Christmas 2010

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Snowman Pancakes

We made snowman pancakes for lunch today. James was SO excited! This is James' snowman.

He really enjoyed it and kept asking for "more stuff" (AKA more candy).

Daddy's snowman

Henson Family Christmas

We celebrated Christmas with the Henson side a couple weeks ago since we are going to be out of town over Christmas. First we made a stop at Gran and Papaw's house. James loved his new tractors and Blake loved his new cuddle time with Gran.


Blake was such happy boy the whole evening. He is such an EASY baby!

Abby and David gave James a cozy coupe. It was love at first sight!

He wanted to go for a drive before it was assembled.

Finally done! Vroom Vroommmmmm!

Seth gave James a big wheel which was also a big hit!

James does NOT miss a meal!

Look at this cute cheeseball Abby made for an appetizer.

Helping Mommy open gifts.

Blake couldn't stay awake all night.

Early Party

James has always been an early riser. Most days he usually sleeps until atleast 6-6:30. If he wakes up after 5am we tell him he can play quietly in his room or read books. If it is before 5am we tell him to go back to sleep and sometimes have to shut his door. This morning Todd and I heard him moving around but we are both VERY sound sleepers so I just thought he was playing in his room. This was sometime after 5am we think. At 6 he comes in and says that he needs a kleenex. I get up with him, wipe his nose and escort him back to his room to find that he has been having a party in Blake's room. The lights and fan are both on and Blake greets me with a big smile! James had also thrown a few stuffed animals in Blake's crib to keep him company. He also took a bunch of random things from our laundry room(one of them being my 3 bin laundry sorter which is really quite large) and moved them to Blake's room. There is stuff everywhere!
My first reaction to this is: "James, what are you doing in here? It is bedtime and you should be in your room!"

James: "I working on something." This is James' new response to everything. Then he runs and hides in the closet because he can tell I'm upset.

I think we are going to have to put a child safety device on Blake's door so that James doesn't have anymore early parties! The only nice thing about this early party is that they both went back to sleep and it is 7:25 and they are both still sleeping!!!

Cookie Making

Wednesday night Abby came over to make sugar cookies. It has become an annual tradition since she got married and moved back to town. James loved helping roll out the cookies. We frosted and decorated them after he went to bed. I wish I would have taken a picture of my kitchen table. It was covered with pretty cookies! South Dakota and Minnesota family members; they are headed to a town near you very soon!!!



Then on Thursday morning we headed to Morgan's house for a playdate and to decorate the cookies. James did more cookie eating than cookie decorating. Go figure! These two are such sweet friends and even helped clean up their BIG mess!

New Measurements

We measured Blake from home and got 27 3/4 inches which seems more accurate to me. That would have him growing 1/4 inch the last two months and makes him closer to 80th percentile.

School pictures