Just Another Tuesday

I feel so good today. I've gotten plenty of sleep and so did mommy. I've been taking really good naps lately. And sleeping a little more at night. We didn't do much today. We had lunch with Granny and Harold, then I got to come home and eat a snack with daddy. Daddy had to work again today. Bummer. But we are excited for him to come home in the morning. Mommy is excited to find out if he can take the 18th off. MeMaw called today and she is having Christmas at her house this year. But daddy has to work. Mommy really really really wants to go. We hardly ever get to see the Tweedell's so it's a big deal to get everyone together. Mommy even said that if daddy can't get off work that she might try to go anyway. That would be interesting. Then to top off the day when mommy got on the computer tonight Michelle had messaged her and told her that Bebe was having her Christmas get together this weekend. Yippie. And you guessed it daddy has to work this weekend too. So now every weekend in December is going to filled with lots of fun. We are super excited though. Mommy likes staying busy. So that's about all that has went on today. Daddy is home for the next two days which usually means no blogging unless something super cool happens. Ok I think I will head to bed and let mommy have a little time to herself. Hope everyone is having a good week!

Movie Watchin'

So one last thing I forgot in the last blog. If you know my daddy then you know he loves movies. Now when I say he loves movies I mean he LOVES movies. I think he would pick movies over anything (well with the exception of me and mommy) For those of you who don't know, daddy has a movie room. Mommy said it used to be his den but he made it into a huge movie room. We have two recliners, a couch, and a projection system down there. Anyway ever since they found out they were pregnant daddy said he was excited and he hoped that I would love movies too, because mommy doesn't like to watch many movies. So last night they were watching a movie while I was snoozing. Well I couldn't sleep so when I woke up they decided to watch a different movie. Mommy suggested watching Babies. It is more of a silent film, although we did hear the babies chattering. Anyway the point is that I watched the entire movie, all one hour and eighteen minutes of it. I enjoyed seeing the babies from the time they were brought home from the hospital to their first birthdays. They showed babies from all around the world. My favorite baby was Hattie. Some of the kids had toys to play with like me and some played with dirt and rocks which looked fun too. Anyway I figured if I could sit through this movies then some of my baby friends might enjoy it too. So if you want to watch a movie this weekend and your baby does too, me, mommy, and daddy suggest this one!

Black Friday-Sliver Saturday?

Mary Grace, Mallie, MacKenzie, Cailyn and Me on Thanksgiving night
Me and mommy on Thanksgiving night

Me and Robert on Thanksgiving

Me looking all handsome Thanksgiving morning :)

Ok the silver Saturday is a joke. Daddy finally got home around 6:15 on Black Friday and we left here ready to find some good deals. We went to Wal-mart first and looked around. Mommy got a few good deals. I think she might have even got me a few things. Mommy really wanted a tv but they didn't have any. When we left there we managed to go a few more places but didn't really find anything great. We had breakfast at Golden Corral. I think I had three biscuits (just the insides), eggs, pancake, hash browns, and lots of fruit. When we left we headed home. I was quiet tired and so was daddy. We took a nap while mommy wrapped all the gifts she bought. Even though she is usually done with Christmas shopping by now but she is pleased with the gifts she has gotten so far. The rest of the weekend was normal. We didn't do much more. We did go back to Wal-mart that night to get groceries, then Saturday and Sunday we did nothing. I think we might have left the house 2 all weekend long and that was only to go to Granny's house just to eat leftovers. Oh daddy did take us to look at Christmas lights but nobody seemed to be in the Christmas spirit yet we only saw two houses lit up. Mommy says that she and daddy are going to decorate outside this year! I'm excited to see how it looks. Tonight Granny and Harold took me to look at some lights too. We saw a lot at one house. They had a dog, a Santa, a huge snow globe, and lots of lights. We had a great time, but daddy promised me that we would find some lights this week while he is off work. This is daddy's long week, so me and mommy will be by ourselves a lot this week. Mommy said we might go to the parade Sunday, depending on how cold it is then. Hope you enjoyed the pictures on the blog tonight!

