Another Family Birthday Dinner!

Aunt Lissy's birthday is next week on Feb. 4th, so Daddy took the whole family out for an early birthday dinner for her. We had lots of fun! Keith was there too, but didn't make it in any pictures. Poor Keith. Lissy's husband, Shane, wasn't feeling well, so he didn't make it. We missed him and we hope he gets to feeling better soon.

As you can tell in the first picture, Benjamin has been clinging to Aunt Lissy quite a bit here lately. He sat in her lap for the entire dinner. As you can see, he really enjoyed his dinner. I think he had just as much on him as he did in him. LOL! Jacob had a wonderful time also. As you can see in his pictures, he talked to his imaginary friend, James, the whole time on his toy cell phone. Jacob is quite the entertainer. He keeps us laughing all the time. We all just love family birthday dinners. It's a wonderful time to get together and celebrate another year of life, health and happiness. We are such a blessed family. Thank you Daddy for another wonderful birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday Lissy!!!!! We wish you many more wonderful birthdays to come. I am so blessed to have you as a sister. I love you with all my heart!

The Greatest Show on Earth!....(so they say)

Keith and I took Jacob and Benjamin to the Circus yesterday. Keith and I were really disappointed with the circus this year....especially after how much it cost for us to go! I hate to be so negative, but it just wasn't worth it this year. As you can see in one of the pictures above.....Benjamin got a $25.00 nap! $25.00 is how much it cost per person. None of the show times were good for us, so I just picked the 1:00 show yesterday and went with it. It was Benjamin's naptime, so he wasn't a happy camper. When we first walked in they had a fake elephant that kids could get on and get pictures made and Benji wanted to get on the elephant. When I looked at the sign and it said $18.00 for a picture, I had to tell him no. That started the attitude with Benjamin. He kept asking to go bye bye. After the show started, he finally got up in my lap and went to sleep. Jacob, on the other hand, loved it. He didn't take his eyes off of it the whole time. Hopefully Benjamin can enjoy the next circus we go to better. This circus had alot of magic tricks and acts that you really have to focus on and pay attention to. That was not something Benji (or any two year old) can do very well. Oh well, at least Jacob loved it.

Making Cinnamon Rolls

Here we are making cinnamon rolls from scratch. The recipe was in a Family Fun magazine I recently received in the mail. I thought it sounded pretty good and thought it would be something fun we could do together. The boys loved helping me! They loved helping beat the egg and pouring the ingredients into the mixing bowl and stirring it all up. The best part was playing in the flour and kneading the dough. We were kneading the dough in this picture. Benji was pretty clean in this pic. By the time we finished, his clothes were almost completely white! It was so fun! My kids have been sick for the most part of January and I was just so happy that they both were finally feeling better and I thought we all deserved a little fun. Of course, I had to clean it all up, but it was sure worth it. And to top it all off.............the cinnamon rolls were wonderful!!

Benjamin Is Having Surgery

Hello all! I just wanted to share with you what is going on with our little Benjamin right now. He has been having trouble sleeping for the longest time now. He snores deeply, gasps for air, and stops breathing for a few seconds all during the night. I know it sounds scary, but his pediatrician reassured me that it is not life threatning at this point. He referred Benjamin to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist last week. After the specialist examined him, he diagnosed him with a classic case of Sleep Apnea. He recommended getting his tonsils and adenoids removed. He said that it would clear the obstruction in his airway and greatly improve his quality of sleep. Keith and I have scheduled surgery for Benjamin on February 5 at Children's Hospital. He will be admitted and have to stay overnight for observation since he is 2 years old. Anyone under three is required to stay overnight. I think that is a good thing. I will feel better about it that way. Please pray for Benjamin that everything would go perfect with surgery and that his recovery would be a speedy one. Thank you all in advance for your prayers and support. We love you all!!

Potty Training! Uggg!

Here is a picture of Benjamin in his new big boy underwear. Doesn't he look adorable? Everytime I put them on him he takes off running through the house with excitement. I started potty training him yesterday. He is doing a little better today than he did yesterday. I hope each day shows improvement. I love to see my boys achieve every milestone, but this one is not my favorite.....I actually despise this part of them "growing up" because potty training is not easy and it's very messy!! I hope I don't lose my mind.....LOL! Wish us luck!!

Sprout Studios

My Dad took all of us on another fun outing last week. Mom went with us too. We went to an indoor play place in Knoxville called Sprout Studios. The boys loved it so much. They did not want to leave when it was time to go. Thanks Dad!

Christmas 2008

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year. We spent time with family at Papaw and Granny Snow's house on Christmas Eve. The boys opened their gifts first thing Christmas morning and we had breakfast here at our house with Mi-mi and Papaw Johnson and Granny and Papaw Snow. After that, we went to Keith's sister and her husband's house for dinner and it was very yummy. We had lots of fun visiting with our family there, we always enjoy going to their house. After that, we went to my sister and her husband's house to spend time with them. The boys had fun there too. Needless to say, they had a really big, fun day and Keith and I were exhausted by the end of the day. The only problem we are having since yesterday is lots of fighting over the Christmas toys. I am actually hearing an argument in Jacob's room right now as I type. Benjamin is crying, so I guess he lost this one. LOL! I have stopped trying to referee the battles. I just let them go at it.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.