"I Got Tee Tee on my Foot"

Friday morning, as I lay in bed, Will had gotten up to eat breakfast with Ellison. While Ellison was sitting at her little table Will told her that he was going to take a shower and that she should finish her breakfast and watch her Backyardigans video. While Will was getting out of the shower, he heard the bathroom door creep open to find Ellison standing there in her undies and nothing else. Here is the following converstaion between my husband and our 2 year old.

Will: "Ellison, where are your PJ's?"
Ellison: "I need new PJ's."
Will: "Why do you need new PJ's?"
Ellison: "My foot got wet."
Will: "How did your foot get wet?"
Ellison: "From the toilet."
Will: "YOU STUCK YOUR FOOT IN THE TOILET?!"
Ellison: "No, from the tee tee. I got tee tee on my foot."
Will: "Could you not get your PJ's off?"
Ellison: Yes...but I took my little potty (SHE DOESN'T USE THE LITTLE POTTY) up to the living room so that I could watch the Backyardigans while I tee teed."
Will: "So you tee teed in your little potty?"
Ellison: "No, I tee teed on the floor and stepped in it.

*Sidenote: At this point William wakes up soaked in his own tee tee...

At this point, I roll over and bury head under the pillow. I mean, seriously, it's not even 7:30. So, Will walks to the living and discovers a pool of urine in our floor. We are still trying to decide why exactly she even went through the trouble bringing her little potty to the living because it was obvious she didn't plan to use it. Will is also wondering how that much urine came out of someone so little.

So, today we are thankful for hardwood floors.

I am way to southern for this stuff....

This past Sunday, January 9, the Gadsden area got some snow....no, let me rephrase...we got A LOT of snow! I am the biggest skeptic there is when it comes to snow in the south. They start talking about us getting snow and I usually just laugh. I feel like the meteorologists always over react and we never get what they "predict". It was no different this time. They were saying we would get 8-10 inches and I was laughing thinking we might get a dusting of snow. However, we were really out of milk, so I did go to the store to get a gallon....not because I thought we would be snowed in for a week, but because I have a 2 year old who drinks milk all the time and we were out of it. People were CRAZY! You would have thought a BLIZZARD was on its way. By the time I worked my way through the crazy people, there was barely any milk left....ridiculous! Well, I guess the joke was on me. When we woke up Monday morning, all you could see was a blanket of white. Ellison was very excited so we dressed warmly (Thanks to my in-laws I was rocking some very stylish early 90's ski clothes) and headed out to explore.


Now, it's not that I don't like snow...I actually do. But, after about 2 days, I am ready for things to be normal again. I like living in Alabama because we normally have very mild winters and I like the heat of the summer. Well, thanks to the snow and then the ICE we were stuck for an entire week. All of the schools were closed, the roads were closed, EVERYTHING was frozen. I may have liked it if I had gotten out of work, but as a stay-at-home mom, I don't get off days (not that I would trade it for anything). So, it was very challenging keeping Ellison and William entertained when we couldn't go anywhere. I really wish I had taken pictures of my house during the week. IT WAS A DISASTER! Every toy, every book, every crayon was scattered all throughout my house. I didn't even bother to clean it up at night because I knew it would look the same the next day. However, I think Ellison and William had a lot of fun being able to bring out all of their toys.


By Friday afternoon, most everything had finally melted off of the roads and we were finally able to get out and do some stuff! It was so refreshing to get out of the house and I think both of the kids agreed. So, where we all had fun in the snow, I hope we don't see anymore for a long time......

Happy Birthday, Jesus!!

Christmas morning was such a fun morning in our home! Ellison woke up at about 5:45 and came stumbling into our room. Thankfully, we were able to put her in bed with us and keep her there until William woke up at 6:30. After we had both kids up and I had at least brushed Ellison's hair, Will turned the Christmas tree on, got the video camera ready and told us we could come to the living room to see all that "Santa" had left! Ellison was so excited! She immediately ran to her doll house and started playing. William wasn't sure what was going on and was just happy hanging out in Mommy's arms. Once we showed him his new racetrack, he was a little more excited! It is LOUD and that makes William HAPPY! Plus, I think he was just excited to actually have some boy toys!!

Some of Ellison's presents (before we hid the scooter)

William's presents

Ellison and her dollhouse

Finally! Some boy toys!

