Christmas Greetings

The elf is gone, forget being nice! His cup plays "Ring of Fire" As most everyone knows, he loves Johnny Cash. Can you tell?

We got Pappy one that plays "Hit the Road Jack" and I was surprised that the batteries weren't dead when we gave it to him. Buzzy played it and played it. I knew he would love his own and that's what he wants his drink in now!


Merry Christmas to everyone that did not get a Christmas card. And that means anyone that doesn't go to our church!! Church family got cards this year and no one else did! Whoops! I had them addressed and ready to go the Friday before Christmas, which meant people might or might not get them, so to be safe, no one got them! Anyway...





We had a great Christmas. Buzzy got "just what he wanted" over and over. Steve and I weren't buying for each other and Christmas Eve morning he shows up with a STACK of presents. Not one or two, a STACK! I had gotten an XBOX for him and Buzzy, but it was ONE present compared to a STACK. I had an emotional breakdown because it brought back our first Christmas when I got him a RC Monster truck and a charger for it and he got me a STACK of presents. I panicked and thanks to MiMi, Pappy, and Heavy, Stevie was shocked with a STACK of his own!! I ended up getting him a winch for his trailer, (to pull wrecked race cars with), a parts washer, and a bar table and chairs for his garage. It's a manly Craftsman one. It will look better than his tile top kitchen table!! He got me all the girly things that I hinted around to wanting and new maternity clothes!!! Woo Hoo! I needed some stretchy pants!! We got enough Christmas money to buy me a new maternity wardrobe and Steve spent his the day or two after on new heads for his motor!! I thought he would use it for a couple sets of tires, but he said he needed heads now, not tires!! I had planned on a new rug for the living room, but those stretchy pants were way more tempting than a rug!!





We went to MIMI's on Christmas night and had such a good time watching the little men play together! Lucas and Buzzy love each other and play so well together. They got to hang out again today at a birthday party for Lucas's cousin Kaylea.





Anyway, we played musical chairs. And if you want to see adults act like children, just come to Mimi and Pappy's on Christmas night and watch when the little envelope prize for the games comes out!! Wendy knocked Aunhee in the floor, and if Stevie hadn't been injured, I think him and Gary would have ended up in the floor too! Such competitors!! Everyone that was eliminated from the game, nearly wet their pants watching the finalist swarm the chairs.

Sleepy Head

Buzzy had a busy day on Wednesday. Between partying, playing at the office, hanging out at MiMi's and then a movie, he was tired. MiMi took me and Buzzy to see Alvin and the Chipmunks last night. It was so cute and Buzzy loved it. They had a scene where Theodore was riding on a monster truck and Buzzy screamed at the end of the scene "BAD CRASH!!!" Thank goodness the other people in the theatre were laughing, because he was loud!

I was on the sunporch blogging, and Stevie called for me to come into the living room. Buzzy had fallen fast asleep sitting up watching TV with his daddy. My flash woke him up and he rolled over and said "I'm just too tired."

Pre-school Christmas Party

Buzzy's Preschool party was on Wednesday. Those kiddos were so excited! When they had the Halloween party, they didn't know what to expect. This is the first year of preschool for, I think, all of them, so they didn't have anything to compare it to. I had spectacular help from some of the other mothers. You would not believe how silly they can act when you don't ask them to help. Since I was the "coordinator" last time too, I tried to get different parents to help this time. The ones that I got last time, that I didn't contact this time acted miffed! There is only so much that you get for a party and you don't need all 12 mothers getting something! One even told the teacher that no one had notified her. Such a tattle-tale!! Who's in pre-school anyway?? Last time I made the buckets, and this time I found cute little Santa bags made out of felt at Target for $1.00 ea. A couple of mothers asked if I had made them too! So funny. Those of you who have little ones and want to help with these sorts of events, GET READY. Mommas can be worse than the children!!

HoHo came to visit at the beginning of the party. He rang his Christmas bells when he was in the hall and those little eyes just shined! They were so excited when he came in. They each got to sit in his lap and tell him what that wanted. Of course, Buzzy wants the......(drum roll please)..............TERRAINIAC! How would you have guessed that one?

This is the whole class with Santa. Back Row Cooper, Buzzy, Maya, Santa, Alex, Trevor, Andrew A, Faith. Front row - Andrew P, Allie, Ryan, Camden, Delaney. They visited with Santa, then had a snack, played "Pin the Nose on the Snowman" and then Musical Chairs. Buzzy told me on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning that he was going to win musical chairs this time. Last time, it was down between him and Cooper. This time it was between him and Maya. She snuck in there on him. I was running the radio and when it got down to them two, I closed my eyes, so it would't look like I was letting my kiddo win! When we left school, he asked me why I didn't let him win!! After the games, they drew numbers for their presents, opened them, and then we handed out their treat bags. They seemed to have had a great time, and I was pooped! I don't know how those teachers do it! The next party is Valentines Day, and maybe I'll get asked to do it too!!

Christmas in Dixie

Of course, the pictures are out of order and it's too late to upload them all again. So......

We went to AL this past weekend to celebrate Christmas with Stevie's family. Buzzy got toys on top of toys and each one that he opened was "just what I wanted!!!!!!!" That was a sigh of relief! Before we left. Tisa gave him a Hot Wheels monster truck and he told her that it was a little present and he wanted a big present. I wanted to crawl under the rug. She thought it was hilarious and I still wanted to crawl under the rug. With that said, I think the little talk that we had after the Tisa incident made quite a difference!

