Christmas 2008 videos

Short videos of Christmas Day

Christmas 2008

Christmas has been so much fun this year! Santa had so much fun making toys for Spencer and getting them all set up and we had so much fun watching Spencer play with all of his new toys. We went to the Varisty for lunch on Christmas Eve with the Oldknow crew and the Thorntons. We then went to church with Big Daddy, Grandmommy, Aunt Shannon, Uncle Joel, Aunt Ashley, Uncle Greg, Jacob, Parker and Hope. Then everyone came over to our house for chili. Big Daddy and Grandmommy came over to watch Spencer come down the stairs and see what Santa brought. Spencer was a little unsure of new Elmo and his dinosaur but LOVED his new garage/cars (of course!) Aunt Kate, Uncle Jim and James came over for breakfast and then we went over to the Day's house for lunch and more presents. Today (12/26) we rested!! Here are some pictures from the last few days! Enjoy!
PS. Meme and Poppy are coming next week and we get to do Christmas all over again with them!

Maroon and Pink

So...we've had a pretty exciting weekend. We found out Thursday that Spencer is going to have a little sister!! A little girl....I can't wait!! On Friday night Michael and the Tucker tigers beat the Marist eagles to win the GA AAAA state championship! Saturday we had a christmas party and today we went to see Santa. We got the traditional "baby screaming because he is terrified of Santa" picture....yeah, memories! Anyway-I'm exhausted but so proud of Michael and his accomplishment this year and so excited about my baby girl...I'm sure I'll have visions of pink sugarplums dancing in my head for many nights.....
Oh yeah-that boy that lives here-well he continues to make us smile!

Alive and Kicking....

Yes we are....still here and alive and kicking. Things have been just very busy since my last post. We went to Gulfport for Thanksgiving (without Michael b/c he was coaching football) and had a GREAT time! I got to see all the cousins on my mom's side and Spencer got to hang out with his cousins. It was very exciting b/c my sister announced that she is pregnant and going to have a baby 8 weeks after we do!! So this next round of cousins will be just as close as Spencer, James and Anna Lauren. I do have some pictures from Thanksgiving that will eventually get posted....
We have an exciting weekend coming up. I go to the doctor tomorrow to find out what we are having! YEAH! On friday night, Michael will be coaching in his second high school state championship game in the GA dome! Go Tucker Tigers! Saturday we have a christmas party and then sunday we are going to visit "the big guy with the red suit"! Can't wait to see how Spencer reacts to that!
So friday I'll be wearing pink or blue.....stay tuned!

Spencer, the wonder DOG

So, yesterday during the Ole Miss/LSU game-Spencer brought me one of Hailey's toys(a relatively clean one) and just sort of looked at me. I shook it and showed him how it worked and tried to give it back to him. He refused to take it back and just sort of looked at me. I threw it across the room and the rest is documented below....being the model parents that we are, Michael and I found Spencer's actions EXTREMELY funny and made him do it again so we could record it and share it with all of you!! Again-the toy was relatively clean.....

OH and by the way......HOTTY TODDY!!!! HOW ABOUT THEM REBELS??!!!

Here are the latest pictures of Baby Day #2! The baby is growing and healthy. Thanks Lori Free for helping me get this pictures on the blog and for the awesome labelling!

This past weekend Kate and I took the boys over to Jackson to see Matt, Mandi and Anna Lauren. The kids had a blast. We kinda of overtook their house and the kids played and played. I so wish Jackson was closer to Atlanta because we just don't get to see Matt, Mandi and Anna Lauren enough. Here is a short video of the monkeys imitating each other and trying to figure out how to get into trouble. I suspect there will be many more of these "moments" as the kids get better.
You can click on Anna Lauren Calvert and see some very fun pictures of the kids!
Thanks Matt and Mandi for putting up with us!! We love you guys!

The beauty of the season

Growing up on the MS gulf coast, I never really got to see the leaves change colors like they do here. Year after year, I am awed at how beautiful the leaves are. After you read this blog: go outside, take a look at the autumn leaves and tell God how amazing he is!

Halloween...

We had a great time Halloween night. The first couple of pictures are Spencer trick-r-treating at his grandparent's house. He kinda got the idea. His favorite candy: Twix. I think he ate 5 of them!!

Today we had the neigborhood halloween party and it was so much fun as usual. James came to play and the boys were adorable!!! Spencer actually won first place in his age group for his turkey costume!!! He was more excited about the cupcakes and cookies but mommy is most excited about the Bruster's Ice Cream gift card that Spencer won!!! Here are LOTS of pictures of Spencer and James having fun at the party!!

Halloween Party continue....

Halloween Party continue....

Pumkin Time

Spencer made his first jack o latern on saturday. He was a little unsure at first but then got the hang of throwing the pumpkin seeds at Hailey's head. He wasn't too keen on the pumpkin guts....I did manage to smoosh his hand in there a few times....

Introducing......