Thanksgiving and Black Friday?

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I got up around 6 yesterday morning. I thought mommy said we were going to eat all day so I wanted to get an early start. Daddy came home from work and took us out to pick up some breakfast and so mommy could get a newspaper. Mommy was like a mad woman looking through those sale papers. After breakfast I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer, so I took me a nice long nap, in my big boy bed! When I woke up mommy had already made a rice casserole and a green bean casserole, she was on top of this morning. We went to Granny and Harold's to see what they were doing. Now Granny was moving around in the kitchen like a chicken with her head cut off. She had already cooked enough to fill up all the counters and she wasn't done. Jamie came up to Granny's and played with me until it was time to go back home. Back at home we got ready to head to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's. Daddy got up and went with us. We were afraid with daddy working he would be to tired but daddy is never too tired to spend time with me. We had a great lunch. With all the food everyone brought we had turkey, corn, green beans, peas, black eyed peas, okra (yummy), yams, sweet potato casserole, dressing, squash casserole, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and lots of desserts! I ate and ate and ate. After all that eating I was so tired. Uncle D's mom joined us for lunch and after we ate we all went outside so I could crawl around on the deck. When we left I was so tired I didn't even make it down the gravel road before I was asleep. Last night for dinner we went back to Granny and Harold's. The M&M family came to eat with Nana last night so I got in some good play time with Mallie, Mackenzie, and Mary Grace. Mommy said that they could come spend the night with us soon. Boy would that be fun! So now on to what mommy says is her favorite holiday...Black Friday. I didn't realize days were colors too. Crazy. Anyway we are up at 6 am this morning and not by my choice, by mommy's. We are waiting for daddy to come home so we can go shopping. All that turkey must have went to mommy's head. Anyway I will report back as to what happens. Happy Black Friday everyone!

Happy Turkey Day

It's finally Thanksgiving! I've been hearing about this for weeks now. Robert has even been teaching me what the turkey says, not sure how he is going to gobble once he's been the oven all day but whatever. So mommy says thanksgiving is a time to show that you are thankful. I thought I would blog about what all I'm thankful for....so here goes.

• I am thankful for a daddy that works hard protecting not only us but the community. He helps mommy take care of me, he takes care of the house, he let's me jump on him while he's trying to sleep, and he loves me like crazy. He says I'm his greatest accomplishment. He is the best daddy in the world. I love trying to help him, I want to be just like him when I grow up. He is setting a great example for me. And I love him because he takes care of me and mommy.
• I am thankful for mommy. She spends her days playing with me. Not only do we play but she tries to teach me something everyday. We spend a lot of time looking at books. I don't watch much tv because she says books are better. She makes sure I have three good meals, and sometimes she just fixes what I want even if I've already had it that day. She usually rides in the back seat with me when we go places because she knows that I don't like riding by myself. And the top reason I'm thankful for mommy is because she has lost a lot of sleep the past two years, yep I'm only a year old-but I spend about 5 months keeping her awake by kicking her and now I just don't sleep. :) Sorry mommy I'm trying.
• I am thankful for my Granny and Harold. I am lucky I get to see them everyday. Granny makes the best biscuits and she never minds making them for me or mommy. Me and Harold watch westerns and I love it. I get to go lay on his bed and watch them. We have such great time everyday. Granny and Harold love me so much and I love them.
• I am thankful for my other grandparents too. I don't get to see them as much but I love them too. I think because I don't see them as much will only mean I will treasure my time when I am with them.
• I am thankful because I have the best aunts in the world. Aunt Sharon, Aunt Shellie, and Aunt Kellie are all pretty awesome. Aunt Sharon always shares her yogurt with me, and I love to go play at her house. Aunt Shellie came over just the other day. She played with me and tried to get me to walk. She always plays with me in my room when she comes over. And I hardly ever see Aunt Kellie but it's always fun when I do.
• I am thankful for THE BEST UNCLE EVER! He is awesome. He can play the guitar, he throws the ball with me, he shares his pretzels, and his water, and he carries me around all the time. Yep I'm lucky I'm his nephew!
• I am thankful for my cousins. Not only Robert and Devin, but Will, Jamie, Cailyn, Mallie, MacKenzie, Mary Grace...and the list goes on. I had a great time with all of them at my birthday this year!
• And last but not least I am thankful for my friends. I've made lots of new ones this year. Abby is my very first best friend. We have had some great times this year. We went to the library together, the park, out to eat, play dates at my house, and I've even been to her house. She is really cool to be a girl. I met Ian. He is younger than me but he is so cool :) Mommy introduced me to Darbee this year. She is like a princess. She is always dressing up and playing with princess dolls. She has really cool toys and she always shares with me when I go to her house. And last but surely not least The Bay's Twins. They are two cool chicks. I can't wait til I can run around with them.

