Last Wednesday John and I celebrated our 14th anniversary! Thursday night we went to dinner and spent the night at the Gaylord Texan Hotel. That place is massive!! It was completely decorated for Christmas---I loved it!
Friday we finally got our Christmas shopping done for the kids. Although I know they will love the new toys, and ripping the paper, they still don't understand what Christmas is really about. Nevertheless, John and I are excited about setting out their new toys Christmas morning! We got them several things including an Elmo Live, fold-out couch, bean bag, and shopping cart. They have been given so many gifts by friends already---we are continually overwhelmed by everyone's generosity!
Things have been busy at home. The kids are really changing so much and are adjusting to their independence, mobility, and siblings. OK, it's just a nice way of saying..They are in to EVERYTHING!
We have nicknamed Aaron "Grabby-Grabberton." He has to touch, grab, and pull everything that is close to him. Aaron likes to snuggle, won't get out of bed without his blanket, and loves to dance. He does some kind of crazy head-bob that just kills us! Aaron loves food and will make an "MMMM" sound when he really likes what he is eating. (Just like Mom). He also says "Touchdown" and raises his arms. Well, it sounds like he says "Touchdown" anyway! Here he is loving on Taylor (TT) and pulling Avery's hair.
Avery has started "running" and does so most of the time on her tippy-toes. It looks so cute! She has dubbed herself "Queen of the Slide" and will push her brothers from behind so they will hurry up down the slide and get out of her way. She is definitely a girlie-girl and will bat her eyelashes at you if you tell her she looks pretty. She is a Daddy's girl--100%! Heaven forbid she get hurt with Dad in the room. The pain is SO much worse! Here is Avery laying on a bear and sitting in my lap. (Not such a good pic of me, though!)
Adam is really fascinated by numbers. The other night I heard something on the monitor. When I became alert enough to recognize what I was hearing, Adam was "counting" in his bed. He says words with the same intonation as "One, Two, Three" and then he claps!! He is the official counter when anyone gets on the slide. Also, Adam loves to dance. He does a move that resembles a good old-fashioned Hoe Down! I couldn't get the video to upload here, so follow this link to YouTube. (That is Dad making a noise in the background!)
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