Schu News

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

We've been up to...

quite a bit lately. We've been decorating the house, shopping for gifts, wrapping gifts, shipping gifts, working, hosting playdates, cooking, cleaning, laundry---you get the idea! In the meantime, our little bitties are growing and doing new things everyday. Brighton walks very well now, and she has even been known to break into a kind of run when she's very motivated. She can say a few words, but she has no problem communicating her mood to us. She has also learned to fight back against her brother! If Will takes a toy from her she walks up to him with her arms flailing, squealing at the top of her lungs. But if Will gets in trouble and has to sit in time out then she will walk over to the step and sit next to him. They are really starting to play well together. I can count on Will to tattle on her whenever she's doing something he doesn't approve of. He tells me when she's playing in my jewelry box, climbing up the stairs, sneaking food to Boo, and hiding random objects in random places. When he's not keeping a careful watch on his sister, Will has been really into books and shows on dinosaurs, crocodiles, and alligators. He is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to carnivorous reptiles. He has also been using his little V Tech computer to learn his letters. He's mastered the alphabet in upper case now. And I am always surprised at the ways his personality shines through each day (sometimes it's not a good thing). This Sunday during church, Jon, Will, Brighton, and I will be lighting the last candle on the advent wreath. I'm hoping that our little ones will be good for the short reading and especially around the burning candles. Will is also going to be in the little Christmas program with the other kids from church. It promises to be very cute, so watch for upcoming pictures. This time I hope to be a little quicker to post, especially after Christmas! We will be spending a quiet Christmas day with just the four of us, but we will be thinking about all of our friends and family. We hope you have wonderful and blessed Christmas!

It snowed in Louisiana!!!!

Will needs to wear two pieces of eyewear.

This is the timeout step where Brighton will walk over to sit with her brother.

That look means mischief!

Will as Santa

Thanksgiving Week

I am finally getting around to posting our Thanksgiving week photos. Brighton and I were a little under the weather during the holiday, and it took us quite a while to recover. We, like everyone else, have been getting ready for Christmas. At this point, having just shipped the last of the gifts to VA, I feel like Christmas should be over! We won't be having any extended family visiting over Christmas, but we had a great visit with Grandma and Granddad over Thanksgiving. We spent the first day getting ready for the feast. Caren and I spent some quality time in the kitchen while Ed and Jon entertained the kids. We had a wonderful meal, and I am so disappointed that there were no pictures of our beautiful little table. We didn't shop on Black Friday, but we did do a little shopping in downtown Covington on Saturday. We finished the week with a trip to New Orleans to see Celebration in the Oaks at City Park. It was a great end to the visit, and the kids (and the adults) enjoyed the lights and festivities. Grandma and Granddad brought all of their Christmas presents with them this time since they drove. The car was packed! They made it safely back to Williamsburg the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, and we've been preparing for Christmas ever since.