Random Friday

It's Friday and I'm HAPPY about it. I don't really have anything important to talk about so I'm just going to tell ya'll whats been randomly going on the past few days.

Tuff found the Christmas tree TP'd one morning and Snitch was hanging from some of the toilet paper. Tuff thought it was pretty funny. He came in to wake me up and was pulling my arm trying to get me out of bed so he could show me just what Snitch had done.

Tuff had his Christmas party at school yesterday. Seems like he had a blast. They drew names in his class and exchanged $10 gifts. He got a CARS toy that talks and moves. And I'm not lying when I tell ya'll he slept with it last night! :)

When I got there to pick him up, he had a gift for me and Daddy. When I opened it, I found a sweet little ornament with his name and hand print.

LOVE it.

We also got a Christmas magnet with his picture.

(He always has a new magnet for every Holiday)

They also made snowman shirts! Tuff wore his to MeMe and Papa's today!

How stinkin cute!!!

I had to make more (and different) Christmas cards this morning. Why? Because I didn't order enough from Shutterfly last week. And I was stressing over not sending to people that I would originally send to. I'm not really sure what I was thinking when I ordered 25. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't get more of the original card but since they have to be mailed to me... I was afraid I wouldn't get them and get them mailed out in time. So I used snap fish and had them sent to Wal-Mart so I could pick them up today in one hour photo center. I love this card just as much so I guess it's ok. Right? Or am I crazy? HA! Oh well. This way, I won't have to feel guilty about not sending everyone a card. I'll show it off when I get them mailed out.

My friend Anita came over and took Gunner's 3 month pictures yesterday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute (he is 4 months old today). He was SUCH a little ham the whole time. The kid LOVES the camera. Oh heck what am I talking about? He LOVES anyone or anything that's in his face giving him attention. SO much different than his big brother... Anyways, she got some good ones. She actually texted me last night and said they were ALL good. Can't wait to see them and really can't wait to share them! :) Also, I should have his 4 month stats and post up on Monday some time. Can't believe he's already 4 months old. Time is just a flying on by. Now it's time to start sleeping through the night. (yeah right, mom)

We don't have any big plans for the weekend. There's alot of things we need to be doing. Like taking the boys to see Santa and starting our Christmas shopping- yes we have not bought ONE gift yet. Tonight we are headed to Manchester to watch our nephew play basketball. It's not ideal for us to take both boys to an away game but it seems like all the home games are on Tuesday's this year and Jordan can't go to any games on Tuesday's because he works nights. So since Manchester isn't too far from home, we're headed to Manchester.

Read my mom's blog post last night about my Nana. I've been feeling A LOT like she has since my Nana's passing. Especially since it's Christmas time. I'm still thinking of her daily. I know it's not a bad thing but I think alot of that has to do with the guilt I'm carrying. If ya'll don't mind, please keep us in your prayers this holiday season. This will be our first Christmas ever without her and we will be missing her.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Thankful it's Friday!!!

Slacker

I can't say that I haven't had the time to blog the past week... because I have. I just really haven't felt like it. Do any of ya'll ever feel that way? For some reason I've been extra tired every day. Maybe because I have a 4 month old who doesn't like to sleep. I've been the kind of tired where your eyes are always heavy and you feel like you could sleep for days if you had the chance, you know, that kind of tired! :) So sorry for lacking.

The weekend was nice. I got off early on Friday for our firm's yearly Christmas party. Jordan had to work again Friday night so me and the boys just hung out at home. Saturday my parents took Tuff off our hands for a while so he could spend the day with Harrison for his birthday. They went to lunch and Chuck E Cheese. I'm pretty sure he had a blast. It was also the first time he's seen Harrison since Thanksgiving. I know they miss each other when they go that long without seeing each other. Saturday night my parents took Gunner off our hands so me and Jordan can get a full night of sleep. That was nice. It was the first time since Gunner was 6 weeks old that we got a full nights rest with no interruptions. After we dropped Gunner off we headed to my niece & nephews basketball games. (They were both playing in Championship games in a tournament) Once we got there, I was glad we didn't have Gunner because it was packed! Like shoulder to shoulder, knees to backs kind of packed. Saturday night after the games both nephews came over to spend the night. Tuff loves his big nephews! He really loves when they come over to spend the night. We didn't do a whole lot on Sunday. Grocery store, naps and rest.

I got my Christmas cards mailed out on Monday. I posted it to my blog from Shutterfly's website in the post below this post. Check it out! :) I thought it turned out sweet and Shutterfly never disappoints.

I'll leave ya'll with a pic of our sweet babies watching Frosty the Snowman together on Monday night.

