What's that white stuff?

Many of you know that it snowed in BCS in early December. What you don't know is that Jeremy swore up and down that it was not going to snow. He may not remember this fact. So, when we woke up that morning, I heard from the living room, "It SNOWED!" He was quite astonished. It snowed more that night, but we didn't get any pictures. It accumulated about 2-3 inches which hadn't happen in more than 20 years. These pictures are from the morning. Oh, Noah wouldn't have a thing to do with it.

A new kind of torture

Our neighbors rented a backhoe & front-end loader to dig a burn pit. They told Jeremy that if he needed it for anything, he could come borrow it. Anyone that has a boy knows that this is torture for a little boy because they love tractors and going for rides. Noah is no exception. We got to ride with Daddy as he drove it over from next door, but as he worked, Noah had to just watch.

Notice he is wearing shorts in the evening. This is only a few days after it had snowed.

He got distracted for a few minutes by rocks. He loves dragging rocks from the driveway. You can find them in his tractors, bike, and car.

Watching his Daddy on the "BIG BOY" toy.

'Tis the Tag Season

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy (not forward) this entire post and paste into a new post. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. 'Tis the Season to be NICE!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I LOVE wrapping presents, but sometimes I get behind and don't have time. That is when I use gift bags.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, but this year we went artificial. We will see how that goes

3. When do you put up the tree? Normally the Thanksgiving weekend, but we were out of town this year. So, I think it will be this weekend.


4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years

5. Do you like eggnog? YUK!!!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage Patch doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Jeremy bought me a hand carved nativity for Christmas 2 years ago. I loved it.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Jeremy. He has a tendency to go buy for himself everything I think of giving him.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My brother

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Never had one that I can remember.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? This year I started buying things in July. Normally, Black Friday is when I start.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? fudge

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I like both.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I will travel a lot this year. Last year everyone pretty well came to us.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? I love Christmas music, but it gets old fast.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I have always wanted to make an Aggie tree.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham, green bean casserole, stuffing

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? iPhone, Wii, iPod

26. Who are you going to tag for this Christmas questionnaire?? Kami, Denise, and Leslie.

The spikey is back!!!!

Noah needed another haircut. Since he cries so much when it is cut, we decided to do it at home. He still cried, but not as bad. Daddy distracted and Mommy clipped. Yes, I used the clippers. Brave, huh? I started with the sides, and that went well. Kind of. Jeremy convinced me to use the guard for around his ears. I did exactly what he said, and well, you can see the results below. I decided to leave it because a guy once told me that the difference between a good cut and a bad cut for a boy was about 1 week.
Then I started on the top. It was coming out very uneven. So I changed out guards to 2 sizes bigger than the sides. I looks great except for that one spot. I am soooo happy that the spikey is back. Daddy wants to gel it down. Mommy wants to gel it up.

He told me to go the wrong direction. It will grow back.

Just a reference to what it looked like before the 1st haircut.

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a pretty good day. Noah had been sick the day before and couldn't go back to school yet so I got to stay home. I had bought 2 pumpkins several weeks ago, but never got around to carving them. I thought that it would be great fun to carve a pumpkin with Noah. And although I had fun, Noah was of no help.

The scene of the massacre.

This is what Noah did while I carved. He liked them once I was done.

Off to go trick-or-treating. First stop, Mamaw and Papaw's house.

We didn't even make it half way back to our house when Noah stopped to check out what he had gotten.

I think he is pooped from all the visiting we did.

Daddy didn't get to go with us because he was working, but we went to check out our pumpkins when he got home.

Bookworm

We have quit the little reader on our hands. He is constantly bringing anyone who will read to him a book. At this age, he is not so much interesting in reading as in pointing out what is in the pictures. However, there are a few Dr. Seuss books that he will sit for the whole book.

He's a maniac, maniac

Noah wanted to put on Daddy's socks. I laughed so hard when Jeremy brought him to me. He looks like a throw-back from the 80s. You know when women wore leotards and leg warmer to aerobics classes.