Man "Firsts" with Daddy

I've had to work long nights due to the one act play competition, meaning that David and Kyle have been sharing a lot of time together. Recently, Kyle had the awesome idea to get out his tent so he and David could sleep outside one night. Throughout the night, David asked Kyle, "Daddy, what's that sound?" When they came inside in the morning, David was grinning ear to ear, beaming about his time with Daddy and telling me all about the sounds of the night.

Another "first" shared event was attending a Cooper football game with Daddy. David enjoyed being called "cute" by all the girls as well as eating his first game nachos in the stands.

On "Men only" days, they also eat something for lunch that they both really enjoy like pizza rolls or fish.

I know David loves his "Man Time" with Daddy.

Until next time, E

Santa Baby

Before we left to take David's annual Santa photo at the mall, Kyle asked David what he needed for Christmas. David lamented, "I need to tell Santa I need Anakin, Asoka, Jabba, & Ventress toys. I don't have any." Sure enough, while I was paying for the pics, Santa asked David, who was still seated on his lap, what he wanted for Christmas. David told Santa about his need for new Star Wars figures, and the two of them engage in a finger light saber display/battle. Afterwards, all David could say was, "Mama, Santa is a nice man!"

Indeed! E

A Batty Halloween

Fun times at Lowe's Build & Grow program. Nothing like a wooden bat in time for Halloween! (Oh, and the fun part was that I misread the instructions, which resulted in a bat with backward wings. Mom of the Year!)

Later, E

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving week has been filled with memories.

• We spent the holiday in Tulsa with Poppy & Granna. We spent time playing with their new kitten, Zoey, eating too much yummy food, and enjoying our time together.
• When I asked David what he was thankful for, here was his list: 1. Food, 2. Toys, 3. Books, 4. Peanut Butter & Jelly, and 5. Outside.
• David's realizing the tough reality that he has to wait his turn to talk, which means that we don't always respond when he says our names. This week, he's discovered that using our names when we're not immediately attentive can be effective. He recently called out to Kyle: (In a sing-song tone) "Daddy...Daddy...Kyle!" We couldn't help but be amused!
• The same was true this weekend. Instead of being at Poppy & Granna's, according to David, we were at Poppy & Gail's house.

Until next time, E

Gotcha Day #2--Nov. 8, 2010

We recently celebrated Gotcha Day, our special anniversary of when we got David in Guatemala and became a family. In the morning, David opened his little Chick Hicks pit crew cars (from the Pixar CARS movie), and we ate at Cafe Antigua. We spent the rest of the day enjoying playing with his new toys.

Hard to believe that two years ago, Kyle and I were nervously waiting his arrival in our hotel lobby in Guatemala. So glad you're a Farnham, kiddo! Happy 2nd Anniversay!

Love you, Mama