So to sum it up I'm a very thankful kid. Mommy says we have a lot to be thankful for this year. This time last year daddy didn't have a job and she was worried. Now a year later daddy has a secure job, we are all healthy, and we love each other more than ever. So I hope you each have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Be thankful for every blessing! I'm going to get some sleep, I've heard there is going to be a big parade on tv in the morning. Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

Three Days til Turkey Day

So apparently there is this holiday coming up this week where all we do is eat. Mommy says that we get to wake up watch tv because there will be a parade on, then we go eat, take a nap, wake up and eat again. Sounds like heaven to me. I'm super excited to get to eat lots of yummy foods. I don't remember this holiday last year but I'm guessing I don't remember it because I couldn't eat real food last year. I'm so excited to try turkey! Mommy says it's better when it's fried but daddy has to work on Thanksgiving this year so I will have to settle for plain ol' turkey this year. So that's in three days and I'm excited.
Mommy says she has a lot to be thankful for and so do I. We have big news here at our house. Aunt Brandi is coming home from Japan. She has been over there forever! She has never met me! I'm so excited to finally meet her, Caleb, and the boys. Mommy says she is a little crazy, so I'm sure I will fit right in with her. They are coming home on Christmas day. She sent me a gift all the way from Japan when I was born. Mommy saved my bib because it says Japan. When else will I ever get a gift from over seas? Mommy is very excited her best friend will be in the same state as her. I'm hoping for lots of play dates with her kids.
Daddy is home for the next two days. He is making good use of his time off. He took the front rail off my baby bed tonight. So now I've officially moved into a toddler bed. Mommy says its a big step. I can climb up on my bed right by myself which is pretty awesome if you ask me. I wanted mommy to take pictures but she has had a really bad headache but she promised she would tomorrow. She even put me a new sheet on my bed, and it has balls all over it. I'm super excited to play on my new bed.
Friday is black Friday and I think mommy, daddy, and me are going to wal-mart early in the morning. I don't understand why but daddy says we can't pass up dvd's that are less than two dollars. He said he would take us out to breakfast, I like how he and mommy bribe me with food. :) It's my weakness. Ok this has turned out to be a long blog tonight. I think I'm going to head to bed now, it is probably past my bed time. If I don't blog again before Thanksgiving, I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and is thankful for everything they have. I sure am!

Cold Cold Go Away

Having a cold is the pits. Wednesday I didn't feel good at all. Thursday morning I woke up and felt fine. Daddy actually woke up early and cleaned the kitchen for mommy while we slept in. When me and mommy finally woke up daddy was ready to hit the road. We had breakfast then we did a little shopping. Thursday was a special day. It was special for two reasons, one it was Aunt Jeanine's birthday not sure how old she is though and even if I knew I wouldn't tell ya (this is how I remain her favorite great nephew) and then number two on that day ten years earlier my mommy and daddy had their very first date. They decided to celebrate by going out to dinner. I was ok with that since I got to stay with Granny and Harold. We had a great time even though Granny has now caught the sickness bug from us. Sorry Granny. Yesterday (Friday) I was back to being sick but today I do feel a lot better. Mommy is doing better too, she just keeps me a wake with her coughing. This morning she let me go stay with Aunt Sharon and Uncle D. I learned a new word today too. I can now say Turtle. But it sounds more like turdle. It's funny to say. Mommy says I've been a chatter box lately. Wonder where I get that from? Anyway I think I better get some sleep mommy is getting me up early in the morning to go shopping with her. She has gotta be a Target by 8 am to get daddy's Christmas gift. She is getting him a....ha ha ha...good try daddy I'm not telling :) Anyway I'm sure 8 am will be here before I know it. So night night.

