Georgetown Christmas Stroll

This afternoon, I took Pearce to the Georgetown square for their Christmas Stroll.  This was one of the things on my list of Christmas activities I wanted to do with Pearce, so I was excited to see what it was like.  We had so much fun!!  There were TONS of booths with jewelry, clothing, crafts, etc...  Plus several areas just for kids.  The first thing we wanted to do was go see Santa!  There wasn't a long line which was nice.  The kids in front of Pearce started crying right when it was their turn to sit on Santa's lap.  When it was Pearce's turn, Santa asked if he wanted to come sit on his lap.  Pearce hopped right out of his stroller and went right up and sat on Santa's lap.  He told him he wanted a "Kenai stick" (which is a walking stick from a movie he likes) a "puter", a basketball goal, and a candy cane.  Pearce talked and talked to Santa, it was so cute!  Then we went to a pizza stand and shared a piece of pizza.  Next, we went to an area that had all types of work trucks, a fire truck, police cars, and a school bus.  Pearce got up on every one to "drive" them.  He really loved the trash truck :)  He was also so excited to go on a real school bus, too.  We walked on and I told him to find a seat to sit down on.....he looked and looked for the perfect seat and then found a seat with a "boom" (broom) and thought that was the perfect seat!  Then he wanted to go see the police cars.  A policeman walked up to Pearce and said, "Hi my name is Officer (can't remember his name), what's your name?"  Pearce said, "Hi, my name is Pearce!"  And the police officer put out his hand and Pearce shook his hand!  Then he asked Pearce if he wanted to see his police car.  Pearce ran over and hopped right in.  Then Pearce saw the policeman's gun locked up in the back and asked if that's his gun.  The policeman said yes.  Then Pearce asked if he could hold his gun!  Thankfully, the policeman said no, but that he could drive the car....Pearce was pretty happy with that :)  He also got in the police ATV and loved that.  The last vehicle he wanted to go on was the fire truck.  He hopped right in and loved it.  BUT, he got totally shy when a fireman came up and started talking to him :)  I wanted to take his picture in front of the fire truck and the fireman asked if he wanted to sit with him.  Pearce always put his fingers in his mouth when he gets shy and those fingers had a hard time staying out of his mouth :)  I did get a cute picture though!  We walked around for a while after that and rode a train, got a balloon sword, and a funnel cake.  We were there for several hours and just had the best time.  Pearce cried when he realized we were going back to the car :(  We all slept in this morning so Pearce did not take a nap.  On the way home, he fell asleep and when we got back home, as I was taking him out of his car seat, he barely opened his eyes and said "I not ready to go night night."  I put his pajamas on him and put him in bed and he was out....at 6:30!

Thanksgiving 2014

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday in Little Rock!  We got to fly in, which was really nice.  Pearce is always such a good traveler on airplanes.  He fell asleep during the second flight before we even took off!  When we got to Pops and Mimi's house, Pearce was so excited to see them.  No more sleeping in pack 'n plays for Pearce.  He slept in a twin bed at Mama and Papa's house with a guard rail, so Pops and Mimi got a guard rail for the twin bed at their house and he did just great.  They also put the monitor in their room, so it was really nice being able to sleep in.  Pearce is all boy when it comes to wrestling and chasing.  He LOVES to wrestle and LOVES to be chased.  He had so much fun playing in the backyard, too.  Pearce also loves sticks and when Pops brought out his walking stick he used in Africa, Pearce was in Heaven!  Mimi also kept a walking stick Chris made when he was in college.  So to have two big sticks for Pearce to play with, was awesome!  On Thursday, we had our Thanksgiving dinner with GG at the Lyons' house.  Pearce loved playing with the other 3 kids there.  He especially loved jumping in the big leaf piles in their front yard!  He ate a great dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, a roll, and fruit.  The dinner was sooo good!  On Friday, GG came over to Pops and Mimi's house and we all watched the Hogs lose...very sad :(  Chris went to visit two of his high school buddies and I went to visit one of my college friends, Chrissie.  So fun!  On Saturday, we met GG for lunch at a barbecue place.  The lunch was yummy, but Pearce was not too happy during lunch.  I think he was tired and just not wanting to sit to eat lunch...which was a little stressful for Chris and I.  We left Little Rock to fly back that afternoon.  I totally thought Pearce would fall asleep on the first flight because he hadn't had a nap yet and woke up early that morning.  He fell asleep right when we landed and stayed asleep during out hour and a half layover!  I actually loved carrying him around with him asleep on my shoulder :)  We had such a great time with our family!!!  We picked up Otis and Sissy at doggy daycare on Sunday and they were WORN out!!  Thank you Pops and Mimi and GG for a great visit!!

Pearce's weekend with Mama and Papa

The weekend before Thanksgiving, Pearce got to stay with Mama and Papa in Dallas and I got to....relax :)  Pearce was so excited!  Papa met us halfway in Hillsboro.  Papa got there a few minutes before us and said he was going to the restroom in Starbucks.  As soon as we got there, Pearce was looking for Papa and when Papa came out of the restroom, Pearce ran straight to Papa!  After we got everything transferred over to Papa's car, Pearce gave me a quick kiss and was ready to go!  He got to do lots of fun things with Mama and Papa and also got to see Auntie Ashy, Nay Nay, Charlotte, and Grandma.  Pearce went fishing with Papa several times and caught fish all by himself!  Mama and Papa have a picture of Nathan on the refrigerator holding a fish he caught.  Well, Pearce told them he wanted a picture just like that and of course, Papa made it happen!  So now Pearce has his picture on Mama and Papa's fridge and Papa made me copies of some of the pictures so Pearce has them on his bulletin board in his room :)  While Pearce was gone, I got all of my Christmas decorations put up and decorated my tree.  I also went to a movie and just had some nice quiet time to myself.  I must say though, that by Sunday I was pretty ready to have my house messy and loud again :)  Thank you Mama and Papa for keeping Pearce for me!!!

