Christmas Program at Church

Last night we took the kids to see the Christmas program at church. We were going to let Maddie watch it, but take Turner to the Nursery. Since it was a children't program, there wasn't any childcare. So, we decided to sit in the balcony and see how he would do. Maddie seemed to really enjoy it and Turner did great! He was very interested in the people sitting behind us:) Several of Maddie's friends were in the program this year, but her birthday was after the cutoff date. Next year she will be able to be in the choir and participate. It was so cute seeing everyone dressed up and singing.

One Sick Baby Boy!

What an exhausting weekend. It never fails, if I am looking too forward to something, then plans will change. I was planning on taking the kids to see Santa Claus Friday at the mall and then we were having the Arwood's over for dinner Saturday. I have not spent near enough time with baby London and I was anxious to watch her and our kids play together. Well....none of that happened. Thursday afternoon, Turner spiked a fever of 101 and I was afraid all plans were about to be changed.

After being up most of the night with him, I made a doctor appt. for Friday morning and took both kids in. Maddie had started coughing and I decided to let them check her out as well. Fortunately she was fine, and after declaring "NO SHOTS" 500 times, she left without having anything done or prescribed. Turner on the other hand, had 102.7 fever and an ear infection in his right ear. Thank goodness I took him in. He ran a fever all day and by that night, it was a 103. He still ran a high one through Saturday afternoon until it finally broke. Poor Boy!! He has been very clingy and not sleeping well at all. I kept him home from church this morning and he is finally getting back to his old self.

Tonight we took the kids to church to see the children's Christmas program and I will post on that after I download the pics. For now, I am going to bed:)

Gingerbread Sleighs!

Tonight Maddie invited Trey and her mommy over to decorate gingerbread sleigh. I will have to say they were a little difficult to get to stick. I think Mary and I had a harder time getting them to stick than the kids did decorating them. Maddie loves doing "projects" and they had a good time. I am loving doing activities with the kids to prepare for Christmas. Everyone had a good night and we are so glad Mary and Trey came to be a part of it.

Surprise Package from Nonna!

Have I mentioned that our mother's are pretty dern (spell check mimi) talented? Well, they are and are kids are pretty blessed because of it:) Yesterday, the kids received a happy in the mail. Nonna had painted them matching shirts and they are precious! The kids wore them to Jene's today and I took some pictures to post. We love them and you Nonna-thanks!!

Christmas Card Picture

Journey to the North Pole

Last Thursday we went to the Journey to the North Pole with our friends, the Dunaway's. It was held in Germantown and there were a ton of activities for the kids to do. Maddie was able to decorate a cookie, write a letter to Santa, and make several ornaments. She also stood on stage for a little while, but was too shy to "shake her booty":) Turner was pretty content watching everything going on around him. We really enjoyed the evening and spending some time with friends until the end.....Maddie had a meltdown, a MAJOR meltdown, a meltdown that had me walking away and pretending I didn't know whose child she was. We will definately never forget it-I really didn't know she had it in her. She was pushing Turner's stroller, we asked her stop, she didn't. We decided it was time to leave and she decided it was time to throw a fit! By the time we got her outside, she was missing a shoe, had received several spankings, and Kevin thought people would think that he was kidnapping her. I thought that the 2's were fun. I think the 3's just kicked it up a notch. But....we will survive, Maddie will learn the right and wrong way to deal with things, and at the end of the day-we still just love our sassy girl to pieces:)

On a positive note, when we got home from dance tonight, Maddie received a phone call. Santa received her letter that she had written and gave her a call to make sure he was reading everything right. Maddie's eyes were huge, and she didn't want to get off the phone with him. She told him to bring Turner "just some baby toys"! That call alone made the Journey to the North Pole totally worth it, 3 year old fit and all:) I posted some pictures pre-tantrum.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

I am not upset about what took place in our bathroom tonight, really. I promise I'm not. Ok, I am just going to keep saying that until it is true. I didn't know my husband had gone to cosmetology school-oh wait he hasn't. That would be why Turner's hair looks the way it does. I don't know what Kevin was thinking, but Maddie had her first hair cut 2 weeks ago at 3 years of age, and Turner received his first one at 9 months-in our home, by his daddy.

