Clay's newest love is dinosaurs! I must admit, he's learning the names rather quickly! Also, please excuse the mess in the background...we are in the process of renovating our dining room into a super cool playroom! More on this to come! Xoxoxo!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Yes, we're still here!
I know, I know...we've been MIA on the blogfront lately. I do have a pretty good reason, but more on that one later!
I had Clay count and find each number in the jumbled mess to put in order.
There's a BIG smile behind that #4!
Once we had our numbers in the correct sequence, we started digging through our Thomas trains to find ones that had numbers to match.
Clay matching the trains to their correct numbers.
Close up concentration :)
The front shot...
The end shot!
Here in central TX we've been experiencing a week of cold, cold, cold temps! Too cold for these southerners to bundle up and face the frigid teen temps! Yes, teens! Needless to say, we've had our share of indoor time and are desperately awaiting warmer temperatures. We're missing our outdoors!
Here's a pic of one of our MANY indoor activities this past week. Anything to do with his Thomas trains equals fun for Clay. So, the teacher in me just had to incorporate an educational counting/matching game with those fun trains! :)
Clay can count to 20 with good accuracy and we are working on identifying numbers 11-20 {he's got 1-10 thanks to Thomas!} so I thought this would be a good activity to practice both!
I had Clay count and find each number in the jumbled mess to put in order.
There's a BIG smile behind that #4!
Once we had our numbers in the correct sequence, we started digging through our Thomas trains to find ones that had numbers to match.
Clay matching the trains to their correct numbers.
Close up concentration :)
The front shot...
The end shot!
Clay discovered that not every train had a number and some trains shared a number. I loved this activity and Clay was SO proud each time he found a match! He would tell me, "Mama, Percy is #6...let's find his home! Here it is! I did it!"
Friday, January 1, 2010
Christmas Parts 3, 4, & 5!
And we're off...to Ingleside! Christmas #3 getting started!
take a look at that form!! he's got a good teacher...those balls go sailing!
future tiger! :) little does clay know that Paw Paw bought him his for Christmas his very own set of clubs {yes, real ones!} and golf bag decked out with golf balls, markers, and tees!
Clay got one {okay, maybe two or three!} presents early! A wiggle car!
happy camper!
it's a family tradition at Nana and Paw Paw's that we open a gift early the day we arrive. it used to be just one gift, but somehow Clay got to open two, maybe three! :)
It's a Thomas game!
Nana's shirt!
hugs for Paw Paw
another Thomas train {do you see a reoccurring theme here!?}
Christmas Eve at Nana and Paw Paw's...Daddy, Grandma Flores, Uncle John, Nana & Aunt Katie
Taking the wiggle car for a spin!
A Big Wheel from Uncle John, Brittnay & family! Wowzers!
A huge trash truck from Grandpa Ronnie, Uncle Matt & Uncle Brad! Again, Mama didn't take as many pics as she wished...she was busy helping big guy open his gifts. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Yeamans for Clay's Leggo Duplo set and play guitar!
Clay & Grandma Yeamans
Playing with Uncle Brad
The Yeamans Fam 3
The Yeamans Boys
The Yeamans Boys + Yeamans girl! :)
Christmas morning we were off to celebrate with family in San Antonio!
Christmas 4 {and a half} at Nanaw and Pa D's! ;) I say four and a half because I accidentally miscounted our celebrations! This, technically is #5! Oops!
Mama opening her present with a little help from big guy!
Daddy's "gift of light theme!" from Cousin Michael :)
Clay blowing kisses to Cousin Emsley for one of his gifts!
Group picture in front of Nanaw and Pa's tree...a Christmas tradition!
Christmas #5 {6}: Christmas Day night at Coach and Mick's:
Uncle Duke, Mick & JonParker with his lion!
I love Clay's expression here!
It's Cranky the Crane for his Thomas table! Thanks Mick & Coach!
