Decorating the Little Tree

Lake had fun decorating his little tree to go in his room. He is really excited about Christmas this year. We've been trying to teach him the "Christmas Story" this year. We bought him a nativity set for kids. He calls them Mommy and Dada and Baby Jesus. Yesterday, he put baby Jesus on top of his airplane and said "Baby Jesus going to see Mamaw and Papaw!" It was so funny. We will be leaving tommorrow morning to spend the holidays in Tennessee. Lake can't wait to see his Tennessee family and friends.

Santa's Wonderland

We took Lake to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. This was much better than waiting in line at the mall. There was only one kid there besides Lake; the Santa was really good too. (if anyone has a Bass Pro close to their house they should check it out, all the details are on the internet) They had all kinds of stations set up for kids to do. Lake wrote his letter to Santa; check out which hand he is writing with. He played with the "ChooDoo train". He got to shoot the BB gun at targets; this was Jeff's favorite part. (And no, real BB's did not come out of the gun, it was laser activated). He talked to the elves, I thought they were a little scary but he really liked them. Then it was over to see Santa......Not so good. He would not sit on his lap but he did let Jeff take him over for a visit. We tried to put him on his lap but there was a lot of screaming. We played in the Wonderland a little longer and then it was time to go. Then he kept yelling "Bye Bye Santa, See ya later" like he was best friends with him. Oh well, maybe next year we'll get him on Santa's lap!

Christmas Card Photos

So I thought it would be a really good idea to order the whole family matching p.j's so we could have a really cute family photo......It is very hard to get a 2 year old to cooperate; here are a few of the ones that came out O.K.

Thanksgiving

This year was a great Thanksgiving; except that I forgot my camera! Mom, Dad and Wyatt came down and we stayed at the lake house all week. We did a little fishing and alot of eating! We started a new tradition this year. Wyatt and Jeff cooked a "Turkey in the hole". They dug a huge hole and burned a fire in it for about 6 hours. (Thanks to Wyatt for staying up until 1 a.m.)then they put in the turkey (they seasoned it and wrapped it in 7 layers of aluminum foil) they covered it in dirt and let it bake for 12 hours. At lunch time they dug it out. It was the best turkey i've ever eaten! It fell right off the bone. Great job guys! Jeff's family also came down for dinner. They were all really upset the Aggies lost. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can get mom to email them to me. These pictures are of Lake playing in his kitchen that he got for his birthday. He loves to push his little shopping cart around and say "I'm going to Wal-mart, See ya later." Then he brings his cart to his kitchen and starts cooking. This age is really difficult for me. He can be so darn cute but at other times the terrible two's are killing me!

Twilight!

Last night I actually stood in line for an hour to see a movie! I was so excited to see it; I actually bought my ticket a few weeks back to make sure I had one. The show was sold out. Some of my teacher friends and I really got into the series. I think I read all 4 books in a couple of weeks. We even made matching shirts to wear; of course mine said "Team Edward" on the back! I can't wait for the next movie to come out. I guess I am one of those "Twilight Fanatics!"

Disney on Ice

Last week we went to see "Disney on Ice" and Lake had a blast. The whole family had on Disney shirts; Jeff was thrilled! Lake was so good. He sat through the whole 2 hour show. I loved watching him get so excited when Mickey Mouse came out.

Tagged

Ok, so I was tagged by Tara and now I must tag four people to do the same. This one is for fun! Go to your fourth picture folder and then go to the fourth picture in the folder. Write four things about the picture and then tag four other people. It's amazing what you'll find!!
1.)This picture is of my feet.
2.)I took it for a special reason.
3.)I wanted to show my mom my toenails.
4.)My toenails are fake!

A friend and I were going to a wedding this summer and needed a quick pedicure so we stopped in Wal-mart and bought those press on ones; kinda as a joke. They actually turned out pretty good!

I am tagging the following 4 people:
Holly S.
Anne R.
Lerin W.
Kari P.

Lake's 1st movie

Today we attempted to take Lake to his 1st movie. We went to see Madadascar 2. Lake lasted 1 hour 15 minutes then he said "I wanna go bye bye" , so we got up and left. We then went to eat lunch at Rainforest Cafe. Lake did really good at the movie but about 30 minutes in, he said "I need potty" so Jeff got up and took him. As they were coming back in to sit down Lake yelled out "I went Poo poo!"

Trick or Treat!

Lake really enjoyed Halloween this year. He wouldn't say "trick or treat" but he did hold out his bucket and say "more canny!" He had two costumes this year. He was Dumbo,(Thanks Anne) and he was an Indian, (Thanks Mamaw). He wore Dumbo to daycare, and he was an Indian for trick or Treating. When we went to search for what the "Great Pumpkin" had brought him, he had to put his Dumbo costume back on. He loved watching all the kids come to our house. We ran out of candy at 9:00, (I had bought enough stuff for 130 kids). We had to send the rest of the kids away. When did parents start trick or treating by vans and cars...They had loads of kids in their cars and they were crusing by slowly and the kids would jump in and out as they rode down the streets. Alot of kids didn't even have costumes; and they were too old, like high school aged. Jeff didn't even want to give them candy...Oh well, maybe next year we will post some rules. Hope everyone had a fun Halloween!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!

No, we did not carve all of these! Jeff carved Mickey Mouse and I did Blue; with a little help from Lake. The rest were carved by friends of ours. Stay tuned for Lake's Halloween costume......