Will Ferrell...???

I think Boo looks like Will Ferrell with his hair like this... I am going to let it keep growing.... as long as I don't leave him alone with his Daddy or Papa. He could have hair like Sampson!!!

jump, jump, JUMP!

Here's Athen enjoying his Christmas present and the nice weather...

25 and still alive....

Athen watching "Hot Dog" aka MMCH is our bed this morning... check out that bed head!

Athen's 25 NEW things...

1. Athen can say lots of things “You need help”.
2. “You ok?”
3. “Where’d da _______ go”
4. He’s favorite is DVD is still MICKEY MOUSE CLUB HOUSE
5. He likes Barney
6. Last night one the way to town we were headed the same way we go to church he said “class momma” I told him no, we weren’t going to class and proceeded to turn – just so happens it’s the same way we go to day care… “Carolyn / Johnny momma?”
No, not going to Mrs Carolyn and Mr Johnny’s house… kept driving…. “Nana, Momma?” Can you see we travel the SAME route often!
7. He doesn’t like to say “Sorry” if you tell him to. If its his idea, he’s ok with it.
8. He really likes his trampoline or as he calls it his “Jump”
9. Athen isn’t allowed to say “mine” thus he says “Athen’s”, smart – I KNOW!
10. He can say “You hurt? Got BooBoo?”
11. First thing he says in the morning is “Where’d da moon go?” and then “Where’d da pacie go?”
12. likes to “help” with the laundry
13. Is very particular theses days about who does what for him… “No, momma do” or “No, papa do” even down to changing his dirty diapers… which HEY I’m not complaining there!
14. He has to be the one the throw the dirty diapers in the trash
15. He asks to go to the potty AFTER his toot toot’d and you are changing him…it’s a start I guess…
16. When he sees a McDonald’s sign he says “EAT” which is odd, cause we don’t eat there… we really don’t take him out to eat like that often and when we do its not McDonald’s… I guess he just KNOWS….
17. He’s a terrible sleeping partner…. Every ONCE and a while Kevin will put him in the bed with us if he wakes up in the middle of the night, its not long before his right back in his bed…
18. Still calls my Grandma “Maw”
19. Athen is very strong will, wonder where he gets that from….?
20. I HEAR that he really enjoys a chocolate frosty with Papa
21. He really enjoyed all the Christmas lights and would say “More lights, momma – MORE”
22. If you pray to long at dinner, he will end it for you… “AMEN!!!! “
23. knows lots of his animals… we are going to start working on letters and colors… I know, we are behind…
24. Starting to stutter, drives me CRAZY
25. Will tell on you if you spank him… “Momma pank!”

Merry Christmas!

Well christmas has come and gone, a good time was had by all.....
Athen's "big" gift from us was a trampoline, I will have to get pictures of the "Jump" as Athen calls it tomorrow cause my camera DIED before I got any pictures of him on it... =(




Athen's gift from "Santa" aka Grammie and Papa (note the seat belts!)












Jett and his dress up clothes

(that's Athen's GIANT mickey behind Jett)





















Mouse!!!























Grammie and the boys...
(night and day)






















Aunt Ninnie























Uncle Errrr





















Aunt Sherrr smiling at Athen

Papa and his BooBoo

Papa, very photogenic

Christmas "Eve"

Before we had the "wee ones" in the family my mom's side of the family would get together on Christmas eve to exchange gifts and eat and visit with one another... well since then we have had to alter the date a little bit to accommodate the little ones being in their homes and beds when "Santa" comes... Anyhoo with that said, Today we had our Christmas "Eve" at Buster and Bj's... ((minus Buster and Jake)) We ate, open gifts, play basketball, jumped on the trampoline, played with silly string, and when on a hay ride to look at Christmas lights..... Need less to say it was a fun filled day!
Here are just a few pictures from today...

Christmas with Santa, I mean NANA...

Last night was Christmas with Kevin's mom's family.... Athen got all kinds of goodies.... Mickey Mouse and Elmo books and some new Pj's.... A good time was had by all....

"LOOK Momma, MOUSE!!!"

"LOOK! Toodles!!!"

"That's Athen's Book"

Athen isn't "allowed" to say MINE so he's found a way around it, he now says "Athen's" so smart that child!

The Whole crew - Kevin, Athen, Nana, Grandma Becky, and Grandpa Buddy...

After presents at Nana's, we (the four of us) went Christmas light looking. We let Athen get out of his seat when we got to the "Dancing House" its the house that the lights are set to the music, very neat! PLUS! There's a BIG Mickey Mouse blow up there!

Dancing House, sorry, none of the picture really turned out... you should go and see if for yourself, its really neat!

Tis Better to Give Than to Receive...

To much???? NAH!!!!

I L-O-V-E to give, its my FAVORIT part of christmas....

Hope everyone is working on getting their gifts wrapped... only 11 more shopping/wrapping days!!!

