Sam, Molly & Brady Painting

Sam and Molly came over today to play with Brady and Emma and they had a great time. I was even brave enough to let them paint and oh did they love it. They each picked a Toy Story Picture and got their own paints. And yes they do have clothes I just made them take off their shirts to paint. All three of them are a mess. But they played great together and they were a lot of fun.

Also, we want to send our thoughts and prayers to Danielle, Ben and baby Bryan. Danielle is at Norton as a precaution in case little boy Bryan has to be delivered early. They had a bit of a scare yesterday, but everything looks great right now with mom and baby. We love you guys!

Congrats Robbie and Kasey

We had another amazing time at the Brad Paisley concert last weekend. He is so great in concert and this was the best yet. Jared Niemen and Darius Rucker opened up for him and they were awesome too. We were in the 10th row and I don't think we have ever had seats that good at any concert. But the best part of the concert was that Robbie asked Kasey to marry him!! Robbie got down on one knee at the end of "She's Everything" and of course she said yes! We are so excited that Kasey will be part of the family. Congrats guys! We love you.

Happy Birthday Gigi

We celebrated Gigi's birthday at our house with a nice dinner and cake. Brady and Emma enjoyed the cake the most.

Che-tee

I can't believe that I have never mentioned "Chetee." Chetee is Brady's imaginary friend and he's been a part of our family for about 6 months now. According to Brady, Chetee is also 2 years old and recently Chetee got a new brother named, "Sicky." I could not make this up if I tried. Anyway, Brady plays with Chetee a lot and talks to him and always includes him in whatever he is talking about. He told my sister "Keke you are so beautiful." Kelly said, "Brady are you two or twenty?" he said, "I'm two years old and so is Chetee, Chetee Michael Abell." If he's not ready to go somewhere he'll say, "We can't go yet because Chetee is sick." Or if he wants some more candy or cookies he'll say, "I need some more because Chetee needs some too." He has a crazy imagination, but he's usually pretty funny.

Kids say the funniest things...especially 2 year olds

I have written down several things that Brady has said recently and have been meaning to post them because they are just too funny. Before Christmas my mom had a nativity scene under her Christmas tree that she told Brady he could play with. We had been talking to him about the true meaning of Christmas and he knew it was Jesus' birthday, but I wasn't sure if he knew the rest of the nativity scene. So, I held up Mary and asked him who it was and he said, "that's Jesus' mommy." I told him yes, and her name is Mary. Then I ask him about Joseph and he said, "that's Jesus' daddy." I said yes, and his name is Joseph. Then I held up one of the wise men and had no idea what he would say. He looked at me, and very sure of himself said, "oh, that man, that is Jesus' Pappaw. That is Pappaw Jesus." He was so sure that Jesus had to have a Pappaw in the manager with him and of course his name would be Pappaw Jesus. It was too cute.
Brady likes to listen to music with his Nana and Pops and dance. Well, he had been listening to Bob Segar the past few times he had gone to their house and Katmando became one of his favorites. Well, he asked me if we could listen to Katmando and I said, "Katmando?" He said, "Yeah mom, you know, Bob Segar sings Katmando. Yeah, Bob Segar lives at Katmando's house." I about fell over.
Some other little funny things that he's been saying sound more like a teenager then a 2 year-old. Things like, "you are wearing me out mom, I am serious." And his latest is, "fine whatever" when I ask him to do something or tell him something he doesn't want to hear.
This week when mom took him to library program he was picking out the books he wanted and mom told him that some of them were "stupid" because they weren't really appropriate books for him. He said, "Gigi you're not supposed to say stupid. You should say something like ridiculous. Like, oh that book is ridiculous." I don't know where he gets this vocabulary, but Jason says he sounds just like me.
And the way Brady talks to Emma, oh so cute. Yes, he is a little rough with her at times, but he really does love her to death. He talks to her and says, "oh hey pretty girl" and "your a little toot." She just eats it up and thinks Brady is the greatest thing ever. She crawls around everywhere and is really close to walking. She has two teeth now and has been standing on her own the past few days. I can't believe how big my babies are getting. They keep us busy and make our lives so fun and happy. We are truly blessed.

January Birthdays

We celebrated Robbie's 30th birthday with a surprise party at BJ's is Bardstown. We had a great turn-out and soooo much fun. Some of the family came and several friends. It was a really great night.
Then, last weekend we celebrated Nana's birthday with dinner and cake. Here are a few pics I took of her and the kids.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas day is always so busy for us, but we love it. We start the morning with Brady and Emma's Santa gifts and Jason and I exchange gifts as well. Then The kids have some time to play with their new toys before we go to Jason's families Christmas and then we go to my mom's families Christmas at my Grandma's. Like I said it's a busy day!

Brady was very excited to get a Buzz Lightyear, race track, Boris Tyrannosaurus dinosaur, movies and of course Stinky the Garbage Truck from Santa this year. He asked over and over for Stinky and Bigfoot. Well, Santa didn't think that he needed Bigfoot, but he did get Stinky. Emma got a kitchen, dolls, movie, Minnie Mouse and some other things. Yes, they are spoiled!

With all the snow this year on Christmas, Brady got the build a snowman with his dad and Uncle JoeJoe. Of course they had to give it the UK touch!

Christmas Eve

Christmas to me is all about traditions and Christmas Eve is when my families traditions take place. We have always gone to Christmas Eve mass and come home to see if Santa has come to see us, and so far he never misses. Since I was little we have opened gifts from Santa and my parents on Christmas Eve so we are not so rushed on Christmas morning with all of the other places we have to be. Now that we have our own kids this works out great because we can do Christmas with my family after church and then be at our house for Santa on Christmas morning. As our family is getting bigger the night becomes more and more special. We can go to church and reflect on what the season is all about and then have some awesome family time like we have every year my whole life.
As you can see our kids got way too much stuff from my family too. Brady got some cool Buzz Lightyear pj's that he had to put on immediately, a Woody doll, truck with hunting supplies from bass pro, a cash register, play food and other stuff. Emma got her first American Girl Bitty Baby, a cabbage patch doll, a jewelry box with bracelet, pj's and other stuff. They had a blast! Brady got a little annoyed with Emma because she wanted all of his stuff, but she stayed pretty occupied with the paper and bows. It was a great night and we didn't want it to end.

Christmas at Nana and Pops

We had Christmas with Nana and Pops the day before Christmas Eve. The kids loved all of there gifts. As you can see Brady got a tractor and Emma got her first doll house. They are too spoiled, but seeing there faces when they open their presents is what makes Christmas so fun. Brady was hilarious and very thankful for everything he got.

Ski Trip to Gatlinburg

This year Joseph decided to give the whole fam an awesome Christmas present. Rather than buying us each a gift he got us a ski trip to Gatinburg. We stayed in an awesome chalet and had an unbelievable time together. Brady was getting over a virus so he was no quit himself and a little grouchy, but he still had fun. He did ski, but it was such a process just to get on the snow, that he was only out there for a little bit and he was ready to take all of his "gear" off. I probably overdressed him, but we really didn't know what to expect. Anyway, the skiing was fun for everyone and definitely something we will do again. But after Brady was done skiing he got to ride the carousel and hang out at the ski lodge. It was a really neat place. We also had a lot of fun just hanging out at night playing Catch Phrase and just acting crazy. We finished the trip with a little shopping, overall a great trip! Thanks Joe, Joe for the great gift! Can't wait for next year!