Tulsa Aquarium

We went to the Tulsa Aquarium this week with Jeannie and Jamie. The kids had a lot of fun and loved looking at the fish. Drew just loved running around and feeding the turtles. He is starting to remember his friends and gets excited to see them. Jeannie and Michael were coming to pick us up and I told Drew they were coming, he started running around yelling "Mic-al, Mic-al, Mic-al. " It is neat to see him get excited about his friends.
The aquaruim was a good place for the kids to get out of the house.

Michael and Devin looking in at the fish!

Drew was on the move all day!

Even little Gavin joined in on the fun!

Michael and Jeannie ( I love this picture)

Feeding the fish

Look how excited he was watching the fish!

Wha-cha doing Devin?

Feeding the turtles

They were so excited to see the turtles.

One New Year Resolution Down!

Drew has already accomplished one of his New Year Resolutions..... he climbed out of his crib this morning. He has been trying for awhile but couldn't get all the way over. The funny thing is last night we had some people over and they were talking about their kids getting up at night and I made the comment that I was not looking forward to when Drew can get out of bed. Well..... this morning Sam and I were sleeping and around 7:15 we heard and huge thud followed by crying. Sam ran in and Drew was standing at the door holding his head! He is okay and I am hoping that it hurt bad enough he won't try it again, but with this boy I am not counting on it. We know that he isn't ready for a big boy bed, he would be like the ball in a pin ball machine if we left him alone in his room , however if he continus to climb out I am not sure what our options will be. Happy New Year... I am sure we will have many more changes this year!

Santa

Here is a shot with Drew and Santa. We didn't think that Drew would actually sit on his lap but he did. He looks a bit scared but I think it is cute!

CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Christmas was a wonderful family event this year. Sam and I had eleven people at our house for christmas morning. Grandma Dye, my two sisters, brother-in-law Adam and five kids in all. Keep in mind there were eleven of us there when you see all the presents. We woke up and the kids were so excited to see that Santa had come to visit. We had some hot chocolate and then began opening presents. It was so much fun and we loved having Christmas in our new home!

Then we headed to Grammie Blackards house.

Presents from Morgan! Thanks Morgan and Nick. He loved them!

Sitting like a big boy with his new table!

I love this picture. Watch out for the hammer!

We bought this singing bear for Sam's grandparents a few years ago. They just sent it back to us because they thought that Drew would enjoy it. Boy were they right! I wasn't sure if he would be scrared but he loved it. He figured it out fast. The boys all loved pushing the button to make the bear dance and then they would dance with it. Here are a couple videos of Brandon and Drew using the microphone to sing. They kept us entertained all week. Thanks Betty and Wade!

Drew, Brandon and Kyle

We enjoy watching Drew with his cousins. They get along so well and Drew loves to have other kids in the house. It is also is great way to teach Drew to share, sometimes he needs a little encouragement from others to share ( he gets that from his dad :)). They played and played and Drew took a extra long nap everyday that they were here!Brandon and Kyle playing in the balls!Kyle!Lunch with Kyle!Get ready, set, build your ginger bread house!I don't think that Drew is actually putting it on, I think he is taking it off!Ta-da!

Remember Your Firemen!!!

My mother and sister had a good idea to take food to the firemen. One of them heard on the radio that people don't remember the firemen. So we headed to the fire station with some pop and hot chocolate. We had a great time. They let the boys get in the fire truck and turn on the lights. It is a great tradition that I think we will try to continue.

Smoothie Date With Dad-dee!

Daddy came home from work and he and Drew decided to make a smoothie. They gathered all the fruit in the kitchen, blended it up and enjoyed a nice time together. I was hearing all kinds of laughs and fun in the kitchen and I had to go check it out, this is what I found. Daddy is brave enough to let Drew have his own cup, he thought he was pretty big!