WE BLEED PURPLE!

Just a typical Game Day in our house! :)

Getting ready to cheer on the Cats!

Gotta LOVE that smile!

My two favorite Wildcats!

Counting

Breckyn is learning so fast these days!! She is always talking about something from school or wanting to know what something is that she might not know. Then she repeats it to you and she can tell you the next day what that object is! She is so smart! I could be bias too though! :)

I got some great video of her counting. She was in the tub and just started counting to herself, so of course, I had to grab the camera and get video! I was so proud of her because normally she skips "four!" I have no idea why, but she does! LOL!! She also can count in SPANISH! Yep, no lie!! I couldn't' get her to count on camera for me, but she was counting to ten and I heard, "One, Two, Three, CUATRO, CINCO, SIX, Seven, Eight..." I about died!!! The girls at daycare said they do English and Spanish number and alphabet! How cool!!! I am hoping to get her counting in Spanish on video soon though! :)

Christmas/New Years in Kansas

We left on the 30th to go back to Kansas to celebrate Christmas with my family and we had a blast!!!! We got to show off our little man to his Grandma and Grandpa Pike, new cousins, Aunt, Uncle, and Great Aunts, Great Uncles, & Great Grandma and Grandpa Pike (who he gets his big ears from)! Breckyn was so glad to see Grandma and Grandpa too! :)

One day we went over to see my grandparents and Breckyn LOVED helping Great Grandma and Grandpa! :) Xander just enjoyed being held by them! :)

Great Grandma and Xander

Great Grandpa and Xander. Look at those ears! You can definitely tell where he gets them from in this picture! :)

Breckyn was Giving Great Grandpa hugs!

Xander hanging out with Great Aunt Helen

Breckyn and Xander hanging out with Grandpa!

Xander LOVES Grandpa!

On our way home Strider and I were pretty tired, so we decided to let Breckyn drive! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

We had such an amazing Christmas Morning!!! It started with Xander and I waking up at 5Am for a little breakfast for him! :) Then I got some cute pictures of him under the tree!!

He loves the lights on the tree and the ornaments!

My favorite Present under the tree!

About 7 Breckyn comes out and sees all the presents that Santa brought her under the tree and her reaction was classic!!! I believe her words were, "OOOOO, presents!!!" And went running to them and just starred! :) We had so much fun watching her open all her presents!! Her favorite present had to be this plush Tinkerbell doll!! Tink even got her own chair at the table for Breakfast! :) She got so many Tinkerbell toys, DVDs, color books, her own camera, and clothes she should be set for a while! :) I think its time to clean out her old toys to make room!!

Running to get on the couch to open presents!

Breckyn with her new Tinkerbell toy!


Breckyn's new Tinkerbell blanket


New Tinkerbell hat and gloves!

Xander made out pretty darn good too!! :) He got lots of 6 month clothes! Santa must have known that he was growing fast!!! He also got some toys, that his big sister seems to think are hers! LOL!!

One of Breckyn's presents that are really more for Mommy and Daddy were BIG GIRL PANTIES!!!! We have been working on potty training forever it seems and she just could care less!! So, today we put some big girl panties on and it didn't go so well! LOL!! Let's just say we went through TWO pair of big girl panties in less than 15 minutes! So, hopefully we can keep working with her on it and it will finally click!! However, we KNOW she knows what to do because she goes by herself at daycare!! I have even HEARD HER TELL THEM she needed to go potty!!! So, fingers crossed!!

All in all we had a GREAT Christmas morning and after opening presents and eating breakfast we were all ready for a mid morning nap with a little help from the trusty rocking chair! :)

Mommy rocking her two babies!

But the most exciting thing was my present! Strider put a piece of wood in a bag for me! Which means I am GETTING MY HARDWOOD FLOORS!!!! WHOHOO!!!!! I am so excited I can't wait!!!


I hope you all got everything you wanted and have a great Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Merry Christmas from Breckyn and Xander!

Christmas Eve!!

I think back on all the GREAT Christmas Eve's I have had in my life and find myself becoming a little sad. We always celebrated Christmas Eve with my Grandma and Grandpa Standlee and the rest of my Mom's side. I can remember getting so excited about what was going to be in our stocking and what board game my Aunt and Uncle would get me this year! :) And now realizing this is going to be our first "real" Christmas, since Breckyn is two now and LOVES opening presents, that she will never know my Grandma and Grandpa. They were two of the most caring, special people this earth has ever seen. Grandpa, or as we called him "Papa," was so into Christmas (and 4th of July, but that is a whole nothing post! LOL!) and loved this time of year. And for some reason the White Christmas tree that they use to have always pops into my head! LOL!! I have so many great memories with my Grandparents and as an adult I wish my kids would be able to know them and have fun with then like we did. But I also know that my parents and Strider's parents will do plenty of spoiling and make fun memories like I have with my Grandparents. I just wish we didn't live 8 hours away from them! So, as I reminisce about the "good ole' days" I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!!

The Great Roll over

Well, on Tuesday, December 14th, my little monster decided to officially roll over!!! He did it so fast I thought he had some help, but then realized the little princess wasn't home! LOL!! So I flipped him back over (onto his back) and within seconds he was on his tummy!!! The pediatrician told us "not to trust him!" And she was RIGHT! Even when he is in his swing now he tries to roll over! LOL!!! So, we do a lot of playing on the floor these days!!! The best part is seeing Breckyn get down on the ground with him and call him like a dog, "Come on Xander, you cna do it!" LOL!! She is such a great big sister! :) Hopefully I will be able to get video of it!! I tried to get video, but he decided to throw up instead! LOL!!

Gifts from Far far away!

One of our friends down here, Debbie, if from Maylasia!! She and her husband made a trip back to her home to visit her family and while they were there her parents got Breckyn these really cool shoes!! She loves these shoes too!! Frank and Lilly always think about Breckyn and always ask how she is doing!! We like to call them her Mayalasian Grandparents! :) They got to meet Breckyn when she was probably around 6 or 9 months old, and she put them under her spell (which she does quiet well! LOL!). So here she is thanking them for her shoes! :)