Rubby

For those who don't know, Nathan played Rugby (or as Wyatt calls it....Rubby) when he was in college for fun (or pain) at the University of Georgia. I'll have to admit, the sport stresses me out. I've seen a few too many bumps, bruises and cuts.

Nathan decided to play in an alumni game this winter. Despite my "are you sure?" comments, his friend picked him up and then headed to Athens for the game. Wyatt, Lauren and I joined once Lauren woke up from her nap.

These are the before pictures. It was funny because they actually seemed a little nervous themselves, and created a plan to escape if needed. They also created a plan where they switched out every two minutes.

Here we have a before shot:

During the break, Wyatt played with the boys:

Lauren was freezing, but still a good sport:
And after the game: (yea, no blood)

Birthday Celebrations

We headed to Athens to celebrate the one year birthday for baby Colt and seven year birthday for Caleb. As always, we all had a blast being with family and celebrating two very special birthdays!!

Here we have the birthday boys...

Once my nephew, Wade, found the train table, he ditched the party and became his own little conductor. As you can see though, he was very happy with his discovery! All smiles!!




Cousins, Ashley and Alison, with their little ones (soon to be ONE)!!!


Colt was ready dig in...



Lauren seemed to think it was her first birthday again. She did not hesitate to help Colt with his cake!!

Enzo was there to celebrate!!

Caleb's favorite gift, the 2010 version of a Big Wheel.
Cute boys!!

Our Little Doctors

After many years of consideration, my dad finally had knee replacement surgery and we headed to Saint Simmons to help out during the recovery! I say help out, but we probably caused more havoc than relief. Having a three year old and one year is not exactly peaceful. It did, however, bring a smile to my dad's face, and despite the chaos, he seemed very happy to see the kiddos. Besides, Wyatt does have my dad wrapped around his finger. If Wyatt told my dad to jump, he would reply, "how high?" As Lauren is becoming her own little person, I am watching her gain the same control!! Any time Wyatt wants something and we say no, he asks for us to call PaPa. One time Wyatt said, I need a stool like Thomas'. The result, dad went to Lowe's, bought wood and made a step stool for Wyatt. Wyatt has mentioned wanting a fort. Well, dad drew this elaborate picture of what Wyatt's future tree house will look like. He even went to Lowe's again to map out exactly how much it would cost. It's scheduled to be built as soon as dad is fully recovered. Well, dad, what can we say. We love you lots and are so thankful for your successful surgery. Get ready to play some baseball. According to Wyatt, you will now be able to run the bases with him when you guys play baseball!!

Caught Being Good

Wyatt was caught being good this week!! :) When I picked him up from school, his teacher said, "I really could send one of these home each week for Wyatt. He is so good about sharing toys in the classroom and including other students. That's not very common for a pre-school class. You have a very special boy." I'm not sure if that was the exact quote, but she said something like that!! Nathan and I agree....we have two very special children!

Snow in Atlanta 2010

So, we had a little snow this year. Not enough to really have fun, but enough to take a few pictures!!

At first Lauren and Wyatt loved it.....




Those smiles quickly faded to tears though when their hands became numb and we had to head in for the day!!

Goodbye snow! Hopefully we will see you again soon. If not in Atlanta, in Colorado. We are talking about making next year our first family ski trip!!!

Lauren is 16 months old!!

This past month has been crazy. We were so busy with Christmas parties, family gatherings and more. Lauren embraced the crazy schedule and has continued to grow.

She continues to build on her vocabulary. Our favorite new word this month is Wy-Wy. She calls out for Wyatt constantly throughout the day. When I take him to school, she shrugs her shoulders and says, "Where Wy-Wy?" She is still a kisser, and loves to kiss mainly any family member or little boy her age. She loves to say Bye and Hi to anyone she meets, and always says it with a huge grin.

Lauren loves to color (especially with markers) and eating play doe is a thing of the past. She now plays with it exactly as she should, and loves to mix the colors. She is quite the artist, and can sit for a long time with any kind of art project. Just be careful because she may select your wall to color on. In Wyatt's three plus years, he has never tried to draw on our walls. Lauren has already tried multiple times with one time being very sucessful!!