The Little Bookworm

A little anecdote about the differences in my two boys:

When Tommy was about 18 months old, he would wake up from his afternoon nap, jump out of bed and bang on his bedroom door to let us know he was awake.

Jack, on the other hand, wakes up, and begins to READ to himself. I only know he's awake because he'll occasionally call out (I'm not sure what he's saying, but it's yelled out in a calm manner).

When I go in to get him, I see this:

We conveniently placed Jack's bed next to his bookcase, and he is constantly grabbing books and looking through them! It's really adorable, and he loves looking at all the pictures. He's my little bookworm!

Logan's 27th Birthday

On January 9th, my hubby turned 27! About a week before, he turned to me and said, "Do I look old enough to be 27?"

To which I replied, "No. You look 26."

Nanna and Papa were kind enough to take the boys overnight (eek!) from Friday to Saturday so that Logan and I could go on a date and have some time to ourselves. We went down to Roanoke and had a lot of fun shopping and eating without the kids (although it did feel kinda weird being without them...) It was really nice to sleep in, too!

We had a taco dinner on Sunday (his actual birthday) with Nanna, Papa, and Uncle JJ, and then ate cake and played Carcasonne. A nice relaxing way to spend the day!

Jack after a tasty bite of cake

Logan after successfully blowing out all the candles

The bonfire

After Christmas fun times

I can't believe January is half over! Time is certainly flying by! Here's a snapshot of some of the goings-on at the House of Davis:

Tommy and Jack discovered the fun of paper bag costumes (courtesy of Kroger, the only place that appears to have paper bags any more)

Jack REALLY loved playing with the bags. Tommy lost interest kinda quick, but for days afterwards Jack kept asking to have me put it back on him!

We discovered that Tommy loves to paint! I decided to stop being such a chicken and let my kids play with messy stuff...it was a lot of fun, and we made Nanna a cute birthday present!

The birthday present (sorry the picture is blurry!)

Tommy and Jack got new toddler beds! Now they have a lot more space to play in their room, and they love being near each other. They think it's funny to try and switch beds on Mommy and Daddy, but they usually end up where they're supposed to be....

Jack's new wagon, which he got from Nana and Papa Davis. He had it for two seconds before he decided to hop in and have Tommy chauffeur him around!

Tommy's new microphone (like Sid the Science Kid) and Toy Story tent (from Nana and Papa Davis)

Jack loved zipping himself inside the tent! It's built for going outside, too, and we're looking forward to trying it out this summer.

It's been a busy month, but lots of fun! I can't believe how much my boys are growing up. Good thing they're cute!

And we're having...something

Logan and I went in for our "big ultrasound" today at the doctors. I can't believe I'm already at 5 months!

Logan's been convinced for a while that this was a boy. I was pretty sure, too, but I didn't want to go around calling the baby by a boy name if it turned out to be a girl, so I've been trying to be cautious.

We went in for the ultrasound (our technician was great--she explained a lot of things to us, helping us to see what we were looking at) and we were excited to find that the heart, kidneys, head, spine, lip, etc., were all forming just fine and the baby was growing appropriately.

When we asked about gender...well, baby didn't want to share. The entire 20 minutes of the ultrasound, the baby had its legs crossed! I turned on my side, jiggled my tummy, walked around the room. We tried everything, but this kid was determined that we would not get a peek.

So...now we're not sure what we're having. The technician said that she didn't see anything to suggest male, so she'd bet on a girl, but she didn't find any super conclusive evidence that it was a girl either. We're having another ultrasound at 36 weeks, so we should find out then (if baby wants to share) but until then, we're stumped.

I guess we'll just call it "Baby #3" for now!

It's cute little foot!

It's cute little profile!

So, what do you think? Boy or girl?

Merry Christmas!

Lotsa fun here in the Davis household! This was the first Christmas where Tommy started to "get" the holiday, and it was fun listening to him wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and point out all the "Merry Christmas tree"s and "Merry Christmas lights" around town. It might take a week or two to break him from the habit of saying it, but it's so adorable!