In the above picture, he had just unwrapped a Hot wheels track from his uncle Ryan. He said "It's just what I wanted!!!!! My momma won't let me have these and oh, (mwah, mwah,(which also means kiss, kiss)), I just love it." He kept kissing and hugging the box. Can you understand why Grandmother told him he's a drama queen?

He just loves his Uncle Ryan.

He was asleep before we got to Fort Payne, which is about 20 minutes from Ninnies, our last stop before we leave!

This is Ninnie, Steve's Dad's Momma, with her three great-grands. That is Morgan, Garrett, and Buzzy. Buzzy refused to sit by the baby. When we were there at Thanksgiving, he told Grandmother and Ashleigh that he is allergic to babies. He doesn't want to sit anywhere close to her. She is the sweetest, most content, and happy baby I have EVER been around. If Buzzy had been like her, I would have had another one a long time ago. She is so pleasant. I held her every chance I got. I kept telling Buzzy to look at who I had and he didn't really care. Stevie got her and did the same and Buzzy yelled "Give it back to my momma!!!" I can't believe that he was jealous over his Daddy!!!! Puh-lease!

Uncle Ryan was such a hero to the little fellers. He brought out the boogie board and drug them back and forth from the kitchen to the living room. Buzzy isn't ever sure about Garrett. He doesn't want to share his toys with Garrett, but if Garrett had something that looked good, suddenly he was pretty cool! When we got ready to leave, Buzzy teared up and said he wasn't done playing. I was so glad that they had a good time. He has a buddy in Garrett! Maybe someday he will like "that baby" and let her in on his and Garrett's games!

What? Two Posts in One Day?

Just when I thought I had no exciting pictures from over Thanksgiving, I am surprised. Buzzy got to dress up as either a Pilgrim or an Indian for his Thanksgiving dinner at school. Of course, he wanted to be an Indian. I did not know that when they say "no elaborate costumes needed" that the whole room shows up in the full garb. I was sooooo afraid that he was going to be mad at me, because all he wore was his head dress. Thank goodness there were, I think, three other children that didn't dress up at all. He didn't say anything when I picked him up, but at least he had something to wear!

Every time I leave my camera unattended in Alabama, I get a surprise when I get home. This is my favorite cousin-in-law, Dave. When I first met him, he was 14 and I thought he would NEVER grow up. He always asked questions at the wrong time, in front of the wrong people. Thank goodness he never shook Steve, but there were several times that I wanted to kill him, and then promptly kill myself!! Dave always makes my trips south fun! I think if Steve and I ever divorced, Dave would still be my cousin!! I just love him and his sister and his parents!!

Yes, it's December 1st, and we had our first cookout! Buzzy and Steve mowed and played in the yard today. I looked up to a terrible commotion on the back deck. I could not, for the life of me, figure out what Buzzy was carrying. He had the stand to this fire thingy and a big wad of paper that appeared to be a camo jacket. He opened the door and yelled with excitement, to get some hotdogs and smores. We're havin' a campfire!!! He was so excited and so serious about his cooking. At first I thought it was too cold, but it ended up being a great idea. We had hotdogs, Doritos, and smores for dessert!! Banjo got a hot dog and some marshmellows and graham crackers! We had to include everyone in the festivities!

MIA

Thank you for all of the emails wondering where I have been. Not been anywhere but the couch lately. I had convinced myself that I wasn't pregnant anymore since I hadn't been having the pregnancy symptoms. Was a blubbering mess last Sunday, because I was sure that there wasn't going to be a baby. Went to the Dr. on Monday and since I was not far enough along to hear a heartbeat on the doppler, they did an ultrasound to make sure everything was alright. And there it was...a little body with a really strong heartbeat!!! Then the getting sick began. Got sick Monday night, twice Tuesday and Wednesday, and just once Thursday and Friday. Today I haven't been sick at all. The little stinker had a heartbeat of 170 and was measuring a week ahead of it's actual age. When I called Steve to tell him everything was alright, I also told him that it had long legs already and they told me it was going to be really tall!!! That's kind of a joke between us, because it seems everyone's Dr. tells them that but mine!! My Dr. told me Buzzy was going to be an "average size baby" and he ended up being 9 pounds, 10 oz.! There were several people that had babies before and even shortly after Buzzy that told me they were having large babies that ended up being of normal size. Not that Buzzy was a giant or anything, but he was not "average." When he was born, they passed him around between the nurses and Dr. King making bets at how much he weighed. Dr. King said he was 10 lbs. and I thought he was joking. He ended up being the closest guesser. I guess that's good since he's in charge of bringing them into the world!! I was so relieved to see that little person in there and to see that heartbeat! There have been so many sick babies born to people that I know recently, and even though I think that it doesn't bother me, I believe that subconciously it does. I told my friend K just today that I have heard of more sick babies lately, than well babies. Just seeing that strong little heart and that little body that measured a smidget bit bigger than it was supposed to be, made me feel so much better. Now, if this belly would just start growing a little! I had lost 3 pounds since the last time I weighed. I don't want to gain, but not gaining in these first 8 weeks made me feel pretty good too. Next time I go, I will probably have gained 10 pounds!! Until next time.....