big boy shoes

so - he's wearing a size 6. we found a few pairs a shoes on clearance on a recent trip to target. this is one of the pairs we found for like $7.

taking the stairs

little guy mastered going down the stairs on his belly quite a while ago. he's now starting to want to walk down like mommy and daddy.

great embarrassment

being a parent is not without crazy stories and lots of embarrassment. last night was full of these.

i brought up the laundry bin from the basement, and set it down by the gate to take up later when we all go up for bed. well...the little guy decided to take a pair of my underwear, and put it on his head. then the pair slid down and basically was like a bib on him. as soon as i saw it, i busted out laughing, which made it that much funnier, because then he started laughing. LOL! not sure what was more embarrassing - the fact that he was wearing my underwear - or that it was almost as big as he is!

we went upstairs to get ready for bed. little guy and i were headed into his room to get him in his jammies. daddy went into the bathroom to ... relieve his bladder. (backstory: little guy thinks it's the funniest thing when he see's daddy go #1. he giggles when he hears the noise it makes) so, you know, little guy hears this, and makes a bee line to the bathroom, and sure enough - sticks his hand in the stream. in the midst of disgust and laughing and getting him away, i quickly propped him up and we washed his hands. well. there you have it.

praying

Just have to share that we try to pray the Lord's Prayer every night. We've been working on having the little guy fold his hands when praying. The cutest thing happened at church on Sunday - he folded his hands when everyone started praying the Lord's Prayer. How precious.

reading

he grabbed a fabric book from his room this morning, went into the guest room and sat on his baby bouncy chair to read.

Happy Christmas Eve

tree

I got home from lessons and carols (our church's Christmas concert) and the tree was up and decorated. mr c is so great! note - there are only ornaments on the top half. apparently there was a little elf who was taking ornaments off as fast as daddy was getting them up.

the angel topper was a paper twist craft I made when I was little. she still looks great!

rocker

little guy climbs up onto the green rocker and sits like a man.

yellow mitten

I finished my first "fancy" mitten this week. I'm not completely happy with it. so I'm gonna make simple ones to match my coat, then do a new pair of fancy ones when I've a better handle on it.

white elephant

got this treasure at our white elephant exchange at work today! complete with dust, and a missing remote. really excited to hook up the old nintendo to it!

whole mitten

woo hoo! my first mitten! now to make the mittens to match my coat :)

knitting mittens

after the cuff:

after the thumb hole:

TWENTY-FIVE

after forty weeks of joining Weight Watchers, and making a change in my habits, like doing 24 weeks of bootcamp, i've officially lost 25 pounds! i don't want to sound weird, but i'm so proud of myself. i'm shocked at how easy it is to pack those pounds on, and how long it takes to get that crap back off. i'm only partway through my journey, but i'm looking forward to more of my long lost clothes in the closet fitting! i'm only 3 pounds away from when i bought my wedding dress. i think that's pretty awesome. ok. enough about me. i super appreciate all of your support. it means so much and more than you'll ever know.

Stationery card

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more Handel

on Sunday I sang no.8 recit: "Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive" & no.9 aria: "Oh Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" from Handel's Messiah. admittedly I had some breath issues, but I had a lot of fun!

mittens

I found nice yellow yarn that matches my coat to make mittens and a scarf. I know how to knit scarves, but have never attempted mittens. here's the start (the cuff) of my test mitten.

cup holder

or doggy holder.

keeping busy

touchdown!