Oh I forgot to post the other day that we took Paw Paw Tweedell is birthday gift (only two weekends late) Anyway we had a nice visit with them. Before we left he and Maw Maw Tweedell gave me an Elmo Phone! How awesome is that. He said now that I'm a year old it was time for me a cell phone. I don't have the greatest service though, I can only seem to call Elmo. Better call Sesame Street about that :)

Shutterfly Christmas Cards

OK so usually I let mommy and daddy handle the Christmas cards but this year since I'm getting older I think I should have some say so. So mommy has been researching this website called www.shutterfly.com They have some awesome Christmas cards, gift ideas, and great prices on pictures (which mommy ends to have printed!) They have a great selection of Christmas cards, all different sizes, colors, and themes! I'm not a fan of just one photo on a card so I think I'll pick something that will show off me in lots of different poses! I have lots of new Christmas clothes to wear and I'm sure mommy and daddy won't mind taking my picture, I might even let them get in on one or two. We had some pretty cool Christmas cards last year but I'm sure this year will be even better. Mommy has even been looking around on their website for some last minute Christmas gift ideas. Who wouldn't love to receive a gift for Christmas with my picture on it? So if you are thinking about doing Christmas cards this year with pictures may I suggest these few links...

For the photo Christmas Cards : www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

And for the photo books: www.shutterfly.com/photo-books/simple-path

Hope that you can find something that you like :) Enjoy. And look for our Christmas cards in the mail soon from shutterfly :)

What-a Weekend

Where do I start? Friday night mommy and I went to Miss Holly's house for her gold party. Mommy didn't plan this out to well. She didn't fix me any dinner before we went...so we couldn't stay too long because I was starving! She dropped hers and Granny's gold off and we came back home. Daddy went and got dinner at Taco Bell. Yummy. I love me some cheese roll ups, potatoes, and rice. Miss Holly called later and the gold lady offered mommy 50.00 for her gold and she offered Granny 420.00 for hers!!! Mommy was happy with her offer and Granny was beyond happy with hers. Girls...geez. Saturday morning I woke up super early because I remembered Abby was coming over to play. Well when I woke up at 6 mommy was already up and she was sick. She stayed in the bathroom all morning long, and I'm not sure what was going on in there but it didn't sound good. Daddy made breakfast and mommy didn't even eat. When mommy didn't join us for food I knew she was sick. Well I woke up apparently too early because I fell asleep before Abby got here but when I woke up from my nap I was ready to play and she was here ready to play too. Since mommy was so sick daddy had to take care of me and Abby. He had so much fun with us!!! When Abby's mommy and daddy came back and got her daddy took me and mommy to Granny's so he could run a few errands. Mommy was very sick and she stayed in the bed all day. Saturday night was no fun, by then daddy was sick too! One mommy sick plus one daddy sick equals zero fun for me. They laid in my floor and I just played around them. We went to bed around midnight and slept pretty good. Sunday they felt better so we got to leave the house for a little while. We did some shopping with Granny and Harold. But I think we over did it. Now today is Tuesday and guess what? I'm sick. I've got a runny nose, big puffy eyes, and they are running. Being sick stinks. Aunt Shellie told mommy that Devin has been sick and now Robert is sick too :( I don't like being sick. And it's daddy's long week at work so he's not here to help mommy. Thank goodness he's off tomorrow and Thursday! Well I think I am going to need some extra sleep so I'm going to bed now.

It's The Weekend!

