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Can't believe...

Henry is going to be 3 on Friday!!! 

I feel like we were JUST announcing him HERE

Atlanta Motor Speedway {Christmas Lights}.

We enjoyed the lights at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend! The boys loved it and it was a fun family experience! :)

There was an overload of lights and from all themes imaginable. These were some of the boys' favorites :)

don't ask, don't tell (volume 5)

Tree & Zinzerbread House.

Finally got my jute webbing for the garland on our tree! I think next year it'll be easier when I put garland on first and then the ornaments :)

 Here it is...our 2nd Annual Gingerbread...or as H say...Zinzerbread House!

 We talked before we started about not eating the icing. Yeah, I think that talk went over well ;)

 H was focused with his decorating :) 

 P got in on the action too and LOVED it! It's amazing, last year he was just 3 months old!

 Handsome fellas!

 beautiful, isn't it?? :)

 I think the sugar has hit at this point! Slap happy.

 putting on finishing touches.

ta-da! Our 2011 Gingerbread house!

16 weeks & Comparison

I had my 16 weeks doctors appointment and everything is looking great and baby is measuring right on track! We are so thankful!! Unfortunately, we forgot to take a picture early in the day so this is at like 10p last night. Right when I was ready to crawl into bed! ha!

Here is a comparison of all three pregnancies at 16 weeks! :)

Crave it.

People have been asking me lately if I've been having any cravings and the one constant is Orange Juice. Well, that and Laffy Taffy too :). 

But OJ always sounds good!

It's always interesting to me what sounds good from one pregnancy to the next. I remember with Henry I LOVED apple juice and this summer before getting pregnant I used to drink Apple Juice all day long like water but now can't even touch the stuff!

 And with Porter, it was bacon cheeseburgers and donuts. I'll never turn down a donut! haha

But right now just hand over the orange stuff and nobody gets hurt!  :)

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& Happy Belated 15 months!! Porter's recovery is going well and it's amazing how quiet he breathes now! :)

Thank You, Pinterest!

I just love Pinterest! I found this idea on making a gift card snow globe and knew Henry would just love the project.  I bought all my stuff at Hobby Lobby and it's crazy their Christmas stuff is already 50% off so it comes to just $4/each for these plus the gift cards. We just made one of these today but have 4 more to make for teachers but trust me, there was enough glitter on my floor for today. :)

 Hot glued the gift card standing up plus a couple ornaments on the bottom of the lid.

 Filled the jar with water and

 let H add in some glitter. I think I did this backwards. Next time we'll fill glitter on the bottom of the jar then add water. 

 Put a couple more ornaments to "float" and secure the lid tight. Add some ribbon and it's done! A little snow globe gift card made by a preschooler :)

 Very proud that "I made it all by myself"

Henry Humor & Porter Persistence

Henry seems to think a "birthday party" should be whatever you are getting for your birthday present so all Henry wants is a "combine" party. Which means...all he wants is a combine toy ;)
So, when my birthday was coming up I asked him if he was going to decorate for my party! I thought he'd say something like, "you want a tractor party too?" or "how about a pink tractor party?" Instead he said, "you are having a pink jacket party!!" (which totally gave away the present). niiice. I should win an award for still acting surprised! ;)

A toaster is called a "French Toaster" by Henry (He loves French Toast)

The other night I asked Henry if he wanted some cheese and he said, "Not that kind, it too sparkly." He's had a lot of fun decorating for Christmas :)

Henry still leads us in team cheers and it just cracks us up. He's a good inspirational coach. "Come on Cadwallader!"  "Go Team Cadwallader!" "You can do it!" "Porter, let's get this done!" and so on. It's cute :)

Oh my goodness, so one night, dinner wasn't going over very well with me (pregnancy) and Henry (who isn't suppose to leave the table unless excused) pulled his chair out, got down and started walking around the table. Kit asked him what he was doing and he just looked at him and said, "I'm giving momma a kiss, she doesn't feel good." so sweet. made my heart melt.

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Porter loves transferring objects, dumping objects and tearing into objects. Pretty much, whatever Porter is allowed to play with doesn't interest him. It's only the things that he's not allowed to play with that is truly fun for him.
For example... The Trash can.
1.) One day I pulled out nine pairs of shoes from the trash can. Porter must have had the most fun putting one shoe in at a time. Where was I? Getting sick.
2.) This one just made me laugh out loud. It was a big laundry day at our house and I had all the laundry in nice piles waiting to go in the washer. It was midday and I had one more load left to put in. Henry called for me in the bathroom and when I came back out the laundry pile was gone. All that remained was one little white sock. I almost thought I had lost my mind until I looked at P, who flashed a smile. Of course...a whole load of laundry in the trash can....POOORRRTTTEERRRRRR!!!!

I used to do all the laundry and have it all put away by the days end. Lately, that hasn't been happening. I'm good to get it washed, folded and upstairs so the next morning I can get it all put away. One week I was upstairs making my bed only to walk to the hallway and see that Porter had taken his clean, folded laundry and item by item thrown it over the banister to fall downstairs into our family room. Thanks Porter but we only throw over dirty laundry...not clean that I get to refold and bring back upstairs :).

We Love You little boys and you sure do keep life interesting around here :).

Christmas Parade 2011

We enjoyed the evening at the McDonough square watching the Christmas Parade.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!

So, look out for posting to start picking up...we finally get a new computer. Hallelujah!! Our other one was a dinosaur and it took for.ever. to post to the blog so it's been a chore for the past couple of months so that's why many days I didn't even want to spend the time to only get frustrated.

It's so nice to be able to post in a timely fashion again so posting should pick back up...if anyone reads this little blog at all :).

 The tree is not quite finished yet!

1st Annual Cadwallader Christmas Tree Hunt

We experienced a first for all of us this morning, going to a tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree :).

We searched and searched and practically walked the whole farm to find our first real tree. The boys were mesmerized the whole time. They were taking it all in, hence the lack of smiles. Henry had a 1,000 questions and Porter seems as though he maybe having some discomfort for the first time since his surgery. It was good to get out and have a change of scenery, although I can definitely tell he doesn't quite feel like himself.

Henry enjoyed running from tree to tree and was most curious about the hand saw they handed us upon arrival.

 

15.

{Tubes & Adenoids}.

Thank you so much for your prayers. It's all over :). They placed tubes in both ears and said he had very, very large adenoids that were blocking at about 90%. Hopefully that will help with drainage in the future. Porter was a little social bug this morning and did great except for about the last 15 minutes of waiting. He finally fell asleep on me only to get woke up to be put right back to sleep. I walked him back to the operating room and stayed with him until he went to sleep. 

P is a little fighter. Most people just see that he is such a smiley little laid back guy, which he is...until you push his buttons :). He's fiery, feisty and passionate and loud. I guess P gave the nurses in recovery a run for their money and woke up furious trying to rip out his IV. His oxygen levels were perfect in recovery and I enjoyed holding him in the rocker...BUT, he'd get so mad when the nurses would walk in the room that he'd start holding his breath and screaming because he was so MAD. After a few times of that, they went ahead and discharged us. It was clear he wasn't going to settle down. He just wanted to be back home and in his environment. The hour drive home was uneventful and when we finally got home he drank and ate really well and took a nice long nap. He's up and running with his brother but still has a few moments where he wants to be held and then gets right back down to play. Praying for an uneventful night and continued easy recovery.
Thanks for the prayers and enjoy a couple of pictures. He was the cutest little patient in his gown :)

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