Okay, obviously this isn't Clay :) but it is another one of his cute gifts from Mick & Coach. Clay loves, loves, loves taking pictures and now he has his very own kid-proof digital camera! Complete with software to download pics! Coming soon to Clay's blog...Clay's pics of Christmas at Coach and Mick's! They are too precious!
helping his mama
it's Henry!
Aunt Ash & Aunt Holly
Aunt Holly with JP...whatcha drinking mom?! :)
look at that handsome fella! :)
Clay helping Coach
One of Clay's favorite things is to "hit golf balls" with Paw Paw in the backyard!
take a look at that form!! he's got a good teacher...those balls go sailing!
future tiger! :) little does clay know that Paw Paw bought him his for Christmas his very own set of clubs {yes, real ones!} and golf bag decked out with golf balls, markers, and tees!
Clay got one {okay, maybe two or three!} presents early! A wiggle car!
happy camper!
it's a family tradition at Nana and Paw Paw's that we open a gift early the day we arrive. it used to be just one gift, but somehow Clay got to open two, maybe three! :)
It's a Thomas game!
Nana's shirt!
hugs for Paw Paw
another Thomas train {do you see a reoccurring theme here!?}
Christmas Eve at Nana and Paw Paw's...Daddy, Grandma Flores, Uncle John, Nana & Aunt Katie
Silly Aunt Katie!
Taking the wiggle car for a spin!
A Big Wheel from Uncle John, Brittnay & family! Wowzers!
Silly Daddy?! Ya think he was a good boy this year?!
Christmas #4: Aransas Pass, Christmas Eve
Christmas #4: Aransas Pass, Christmas Eve
It's the Aquarium Cars!
A huge trash truck from Grandpa Ronnie, Uncle Matt & Uncle Brad! Again, Mama didn't take as many pics as she wished...she was busy helping big guy open his gifts. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Yeamans for Clay's Leggo Duplo set and play guitar!
Clay & Grandma Yeamans
Playing with Uncle Brad
The Yeamans Fam 3
The Yeamans Boys
The Yeamans Boys + Yeamans girl! :)
Christmas morning we were off to celebrate with family in San Antonio!
Christmas 4 {and a half} at Nanaw and Pa D's! ;) I say four and a half because I accidentally miscounted our celebrations! This, technically is #5! Oops!
Mama opening her present with a little help from big guy!
Daddy's "gift of light theme!" from Cousin Michael :)
Group picture in front of Nanaw and Pa's tree...a Christmas tradition!
Christmas #5 {6}: Christmas Day night at Coach and Mick's:
Uncle Duke, Mick & JonParker with his lion!
I love Clay's expression here!
It's Cranky the Crane for his Thomas table! Thanks Mick & Coach!
Okay, obviously this isn't Clay :) but it is another one of his cute gifts from Mick & Coach. Clay loves, loves, loves taking pictures and now he has his very own kid-proof digital camera! Complete with software to download pics! Coming soon to Clay's blog...Clay's pics of Christmas at Coach and Mick's! They are too precious!
helping his mama
it's Henry!
Aunt Ash & Aunt Holly
Aunt Holly with JP...whatcha drinking mom?! :)
look at that handsome fella! :)
Clay helping Coach
Phew! This completes our Christmas tour! On a serious note, we feel UNBELIEVABLY grateful for all of our wonderful family. We are so very thankful that Clay gets to see everyone during this special time of year and would drive 10,000 miles to make it all happen! ;) We want to thank each and every one of you for making our Christmas so special. We love you all!
Christmas Parts 1 & 2 {of 5!}
Get comfy & settle in....these next 2 posts are gonna be long ones! :) You are about to view parts 1 & 2 of our 5 Christmas celebrations!