YAY! Friday is finally here. Daddy will be home ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!! I plan on playing everyday and not sleeping!!!! Daddy and I will probably watch some westerns and let mommy sleep in. I know she will enjoy that. We didn't do much today. Went to Granny and Harold's for breakfast, came home, woke daddy up, had lunch, napped (yes I took a nap), then cleaned up my room (remember Abby is coming Saturday), and then we went back to Granny and Harold's. Robert is getting to spend the night on a school night because Aunt Sharon and Uncle D are in Florida AGAIN!!! Mommy said if I don't start sleeping more she is going to leave me at Granny and Harold's for the night. That would be super fun!!! I've heard Harold and Robert stay up all night anyway. Ok that's all for tonight. Gotta get some rest before this busy weekend. Hope everyone enjoys theirs :)

Tree Up....Tree Down....

Ok so apparently Christmas is over. Mommy up our tree up, wrapped up gifts, and got out a bunch of wooden nutcrackers, and now the tree is down. So I'm guessing Christmas is over. That was a bummer, I didn't even get any gifts. :(
Anyway with that out of the way. It's been really boring around here lately, we just do the same things day in day out. I'm still weary of this walking thing. I try a few steps everyday but it just seems smarter to me if I crawl because I'm super fast.
I miss my Aunt Lindsay. I found my bracelet that she bought me today and I called out her name but she wasn't here :( Mommy made me feel better though we did a starring contest, and of course I won.
Mommy took all my clothes that I've out grown and donated them to charity. They were very excited to get that many clothes. Well we donated all the really little baby clothes, mommy pulled out the bigger sizes for Ian, my baby time friend. I hope that some other baby gets to wear them alot, because I didn't get much use of them. Daddy says I had too many clothes. Daddy says we were very blessed because lots of people came to my baby showers and brought tons of gifts. I've come to notice that mommy and daddy have really great friends. And I'm so glad that they all have little kids I can grow up with.
So this weekend daddy is going to be home! Yippie! We are going to be kinda busy I think. Mommy has a gold party to go to Friday night at Miss Holly's house. Not sure if I'll be tagging along yet. I better ask her tomorrow. Saturday morning I'm super excited for because my best friend Abby is coming over for a play date. Her mom and dad are leaving her here for a little while!!!!! I'm so excited. I've been cleaning my room and wondering what we will play with. I better see if mommy will get out one of her baby dolls so Abby will have something girly to play with. Saturday afternoon I think we are going to try to see Ian and his parents at a Christmas bazaar. Saturday night I think Santa is coming to town to light the big tree. And hopefully Sunday we will rest from all the going.
Well that's all for now. Think I'll get some much needed rest before this weekend. Hope you all have a great week!

I'm Going Into Hiding

Well the other day I took one step, today I took two and now I've got a bloody busted up lip because I tried to pull up on mommy's legs and walk. So I'm going to my hiding place and I'm going to stay until I think I have this walking thing down. (In case you can't tell it was a boring day here)

One Small Step...

I can't believe I forgot to mention yesterday that I took a small step! Mommy and daddy have been trying to make me play with toys that make me stand up so I figured if I would just take a small step towards daddy they would leave me alone. Well they made a huge deal about me taking a step and now they think I need to walk all the time. I don't mind standing so much but hello I can move so much faster just crawling, plus I don't think mommy knows what she is asking for. Anyway it's been really cold here today so we didn't get out to do anything. And daddy works all weekend so I'm pretty sure we will stay indoors where it's warm. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Two Relaxing Days...

The past two days have been so nice. We haven't done much other than go buy groceries. We've had a great time, just me, mommy, and daddy. We've played, read books, looked at our Christmas tree, had yummy food, and got in some much needed sleep. Yes, even I have slept some these past few days. I really don't much to blog about. We did get out of the house today and go visit with Miss Holly, Darbee, and Mr. Stacy. We took Darbee a purple Christmas tree. Mommy and daddy bought it before they had me. They bought red and purple and depending on what kind of baby they had that would be their tree. I'm a boy (duh) so I got the red tree, and since mommy and daddy aren't going to have any more babies they decided that the purple tree would be perfect for Miss Darbee! I think she liked it. Well that's about all we have done. Daddy has worked with mommy's Christmas tree for two days now and all the lights still aren't working so I don't know what he is going to do about that.

