Saturday, December 30, 2006
It's the Holiday Season
Simon and Matt dining at Buck's BBQ in Cartersville where we surprised our favorite hostess, notice Simon's "mp3" player that he loves! He kept singing with it and showing it to people 'lucky' enough to be seated near us.
Little Alex is trying to get Uncle Matt's attention.
I put Simon in his Tennessee jersey to see what kind of energy it sparked among our family who tend to be very much pro-Bulldog.
More Holiday Pictures
Christmas Pictures
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The Weekend Continues
Matt was hilarious. Only a son-in-law could get by with his behavior that night. When it came time for us to open gifts, he was on his laptop (laughing everyonce inawhile at who knows what) and actually had the "son-in-law" gumption to ask Scott to turn down the Christmas music mom has purposefully playing in the background for ambience.
Matt is endearing in his boyishness. Just as Simon and Alex immediately began playing with their toys, Matt played so much with a toy chicken that he received from the Gilberts in his stocking, and when he received the movie "Nacho Libre," he immediately put it in the laptop and began watching his favorite parts. At least then we knew what he was laughing at.
Mom commented on Matt's diversity and multi-faceted nature when one of the gifts she wrapped for him contained the dvd "Nacho Libre" as well as John Piper's book "A Hunger for God" which is about spiritual fasting.
Cry Babies
I think this is how we all feel after a weekend of so many posed shots. These boys had just had enough. We were trying to get that perfect "Christmas picture" of the two redheads in front of the tree. Alex started crying and Simon (our sympathetic crier) began crying also.)
Simon took two great naps on both Saturday and Sunday at Gigi's house. From around 3 until almost 7. He was on a crazy schedule with his bedtime the last two weekends being around 11:00. What a trooper!
Simon broke down during a prayer at church on Sunday. Pastor Kenny mentioned the word "house" (in reference to the Lord's house) at the exact time Gigi left the piano to join the choir in the foyer. Simon began bawling, "Gigi's house, Gigi's house" and was fairly inconsolable for a very long 30 seconds or so.
Weekend Pix
These are some pix from this weekend.
Friday night we had some late night friends come in (Kellie and little Terry.) They were able to stay until the next a.m. after breakfast. I think I am still recovering from the lack of sleep that night.
To me, Simon looks like a giant next to Alex, or, at the very least, he looks much older that a 2 year old.
Simon was cracking us up. Most of the time when he would touch Alex, he would say, "That's wet." (Because Alex is still at the young age when drooling is very common.) In the tub, Simon kept pouring water on Alex who didn't mind at all.
Simon is a sympathetic 'crier.' If we are in a store and we hear a baby crying, I have to remind Simon that doesn't mean he needs to cry, b/c he will usually cry in resonse to the cry. This happens a lot. On Saturday morning, I unfortunately got a large amount of soap in my eye, and it hurt! I haven't been in that much pain in a long time. Anyway, I didn't cry but I definitely cried out in pain many times and Simon came running and was so confused and also begin to cry out in pain. His empathy is really quite touching. I explained to him that mommy's eye hurt and many times throughout the day he would say, "Mommy hurt eye." "That's okay."
Usually when I put him down at night I remind him not to get down from his bed. I also remind him that he is a big boy, a good boy. In the morning, after he says, "Good morny" to me, he might comment, "I a good boy."
So, last night I was putting him down and I asked, "Are you my good boy." He said, "No." But, he stayed in bed all night and its been 12 hours so he must be my good boy, after all.
It's hard to leave him when he makes pleas, "Mommy, hug? Kiss kiss? Mommy, pillow." (When he wants me to lay down for a bit.) Matt and I almost fight over putting him in bed now. Many times I have gone back in for one more hug/kiss (usually for my sake,) to find Matt in there getting another hug also. We've bumped into each other in Simon's doorway before. "Hey, what are you doing?" "Giving Simon one more hug. What are you doing?" "Giving Simon one more hug."
Friday, December 15, 2006
My Little Art Prodigy
I think Simon did a marvelous job of associating green with the trees and coloring primarily around the shape.
He received the coloring book and crayons on from the Nabors Wednesday night at the youth christmas party. I thought it was perfectly slendid the way they remembered him and in general how much the youth love Simon, their little mascot.
The party was so much fun, and again I was sad not to have a camera. Matt with his India bag full of odd and specific gifts for each person.
I love the pix of our sink. Very calming. All of the clean dishes. The Dukes of Hazard metal t.v. tray is Matt's from his childhood days of tv splendor.
Si and Timmy
Simon and Timothy are becoming fast friends. It is so sweet and hilarious to see them get so excited to see each other. They are quite vocal and animated in their joy.
While they were eating lunch yesterday, one of them one say a word of a common object in the room and the other would echo.
We're trying to work on Simon's hugging. I"m trying to teach him: hug, let go. He seems to get stuck on just hugging and doesn't let go and it comes across a little strong and 'bullyish', depending on the recipient. I wish he would hug me that way :) My hugs are momentary seconds of time between play.
Simon and Timothy are going to have to form a praise band one day.
I wish I had had my camera yesterday. Simon and Lorena were both in car seats in our van and when I looked back at one point, they were holding hands. Lorena with her movie star sunglasses and smile was just too cute and I was really sad not to have a camera.
Now, they had their moments of angst, but overall, as with Timmy, love and joy availed much.
There is a photo of Simon taking a toy from Timothy as proof to my mom (who has trouble believing) that Simon is, ... um, not the perfect model of agape love. What is uncommon, is how he smiles and enjoys taking toys so much. Matt was looking at the picture and jokingly telling me that I was like a person filming a documentary who does nothing to stop the evil around them. (I am sure that I intervened right after the pix was snapped) :)
Yesterday, Natalie perfectly captured a moment of our day. We were driving in the van in 73 degree weather, on our way to take Lorena and Simon to Chick-fil-a and were listening to Harry Connick Junior's "The Songs I've Heard." Natalie commented, "Somewhere in the United States there are people driving around in the snow, listening to Christmas music, and drinking hot chocolate. Here we are, listening to jazz music and drinking icees in weather that is far from snow." [Natalie is Lorena's older sister (11) and that might not be a direct quote, but I think it is close enough.]
Friday, December 01, 2006
Simon Dances
Simon dances to Hillsong United, which was a birthday gift to Matt from Kellie, but our whole family has gotten lots of enjoyment out of it. Simon loves to dance to the music!
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