Polar Express

Thanks to Grandma Teri... Liam has a new favorite movie!

The Polar Express!

Grandma had suggested we get Liam The Polar Express since he likes trains so much. I had never even thought of that movie, mainly because I think I have seen it once, and I probably slept through most of it - I tend to sleep through most movies.

Pol and I bought it this past weekend while we were doing our big Christmas gift buying and wrapping day.. big thanks to Costco actually having the regular old version.. everyone else only had the 3D version in stock. No way our little dude would sit there with glasses on and watch.

He loved every minute... except for the scary doll section I wouldn't let him watch.. no nightmares please.

He randomly got up and danced for this part... which cracked Pol and I up. I thought I would share. Enjoy. and the end run away part.. I have no idea.

Flour

Liam still likes to help with the cookie making...

Lesson learned this time: Do not give him a bath and put him in his PJs before baking time!

Thanksgiving 09

Sorry this post is so very late! I had forgotten my camera cord at my parents, and they were so sweet as to mail it to me! Then I realized, I didn't really take that many pictures, but here are the ones I have so you will at least get the idea.

Anna and Liam spent a lot of time together! Here they are playing with one of Grandma's nativity sets. Anna got the people and Liam played with the animals. Poor Josh got nothing.


As always, they enjoyed watching Thomas together


And they both love to watch the blog videos, so here they are making grandma watch with them.


These pictures are from when we put up decorations at our house...

Liam The Builder

I know... I know... another video of Liam. What can I say, I like him. AND he likes him too. We have to watch these videos over and over so the more there are to choose from the less Pol and I have to listen to "Coat of Many Colors".

The weekends here have been perfect weather so Pol is working to finish up our fence. As you will see, Liam likes to help out.

Dancing to King George

I am trying to pass down my love of country music to Liam. He watched some of the CMA's with me last night. I think I have also passed down my awesome dance moves.

This Is Halloween

I thought you would actually want to see Liam in tiger action. He would usually say "Trick or Treat" before people opened the door, but he was pretty good about thanking them for the treat.

ps.. the cow at the beginning of the video, he would not go anywhere near, but got braver as time went on.

Halloween in MO

For Halloween we went to Pleasant Hill and enjoyed a mini-vacation. I will spare you the details of me totally misreading our flight itinerary which resulted in missing our return flight. I will also leave out how after buying next day tickets to come home Southwest lost our luggage. Because those details are not important and did not spoil the great time that was had.

I will however give you details about Liam's Halloween.

First it started with a tractor ride. Okay, not really a ride, but he got to play on this tractor and that might have been the highlight of his weekend. It took some convincing to get him off the thing.



Followed by reading a book with daddy and grandma.


Time to transform into a tiger.


Off to trick or treat! We figured Liam MIGHT do one house. I mean trick or treating is really combining his two worst fears... 1. strangers and 2. food. Liam surprised us all and LOVED every minute of it. He was out for over an hour running from house to house and saying "trick or treat". Though, he normally said it before the people had opened their door.


Grandma Sarah helping him up the stairs.



Find the tiger game.


Aunt Stephanie and her crew


Grandma Sarah stealing Liam's Reece's Cups


Getting candy from Grandpa Buck


When we got back to Grandma Teri and Popo Jon's Liam starting giving them his candy rather than taking candy from them. quite funny.


Crouching Tiger



He discovered Kit Kats. And he likes them. A.LOT.


Few other pics from the weekend...

Grandpa George


Scary Charlie doll that scarred Leslie for life.


The family.


Buckingham men


Uncle Mike making Liam fist bump.


Old caboose


Time to say bye-bye.

Daddy.... Liam....

2am last night:
Liam: DADDY!
Liam: DADDY!
Liam: DADDY, Come here!

Pol (laying next to me in bed): LIAM
Liam: DADDY
Pol: LIAM
Liam: DADDY, come here!
Pol: LIAM

Me: (thinking) well I guess Pol isn't actually going to get out of bed to see what Liam needs. So I get out of bed and cover Liam up and put him back to sleep.

Next Morning:
Me: Why didn't you get up and help Liam out last night?
Pol: What are you talking about?
Me: You know, when Liam yelled out for you and then you just yelled back?
Pol: Seriously, what are you talking about?
Me: You don't remember? You and Liam yelled back and forth to each other last night!
Pol: I have no idea what you are talking about

No worries people.. Liam is completely safe with Pol and I.

Cooking 101

Booooo Yankees

I have heard that one of the main things a parent passes down to a child is their love (and hatred) of sports teams. As most know, my mom LOVES the Braves and HATES the Yankees. My husband has also adopted this belief that the Yanks are evil... I think he had to in order to marry me.

I guess as part of his adoption into the world of baseball he had to find one player to dislike the most. That player is A-Rod. Pol has very strong opinions against the A to the Rod. Don't ask me why. Ask him. I tune him out when he starts rambling about why A is so terrible. I tend to think of other things while watching baseball... like why must they spit so often and I like the pinstriped suits better than the solid and those people look miserable sitting in the freezing cold, or those people look like they have drank enough beer to keep them warm.

I went out with a friend the other night and this is what Pol taught Liam in my absence. My mom will be so proud.

Orange-ya-glad we love fall?

Last weekend we made it into our Fall for Pumpkins weekend. We carved pumpkins and went to a pumpkin patch. Liam loved it all. Except he did not love not being allowed to carve a pumpkin himself. And he was introduced to Snoopy via The Great Pumpkin. He loves Snoopy now.

ps: I never liked that scene in The Great Pumpkin where Snoopy is the Pilot... and I have realize why... it is definitely a boy thing. Liam would just stare (like Pol) at that portion... in awe. of snoopy. flying. his doghouse. really?

sorry, lots of pics. When your kid is so darn cute... you just can't help it.

trying to get him to pose where all the other good little boys and girls were posing so perfectly for their parents


We have no idea...


I want this one!


no wait.. this one!


Throwing stems at mommy is great fun.


Liam being disobedient and crossing the fence to the area where you have to pay to get in. mommy and daddy were too cheap and would not pay to cross over.


Loving to yell these days.


I mean, when you sit on a pumpkin what other face are you supposed to make?


awe.


I think here he is asking for fruit snacks


happy pumpkin boy

Carving the pumpkins!


Liam wishing he was sitting in Rob's lap.


helping me carve.


me stopping Liam from helping so much.. the spider almost lost a few legs.


checking out daddy's work!




Pretty cool!


Thankful for a fun weekend! (Liam wanted Rob to pray with him and daddy, not me!)

Pumpkin Patch

I will be posting more pics, but wanted to give you a little view of how much Liam enjoyed the Pumpkin Patch.