Is it December already?!?

This year both of my kids got character awards at school!!  Stephen got the courage award from Cary Elementary and Lily Gray got the respect award from Lacy Elementary! Danielle and I were able to watch Stephen get his award and celebrate with him and an ice cream sandwich! 

Stephen getting his Courage award! :)

Stephen's award

Lily Gray's award

Also big news this week- Lily Gray got a retainer put in on her bottom teeth.

Lily Gray showing off her new metal

It was been a whirlwind week already, this weekend we have lots of fun Christmas activities planned possibly even getting a tree! :)

Thanksgiving Round 2

On Friday we headed to my family's house back in Burlington to celebrate Thanksgiving with my side of the family.  My brother and his new wife Beth, announced that they were moving to Montreal in the early parts of 2011 because my brother is becoming the general manager of Alcon Canada! :)  While this news broke Lily Gray's heart because Aunt Beth is now her new favorite member of my family, she quickly got over it when she realized that Uncle Alex and Aunt Beth were giving out Christmas presents.  The kids got a new gumball machine- which Lily Gray and all of her friends LOVE, they got a fabulous Woolly Mammoth stuff animal-that they both adore, and some fun light up holiday necklaces and glasses. 

Lily Gray with her new love- Arburn Tex Flournoy (aka Woolly Mammoth!)

Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving came and went way too fast this year!  This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house, Lily Gray had her cousin Kate come over for a play date/sleep over on Tuesday night and then they both went over to their Uncle Bob and Aunt Karen's house where they got to have another sleepover. 


On Thursday, Stephen, Danielle and I made a quick visit to a friend from the church, Walter.  Walter lives in a rehab center not too far from us and also has cerebral palsy.  Not only were we there to wish Walter a very happy Thanksgiving but also to wish him the happiest of birthdays!  Walter turned 63 on Thanksgiving! We had a great visit, showering Walter with delicious candies and birthday balloons.  


Thursday afternoon everyone arrived at our house to celebrate and eat Turduckin (Yogi's choice of course).  Danielle and Stephen took the opportunity while everyone was eating Thanksgiving dinner to go on a little shopping adventure to Wal-Mart.  Typically heading to a place like Wal-Mart is a nightmare with Stephen, trying to get around everyone and squeeze him down the toy aisle is so frustrating that many times we just give up- This time it was different! We have discovered the seceret that no one is a Wal-Mart in the middle of the day on Thanksgiving and all the aisle have been widen in preparation for Black Friday.  Danielle and Stephen had the best time cruising up and down the toy aisles.  They grabbed some batteries and got to work making all the toys come to life- Stephen loved every minute of it!!  It also told us exactly what toys Stephen wanted for Christmas.  Danielle then stashed all the toys Stephen loved and the ones that Lily Gray wanted so we could find them again in the midst of Black Friday may-ham.  This year was my first experience with Black Friday, Danielle and I headed to Wal-Mart around 10:45 to stake out our belongings.  What an experience it was, I can't believe all the crazy people!  We ended up with WAAAYY more than we expected to get but at such great prices, how could you say no??  :)  All in all we had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends- Lots to be thankful for this year.

As promised here are the pictures of Lily Gray's famous Gobble Bieber Turkey that she created for school.  It also sang Justin Bieber's "Baby" when you pushed its back.