About a week ago we received a little snowfall, which was very beautiful and luckily didn't cause many problems on the roads.

The view from our front window

For Christmas Eve we went over to Nanna and Papa's house for presents and dinner. They had the house beautifully decorated (as always) and we had a great time eating together and playing with their new X-Box Kinnect system!

The dining room, pre-"feast"

The living room, before the presents were opened

Dinner time! Lots of smiling, happy people :-)

After we got back from Nanna and Papa's, the boys went to bed and Logan and I set out the presents (which have been in my closet since little hands have a hard time keeping away from them!)

The tree, in all its glory!

Logan worked Christmas Eve night, which was luckily very quiet, so we planned a nice breakfast for when he got home. I made European Pancakes (crepes) on Christmas Eve, and the next morning we heated them up and had a delicious meal with cut up fruits, whipped cream, and nutella. The boys all enjoyed it!

Our Christmas "spread"

Tommy in his PJs

We then moved into the living room, where the boys opened their presents! It was a lot of fun. This year Tommy received Mr. Potato Head from Santa, and Jack got a toy drum. (They also received toddler beds, but they weren't as excited about those. Pictures coming soon!)

Mr. Potato Head, who joins Woody, Buzz, and Jessie in Tommy's toy collection

Jack, sitting in his new toy box with the movie "Bolt" (thanks Grandma Betty and Grandpa Ted!)

Tommy "sleeping" on his new pillow pal (it's a dog stuffed animal, as well as a pillow. So soft!)

My Men, all so handsome!!!

While Logan was sleeping (recovering from his night shift) the boys and I went to Nanna and Papa's for the afternoon, and had fun watching Toy Story 3 and eating lots of cookies and fudge. For dinner we went to our friends the Graves' house for a delicious Christmas ham with the Coopers and DeSpains. We had 7 kids all together, and it was fun seeing them play and interact.

The boys actually did very well today, and didn't have too many meltdowns! I enjoyed watching them enjoy the Christmas holiday, and as we were putting them to bed Tommy sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells" with me and Logan. So adorable! I love Christmas. Such a great time with family :-)

In closing, here is a picture of my "Onion Goggles" that Logan got for me (because I cry like my favorite pet died every time I cut onions), along with the Christmas sweater vest he made me purchase from Goodwill a couple months ago. Enjoy!

This is what happens when you let your husband dress you.

Merry Christmas!

Decking the halls...ish

Some photos for you! We got our tree on Tuesday, and the boys helped me to decorate (and then un-decorate) it.

Jack scoping things out...

Tommy unpacks the Santa hat

Our newest stockings! We finally "committed" and purchased nice ones this year

The complete set (Logan and I received ours as presents on our first Christmas)

Jack loves tubs...even if he has to share!

Tommy did a good job helping me put ornaments on...unfortunately, he began taking them back off...

Sorry there's no photo of the tree "finished." Honestly, it looks a little wimpy right now (I ended up taking the ornaments off for the safety of everyone involved), but I'll take a photo on Christmas day when it has presents under the tree and everything :-)

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Out here in ol' Virginny we had a tasty good time at Nanna and Papa's new house. We're so glad they moved when they did, because there really wasn't space at their old house or our current house for everybody and the food. Here's some pictures from the feast:

Nanna, Logan and Jack, carving the turkey and "testing" it to make sure it's safe...

JJ and Logan helping out....just kidding. They were on kid duty, and the kids were running in circles when this shot was taken. This is Nanna and Papa's living room.

Nanna getting the tasty stuffing out...

Papa and the Butterball

The feast!!!

I was historian, so sorry! No photos. I look pretty much the same. No obvious baby bump yet...although after I eat it sticks out a little bit. I'll post a picture when there's something to show!

I hope everyone had a great Turkey day! We missed our family out west, but we'll hopefully see you soon!