Happy 51 years PawPaw

aka, Papa, Daddy, Coach Randy, Uncle Randy, Brother Walker....

Today is my Daddy's 51st "Happy" day is Athen calls it...

If you know him, you know what a nice, caring, sharing, loving, giving, man he is....

Also, a shout out that he won the Spirit Award at his company's Christmas party this past Friday night. It is an award that is voted on by your co-workers... I am very proud of him!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!! We love you!!

((sorry, only picture I have of Daddy that is somewhat "recent"))

I would give you the moon...

... Well Grammie and Papa did! The picture doesn't do it justice. I couldn't figure out how to take it with out the flash going off so you could see it all lite up... Athen LOVES the moon, and when I say "love" I mean that's all he talks about... we have to go out side and see it ALL the time... morning noon or night... MOON MOON MOON.























Also, I put up the "big" tree... nothing fancy... just the same ol same ol...






















and last but not least...
Boo is working on that "potty" thing... I just could resist... =)

No Christmas is complete...

....with out a UGA tree!!!

One tree down, one to go...

Every year I put up a UGA tree. This is Athen's special tree, not only cause of the obvious, but because it has special ornaments on it. Every year Grammie buys Athen a special ornament for HIS tree. Also, Nana started our collection of Danbury Mint UGA ornaments. She gave us our first one for 2004 and also 2005. I keep the tradition going and I have all them to date. I REALLY want to find the 2003 that way I would have one for every year we have been married, no luck yet. So you see Athen's tree is VERY special and is a tradition that I plan to keep going for many many years... Even if I have to go to his house when he's grown =)

Thanks Grammie and Nana for giving Athen his very own special tree!

This one Grammie bought before Athen was on his way here....

2006 From Grammie

2007

2008

The start of the collection... 2004

2006, year Athen was born...

2005

Happy Birthday Aunt "Sherrr"

Tonight we had Aunt "Sherrr's" birthday party that she throws for herself every year... we ate, played games and then the boys (Kevin, Eric, and Athen) went about their own business. In the mean time, we sat around and took pictures.... Here are just a few...

Hope you had a GREAT birthday Aunt Sherrr! Can't wait till next year... The BIG 5-0!!!!

What a big boy am I!

Today was Athen's two year check up. Again, doctor confirmed what we knew all along... He's PERFECT!

Here's his stats: He's 36 in tall (3 ft), and weighs 30lbs, and he head is 18 in. I would think it was bigger with all those brains in there....

He's in the upper 95th % for height and the mid 75th % for weight...

That's really about it...no shots (THANKFULLY!!!) and no check up till his three... Hope not to see the doc till then!!!!

Best thing since sliced bread!

A co-worker told me about these.... I know, I know - it doesn't take much to excite me! But these are WONDERFUL... Really, its the best thing since sliced bread! TRY THEM!!!

Twenty Four and more...

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I can't think of a single thing to be more thankful for than Athen Walker Bradford born two years ago on this very day...
Here's Athen's NEW 24...
1. Can say cereal
2. Is a bit of a tattle tale...
3. Can say BAD when he's done something wrong
4. "who's that, momma?"
5. "I want some, momma"
6. "I want that, momma"
7. "moon's gone nite nite, momma" 8. says "momma" after everything
9. Still loves the Hot Dog Song
10. knows the difference between a deer (aka, buck) and a doe
11. "watch this, momma"
12. Pretty much knows every ones name that he has daily contact with... or some form of their name anyway
13. Told on Uncle Eric for spanking him "Eric pank, momma"
14. can say pajama's
15. hat
16. jacket
17. When he has gas, and I ask him if he's toot tooted he says "All gone, momma"
18. Papa is his "go to" when he gets in trouble
19. Likes to pick flowers for special people
20. Has been banned from Junk food
21. LOVES Junk food
22. Likes to speak his mind, I don't know where in the world he could have gotten that from...?
23. His bed time has been bumped up to past 9...
24. Told me this morning, "No Two"... I guess he thought his life was going to change now that he is the T-W-O.

Now for the "party"...
This year, since Athen's birthday was ON Thanksgiving, I didn't want to have a party per-say. Not to mention, we are not into "stuff" and lets face it what else does a two year old get at a birthday party but "stuff" so after Turkey Time we had a small gathering at mom and dad's. It was really just the people that were at Thanksgiving, oh and my BFF Jill...
We didn't have cake. Mama made mini pecan and pumpkin pies. I decorated a little with Mickey Mouse Club House. Also, I had bought some cans of silly string which was a BIG hit...

Here are pictures of the birthday boy and his birthday...

Coming In....

"Happy Birthday To You...."

HOT DOG!!

These were his FAV, tanks Aunt Ninnie!

"Get them Momma!"

Happy Birthday Boo!!!

We LOVE You!!!!