Santa's Work Shop!

we've been having lots of fun getting ready for

Jesus' birthday!

decorating trees around the house...

making tasty treats...

wrapping presents... 

we are feeling very blessed!

big boy potty!

that's right!

J-bird is working on using the potty...

we went to the store together and bought some big boy underwear

we've used treats a sticker chart as a reward system

and he seems to be doing great so far.

Last night he slept in underwear for the first time and woke up dry!

Happy Christmas Eve to Mama and Daddy :)

he likes to tell me he needs "privacy"

so of course I check on him under the door

 

It is fun to see how excited and proud he gets after using the potty.

So fun!  Great work J-bird!

precious moments

Mere and Buddy came over to pick up Mr. Toby.

Jamison was so excited to have visitors :)

especially ones who like to cuddle up with books!

 

Jamison's favorite song to hear when I rock him before nap/bedtime

is "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" from Annie.

If I don't start singing it, he'll ask so sweetly,

"Mama, sing 'Morrow' a minute?"

 

2 1/2ish letter

Well J-bird, we are half way through the "terrific twos".  It's been a while since I've written one of these letters and we have all been on an amazing journey, you , me and your Dad.  When we didn't really know what to do, when we felt like we were a little lost and not sure how it all worked, I remembered that we were all learning, we were all on that same journey, from the very beginning.

There are so many amazing moments from the past two years that I couldn't even begin to summarize them. But what I will say: when I first saw you, when your Daddy held you up next to me so I could see the little baby they had just pulled out of my body, I felt my entire world shift to make our family the center of my life; and I can't even begin to express my feelings of thankfulness.

Now when we walk you hold my hand- my little man, my little heart who is so loving and so kind. You're funny, sweet, sensitive and wild. You laugh hard and smile often. It's hard to believe it's been an entire two years since you made your way into this world because you've already touched so many lives and brought smiles to so many faces. You're truly our light and I thank the God every single day that I get to be your mama.

I love you Jamison, I am so lucky to call you my son.

xoxo

big helper

"I help mama!"

His favorite pass time is just lining up his cars.

We first noticed his obsession on our flight to Florida this summer.

He would line up his CAT diggers on the tray table and then slowly move them around,

one after the other. 

He also loves to exclaim,

"I line em up!"

"I working hard!" 

I love my job :)

2 1/2

we kept Mr. Toby for Mere while she went to D.C. to accept the blue ribbon award for STM

Jamison was in heaven to have a puppy around the house. 

We tried our first sour skittle... :) 

Wore our letterman jacket for the first chilly days of winter!

There are a couple of really cute phrases Jamison has been using lately

that I want to remember...

Me: Jamison would you like to watercolor/read a book/ watch LeapFrog?

Jamison:  YES! I did!

 

Jamison:  Toby where your ball are?

(trying to locate Tobias' runaway ball)

 

Jamison:  I not.

(instead of "No")

 

He's also a fan of saying "CHEERS!" whenever he notices you have

something he currently has

i.e. my necklace, his amber necklace..."CHEERS!"

he hands me a leaf, he picks up his own leaf and...."CHEERS!"

two dinosaur toys standing together..."CHEERS!"

 

Whenever we're finished reading, he closes the book and says, "Amen!"

 

I guess he just likes to be where everyone knows his name...jk, jk

 

on Sunday, Charlie and I were sure we heard J-bird say,

"I'm a good guy" as he was getting in his carseat.

 

Jamison has taken to calling himself J-bird :)

 

this boy has my heart!

Luke's First Sleep Over!

The two youngest cousins had a blast the last two days!

we pooled it up

ate some "hot 'n ready" pizzas

and watched movies!

These smiles say it all

After nap time we took a quick walk to get the mail

and got to run home in the rain! 

Once we were dried off it was time for J's first baking lesson.

Confetti cupcakes with sprinkles!

:)