Catch's Christmas Program

Today was the last day of school for Catch before Christmas break. His preschool does a little Christmas program with the 3k, 4k, and 5k classes. They all learn some songs(which are taught by our friend, Mrs Justine Hogan). Catch loves music class and has been very excited about the Christmas program he was going to be in, or rather, in his words, the concert he was going to be in. Ha! He would tell me about the stage he was going to stand on, and the songs he was going to sing, and the surprise he was going to say at the end.
This morning, Catch had asked me if I would call Daddy at work to see if he could come to his concert. I called, but no answer, so I thought he wasn't going to be able to make it due to exams, but to our great surprise, Daddy was there and Catch just lit up, which melted my heart to pieces. I think I am too emotional to be a parent. I continue tearing up as the class walked into the sanctuary(they were doing nothing special, just walking)...then I got misty-eyed when Catch looked out into the crowd to find us and gave a big wave. After that, I got all emotional when they were singing and the big tears came rolling down my face came at the end when he and his classmates threw up their hands and said "Happy Birthday Jesus". In all the frustrating moments there may be in parenting, nothing is better than knowing what a priveledge it is that God has entrusted these two children for me to take care of and enjoy moments such as these with. I will be forever grateful.
Grandma, Mimi, and Kate got to come enjoy the concert and Catch really loved having them there!

Rain Rain Go Away

So, as much as I would love for the sun to come out and for us to be outside playing, that is not happening in Macon too much these days. We have seen a lot of the inside of our house and as much as I love our house, I was going crazy. Today I decided we needed to do something a little different to liven the mood around here and get some energy out of the kids. So I vaccumed and told Catch to find all the pillows he could in the house and pile them high on the living room floor. Well, wouldn't you know, Catch and Kate had the best time ever and were occupied by that pile for hours, I mean hours. Catch loved throwing himself on top of the mountain. Kate loved climbing over and back over and back over, but she also was thrilled with the fact she could now get up on the couch by herself since all the pillows were taken off and laying in the floor. We had the best indoor play day we have had in a long time and will definitely be doing that again. Thank you Lord for the rain, and thank you that kids love to climb "mountains" of pillows.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy Birthday Grandma. Today we went to McDonough to celebrate my mom's(grandma's) birthday. We love birthdays in the Evans family. Before leaving, we made a chocolate mousse tart from her. Honestly this was the most fun I have had in the kitchen with the kids ever. Kate had the best time helping me make the crust and part of the mousse. She did a little dance every time I gave her a little taste of chocolate(just like her mama). Catch helped me with the rest of the mousse, making the whipped cream for me to fold into the chocolate. He loved every minute of it, knowing he was going to get to lick the spoon and the bowl in the end.
It was a fun day for the kids at Grandma's. Catch loves getting to see all his cousins and play with them. It really is such a joy to see what family means to him. He is the youngest(besides Kate) of all the cousins, so he spent the whole day trying to keep up with everyone else. He would have had it no other way though. I think Grandma enjoyed seeing everyone and loving on sweet baby Kate(who, because of age, is the only one you can get a hold of long enough these days to love on, as you can tell from the pictures below. She's working on getting fast enough though to get away from us.) Anyways, here are a few pictures from the day. We love you Grandma. Happy Birthday.




I think it is so funny that the two boys will not take their eyes off the cake while everyone else is posing for a picture.

Uncle Chris and Baby Kate

Chloe, Taylor, Brooke, Christopher, and Catch

The dreaded kitchen cleanup.

Happy Late Thanksgiving

Ok, sorry it has taken me over a month to blog on anything. Seems sickness keeps being passed back and forth between the two kids and I am just now recovering from that, finally sitting down to blog on our last month. I actually can't remember much of what has gone on this past month, except for our fun week out of town for Thanksgiving. Matt had the whole week off(Yeah!). We so needed some good family time together, so we went down to Tybee for a few days and then to matt's parents house(in Savannah) for a few days. The weather wasn't what we had hoped for, but honestly, we had a great time. Matt's parents actually kept the kids for us Friday and Saturday night(which was the best gift ever) and then we brought them down to the beach until Wednesday. We had the best time. The weather was cold and wet, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the beach and the great playgrounds Tybee has to offer. It is so fun to just let the kids go run free on the beach, no worries of destroying anything, no worries of anyone getting hurt, just a good time to let lose. Catch ran himself silly, loving every minute, while Kate tried to just figure it all out.
From there, we went to Matt's parents house to spend Thanksgiving with them and see Uncle Jason and Aunt Tina. Thanksgiving day was a fun day of cooking and looking forward to the dinner that was ahead of us(I love holiday food!) Pam and I took forever to complete anything because we stopped every few minutes to do something for the kids, but it was really enjoyable and laid back. As a matter of fact, after Pam spent about 2 hours(due to the kids loving mimi's attention) on her sausage dressing, she walked away from it for 30 seconds and Dagz face planted himself right in the middle of the pan and ate the dressing! Memories, and another sausage dressing to prepare! Even though we had planned on eating dinner around 5pm, we didn't end up actually eating until around 8pm. I will have to say it was probably one of the best Thanksgiving meals we have had though. Catch had had such a full day that in the middle of dinner, Matt was talking to him and he looked up and said "Daddy, I can't even concentrate on what you are saying, I am so tired!". Lots of laughs, but I love for my kids to have enjoyed themselves so much that at the end of the day, they can't even concentrate on what we are saying anymore....to me, that is a good day!
Then on Friday, Uncle Jason and Aunt Tina came over for an oyster roast and some wii time with Catch. Catch could hardly wait until they got there. The entire time we were doing the oyster roast(which for the life of him, he couldn't figure out why we would eat something that looked and smelled as it did), he was trying to be so patient for us to finish so he could "dominate" anyone who challenged him in any wii game. He is the biggest trash talker, well, right behind his father, of course.
Overall, it was a fun time visiting with family and being able to spend time together as a family. Happy late Thanksgiving!