I must say this Christmas with Clay at 2 and a half was just AWESOME! He LOVED every single detail about the holiday season....learning and singing Christmas carols {Santa Claus is Coming to Town is our fave!}, the decorations, learning new traditions, the crackling of a fire in the fireplace, decorating Christmas cookies, tasting his first sip of yummy hot chocolate, Santa Claus...and the list goes on! I treasure the cold nights we piled into the car in our pajamas {okay, Daddy was in his "warm ups!"} with hot chocolate in hand, listening to Christmas music and looking at lights. Just to hear Clay's sweet little voice say, "Ohhhh, look at those decorations! The candy canes are my favorite, Mama! Daddy, go down that street...look at ALL those lights! Daddy, turn up the music please, this is my favorite Santa song!" Just PRICELESS!
Here are some pics of Clay the night we decorated our tree...
Grandpa came to join in the festivities...getting warm by the fire.
adding some ornaments
Clay would say, "Isn't this one sooooo beautiful!" to almost every ornament he hung!
Mama giving him a lift
Daddy placing his favorite ornament in the perfect spot. No, it's not the one of the year we got married or the year we had Clay...if you look closely you will notice it is a Texas Longhorn ornament from the year they won the National Championship in '06! :)
Clay discovered he could "take the tops off the ornaments, Mama!"
Luckily, Grandpa takes over and covers up for Clay! :)
Clay sitting on "Santa's" lap! Ha! This is the only Santa he would get near this Christmas. Every time we went to the mall I would ask him if he wanted to sit on Santa's lap and every time he would sweetly reply, "No, thank you!"
The next morning, we had an early Christmas celebration with Grandpa! {Christmas #1}
Clay tearing into his presents!
What's this one?!?!
A Super Why computer!!!
Thank you Grandpa!!! Obviously, more gifts were shared but for some reason, Mama did not capture any more picture taking. In fact, during all of our Christmas celebrations, Mama took a few pics, then went right into assisting Clay open or putting together some of his gifts. :)
Since we leave early for our Christmas travels, Mama and Clay wrote a letter to Santa Claus to ask him if he would please come to our house early. Mama did this when she was a little girl and told Clay that Santa always got her letter and granted her wish. We know the postman that delivers our mail, so one day while he was filling the mailboxes, I had Clay walk over to him and hand him our letter. I asked him if he would please mail this letter for us and when he looked down at the envelope and saw that it was addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole" he smiled at Clay and said, "Sure thing!" Gotta love how everyone gets into the Christmas spirit!
The Friday before we left town, our friends Kristen and Connor invited us over to decorate some Christmas cookies. Thank you, Kristen and Connor for opening your home {and kitchen!} to us! We had such a great time and would love to make it a yearly tradition!
decorating!
Connor & Clay
concentration!
looks yummy, boys!
That Friday night was the night that Santa was coming to our home, so we left him some of the cookies we decorated that morning!
his set up for Santa included his gumdrop Christmas tree craft {thanks, Mick!}
the note Santa left for Clay
Getting ready for bed that night was so precious! We read, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" {which we've read so many times that Clay has some parts memorized!} and Clay knew that Santa was coming to our house when he slept. The next morning, he woke up and wanted to rush into the living room to see if Santa ate his cookies. I will NEVER forget these words that morning...."Mama, Daddy look!!! Santa ate ALL the cookies and just left a few crumbs!"
Daddy reading the note from Santa! Gotta love the bed head! :)
Santa brought Clay his very own Thomas table!
When Clay saw this sitting in front of the Christmas tree his eyes lit up and I think he was in a little bit of disbelief! He kept saying, "That's not my table, Mama." It took him just a little while to realize that Santa really left this gift for him! ;)
Clay immediately started putting his trains on the tracks and now his favorite saying is, "Mama {or Daddy} let's play trains!" and he will proudly tell anyone who asks what Santa brought him "a Thomas table. It's so cool!" Santa also stuffed his stocking full, but it just couldn't compare to his Thomas table! :)
I must say this Christmas with Clay at 2 and a half was just AWESOME! He LOVED every single detail about the holiday season....learning and singing Christmas carols {Santa Claus is Coming to Town is our fave!}, the decorations, learning new traditions, the crackling of a fire in the fireplace, decorating Christmas cookies, tasting his first sip of yummy hot chocolate, Santa Claus...and the list goes on! I treasure the cold nights we piled into the car in our pajamas {okay, Daddy was in his "warm ups!"} with hot chocolate in hand, listening to Christmas music and looking at lights. Just to hear Clay's sweet little voice say, "Ohhhh, look at those decorations! The candy canes are my favorite, Mama! Daddy, go down that street...look at ALL those lights! Daddy, turn up the music please, this is my favorite Santa song!" Just PRICELESS!
