Thanksgiving in Florida

We had so much fun in Florida. The flight down was great. William watched movies (thanks Meredith) and George slept. I have tons of pictures and would have more but the battery died on my camera. We loved being with Mimi, Papi, and Aunt Kack.

We have a new way of getting to the airport. You park off site and they drive you to the airport in a limousine. While you are gone they wash your car and change your oil. It is wonderful. Rich wanted me to be sure to add that it only cost $10 per day. (I asked Rich to check my spelling and he added that last part.) William loved riding in the limo.



Mimi and Papi have a beautiful home on the water. William helped Papi with the boat.


He is ready to go fishing. Gaylords, I think you could have another Pankow to tag along. But as for me, I will stay on dry land. Maybe at the spa.


Mimi had the house decorated beautifuly. Fresh flowers everywhere and special Thanksgiving bears for William, Taylor, and George. The house smelled so delicious when we arrived, they had made fresh pumpkin bread and it tasted better than it smelled. I think I ate the whole thing.


Papi knew just how to calm George down. He loved being outside and no one blamed him. The view is beautiful and the weather was perfect. Saturday morning I sat outside in my pjs drinking my coffee with a fur throw and it was wonderful.


Papi made William a box castle. He and Mimi had a great time playing.




We headed over to the Nordstroms Off Rack for a little shopping therapy. Aunt Kack helped William out with picking up the ladies.


As Kathryn said, Look at that swagger.



We always love seeing Oliver. But I am not sure he would say the same about William. He chased him all over the house. Sorry Oliver!



Aunt Kack took William to the Childrens' Museum and let Rich tag along. They had so much fun.



My two firefighters.
William: "Wait what happened to my wing man."

Aunt Kack and William predicting the weather.




Not sure this is what I envisioned when I put him in his smocked outfit. But it does look like fun.


William: "I am out of here!"


Here is a picture of Mimi and William. Mimi had the perfect night time toy. Remember the glow sticks, necklaces, etc.. You bend it and it pops and then starts to glow. Well she had necklaces for William and he loved it.

We got to meet one of Kathryn's friends, Paige. William was in love at first sight. He crawled right up in the chair with her. He followed Paige wherever she went. He loved her. It was hilarious!

Poor Kathryn. She had spent the whole day with William at the museum and he did not care one thing about her. At least she still has Oliver.

Well that is where my pictures end but not the end of our trip. We had wonderful meals and an even more wonderful time. We got to see Anne Leigh and Ben, Blake and Haven and their handsome new addition Hunter.

I wish I could say the flight home was as easy as the flight there but I will leave it at that. Thanks Mimi, Papi and Aunt Kack for a wonderful Thanksgiving, early.

It did take me a week to get this posted. Life just gets crazy sometimes. I go back to work tomorrow and even though I feel better...well I cannot explain how much better I feel that George will be at home with my parents, I am still very sad to leave him. His little personality is starting to come out. When he smiles it is amazing. It is so big. I love it in the morning when he sees me for the first time and just smiles as if saying, "There you are, I missed you." I do only have 3 weeks and then off again for 2, but still please keep me in your prayers.

George Two Months and Randoms

Well I meant to have this posted awhile ago. Actually this should have been two different post. But things got CRAZY!!!!

We are packing up to head to Florida for Thanksgiving. I know a week early. Thankfully Mimi and Popi are having us early. Tickets were crazy expensive and I start back to work that Monday after Thanksgiving. So hopefully the airport will not be packed and it will be an easy flight. Also, William has an ear infection which means antibiotic which means upset tummy. Please pray for us.

Just in case, Rich and I are bringing drink coupons for the poor person who has to sit next to us.


It got cold a week ago so we moved William roller coaster inside. He loved it!!!




We tried to make it to church last week but that was a bad idea. But we did get some great pictures.



Rich changed George's diaper the other night and this is how he brought him back to me.



William thought it was funny but George was not happy. Not sure if it is the pants he is upset with or if he is that afraid of William.



Not sure why but William has started making this face when we take his picture.



Here is a better one. Cute brothers.



I have gotten George to talk to me, well that might be a stretch but it is still cute. He was responding to me a lot until I pulled about the video.




Be back soon with great pics from our trip.

Fun with a box

Who knew playing with a box could be this much fun. It had been raining all day and William really wanted to ride his roller coaster. So we pulled in the box that it came in. He loved it!!! He then got inside the box and who decided to join him, no other than Smitty!!! He thought that was so much fun.




Well then Pop had to join in on the fun.

William would jump on the box with Pop inside and Pop would shake and William would fall off laughing. See the video below.











We had another crayon incident. Why this boy wants to eat crayons I don't know.

Halloween

Let me apologize first for such a long post. It just kept growing and growing. We had a busy week. William has been celebrating Halloween for a few days. First at school on Friday. I think it was one of the cutest things I have seen. The entire school goes trick or treating together. I was so excited to be able to be a classroom mom, I made cookies, witches hats and ghosts.

It is so easy. To make the ghost, get Nutter Butter cookies, dip in white chocolate and put two black dots, with icing, for eyes.


To make the witches hats, get Fudge Strips cookies, turn on complete chocolate side, take a Hersey kiss and put a little chocolate icing on bottom, then stick on the middle of cookie. Then make a ring of orange icing around kiss and then a bow.


Here are some pictures from school. William was not happy about putting the lion head on. But once he saw his friend, Emma, he got happy and gave her a hug. Too cute!!




Elmo is William's friend Aiden. Apparently they beat each other up all day long. It took me a little while to get use to this.


Thankfully Emma's mother let William ride in her wagon. George was ready to go home. He said those kids are way too loud. He likes it nice and quiet at home with his mommy. He is a demanding child already!


My mom and dad arrived Sunday afternoon. They move into their apartment on Monday. I am so excited to have them here. George in his Halloween costume, thank you MiMi and Popi.


Mom called me last week and asked if it was o.k. to get William this roller coaster for his birthday. I said sure and a few days later it arrived on our front step. Well, Pop could not wait until December for William's birthday so it was opened yesterday. If William could say anything I know he would be thanking Pop. He loved this thing.







He would ride it, saying Wheeeee!!! Then get off push it back up and down again he would go, over and over and over again. He even loved playing in the box it came in. He took all of Brewer's toys inside and would not let Brewer in.


He loved trick or treating. We went over to the neighborhood next to us. It is like right out of a movie. The houses are beautiful, the trees looked perfect and there are kids and families everywhere.



Is this not the sweetest picture!!!!

William was not afraid to walk right up to people's houses.




This neighborhood goes all out. Is he not the cutest lion?? And he would even growl.