Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
It sure gets dark early...
Not a lot of new activity to report 'round the Davis household.
I have this semester pretty well under control with the exception of one big Resource Management project. It's a group project and we're studying the factors that lead to strong 4-year graduation rates at Christian colleges. Sound exciting? Let me know if you're up for details...otherwise I'll spare you.
Lisa is getting over a weekend allergy attack that had her wiped out for 24 hours...but pretty much has it whooped. Other than that, she's still deftly balancing 2 part-time (yeah right) jobs, being Reece's full-time Mommy, and keeping our household in order.
Here are some fun pics from the last few days...
We went to Papa and Grandmama Bakers' house two weekends ago for dinner and to hang out for a while...Reece loved licking the butter off of the corn.
Reece likes showing off his manly figure while watching the Little Einsteins (note link for birthday and Christmas gifts)...
Lisa gunked up Reece's hair for Nate Daniels' 2nd birthday party on Saturday. (Happy Birthday Nate!)
Reece's first movie on the big screen! Madagascar 2...
As you can see, Reece is pretty much running the show. He's not eating very well lately, which has him slimmed down to a svelte 34 pounds. His favorite phrases are "I did it" and "I want this"...his new vocabulary words are "pool" and "tent" referring to his favorite destinations.
I'll leave you with a picture from the end of our relaxing weekend - a shot from a late-night at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
I have this semester pretty well under control with the exception of one big Resource Management project. It's a group project and we're studying the factors that lead to strong 4-year graduation rates at Christian colleges. Sound exciting? Let me know if you're up for details...otherwise I'll spare you.
Lisa is getting over a weekend allergy attack that had her wiped out for 24 hours...but pretty much has it whooped. Other than that, she's still deftly balancing 2 part-time (yeah right) jobs, being Reece's full-time Mommy, and keeping our household in order.
Here are some fun pics from the last few days...
We went to Papa and Grandmama Bakers' house two weekends ago for dinner and to hang out for a while...Reece loved licking the butter off of the corn.
Reece likes showing off his manly figure while watching the Little Einsteins (note link for birthday and Christmas gifts)...
Lisa gunked up Reece's hair for Nate Daniels' 2nd birthday party on Saturday. (Happy Birthday Nate!)
Reece's first movie on the big screen! Madagascar 2...
As you can see, Reece is pretty much running the show. He's not eating very well lately, which has him slimmed down to a svelte 34 pounds. His favorite phrases are "I did it" and "I want this"...his new vocabulary words are "pool" and "tent" referring to his favorite destinations.I'll leave you with a picture from the end of our relaxing weekend - a shot from a late-night at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
We like Treating...
As everyone knows last Friday was Halloween and yes, we joined in on the costume 
fun. The weather was fantastic! I wasn't sure though, if we would be okay, I thought Reece might be frightened by all the strangers coming by and that he would be too intimidated to go knocking on our neighbors doors. Boy was I wrong. Reece got the idea of what to do immediately. He sat at the front door pointing as people walked up and then when we moved to the driveway, Reece would run to greet them with a fistful of candy ready to be dropped in their buckets. This was his favorite activity of the night. We ran out of candy early because he gave so much away. A little later when I asked if he wanted to go 'trick or treating' - Reece immediately grabbed a pumpkin bucket and ran down the driveway. He had no fear and was great at saying 'Thank You' for the candy. Unfortunately we were walking with Brooke and Sam but Reece kept leaving Sam behind. I guess candy outweighs the girls right now - sorry Sam (Dan you can breathe better now). Overall, I would say that the night was a success. Not too much candy and still plenty of sleep. Yea!
fun. The weather was fantastic! I wasn't sure though, if we would be okay, I thought Reece might be frightened by all the strangers coming by and that he would be too intimidated to go knocking on our neighbors doors. Boy was I wrong. Reece got the idea of what to do immediately. He sat at the front door pointing as people walked up and then when we moved to the driveway, Reece would run to greet them with a fistful of candy ready to be dropped in their buckets. This was his favorite activity of the night. We ran out of candy early because he gave so much away. A little later when I asked if he wanted to go 'trick or treating' - Reece immediately grabbed a pumpkin bucket and ran down the driveway. He had no fear and was great at saying 'Thank You' for the candy. Unfortunately we were walking with Brooke and Sam but Reece kept leaving Sam behind. I guess candy outweighs the girls right now - sorry Sam (Dan you can breathe better now). Overall, I would say that the night was a success. Not too much candy and still plenty of sleep. Yea!
A couple of other recent events for Reece have been a weekend visit from Nana (Joe's mom), swim lessons and a new full sentence. Nana came and spent lots of time chasing, laughing, tickling, survived a night with three Davis grandkids. Mom Davis was able to spend quality time with her Reece and then topped off her trip by watching Reece, Jillian and Lauren on Saturday evening. She survived, was a little winded, but has enough memories 
to fill another scrapbook.
to fill another scrapbook.During this past week, Reece decided to enlighten me with his first 3 word sentence. I was thrilled, that is - I was thrilled until I heard it for a thousand times in an hour. His sentence is "I want this!". It was so cute the first time he said it. I was making cookies for friends and Reece wanted to help. He wanted to help me roll the dough, unfortunately he wanted to keep helping me even when we were all done and then later he wanted to eat one and then found he wanted something else and then then something else... it is amazing how many times you can use that sentence... I know hear this in my sleep! I WANT THIS!
I don't have pictures, but we have started Reece in swim classes and he absolutely loves it. Joe and I were 
both able to go and to our surprise we were the only ones in the class. Which was great for us, more time and attention. You can't beat that. Again I didn't give my child enough credit - I was really afraid he wouldn't enjoy it or that he would be too excited to get in and listen to the teacher, however neither were the case. Reece was great. He listened to the teacher... so much so that she asked if he was always so serious. Hmmm... Nope. Not at all. And he did everything she asked him to do. I am so excited to see what we can continue teaching him. So amazing how these little minds are eager to soak up new information. Reminds me more and more the importance of what we need to teaching!
both able to go and to our surprise we were the only ones in the class. Which was great for us, more time and attention. You can't beat that. Again I didn't give my child enough credit - I was really afraid he wouldn't enjoy it or that he would be too excited to get in and listen to the teacher, however neither were the case. Reece was great. He listened to the teacher... so much so that she asked if he was always so serious. Hmmm... Nope. Not at all. And he did everything she asked him to do. I am so excited to see what we can continue teaching him. So amazing how these little minds are eager to soak up new information. Reminds me more and more the importance of what we need to teaching! Enjoy a few extra shots. In a couple of these pictures he is with the big kids at the daycare... He loves going there and hanging out.
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