 

 

Bethany School Thanksgiving Feast 2014

Today, I got to go to Pearce's Thanksgiving Feast at school.  Pearce was soooo excited about me coming to eat with him and I was really looking forward to it, too!  I dressed Pearce in a cute brown and navy button up shirt and his navy corduroy pants...he looked adorable!  The parents were supposed to meet in the chapel at 11:30.  The music director then started playing the piano and then one by one, the classes started coming in and walked down the aisle.  The kids were all dressed as either Indians, Pilgrims, or Turkeys.  When I saw Pearce's class start coming in, tears welled up in my eyes.  His class looked so adorable in little turkey hats they made and of course, Pearce looked sooo cute!  As soon as he saw me, the biggest smile came on his face and he started waving to me.  I seriously had to hold myself together.  The mom next to me saw me all teary eyed, taking videos and pictures and she said to me, "Awww, is this your first feast?"  LOL!!!!  I just was so proud of how nicely he was walking with his class and for him to be soooo happy to see me, just made me want to cry my eyes out!  Ms. Dawn led them to the front pew and sat all the kids down.  My little Pearce kept peeking over the pew to wave to me and blow me kisses :)  I mean, how could you not cry happy tears????  The kids sang several Thanksgiving songs and then class by class, their teachers led them out to go to the Fellowship Hall for the feast, then the parents were to follow.  When Pearce passed me, he had a sad look on his face and I know it's because he thought I wasn't going to come eat with him.  When the last class left, the parents could start walking over and I was pretty much speed walking to get to the feast!  When I got there, Pearce already had his plate and when he saw me, he gave me the BIGGEST hug!  I got my plate and sat down beside him and we just had the best time.  Pearce ate all of his turkey, pumpkin bread, apples, and a little bit of cheese.  He was such a good boy and I was one proud mommy!  After lunch, it was time for his class to line up and go back to their classroom for about 45 more minutes.  Pearce gave me a hug and kiss and went right up to Ms. Dawn to grab a "donut."  His class walks with a rope thingy that has rings down it which they call donuts.  Each child grabs a donut and that keeps them in a line.  Two kids started crying because they didn't want to leave their parents.  I was soooo happy that Pearce had no problem going back to his class for a little while.  I went to Starbucks and ran a few quick errands and then went to pick Pearce up.  Because he was sooo good and sweet, we stayed after school for a bit and played on the playground.  Pearce went up to a couple other kids and said to them, "You want to tase me?"  It was so cute!  So, he played chase with the other kids for a while and then we went home for a nap.  While I was rocking him, he said to me, "Mommy thank you to coming to my feast."  I mean, could my little boy be any sweeter?!?!                              

See those little eyes peeking over?

This is Ms. Irene, the assistant teacher in Pearce's class.  He talks about Ms. Irene almost as much as he talks about Ms. Dawn!

Halloween 2014...To Infinity and Beyond!!!

Halloween this year was a success!  Mama and Papa came to help us celebrate and we were busy preparing for Halloween since the minute they got here.  On Wednesday, we went to eat dinner at Phil's Ice House.  After dinner we went to the Halloween House in Round Rock.  It is a residential house, but they go all out for Halloween with lights and music.  Pearce LOVED this!  We also got to go inside and see how they have it decorated inside.  We just saw the front rooms of the house, but every single room in the house is decorated...so cool!  Thursday, we went to Sweet Berry Farm and had the best time there.  After Pearce's nap, Mama and Pearce baked spooky cupcakes.  Pearce loved sprinkling the candy bones on top, but loved eating them even more!  Then, Papa carved our pumpkin that we got at Sweet Berry Farm.  It was soooo funny watching him carve the pumpkin.  Papa didn't want to use the pumpkin saw I had....he wanted a "pumpkin knife"...whatever that is :)  Then he was giving constructive criticism on where I should draw the eyes, nose, and mouth.  Can't put the eyes too close to the top, or else the top won't be supported....can't put the nose too close to the eyes, or else the nose won't be supported.  And oh my goodness.....when I drew the mouth with all the teeth, Mama and Papa almost lost it because it was going to be impossible to saw all those teeth!  The video of the whole thing is hilarious!  Our pumpkin turned out perfect, though...even with all those teeth :)  On Halloween, Chris made his famous chili, I made mummy dogs, and we were ready to get our trick-or-treating on!  Mama had the most perfect witch hat.  Ashley made my Jessie costume and I just loved it.  Pearce looked so cute as Buzz Lightyear.  He could not wait to go trick-or-treating.  We took a few pictures and then off we went in the wagon.  He was not shy at all about going up to houses.  We started around 6:30 and I really have no idea how many houses we went to.  There's one really spooky house on our street where the guy goes all out for Halloween.  The theme this year was a circus theme with scary clowns.  Pearce loved going to his house to see all the decorations before Halloween.  On Halloween night, we made our way down there and he got scared.  He let me hold him to take him up to the door to get his candy :)  By the time we got home, his bucket was full!  I spread out a blanket on the floor and told him he could eat whatever he wanted.  Pearce dumped his candy out and had the best time.  He actually didn't eat as much as I thought he would.  We put him to bed around 9:30 and but he talked and talked until about 11:00!  Oh, that sugar high!  We had such a fun Halloween this year.  I just loved seeing so many kids out all dressed up and having the best time!  Thank you Mama and Papa for celebrating with us!