I WILL get them up in the next day or two. Promise.

I am thankful this week will be much less stressful, because I have exactly seven days to get us ready and packed for WDW!!!! Actually, only six days since we will be in San Marcos on Thursday for Thanksgiving. It sounds like a lot of time, but now that I say it, I better get started! All you mom's out there know that I'll be packing for all three of my boys essentially...even the hubby. lol

Big Boy Walking

We had to share this special video with you. Even though L has been taking steps on his own for a couple of months now (well, about three to be exact!), he hasn't done much walking on his own. We weren't too worried at 15 months, then he hit 16 months last week, and to be honest, we started to get a teeny bit nervous. Apparently, he was just taking his time. ;) Just since Sunday, it's as if a light went on in his cute little noggin, and well, we have a walker!

Did you hear his proud Daddy in the background? LOL! He was on the phone with Nana and was giving her a play by play. Too cute! Sorry for the shaky video, I kept backing up so he couldn't reach me!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my boys. They are so incredible in so many ways. We are so blessed and I thank God every day for their sweet spirits. And I try to remind myself to enjoy every minute with them...especially as we tour potential kinder programs for next fall! sniff, sniff.

Halloween 2009 - A Night of Super Heroes

We had a great Halloween!!! The boys were our little superheroes - J now has a strong opinion on what he wants to "be" for halloween, and I must admit, he was a super cute Batman. I refused to dress L as Robin...what child really WANTS to be Robin? Daddy and Papa D actually found the Spidey costume and it fit him perfectly!

We had an awesome time Trick or Treating with the Bird & Ferguson families. L didn't mind being in his costume, as long as he didn't have to wear the hat or mask. LOL! He was a little cranky, but Aunt C caught that sweet smile in one photo. Once we got going, he settled in and enjoyed the ride. Other than getting attacked by a tree, Batman had a blast, and he and his race car driving partner in crime, EK, were so cute together. What a blessing to have our best buddies so close...in more ways than one!

Oh, and how funny is/was my pirate hubby??? J picked out our costumes for us - and JMcD jumped at the chance to pull those boots on again. Relieving those Corps days for a brief moment...ha!