Duece Day!! Yep-here comes baby day #2!! We went to the doctor this past tuesday and everything looks good-strong heartbeat and measuring right a good size. These pictures are a little off. He/She was not in the perfect position but He/She is a BEAUTIFUL baby blob!! I did tell my OB that I have been pretty sick with this pregnancy but not with Spencer and he said that in his experience that means this baby is the opposite sex from the first pregnancy! We shall see!! So enjoy these beautiful baby blob pictures-there will be more to come!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we took Spencer to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out some pumpkins. This "pumpkin patch" has really grown and has lots of things to see and do. Spencer got to touch some bunnies...I was a little afraid to let him in the area for fear he would start tossing them around like he does with George. He also got to see a horse. You can see from the picture that he was thrilled with that! But we managed to get some good pumpkins and even made some new friends while we were there. There was this sweet little boy there named James. James is 11 months old and his mommy is going to have a baby in January! (Brave woman!) Anyway-Spencer noticed that James had a big red wagon like his and he decided to climb on in. When James decided to also climb into HIS OWN WAGON, Spencer protested!! After some negotiation (and apologies from me!) we got James in and both boys enjoyed a ride. It was a fun, fall day!
Oh yeah-this first picture is a little preview for Halloween!!!

Pumpkin Patch 2

TGIF

AAAHHHH Friday...the end of another work week or in our case the end of stomach virus week. Spencer is finally feeling better and all of his "plumbing" is getting back to normal. I must say that I learned alot this week about stomach virus's and little kids and life in general. The following are things that I will stash in my ever expanding "will learn from my mistakes and GROW as a person" file:
1. When the doctor (and your own mother) says clear liquids for 24 hours-that's REALLY what they mean. NO SOLID FOOD. Not even a bite of cracker when your 18 month old is so hungry that he is hanging out the doggie door and eating leaves on the back porch. ROOKIE MISTAKE, ROOKIE MISTAKE
2. The BRAT (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) diet will probably be Spencer's favorite meal b/c it was the first foods in a week that didn't make him cry. Now, why haven't I heard of that before-in my 10 years with working with babies-no one every told me that! Just like that don't tell you that you might lose a organ after you have a baby (gallbladder!).
3. Spencer will NEVER like purple jello (see previous blog).
4. Pedialite is gross. All flavors at all temperatures...Spencer agrees.
5. Spencer will only drink grape gatorade-but NO jello....
6. Curious George is Spencer's best friend.
7. Being a working mom is tough and sometimes heartbreaking but you do the BEST YOU CAN and as Ericca put it "Kelly, your best is damn good!" Thanks my sister Ebony-you have shown me the light once again...now get busy so we can tackle having 2!

By the way-my mom is one of the smartest people I know. Clear liquids for 24 hours, let people run their own business and you can't fix everything-Got it! Thanks, mom!
So, turn out the lights-this party's over. Now, where is that Curious George monkey????

Purple Blob

Mrs. Anne (Spencer's nanny) needed the day off today so Spencer and I got to spend the day together! Spencer is recovering from a nasty stomach bug and seems to be on the mend but poor thing, he has been SICK. Meme suggested we try some jello. After trying SEVERAL flavors of Gatorade-we found that Spencer likes the purple Gatorade the best. So I thought he would enjoy purple jello. The following two videos are of him investigating some jello (purple blobs). I did manage to get one bite in him and looked like a wet dog shaking off water-he did this whole body shake and spit it out. Again-why couldn't I get THAT on video.... What I did manage to get was Spencer saying "cookie"!!! Being the speech therapist that I am, we turned the camera off to practice. The second video is more "cookie" moments. My child is a genius (beside the fact that he refused to say Meme!) He is such a turkey...

Sloppy Joes...Slop, sloppy joes....

Couple of vidoes of Spencer eating-I KNOW-how exciting....but the one of him falling asleep is pretty cute...
He is so smart. I can actually ask him to go get me something and he will retrieve it with a BIG smile on his face. Mrs. Anne (his nanny) said that I should have 4 more babies just like Spencer!!!

This past weekend-I was laid up with a sinus infection. I felt so horrible that I pretty much laid on the couch all day Sunday. Michael was doing football stuff-so it was mostly me, Spencer and the dogs. I learned that even though Hailey (the Golden) is VERY smart-she did not understand my simple steps to changing a poopy diaper. Spencer was a real trooper though, he played alot and would randomly come and poke me to make sure I was still alive. I must give myself the "mother of year" award b/c after several attempts at poking me, Spencer gave up and tried to "talk" his way into the frig for some lunch. He was standing in the kitchen, hanging on the door to frig and I guess trying to figure out the secret password b/c he sure was talking....now why didn't I get THAT on video??/

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!!!!

Today was a good day! Hope Elizabeth Norman made her grand entrance into the world today. The proud parents are Ashley (Michael's sister) and Greg Norman and they couldn't be more amazed by their daughther. She weighed 7 lbs and 3.5 oz and was 20 in long. Spencer will get see her tomorrow...more pictures to come!
Congrats Ashley and Greg-she is a beautiful, wonderful site to see!