Hmmm

So for some reason the link to our videos is not working. I have contacted the company to find out what is going on. HOPEFULLY, it will be resolved soon and my videos will be back up!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

**Our video link is back up and is working. I added a few new videos and will be adding

more in the next few days. Wow, another year has ended. Crazy!

X-mas 08

Here are a few shots from Christmas day. The kids enjoyed themselves immensely and didn't know what to do with all of the wonderful presents they received.

From our family to yours - Happy Holidays!!

More Grandma

Last night on the way home from some friends who have twin girls the same age as Noah/TJ, TJ was looking at a photo album. She said, "there's my grandmother." And thus a convo between her and Noah began. Noah finally said, "she's all gone, she went away in her pink castle." Of course an argument began over what color the castle was. LOL TJ insisted it was purple and Noah said, "no - my grandmother likes pink." TJ would say, "no, my grandmother likes purple." It was cute. :o)

'T' for TJ

So TJ is getting pretty good at copying over her name when it is written on her paper. However, today she wrote her 'T' all by herself! She first drew the line going down, then from the top middle drew a little line left and then went back to the top middle and drew the little line to the right. She then proceeded to get upset since her 'J' looked like a 'ball' as she put it but the 'T' looks awesome! Wahooo!!

Noah & His Grandma

*Just before naps.

Me: Noah, why are you so sad?
Noah: I miss my grandma.
Me: I miss her too sweetie. Why don't you tell her that you miss her?
Noah: She can't hear me.
Me: How come?
Noah: She's working.
Noah: Mom, the doctor has to fix her.
Me: (Holding back a sniffle) Oh, ok honey. Let's go in your room and see if you can find her today to let her know.
Noah: Ok mom. I want to say hi to her.
Me: Me too Noah.

Silly Animated Card

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What a Long Time!

I can't believe how long it's been since I have posted anything! Apparently I've been busy. One of my goals is to update the blog more frequently. The kids are really keeping me busy lately and in my down time I've been taking naps! :o) I have always enjoyed a good nap!



So besides the obvious giant holiday we've been busy creating Christmas decorations, getting ready for their 1st Christmas program at school, making cookies, getting over Roseola (TJ), as well as passing colds back and forth.



The kids have enjoyed getting into the holiday spirit SO MUCH. Several times we went out to look at lights. It's like crack for Noah and TJ. They can't get enough, always get the munchies while we are out, and they babble almost non-stop with giddiness. Holiday music is another level of excitement. Noah asks me what every song is and then he'll ask who sings it. Regardless of how new or old the song is, he will sing it as best as he can. Then he'll proceed to sing them around the house. Here is some proof. The first video is Noah doing "la la la" to Frosty the Snowman. The second is him singing "Jingle Bells". Enjoy! Grandma would be so proud!













As for our actual Christmas, I will be uploading pics/videos Friday or Saturday and I'll post about the special day then.

For now, I have a few stories/moments to share as well as reminding those of you who have some free time that I have uploaded some videos of the kids. They are really into interacting with each other - sometimes good and sometimes that ugly sibling rivalry rears its ugly head. They are so fun to listen to!! As always the video link is located to the right of the blog. Enjoy!

Me Noah, we need to get your milk. Noah: Mom, milk comes from cows. Me: Yes Noah, it does. Noah: Mom, pink milk comes from pigs. Strawberry milk comes from pink pigs! Me: All I could do was laugh.

TJ held up her shirt the other day and said, "mom, I'm holding my breath."

TJ has discovered the word "actually" and uses it ALL the time. "Actually mom, I would like grapes and not a banana." "Actually mom, ..." It's so much fun! :o)

Noah's new words are "anyone", "no one", "nothing" and "everyone". Not sure where he picked them up, but it's cute.

They both like to call us by our first names at times. The kids especially do it with Kevin. TJ will say, "Kevin. Kevin! Mere!" If you ask Noah who his dad is he will say, "Kevin Miles."

They never fail to entertain/amuse us on a daily basis. They wear me out but they are so much fun.

OH, TJ IS POTTY TRAINED!!! We haven't dared try out nap/overnight yet and what's the rush! But she has been in panties for 3-4 days and hasn't had an accident. For the past few weeks, she has been in pull-ups with a rare piddle here and there. That is HUGE considering how she entered this world! With Noah, it depends on the day. One day he uses the potty on his own EVERY time and the next day he has 2-3 accidents. The past 2 days he has done really well so we keep forging ahead.