We hid Ellison's DORA scooter until the very end. She surprised us by telling Santa that she wanted a Dora scooter the Friday before Christmas. This was the first that Will and I had heard about this. Needless to say, the next day we were on the hunt for one. Thankfully, Academy had one so Santa's reputation was saved. Anyway, back to Christmas morning...we saved the scooter for last. We asked Ellison if she got everything she wanted for Christmas. At first she said yes, then sadly said "Santa forgot my scooter". I then got up and went to get it while she went back to playing. As I rolled it in the living room she casually glances back then realizes that it's her scooter. She yells "MY DORA SCOOTER!"....cutest thing EVER! She immediately demands we put her helmet on so that she can ride it. I think she stayed on it the rest of the day.



The rest of the day was very relaxed. This was the first year that we stayed at home and it was really nice. Ellison and William got to play with all of their new toys and Will and I were able to enjoy our time together as a family. We played with the kids, I sipped on coffee (I'm addicted now), and we watch the snow fall...yes, we finally had a real white Christmas.

The view from our front door

I think Jesus had a pretty awesome birthday!

Christmas Eve at Mimi and Poppy's

Every year on Christmas Eve we head over to my parents house. My sister and her family are also there. We usually eat lunch, let the kids open presents, eat dinner and then try to get home before Santa Claus comes to our house. This year was no different. I love spending Christmas Eve with my family. I love to watch Ellison and William play with their cousins. I love to spend time with my Mom and Dad and sister. I do miss not having Eric, Adrienne and Luke there, though. Eric's work schedule is insane and he has to be at work both on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, so they stayed in Atlanta this year. Hopefully, they will be able to join us in the coming years.

My mom and I in the kitchen!

My niece, Abbie, and I being goofy.

Me, Ellison, Kailyn, Abbie and my Mom. Laurie is camera shy!

I was so excited that this was William's first Christmas. He did not dissappoint. He was excited about opening his presents though I thin kit was just because he liked the wrapping paper. He got some cool little cars from his cousins and he loves to play with them. They are just his size. I think his favorite thing about that day was all of the wrapping paper scattered everywhere. I had to keep getting it out his mouth. Ellison never put anything in her mouth when she was a baby, but I can tell that I will be digging things out of William's mouth all the time. I will definitely have to make sure my floors are clean at all times or he will become my human vacuum.





Ellison was also alot of fun this Christmas. She caught on very quickly to the idea of Santa Claus and came up with a long list of things she wanted from him. Mom got her a Mobigo. For those of you who may not know what that is, a Mobigo is like a hand held video game (this one is educational). As soon as she opened it, she was done. She didn't care about any of her other presents. She hit the motherload with this one. We actually have to set a timer for her so that she won't play it all day! She has actually impressed us with it. She can already do the "difficult" setting and she is only 3 (well, almost 3)!

Pictures are just more fun!

So, obviously I am going to try to catch up on the last few months. However, instead of boring myself and others with detailed descriptions, I decided it would be more fun to just look at some pictures with added captions. Of course, I uploaded them backwards so we will be starting at Thanksgiving and working our way back to Halloween!

Ellison making her ginger bread house. Most of the candy ended up in her tummy instead of the house!

Aunt Jennifer and her "mini-me". Ellison looks a lot like her Aunt Jennifer! :)

William and Uncle Scott

LOVE HIM!!

Me and William (6 months) at the pumpkin patch

Ellison showing us how strong she is!

Ellison letting us know she did not want her picture taken. This is one of my very favorite pictures of her. It is actually framed in her room!

Halloween 2010. William is my big eared mouse!

Ellison is my kitty cat! I think she wore this for weeks before Halloween. She loved to play kitty!

Will after his first half marathon! I am so proud of him!! Hoping to one day run one with him!

Wow! I am really bad at this...

So, obviously, I stink at keeping up with our blog. No surprise there! However, I really am going to try to be better at this whole thing. I read several friend's blogs and am constantly amazed at how cute their stories are and how cute their blog is andh how many stories they have to tell. I think I worry about what everyone will think of my blog. Will it be worth reading? Will they think it's cute? Should I put that picture or the other one of my incredibly adorable children? Well, I've decided...who cares!! I probably won't know who is reading this anyway. Plus, this is a journal for me that I am allowing other people to read. If it's not entertaining, then jump to the next blog. So, this is my new attitude. Hopefully, I will keep it for longer than 4 months this time...