Turner's hair has always been a little crazy. He had some really long hair that went to the side and was always getting in his eyes. We have picked him up from the nursery before and found him with a bow in his hair. I know it probably got on his nerves, it got on mine, but that was his baby hair and he was precious. He is still precious, his hair no longer will get in his eyes, but he will now have to go and have someone that knows what they are doing fix it. I am posting some pictures from this exciting evening and am thankful that Turner is still smiling and wasn't bleeding anywhere when Kevin was done. I think the pictures actually look cute, but up close, you won't be as impressed.

A Time of Thanksgiving!

What a busy past few days we have had. We started off the Thanksgiving holiday by going to Savannah for a few days and spending time with Wilkes/Lawson clan. The whole family came to Nonna and Da's for a Thanksgiving feast. There was much to be thankful for. The house was full of children, the grandparents were all there, and Kevin's cousin Brittany (I don't know that I ever spell her name right-sorry) was just accepted to OT school in Florida. It was great to be able to visit with everyone and the kids had a blast. That morning we took our kids and Jon and Ashley's to have their picture made together. Getting 6 kids to smile at the same time and to all be looking at the camera might be close to impossible. I think there was a good one or two out of the 20 she took though:)

Friday was a new experience for me-Black Friday shopping. It is the first year I had ever gone and might be the last. It wasn't terrible, but waking up at 4 am on my own and not due to the kids, isn't something I plan on doing often. Pam, Ashley, and I loaded up in the van and were at Walmart by 4:45. About $1300 between us and an hour later, we were back in the van. It was Crazy! We each got most of what we had come for, so that was definately a plus. I can't imagine doing it in Memphis though. I will be a proud new owner of a Cricut come my birthday:)

Friday afternoon we loaded up the kids and headed back home. We had another Thanksgiving Brunch on Saturday with my family. We were able to spend the morning with my parents, Megs, and David. Again, there was a lot to be thankful for. My dad, who had surgery a month ago, is alive and well, looking better every day. That is what I am most thankful for this year. We have found Karsey a new home, buried both of my grandmothers this year, and still we are so blessed. The sermon at church today was all about Heaven and we recognized those that have gone before us in the past year or so. It was a perfect ending to this Thanksgiving season, and it comforts me to know that we will see those that we love again one day. I pray that all of our family has accepted Christ as their saviour daily, so that they have the same reassurance that I do.

On a discovery note-Turner tried for the first time-real sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, and cheese grits. I will have to say-Boo Boo couldn't shovel the grits in his mouth fast enough. He would clench his fist and scream in between every bite. His face is pretty broken out today. So...that worries me as far as food allergies go, but we will see how the next few days go and stick to baby food.

Thank you family and friends for always loving and supporting us!! We are better because of you and we love you all more than words could ever express! I have posted some pics from the past few days!

Visit with Santa and good friends!

Well, Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet, but we have seen Santa!! Maddie-loved it, Turner-not so much:) Tonight we took the kids to Bass Pro Shop to have their picture made with Santa. We met our good friends Mary and Danny there with their son Trey. Maddie told Santa she wanted a bike and had no problem getting on his lap. Turner cried the whole time. He is very much a momma's boy and usually can be found riding my coat tail. I was afraid he wouldn't be too fond of sitting on Santa's lap. We got a picture anyway and enjoyed spending time with the Gaines. I am so looking forward to the month to come and all the festivities we have planned. Stay tuned for celebrating Christmas Wilke's style!

Maddie's First Haircut

I have kept putting off getting Maddie a haircut. It has gotten so long and I was worried she would lose her curl. I needed to get mine done and decided it was finally time to take her as well. She was very excited until we got there and then acted a little nervous. On the way, Maddie did say that she wanted to get her hair cut like her daddy's. Thank goodness I was along for the ride:) Margaret, my hairdresser, was very good with her and put her right at ease. She jumped right in the chair and smiled the whole time. We only got the ends shaped up and a few layers. You can't really tell, but Maddie was so proud and talked about it the rest of the night. Her hair is still curly and I took a ton of pictures to capture the event. I have a bag full of locks to treasure and remember the day by!