Is There a Comedian in the House?

YES! We sure do have one - Noah! Not only does he crack himself up but also us. (Or vice versa!)

This morning, he and TJ were wrestling around on the floor. They were both laughing hysterically! Finally Noah determined that he had enough and said, "TJ, TJ, it's not funny any more!"

At the doctor's office on Thursday, the doc came in and said, "hello Noah." Noah replied with, "You have to fix TJ." Then he went back to playing with the airplane he had.

He also will sing EVERY song he knows on tune and in key with every word being "TJ". He sang, "You better not TJ, you better not TJ, you better not TJ, TJ TJ TJ TJ, Santa TJ is coming to TJ's town." He also sang, "TJ bells, TJ bells, TJ all the way." Then he proceeds to laugh with his head thrown back as if it's the funniest thing.

His new thing is potty humor. Yeah, nice. I won't give any specifics but it it's hard not to laugh.

Whenever he leaves the house and I stay behind he says, "see you soon mom. I'll miss you! Love you mom." No that's not comedic but it sure is cute!

So, all is well here. We're excited for Christmas with the kids this year. They are having so much fun learning holiday songs and checking out Christmas lights. TJ was sick with Roseola and she was a real gem to deal with. Poor baby! When she does not feel well, LOOK OUT! You definitely know it. Noah also had a rough time while she was sick as his best friend was missing. BUT, all is better now and they are back to loving on each other as well as fighting with each other. I love it and wouldn't want it any other way!

Happy Holidays everyone! Here are a few pictures from various holiday events we have attended so far.

Flashbacks!

So here is the famous Santa 2007 photo. Boy have times changed. Noah can't wait to see Santa to explain how he wants one of 2 things: a pink sports car or a pink truck. TJ, she could care less what she gets. She just wants a toy or a book. Well, until she sees what Noah gets and THAT is what she would want. Gotta love the sibling rivalry that has been quickly creeping up with them lately.

All Together Now - Awwwww!

So Kevin has been out of town since Monday morning and won't be back until next Tuesday. At least two different times in the past 24 hours, Noah has come up to me and said, "I miss daddy." It just breaks my heart! So this is what I found when I came downstairs from putting the kids to bed.

Noah had stacked his shoes inside Kevin's when we came home from errands this evening. The kids ALWAYS put their shoes in the shoe box but not tonight. How adorable is that?!

Santa Came Early and Tom Cruise as a Kid??

We went ahead and had the kids' pictures taken with Santa since Kevin is out of town until next Tuesday. I wanted to make sure we had them done before the kids ended up sick or with something and we weren't able to go. Yes, that means that I'm trying to be more organized!

So here is this year's Santa picture! You'll notice that unlike last year, there are NO tears! Noah didn't want to get down. He was so into cuddling with Santa with that cozy, fluffy suit! It's all about the comfort factor and snuggling with that one. TJ on the other hand was all business (as further described in the Thanksgiving post.) She saw the camera and made sure to sit up nice and tall while she did her "cheeeeeese!" This was the only decent picture however as Noah kept falling further and further into Santa's suit/hat. It was funny to watch though. We are pleased with this picture though.

So you'll notice that I have a picture of TJ in her lovely dress but not a pic of Noah all dressed up. That's because. . .

he came in, took off his pants to go potty and then was channeling Tom Cruise from Risky Business!

What's with the leg cross? He looks as if he is ready to hit the town and pick up some chicks!

Turkeys for Thanksgiving! (yes we had 2!!)

Let's see... Thanksgiving was wonderful! We spent the day at our nanny's aunt's house. Lots of fabulous southern style cooking that the kids just devoured! (Especially Noah!) With each bite you could hear him saying, "mmm!" TJ got her first taste of greens and couldn't get enough. They also enjoyed being around some older aunt/grandma-aged women. They certainly got their share of hugs, singing, and stories and they ate that up too! While it's definitely not the same as their real family, it sure did fill the void for this holiday.

So here's a brief explanation of the following pictures. I was trying to capture a few pics of the kids TOGETHER (near impossible it seems) on Thanksgiving day. TJ saw the camera and struck her "catwalk" pose. She then said, "wait mom" while she posed by the couch with a slight head turn. Finally she said, "mom wait wait wait, not yet." And that's when she went to the chair and leaned up against it as she looked toward the camera. Um, can we say DIVA! YIKES!!