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Yep She Did It!

When I woke up this morning at 4 am. Mommy took me in the living room and there it was: A Tree. Mommy called it a Christmas Tree. I inspected it over and over with my eyes, but I haven't gotten brave enough to touch it yet. It has lights half way up it, but apparently it is supposed to light up all the way. Something is wrong with the lights. I also saw presents near by. Wonder if they are mine? Mommy and daddy said Santa has special wrapping paper for me this year and it's How the Grinch Stole Christmas paper. We love Dr. Seuss so it's perfect! We didn't do much this morning. We had breakfast with daddy when he came home then we all piled back in the bed and slept the morning away. We did manage to make it to Granny and Harold's by lunch time. Just in time to see Aunt Sharon and Uncle D, and ROBERT! Yep today was voting day so he didn't have to go to school. So guess what I did today? I went home with Aunt Sharon. We took mommy to our house and I stayed in the car and went to Aunt Sharon's by myself. I got to play with Buddy and look at Shadow. I didn't get to stay too long. Before I knew it mommy had picked me up and we went to vote. I even got a sticker! We came home and had lunch with daddy then it was nap time for me and him. When I got up daddy was gone to work :( We went to dinner tonight with Granny at Cracker Barrel. We had a great time today but I'm super tired! So night night!

I Need A Vacation!

Wow, what a busy few days it's been. So I thought I would get some rest Sunday since we had spent the past two days going non-stop. Sunday night we all got some much needed rest. I think we all slept til noon. When I got up mommy and daddy thought they were going to dress me up like a dog again but I had different plans. Mommy and Daddy compromised with me and I ended up getting to be dressed up as a Harley Davidson Racer. We went and visited Granny and Harold and got tons of candy. Then we went to see Gran Gran and Paw Paw. I got some suckers there and I got to play with the dog! Before we left mommy and daddy took me down to Paw Paw Bradleys' workshop. He was getting ready to stuff an elk and I got to see it. It was all bloody and guts laying every where...to sum it up it was really cool. I also saw three turkeys, a bunch of deer heads, a fish, and a big black bear. Paw Paw Bradley said I could sit on the bear but we decided to wait until I am a bit older. When we left there we had lunch then it was on to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's for one last trick or treat stop. Aunt Sharon and Uncle D had me a cool bucket filled with an owl, shampoo, a badge, and she had already given me a book. I made out great for this being my first Halloween! Tons of candy and lots of cool little gifts. Sunday night we went to Granny and Harold's for dinner. Daddy built a fire over there and we roasted marshmallows with the kids. We had a great night. Before we left Harold and Granny had me a surprise! They bought me BIG FOOT!!!!! Now if you are a kid I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. If you are over the age of 10 you might want to look it up. It's the coolest toy this year. Well you know how toys are it had to be charged before I could play with it. So we charged it and it still didn't work, we had to take it back to Target this morning and get a new one. Well tonight I finally got to see it work. And quiet frankly I'm a little bit afraid of it. I think maybe once I see daddy play with it I'll be ok but right now it's a wee bit scary! So that's been our weekend! Busy, fun-filled, sleepless, and kind of glad it's over! Mommy says we are gearing up for even better holidays coming up soon. She is super excited about Christmas. She says she's putting the tree up soon. I'm still wondering about a tree in our house but I trust her. OK I think I'm going to bed. I'm sure we will find something interesting to do tomorrow so I better get some rest. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Me in my Harley Davidson Racing Outfit

Me and Dad at the Fall Festival
@ Arnco Baptist Church

Me and Mommy at the Fall Festival
@ Arnco Baptist Church

Dad helping me pick up ducks at the Fall Festival at Sunnyside Church


And here's me as a dog! Woof Woof!