December Stuff

The Truman household has kind of been boring lately so I apologize for the lack of updates. Is anyone still reading our family blog?

Let see . . . what have you missed?

Yearly our town has Santa fly onto St. Mark field. The kids love seeing the helicopter. We decided not to stick around to see Santa because the weather was frigid.






We got some snow.





Joey had his Christmas program. He suddenly got shy when they sang for us and while all of the other kids sang to us he sang but turned the other way. Poor guy.






Here are the kids getting ready for Christmas Eve Service.



Christmas Day and Joey blowing out Jesus' birthday candles:






So, that was our December in a nutshell. I promise I'll update more often in the New Year. It's apart of my New Year's resolution . . . along with working out more (afterall I need to fit into my bridesmaid dress without embarassing myself), and eating out less. What's your resolution?

November stuff

I know, I know . . . I've not been so good about updating the blog lately. Sorry. On another note - I am seriously craving some weinerschnitzel chili cheese fries right now. Hold the rasberry tea. Stinkin' Massachusetts!

Let's see . . . what did you miss?

The kids had their joint birthday party. It was fantastic!




Debbie came into town and we headed into Boston a few times.







We also got to visit with some Stout's.




That night after visiting with Tammi and Shawn I got a call from Terra around 12:30 a.m. or so. She got engaged! I seriously started crying and I'm thrilled for her. I just hope she remembers that I was by no means a bridezilla and I (at least remember) her dress being lovely in my wedding. I'm having an awful feeling that the movie "28 dresses" might be in my future. She might want to pay me back for urging her to hurry up and have babies.

On an entirely different note . . . do you all remember the Adam Sandler movie that was filmed here in Massachusetts over summer? Here's the trailer:



I was super stoked to see the trailer! It looks like a great movie. I have pride in my town and thinks it is adorable. The red, brick building in the trailer is actually the town hall. We literally live within walking distance there. I've only walked it once . . . while pregnant with CJ and Joey in a stroller. (If you really want a laugh, go rummaging through the archives)

I promise I'll do a December update soon! (Not much has really been happening - it might just say: Met Santa, did homework, and got our Christmas on)

Having a two and three-year-old

I know, I know . . . I've been horrible at updating on the blog. Let's see . . . what have you missed?

Halloween: My duck and hunter. We had fun trick-or-treating with our friends and the kids got a whole lot of candy (for Mom and Dad to eat).

Most importantly . . . CLARISSA TURNED TWO! The day before we had Bible Study with our friends and had a little celebration with her. I have a question for my mom friends with more than one child. How does your 2nd (or beyond) deal with new things? Perhaps I treat CJ a little differently because she's a girl and my baby. I realized Friday night that we'd never let Clarissa blow out a candle. Joey was a total pro at that age. She had no desire to blow out her candles. Joey ended up blowing them and he's been unwrapping her presents, too. She doesn't mind, but I felt guilty.

Keith went out of town this last weekend and bought us little gifts while he was there. He ended up buying Clarissa a stuffed duck, Joey a harmonica, and me New Moon candy. :) When he went to the cashier she asked who the "lucky person" was to get the duck. Keith told her it was his daughter. Then he told her the harmonica was for Joey. As she continued to ring his items she asked if he had a third child. Keith laughed at that! Apparently, being a married, mother-of-two, twenty-eight-year-old doesn't allow me to appreciate the Twilight series. Keith called me just laughing at his conversation with the cashier. Fail.

Other than that, nothing really blog worthy has happened. Joey and Clarissa will be having their party next week so I'll give a full update then.

Random Stories

I know, I know! It's been a while since I've told you some random stories. Here are a couple of Joey recently. Enjoy.

#1

For the last two years we've been buzzing Joey's hair ourselves. Today we took him to get his haircut by someone. Joey does not like getting haircuts. He was nervous and when he met the lady he told her she could cut just ONE hair. After she got started (and by the way she cut more than one hair) she told him that he was doing great and was the biggest kid she knew. Joey looked up through his eyes and said without thinking or hesitation, "No, my daddy is the biggest kid."

#2

Because I'm all sorts of classy I ate way too much for dinner tonight. I told Keith that I was fat and showed him my stomach. I didn't think the kids were paying attention. Joey came up to me and wanted to see my stomach. He asked what "that" was. I told him that it was just that I had a big stomach because I had a lot to eat. He says, "No! What is that?" He was pointing to my stretch marks. I just quickly explained to him that I got those because of him. He looked at me and with the sweetest voice said, "Oh, I'm so sorry!" It was adorable. By the way, I don't mind them. I love what they represent.

Fall

Things I Love about Fall

1. The foliage here is amazing. Growing up in the Panhandle our falls consisted of our leaves turning brown and blowing away by the 90 mph wind. Here the leaves turn beautiful colors of red, yellow, and orange! They fall and one would think raking the leaves would be annoying, but it's an absolute blast with the kids.

2. The weather is (usually) gorgeous. Sixty degree weather is perfect to wear your long-sleeved shirts. It's the beginning of winter clothes. I love winter clothes.

3. The food. Do I need to explain this? Pumpkin pie? I've had two slices tonight alone with a pound of whipped cream. Yummy.

The Duck and its Hunter

I'd like to formally introduce you to the cutest duck and most handsome hunter:



And because I was impressed with Clarissa allowing me to do her hair differently today:

Winding Down . . .

Fall is here and things just seem to be winding down to a comfortable pace. I think we're finally able to keep up with our busy schedule of everyone now having appointments and school. There's not much to report from the front so instead please enjoy some pictures.