Christmas Picture for 2009

We have lift off....

Wee Willie Wallace commomly know as Baker

One day he is laying there, the next day he is crawling around, the day after he is standing and a few days later he is pushing a baby chair around the house. Bad Boy Baby Baker is becoming a little man.

Best of all, at least from his perspective, he is driving his brother crazy. He grabs Jack's hair, won't let go and just giggles. Papa, under his breath so Mimi won't hear, "Pay back is hell!"

In early November Papa's sister Jan visited with her daughter Stella, Grandma Wallace and Stella's 13 month old son Rustin. We had one crawling, one running around into everything and two, a 3 year old and 85 year old, who wouldn't stop talking. Time for some Papa water!

When Mom went to Cape Canaveral to report the space shuttle launch for her Citadel Magazine, Mimi and Papa HAD to babysit. Both boys had been healthy until that point waiting on the opportunity to scare the old folks. Which they did..whatever happen to paregoric?

This kid can eat.

Funny Boy

Jack is growing up in a hurry. He's loads of fun to be around and keeps a smile on our face. When he wants us to do something--which is almost all the time--he calls his groupies "You Guys." He gets his way as follows: 1. with Mimi 100% of the time, 2. with Papa 90% of the time, 3. with Mom 60% of the time and 4. with Baby Baker 0% of the time.

One day Papa picked up a DVD at the library with cartoon Polar Bears and was excited about watching it with Jack. Jack asked if it had trains, trucks or cars in it? Since it didn't he reckoned he just watch Thomas the Train. The kids love all things mechanical.

Papa's sister's boy Cousin Travis, who is in Navy School at Charleston Navy Base, stayed with us Thanksgiving. He and Jack had a great visit. Everyone stayed up late watching "Ice Age" and we had a wonderful turkey dinner at Mimi's house. Travis had a look of relief by the time I dropped him back off in N. Charleston to be with his buddies.

The picture was taken at New Beginnings church school were Jack and his classmates did a Christmas program. Jennifer and Dolly gave it great reviews; Papa hung out at the house with BB. Papa and Baker did get several previews of Jingle Bells before the big night.

Poop Party has been a roller coaster ride. Everyone says it's a three year old thing. Papa is buying stock in a diaper company.

We've all had the Kiddy Cold which doesn't seem to go away this time of year but no major medical problems this fall. Keep your fingers crossed.