Here are some pics of Clay the night we decorated our tree...
Grandpa came to join in the festivities...getting warm by the fire.
adding some ornaments
Clay would say, "Isn't this one sooooo beautiful!" to almost every ornament he hung!
Mama giving him a lift
Daddy placing his favorite ornament in the perfect spot. No, it's not the one of the year we got married or the year we had Clay...if you look closely you will notice it is a Texas Longhorn ornament from the year they won the National Championship in '06! :)
Clay discovered he could "take the tops off the ornaments, Mama!"
Luckily, Grandpa takes over and covers up for Clay! :)
Clay sitting on "Santa's" lap! Ha! This is the only Santa he would get near this Christmas. Every time we went to the mall I would ask him if he wanted to sit on Santa's lap and every time he would sweetly reply, "No, thank you!"
The next morning, we had an early Christmas celebration with Grandpa! {Christmas #1}
Clay tearing into his presents!
What's this one?!?!
A Super Why computer!!!
Thank you Grandpa!!! Obviously, more gifts were shared but for some reason, Mama did not capture any more picture taking. In fact, during all of our Christmas celebrations, Mama took a few pics, then went right into assisting Clay open or putting together some of his gifts. :)
Since we leave early for our Christmas travels, Mama and Clay wrote a letter to Santa Claus to ask him if he would please come to our house early. Mama did this when she was a little girl and told Clay that Santa always got her letter and granted her wish. We know the postman that delivers our mail, so one day while he was filling the mailboxes, I had Clay walk over to him and hand him our letter. I asked him if he would please mail this letter for us and when he looked down at the envelope and saw that it was addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole" he smiled at Clay and said, "Sure thing!" Gotta love how everyone gets into the Christmas spirit!
The Friday before we left town, our friends Kristen and Connor invited us over to decorate some Christmas cookies. Thank you, Kristen and Connor for opening your home {and kitchen!} to us! We had such a great time and would love to make it a yearly tradition!
decorating!
Connor & Clay
concentration!
looks yummy, boys!
That Friday night was the night that Santa was coming to our home, so we left him some of the cookies we decorated that morning!
his set up for Santa included his gumdrop Christmas tree craft {thanks, Mick!}
the note Santa left for Clay
Getting ready for bed that night was so precious! We read, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" {which we've read so many times that Clay has some parts memorized!} and Clay knew that Santa was coming to our house when he slept. The next morning, he woke up and wanted to rush into the living room to see if Santa ate his cookies. I will NEVER forget these words that morning...."Mama, Daddy look!!! Santa ate ALL the cookies and just left a few crumbs!"
Daddy reading the note from Santa! Gotta love the bed head! :)
Santa brought Clay his very own Thomas table!
When Clay saw this sitting in front of the Christmas tree his eyes lit up and I think he was in a little bit of disbelief! He kept saying, "That's not my table, Mama." It took him just a little while to realize that Santa really left this gift for him! ;)
Clay immediately started putting his trains on the tracks and now his favorite saying is, "Mama {or Daddy} let's play trains!" and he will proudly tell anyone who asks what Santa brought him "a Thomas table. It's so cool!" Santa also stuffed his stocking full, but it just couldn't compare to his Thomas table! :)
Next up...on the road again! Christmas in Ingleside, Aransas Pass & San Antonio!
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