Show off!

Okay, so here's the proof that this kiddo is saying Ma Ma (and of course Da Da)! And a little more clapping and standing action...  It's a little dark, but you get the idea :)

Delicious Things

I thought I would share the most delicious recipe.  It is from my Mom and I usually make them at Christmas time.  Blake asked me a couple weeks ago "You know those delicious things?  Why haven't I had any yet this year?"...so, I made a double batch.  They really are delicous :)

Delicious Things

Preheat oven to 400 first.

1 sleeve saltines
2 sticks butter
¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
2 cups choc.chips (you can use any kind...milk choco, white choco, dark choco and mint, choco and peanut butter)
Sliced Almonds (or any nuts you like or even crushed peppermint)
Line jelly pan with foil and coat with non-stick spray
Spread with saltines

Butter & sugar --- boil 3 min. until it reaches soft ball stage
Pour over saltines ---spread evenly
Bake 5 min. --- 400 degrees

Sprinkle chips on hot stuff --- let sit 1 min.
Spread Chips with spatula
Press nuts over top
Cool and break up

And Voila!



And I thought I would share a couple a pic of my Christmas tree and mantle, so someone can see it besides just us :)

 I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! 

Thank you, Santa and Baby Jesus!

Boston has been saying Dada for what seems like eternity!  Drum roll please...last week, he finally said MAMA!  Thank you, Santa and Baby Jesus! He actually had a really big week.  We were working on waving with him, hoping he could wave by Christmas.  That's going just OK.  He kind of waves some of the time or just beats on his chest...which is actually also pretty funny.  Instead he decided he would start clapping up a storm and standing on his own.

The past few days he has been standing for a few seconds here and there.  Blake got home with him today and went to use the restroom.  We normally just sit Boston in the middle of our bathroom and hope he doesn't get too far when we have to take care of business.  Blake looked over and there he was just standing in the middle of the bathroom.  This is huge because not only was he holding his balance, but he stood up on his own.  There wasn't anything around that he could have held on to to get up on his feet.  So, here's a little side bar...I guess when Boston was napping right before he came home, he somehow managed to take his own pants off.  April went in to get him and he was pant less in his crib and he came home this way.  This explains why the kiddos is bare legged in the next 3 videos. 

Right after the bathroom incident, I whipped out the Flip and got this video.  He really surprised me!  This is the first time I've seen him stand this long on his own and I actually captured it on video...yay!

This is a little video of him clapping away!

And here he is just plain showing off.  Clapping and standing at the same time!

Bo meets Santa

Hey Y'all!  It's been pretty busy around here, so I haven't posted anything in a while.  This one will be quite a few pics.  Boston went to meet Santa and I had our own little photo shoot at our house with his tie on.  I had a jillion shots, so I narrowed it down to my faves.  There's a few other fun pics in here and a video. 

This is Boston swinging in the backyard today.  I can't believe it's 70 degrees the week before Christmas.  

We got this new great ottoman that has storage in each corner.  That is where we keep Boston's toys.  Here's Bo in toy heaven.

 This is the mini-photo shoot we did at our house.  Quite the handsome young man, if I do say so myself...

 Boston met Santa for the 1st time last weekend. He wasn't quite sure at first.  He clung on to my arm, like 'who in the heck is this?'  Then as soon as I pulled out my camera he started cheesing it up :)

Bo and Santa talking

 Naughty or Nice?

And this is the $25 picture from the mall folks.

 KK and I in front of the Christmas Tree last weekend before we went out for a night on the town!  I didn't think my tree was all that small, but we look like giants...you can barely see the tree.

 And the hubs and me!

 Boston bouncing in his Johnny Jump up!

Soooo, this really made me laugh.  Boston had pulled a bunch of Christmas ornaments of the tree and was playing with them, one of them being a little Christmas mouse.  He moved on to pull himself up on the shelf.  I looked up and saw that he had a little something hanging out of his butt.  Blake wasn't home, so I had to snap a little pic.  Ladies & gents...the mouse hanging out of my sons butt :)

Merry Christmas from Bern. Party of 3.

This never gets old...I could watch this over and over again.  Cracks me up. 

Bath time with BoBo

Boston had an audience while he took a bath at JoJo's.  He is definitely not camera shy! 

AND Happy Birthday, Nissy!!  Hope it's a great one!