DPP 2014 / 12.6.14 / a boy and his toys

we don't leave the house with some collection of toys.  james has a bag that i made him that he calls "backpack" and before we leave he loads it up with a collection of whatever is of interest at the moment.  first trucks, trains, tractors, lego pieces, horses, etc.  i am sure you can imagine.  he plays with them at our destination and is so happy.  i just love him and his passion.  3 weeks and he will be a big brother.  cannot believe it but i think he will be a great brother.

DPP 2014 / 12.5.14 / fresh hair cut

last night the guys got hair cuts.  i love when all little boys have fresh hair cuts.  i have always been the one to notice when my boy students got their hair cut when i was teaching.  i still do love it, but it also reminds me that my first born baby is growing up and becoming more of a little boy each day.  oh how the time flies!

DPP 2014 / 12.4.2014 / tire fix

errands today and one included getting the tire fixed at discount tire.  

DPP 2014 / 12.3.14 / anticipation

the advent season takes on new meaning this year for a few reasons....

one -- we have a toddler who is 2.5 years old and totally gets Christmas.  he got excited when we put up the tree and reading Christmas books.  such fun!  

two -- we also are awaiting the arrival of baby boy.  his arrival is after Christmas on the 29th, but it's fun to prepare in this time of anticipation.  

three -- we are apart of a church community finally and we love it.  the advent season gatherings each week are exciting and the music is exciting.  

james also loves his playmobil nativity i got him to play with during this advent season.  he's been talking about baby jesus and the angel.  so exciting to hear about the Christmas story from your child, at least the parts he plays with.  

DPP 2014 / 12.2.14 / sick kiddo

well kiddo is complaining about his ears hurting again.  we have had something for the last month.  first it was the crud (cough, congestion and lost voice), then double ear infections followed by a hives outbreak, and now he has a cough again.  yesterday he mentioned his ears but i didn't think about it.  today he was poking at them more and even started to upset saying, "hurt."  so tomorrow we will go back to the dr in hopes of getting some relief.  i have had a cough too and ready to be over it as well.  hoping she will make some suggestions so we can recover quickly.

DPP 2014 / 12.1.2014 / sleeping boy

so it's day one of the december photo project and i had lots of ideas going for the first pic of the event.  when i got out of bed this morning though i could not resist just using the peaceful, sleeping subject that is our first born.  he's such a gentle spirit and such a cuddler.  i love that.  we had a great night of rest which compared to the night before was much welcomed for this mama.  i cannot believe he will be 2.5 this week and then later this month baby brother will join our family.

eating out: new places

per the usual, we ate a lot this weekend.  tried two new places ---the local taco in east nashville and fenwick's 300 on 8th.  both were tasty and great additions to our list of places to eat.

i had southern fried chicken tacos at the local taco.  they are my favorite.  the menu is an abbreviated version for right now and i am not sure when they will offer the full one.  paul had a korean bbq taco, a southern fried chicken taco and a fish taco.  he was quite surprised with the korean one as he thought it was better than he expected.  their queso is good and james approved.  :)

fenwick's 300 is an all day breakfast and lunch diner kind of place.  i had whole wheat pancakes and a side of two eggs.  both tasty.  paul had benedict and was happy b/c the eggs were perfectly cooked.  something he's quite fussy about when it comes to ordering benedict.

today we had lunch at logan's which is just the normal okay.  i did like my sandwich, the smoky mountain chicken sandwich.  although my blood sugar was not a fan.  tonight for dinner it was cook out from the gallatin location.  cheap and tasty.  as always.