Baby-Booking

The latest...
Birkley...where do I even begin. Well, she has been pulling up and walking aroung things for about a month now. Just last week she took 2-3 steps a couple of times. However, what I think is most impressive, (since I can brag), she can be sitting in the middle of the floor and just stand up...and remain standing for quite some time. She has even bent over and picked up a toy and stood back up. All I can say is that I think that she is going to be a "get into EVERYTHING" child.
Her vocabulary and sounds are growing everyday. She can now say ma-ma (which was her first word) da-da, no-no, hi, and Treigh has taught her to say blah-blah-blah...always followed by a laugh froom both of them. It is almost as if she knows she is being a stinker!
She cut her first tooth on Thanksgiving (bottom left). She has now officially banned baby food...she totally refuses all. She wants whatever we are eating.

Treigh...
Treigh is completely into whatever Rich is doing...I mean WHATEVER...peeing, eating, reading the paper...you get the point. He has been going to practice with Rich on Saturdays. The other evening as he was shooting buckets, I heard him saying all kind of coaching lingo...."get a rebound Jay, get there-get there, 22-22, slide, good job. There was no rhyme or reason, just constant...and always with Jay. Jay is the only basketball player that also plays baseball, so he is really the only one that Treigh knows very well. Anyway, he had a meltdown the other day because he couldn't fine a specific ball. Why it matters, because we literally have 50 balls in the living room alone. Anyway, he wanted this specific ball because that was his "coaching ball" that he "coaches Jay with." When not coaching, and just shooting, he often falls down and demands that one of us help him up like the players do each other. He also picked up some ball-handling drills etc from practice. He can wrap a ball around a single leg and has almost mastered the figure eight. He is getting much better at dribbling as well.
Potty training...I am not even going there. Although, he has started wearing underwear over his diaper every day (his choice). And, he did poop in the toilet last night for the first time by himself. I am just going to let him decide when to officially train himself????!!!!????!!!!????

Santa Visit

I took Treigh and Birkley to visit Santa this past Sunday. They both absolutely loved him. Why wouldn't you love a santa that sings christmas songs with you while your mom is picking out the picture package that she want??? Anyway, a great Santa makes for a great visit, and yes, Treigh asked for "rakes and shovels."
I thought that this pic of the two of them was sooo cute...however, they both look a bit awnry too???

Happy B-day Daddy

Rich turned 35 on Sunday. I put a group of 3 candles on one side and a group of 5 on the other. treigh helped him blow them out...but they kept coming back. I absolutely hate those candles and in a rush at the store I accidentally picked up the reigniting candles. Then they made me mad all over again because they filled my house with this nasty smoke. But, anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY...daddy/Rich!

Thanksgiving 09

Rich's family and my mom came over for our annual Thanksgiving dinner. Treigh had a blast with the kids. Birkley loved the dinner. She had mashed potatos, noodles, sweet potatoe casserole, broccoli casserole, and green beans. She is already a better eater than Treigh!

Fun Times

Treigh absolutely loves Burger King cini-minis...so I try to get them one morning of the weekend. My plan was to go through the drive thru on Saturday morning on our way to Terre Haute, but before I got everyone ready, he had already eaten three poptarts...so I ran to bk this morning. Anyway, I got a BK mocha joe...Treigh begged to try it, I gave in (thinking what 2 year old likes coffee), now he loves it. He said all morning, "I like coffee!"
Here is Birkley enjoying her favorite snack, graduates corn puffs. She is starting to not like her baby food as well, especially when she can see "real" food on our plates. Thanksgiving will be fun!

My mom and I ran to Terre Haute Saturday to get the necesseties. While eating at Friday's both kids ended up on my lap before lunch was over!

Both kids have been doing well...relatively healthy so far. Treigh is a busy little dude, and Birkley is pulling up and walking around everything.

Here's a funny on Treigh...

After we made our second trip to TH on Saturday, as Rich informed me that he needed a new suit for basketball season...and there first game is next Wednesday, we ate dinner at Red Lobster. After absolutely stuffing myself I made the comment to Rich that he needed to drive. Treigh pipes up and says, "I can drive...I have gray hair." After we laughed, he said, "no guys, I can really do it...please!"

Sadness

On Thursday, November 5, our life changed drastically. My dearest, closest, best friend Brianne was faced with something no young mother ever prepares herself for. Her son Killian, who was Treigh's "bestest buddy," unexpectedly passed away.
Killian was a special person in our lives and we will forever remember and love him.
I ask all of you to keep their family in your prayers at this time.

Trick-or-Treat

We had a pumpkin farmer and his crop for Halloween. I don't know how many people told Treigh he was the smartest trick-or-treater they had seen all night bc we let him drive his tractor!

Carving Pumpkins

Treigh had an absolute blast this year and Birkley just wanted to eat it...lol!

PJ'S

I usually don't buy the holiday pj's other than Christmas, but we were somewhere the other evening and Birkley needed pajamas before we headed home because it was late. I found these Halloween pj's on sale and thought what the heck...and we can't even think about going to bed without our "keepies."

"Pumpkin Patch"

Ok, every time we have planned to go to the actual pumpkin patch it has turned out to be freezing and raining. We thought that we better go get [umpkins somewhere last night even if it was raining. We made our way to "Country Folks Greenhouse" near Bainbridge and picked out some pumpkins last night.