Christmas is done..

Well Christmas 2011 is now officially complete. After visiting 2 grandma's and opening presents at home, the boys racked up more toys and STUFF than I know what to do with. I purged their bedrooms but I didn't come anywhere close to get getting rid of enough to break even.

I took the boys to have their first Waffle House experience on Christmas Eve. Surprisingly there wasn't a crowd. Jack loved his waffle and and JC had a blast stealing my hash browns and flirting with the waitress. Oddly enough she was young and half way normal looking. (Ever wonder what leads a person to work at Waffle House, especially a younger person).

I did feel awful this year, my mom had to spend Christmas weekend alone in Georgia. Due to wonderful technology though, I was able to set up the laptop and let her watch the boys open their presents. It was awesome seeing how excited they both got talking to each other and the boys showing off their gifts. It was nice being able to include her a little bit, she misses a lot of the boys growing up.

It's just fun and exciting to see the boys get old enough to understand and appreciate Christmas and Birthdays. I love you boys and I'm proud of you. Can't wait for our next great adventure.

Entry #1.... Road trippin

So I have actually been thinking about this for a while. I feel like I am pretty lucky to have 2 boys that make me so proud and mean so much to me. They make me laugh, cry and smile with all the daily hi jinks and accomplishments. I wanted a forum to collect thoughts and document observations on the boys daily life and interactions as they grow. A place they can look back in 10 or 20 years and be able to relive all the things I felt while watching them fall, learn, smile and succeed.

We just got back from a 7 hour road trip to visit grandma and a man gets a lot of time to think to himself ya know. JC has been a road warrior with me before but this was Jack's first time so far away from home. Hell, even the first time in his 4 year's he has slept somewhere other than his own bed. Jack is living with Autism and has some challenges here and there but he was an absolute trooper the entire trip. I couldn't have been more proud of him. Other than how he treated me while we were trying to share a bed together... I have no idea where all those legs and feet came from.

Thanks for reading all the way through... hilarity and smiles to ensue as real life continues.