Oh, to be two.

Y'all, I could write a book about this one. I'm serious. The fact that she always has 4 people at her beck and call leads to a bossy little two year old. And a funny one. I've got to document a few things just so I never forget them. And throughout the documentation of her funniess, I'm just including some random pictures of her.

I have a mole on my stomach that she is mildly obsessed with. The other morning while I was getting dressed, I was sitting on the edge of the tub and she found the moles. She said, "Morning mommy's moles." Then, she put one hand on each of my boobs and said, "Morning mommy's boobies!"

Wow.

 One night I was trying to get her to go to bed, and she was running all over her room and wouldn't come to me. I started counting so that she would know I meant business. She immediately dropped to her knees and said, "My need a break." I guess all that running from bedtime exhausted her.

That same night, once she did get in my lap, I was trying to  get a hangnail off of her and she said, "Dadgumit" and hit herself on the leg.

 Makinley was being Makinley one day while I was trying to talk on the phone and I told her I was talking to a parent and to give me a second. Addie Grey said, "She talky on pone, gosh." If only I could replicate the tone she used on this post. It was priceless.

 All of her 'f" words sound like she is saying 'p' right now. I love it. She 'palls' down. She wants my 'pone'. She likes to paint her 'pingernails'.

I look at the above picture and I'm just amazed. I can't believe that I have the honor of being their momma. They keep me on my toes, but they are such a gift to me. I just pray that I'm doing an okay job raising them up in the way that God would have me to.

Tumbling

Makinley has been taking tumbling since August, and she is starting to get better and better. She wants to be able to do back handsprings and back walk overs so bad. But she's definitely not there quite yet. Hopefully, the longer she practices, the more it will come.

 Addie Grey normally has to come with us, and it's almost impossible to keep her off the equipment. One of the coaches gets really mad at me. But she's TWO!! It's not like I can make her sit on the wall and watch for an hour.

 And these are the kinds of pictures that turn up on my phone when she gets it and starts clicking away!

Decorating

We took advantage of a Sunday afternoon with nothing on the agenda to go ahead and start decorating for Christmas. Yes, it was before Thanksgiving. But I knew that at the end of the break, Joey and I would be tired and trying to run around getting ready for a new week of school to start back. So, we just went ahead and knocked it out. We had some neighborly help as well!

 This one decided she needed to take a break.

 And then she was ready to start back up again.

 Notice she hung several all together on the string of the lights. Not on the tree branch.

For several days after we got the tree up, Addie Grey would point to an ornament and say, "Me wike dis one. Me take my room." And we found several ornaments in her room. Now the newness has worn off, so she's not doing it anymore. Thank heavens!

Thanksgiving

As always, we had a great Thanksgiving. One of the best parts was that my aunt and uncle from NC surprised us by showing up. We were just about to eat dinner on Wednesday night and I turned around to them standing behind me in the kitchen. It was perfect! I'm beginning to realize (after almost 35 years) that I should never be surprised by anything they do. This is the same aunt and uncle that surprised me at a dance recital when I was in elementary school. The same ones that surprised me when I graduated college. The same one that drove 12 hours in one day to be able to hold her great niece for just a few hours. I love them so much and am so thankful for what they willingly and joyfully do for us!

It was a low key day. We ate, We talked. The kids danced and played. We looked at Black Friday ads. We just hung out and enjoyed our time together as a family. And since I had just recently gotten my Iphone 6, I constantly took pictures of the "nothing" that was going on throughout the day!

 My kids love Tom. The only grandpa they've ever known on that side of the family.

 Our elf showed up on Thanksgiving Day, so Derrick read them their book. Of course, he had to improvise throughout the whole thing as only he can do.

 Makinley is constantly tumbling around the house these days.

 So thankful for them!!

 We attempted to let this one skip her nap so that she would go to bed early. She made it until 4 and then crashed.

My cup overflows! I love them so much!

It was another great Thanksgiving for the Lancasters/Shenemans. But, we missed Trey, Jenn and Bear!!! :-( Next year!