:)

Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Alford Christmas Card 2011

Sparkling Snowflakes Christmas

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Our Big Boy's Big Steps

Tuff has been showing signs of interest in "going potty" the last few months so we have let him do as he pleases. (I knew he wasn't ready to go hard core just yet.) He's only officially pee'd on the potty one time (just a very little bit) but seems to talk about it a lot. Well the last few days he has been showing signs that he is READY. When I got to my mom's to pick them up yesterday he ran around the corner wearing nothing but a shirt. I asked "Where are his pants & diaper?" She said she hadn't been able to keep either on him all day. But... as many times as he went to the potty, nothing. So we got clothed and headed home. After bath last night I was in the kitchen feeding Gunner when here comes Tuff around the corner... No pj's. No diaper. I was already a little frustrated because Gunner was being almost impossible at the time so I told Tuff "This is not a game. If you need to potty, we are going to sit on the potty chair until you pee pee." He sat on it for a while and nothing. So I asked him if he wanted to put his big boy underwear on and he did. He wore his big boy undies for the next hour (until bed time) with no accidents but no pee in the potty either. So I put his diaper back on and clothed him and we went to bed.

While I was trying to figure out what to do with Snitch this morning I came up with a great idea. "Snitch on the potty chair." So that's where he was when Tuff woke up this morning.

Tuff loved it. He kept saying "Snitch potty." So I said, "Do you want to potty like Snitch?" Which he shook his head yes too. So we headed to the bathroom and sat on the potty. He sat there for a while talking and playing so I got up and went into the kitchen to get a few more things together for our day. Tuff came running into the kitchen saying "I POTTY! I POTTY! I POTTY!" -pointing in the bathroom. (He does this alot so I was sure he hadn't done anything) So I followed him into the bathroom while he was pointing at the chair and still saying "I POTTY!" When I looked down at the potty....

WOOOO HOOOO!!!! I yelled, clapped, danced... you name it! He was beaming from ear to ear and I said "YAYYYY, Tuff pee pee'd in the potty!!!!" And then he got to pick a sucker from the sucker bag.

So, our little baby boy is slowly transforming into a big boy. I couldn't be more proud of him. ;)

Yesterday I was looking back at his last 3 christmases. He has grown SO much.

See for yourself!

2009

2010

2011

Mommy and Daddy are SO proud of you buddy!

We love you with ALL our heart and soul.

Now... slow down and stop growing so fast.

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Both Babes this morning.

And here's Tuff in 09 wearing the same outfit as Gunner above.

And in these pics, I think they look alike. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't to me.

Happy Thursday, Friends!

Random Wednesday

Tuff found Snitch reading "The Night Before Christmas" infront of the Christmas tree when he woke up this morning :)

It's only the 7th day of December and I'm already running out of ideas. HA! I'm sure I'll come up with something but I always want it to be something Tuff will really enjoy finding when he wakes up and finds Snitch. So far, so good!

I've been working on our Christmas card this morning. I've finally finished and ordered it! I got a reeeeeallly good deal at Shutterfly. If you haven't ever used this website, you should check it out. I used them last year too. I've never been disappointed. When I had Gunner, they sent me a discount code for $20 off birth announcements. I never used it but when I went to check out for our Christmas card, it automatically applied that $20 to this order. SWEET. Always love a good deal when I can find one.

I got this in the mail yesterday morning....

I'm desperate for some sleep ya'll!

It had alot of good reviews on google so we'll see if it works for us.

Either way, I'll let ya'll know.

I had lunch with my sister and the presh twins today. (Harrison was at school)

 I'm in LOVE with them.

 And I'm SO proud of my sister.

I realize the 2nd picture of me is HORRIBLE but at least we got everyone in it.

We were trying to get the snow in the pics but we were almost completely unsuccessful. If it wouldnt have been for a few flakes on our jackets and hair, anyways.

And I'll leave everyone with a picture of the one who deprives me of my precious sleep...

But continues to be precious to me, regardless of how sleep deprived I am.

"Life is hard, huh?"

HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Friends!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Tuff found Snitch riding his pony in Gunner Bear's room this morning when he woke up.

We have been attempting several "photo shoots" around the house the past few days. In attempt for pictures for our Christmas card this year. I thought it would be easier to just take a few every day for a few days in a row. You know, so I don't get stressed out and the babies don't get stressed out too. LOL. Here is A LOT of what I've taken (and edited a little) so far.

It's hard work trying to get pictures of children 2 and under.

I heard alot of "NO's," "I don't want it" and "I don't want too's." HA.

The Sunday after Thanksgiving my friend Anita came out to get some pictures of ALL 7 grandchildren on Jordan's side of the family for my MIL. It was complete chaos but she ended up getting alot of good ones.

Anita is freshly new in the photography business but does an AMAZING job if you ask me. You can view her website here for more fun pictures she's taken.

Off to tackle this Tuesday! :)