Best Christmas Present Ever!

My sister sent me this for Christmas:


If you are not familiar with the ShamWOW! then check out this video and you'll understand.



Awesome!

Hammer Time

James is such a boy and I love it!

Everyday he finds this little blue and yellow hammer that came with one of his Christmas gifts and he crawls around the house holding it in his hand. Occasionally he'll stop at something like another toy, the coffee table or even just a wall, and hammer away at it. Once the thing is hammered to his liking he crawls off to the next thing with his hammer in tow, hilarious to watch!

Here are some pictures of our boy and his new favorite toy.

Maybe he'll grow up to be a carpenter......I know another really cool guy who did that for a living.

Shoes

Have you ever seen a pair of shoes or even just one shoe on the side of the road and wondered "how'd that get there?" Well today I found out.

Sometimes moms are so busy with all of the details of life that a few small things slip through the cracks and all you can do is laugh at yourself and be thankful that you didn't forget something big....like your baby.

So today when I was putting James in his car seat to go visit Daddy at work I did my usual routine of holding one of his toys in my mouth above him while I buckle him in, as a distraction so he doesn't squirm out of his seat, and then I jumped in the car myself.

What I failed to remember was that I had just put James' shoes on top of the car because putting his shoes on (or putting anything on him, clothes, diaper etc.) is quite a chore these days with his squirmability, so I usually put them on when he is strapped down. Anyhow, you can see where this is going.

Fast forward about 30 minutes when I am with Ryan and I realize that James is just wearing socks. Suddenly it dawned on me and I busted up laughing not only because of what I had done but also because I am not a first time offender......some of you may remember the bible incident about 6 months back, don't worry I found it.

So I told Ryan what I had done and hoped that the shoes would be somewhere near our house. On the ride home I scanned the road for tiny blue shoes and there they were, a block from our house, on the side of the road and about 200 yards from each other, two tiny shoes.

So that is how shoes end up on the side of the road.

Awesome Hair

We have had a couple days of pretty awesome hair here in the Singletary household, some of which was helped along by Mommy and a little water, so I thought I'd share.

What's so funny?

Oh, I see.

Hey, no fair, I just woke up!


I do not look like a monk!.....ok maybe a little.


And to conclude, here's the only picture that I have been able to take of those two top teeth. In addition to those teeth he is also getting the two on either side and one more on the bottom.......poor little guy, it's gonna be another hard week I think.

2008 Wrap Up

I apologize for not being a very good blogger lately. With Christmas and New Year's we have been driving all over the place and when I have been in front of a computer I have just been tired and unwilling/unmotivated to post.

Here are the highlights of our past couple weeks:

• Christmas in Wenatchee with Nana and Papa. Unfortunately Aunt Meghann couldn't join us because of the crazy Washington weather. :-(
• Ryan and I got to go to a movie....in the theater (Nana and Papa babysat) AND we had a lunch date all by ourselves. This was some much needed and much appreciated time alone together....I think I held Ryan's hand through the whole movie, which was almost 3 hours.
• Watching James on Christmas morning.
• Having Ryan home for two long weekends!
• Re-organizing our living room and adding two chairs (gifted to us by Ryan's grandmother) to make it a cozy place to sit and talk.
• Not watching TV. I'm not sure what has come over me but lately I have a strong dislike for TV. Even my beloved Food Network, which I once cherished, is now frustrating to watch. Perhaps this is the Lord's way of preparing me for January 16th, when the TV goes bye, bye. (more on that in another post)
• Reading and praying. With Ryan home and very little work to do I was able to sit and read my bible and pray a lot more than normal. This was a very precious and convicting gift from the Lord.
• Going to Canada to visit Ryan's grandparents. Yummy food and good company.
• Re-organizing the office/playroom. Creating a great space for James and me to hang out during the day.
• BABY GATES! We have a lot of stairs in our house and young James is now trying to test his limits and climb them, yikes! Ryan installed two more baby gates in the house making for a much safer environment for the little man to play in and a happier/calmer mommy.
• James got his two front teeth! After a couple weeks of no sleep and a lot of tears (both his and mine) James has his two front top teeth. He is a little chomper now.
• James 9 month doctor's appointment where we learned that he is tall and kinda slim for his age with a big head. Healthy and normal, yeah!
• James said Mama! He has said it a few times in the past week and although it is not a regular word in his vocabulary yet, I melt each time it slips out of his mouth.
• Talking with Ryan in the car on our many journeys to and fro. Talking about our goals for the coming year, sharing our struggles, our joy and our love for one another and more importantly our Savior.

I'm sure I am forgetting something but that's a pretty good list for now. Here are some photos that I took of the young man yesterday. (Click on the picture to view the whole album)

Love ya'll!

1/4/2009