Talk about a lot to be thankful for… we have two awesome little boys who continue to crack us up with the new things they say and do on a daily basis and we’re able to spend a fun holiday with relatives! Here’s a brief update of what we’ve been up to-With our daycare provider, Jane, being on vacation I took the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off and got to spend some quality time with the boys. Of course this meant taking the boys to go see Tricia and Grandma Ellen at work. We stopped at McDonalds to grab a Happy Meal to take to see my mom, and talk about hilarious…you forget that if you’re a normal person that it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to talk into a wall with pictures of food on it, drive to a window and give them a credit card, then pull 10 feet further ahead and end up with a bag full of food! Nolan and Kale were chit chatting in the back, until I had to order and get the food-you could tell they were amazed. We had a nice lunch and the boys showed off for all of Mom’s co-workers, then we went home, did naps and by the time Tricia got home I was ready for a break. Thursday morning I got to sleep in until 7! We got the boys and potatoes, green beans, and rolls packed up in order to spend the day at my folks’ place. Everyone in my fam was able to make it except for Dave (who was sleeping after his night shift) but the boys did really well. They both took naps and we enjoyed watching them wolf down the Cool Whip, like father like son(s). Friday wasn’t spent shopping. Tricia had to work, so Daddy Daycare was open once again. I must’ve done something right though, as the boys both took 3 hour naps which allowed me to get the new icicle lights put on the house and the other outside decorations put up. The boys are doing really well playing, both together and separately. Nolan will take something, like a car or food from the play kitchen and go do his own thing while Kale will find something else and work on it for 5 or 10 minutes at a time. But, if you start wrestling with one of them, well they’ll both be jumping or hopping on you in a second. Later on that evening Tricia and I got the tree and other Christmas decorations put up-we’ll see how long it takes the boys to pull the tree over…Saturday we pulled together the green bean casserole to take to my cousin John’s place to celebrate Thanksgiving with my Mom’s side of the family. We had 35 or so adults and 9 kids at the house, all under the age of 6. It was awesome. As I washed dishes with my Mom it was amazing to realize just how loud the house got. The aunts had some wine in them and began they’re cackling/laughing. And after all was said and done the Tricia/Adam Sequence team came in 2nd in the annual tournament. The boys both took naps, and we all enjoyed a fun afternoon eating too much and getting caught up. Afterwards, Chris and Sasha brought Jackson and Maya back to our place to spend the night. We fed the kids a delightful last minute meal of grilled cheese and baked beans, then the adults had chicken tacos, beer and a dessert of fudge brownies with ice cream…we figured we might as well enjoy the WHOLE day-right?Sunday was spent keeping the boys out of the Christmas tree and watching the darn squirrels eat all the bird seed from the feeders. After the boys, and Tricia, went down for a nap I went bow hunting over at my parent’s place. There’s a big buck running around there, and since Dad kicked it up on Thanksgiving it gave us a little glimmer of hope that we’d see it!So far the Christmas shopping is on track and if the Holidays are anything like the last couple of get togethers we’ve been to, I think the boys are going to be hilarious! This week we are again daycare-less, so Tom is watching the boys Monday and Tuesday, our friend Jackie has Wednesday, I’m taking Thursday and Tricia has Friday…whew, it’s going to be fun!
Mom's top 10 list from the Thanksgiving holiday:
10. Asking Nolan what his favorite thing was at the end of the day on Sunday and his response of "TJ's store", which meant his trip to the hardware store with Adam.
9. Nolan wanting to shake our hand and say "nice to meet you", repeatedly.
8. Hearing from Grandpa Tom that he and the boys played kickball with the Santa decoration in the front yard.
7. Asking Kale what Santa says - "ha ha ha", instead of "ho ho ho".
6. Asking Nolan what Kale's last name is - and saying "baby".
5. Having all my boys stop in to visit me at work. One of my co-workers wondered if we ever get asked if our boys are twins (which happens quite a bit). The first thing a woman asked us in the elevator on our way out was if our boys were twins!
4. Nolan watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and being amazed at the floats. His favorite was Buzz Lightyear.
3. Nolan seeing a tweeted picture of Mariah Carey during the parade and asking "is that Paulette?"
2. Kale saying "Christmas tree" when he saw the tree.
1. Nolan and Kale running to see the Christmas tree with the lights on first thing Saturday morning. Nolan happily announced that "I like lights!"
It is going to be a fantastic holiday season!
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