Celebrating Christmas 2010 ~ Granddaddy, Maggie, Hunter & Holden

Continuing on with Christmas, we packed up and drove up to the lake house to spend a few days with Granddaddy, Maggie, Hunter and Holden.  We love being at the lake and having family with us.  This year we celebrated Christmas with my family, relaxing at the lake!

On the way up, we stopped at their house in Dothan.  I wanted to get some pictures of William and Griggs by the tree at my parents house.  It was fun.  They were  both still kinda sick, but they were troopers.  Griggs was just adorable sitting in the big pile of presents, tucked under the tree.  William loved the ornaments all over the tree.  I love the pictures of William and Griggs with Maggie and Granddaddy around the tree.

Once we made it to the lake, I had a little help from Griggs as I finished wrapping gifts for everyone.  Philip and William enjoyed going for a hike nearby.  It is always peaceful at the lake.  I count the blessings to have a place to go to relax, take in God's beauty and escape with family.  I love how we are tucked away, in the quiet, surrounded by such beauty at the lake.  I love watching William roam the nearby woods with Philip, knowing they are building their best relationship...A father and his son...(just wish I'd been able to get pictures!)

We enjoyed our days at the lake celebrating Christmas with Maggie and Granddaddy.  Time was spent with William and Granddaddy also exploring outside and Maggie snuggling with Griggs.  Holden loved rocking Griggs and playing with William.  I love time together and am thankful we can spend days together.  Hunter came up after work and we all had a great time exchanging gifts.  The best was the Lincoln Log set William got from Granddaddy and Maggie!!  Such a classic!  Holden spent so much time with William helping him set up the train track and build log cabins.  I loved watching them together.  It was a wonderful time at the lake.  Perfect weather, great times and laughter.

Christmas 2010

Christmas Time is magical.  Christmas is full of excitement and fun memories!  Especially when it's "Baby's 1st Christmas"!!  Especially when you have a 3 year old, who is full of anticipation of Christmas!  Well, although our Christmas 2010 (Baby's 1st Christmas with Griggs and William's 3 year old Christmas) was magical and special and sentimental...it was also our year of Christmas PNEUMONIA!! Our sweet babies became sick so quickly with high fevers and such severe coughs.  It was heartbreaking to hear them both cough and hack and seem them aching.  Yet, they still had sweet, adorable smiles and soaked up the Christmas magic.  We spent extra time rocking and hugging, extra time napping and cuddling during Christmas, and those are extra special Christmas blessings.  We did our best to not let being sick bring us down.  We enjoyed Griggs' 1st Christmas and soaked up all the baby magic of his sweet face gazing at the Christmas lights of the tree.  He was a little angel in our arms as we opened presents, just kicking and giggling in between sleeping and coughing.  William tore through his presents while coughing and trying to smile.  He said he was so glad Santa was so good to him, especially while being so sick.  

Christmas Eve we stayed home together since both boys were sick with high fevers and nasty coughs.  We missed church service, but knew we couldn't take them when they were that sick.  So, we had time together as a family.  We made cookies quickly with William and while they baked, we had our own little photo session for our family of 4 on Christmas Eve.  William and Griggs perked up enough to smile and enjoy taking pictures, which really made me happy.  I love capturing pictures, and really wanted the special family pictures on Christmas Eve.  Once the cookies were done, William and Griggs helped get the milk and cookies ready to leave out for Santa before we headed on to take the last loop off our countdown bell!!  We finally reached the bell, which meant it was the night before Christmas!!  Philip read Twas the Night Before Christmas to William, then we kissed both boys and said night-night to all!!  It was time for Santa to come.....HO HO HO!!!  

To capture some of Santa, William woke to find a couch full of toys!  Santa brought a firetruck, a fire station, a leapfrog computer, binoculars, toy story books, Woody, paint sets, a cowboy hat, new rain boots, new pajamas, a magnifying glass, coloring books, puzzles and new clothes.  He was so happy!!  This was certainly the year of fire trucks!! William loved all his surprises!  I can remember watching him run down the stairs to discover all the fun goodies.  My heart so happy.  I love the happiness in Christmas morning, especially with small children!  

Santa was also very good to Griggs on his very 1st Christmas!  The surprises brought to Griggs were a jump-a-roo, a stacking ring toy, a wood peg puzzle, teething beads, a push and spin musical toy, soft bath books, keepsake books, new pajamas, new clothes, shaking musical toys and a cool caterpillar "rain" toy!  Griggs took everything in, with wide eyes and amazement.  He grabbed at the toys and tried to eat each one...sweet baby was also teething!  He loved his jump-a-roo!  I loved holding him while he checked out all his toys, touching each one, grabbing them and shaking.  He loved kicking his feet while he laughed!  Such a sweet moment of the day!!  

Another special favorite Christmas tradition we share together is Christmas breakfast.  After all of Santa's goodies have been explored, Daddy heads to the kitchen to cook breakfast.  It's typically grits, eggs and bacon, which melts my heart!!  This year, he stole my heart by answering William's wishes and cooking like a cowboy!  He wore the black cowboy hat William got from Santa.  That, I loved.  My husband knows just how to be relaxed and have fun with his family!  

We had such a fun time gathered around our Christmas tree, watching William open presents, while helping Griggs "open" his.  William was thrilled with each present he discovered and very appreciative of each gift.  He did have favorites, but each present was fun and exciting!!  Griggs loved grabbing the wrapping paper and tissue papers.  He shook his little hands full of noisy paper and would smile with happiness.  One of my favorite moments while opening presents was rocking Griggs to sleep in my arms, while sitting in a pile of torn wrapping paper, watching William play with the toys, wearing his new puffy vest we'd gotten for him.  I kept thinking "soak up this excitement, soak up this fun, remember the sounds of your 3 year old loving Christmas morning and the faces your baby is making".  

Christmas was great for us 2010, regardless of being sick!  We didn't let both of our babies having nasty pneumonia keep us from having a memorable Christmas together, for the first time as a family of 4.   

Merry Christmas!!  

December 2010~~trip down memory lane

Time to look back through the pictures...time to remember the fun of having a 5 month old, and 3 year old...soaking up all the Christmas fun, creating memories and starting traditions..  

And so goes our story...

The days of December, 2010 were filled with laughter, smiles, fun..and yes, pneumonia right at Christmas for both William and Griggs.  But, first, I want to remember the excitement of the month...before getting sick right at Christmas.  

With all his 3 year old excitement, William could hardly contain his joy over the upcoming Christmas!  He kept telling Griggs, who was 5 months, how much fun Christmas would be.  He talked a lot to Griggs about all the decorations we were seeing, all the keepsakes we were making and how Santa came to bring tons of toys and surprises, but best of all, he started telling Griggs about Baby Jesus and how we love Jesus and that He was for Christmas.  At 3, William loved talking about Jesus and Mary and Joseph and how God made Christmas for us.  It will forever echo in my ears, that sweet little 3 year old voice, talking of Baby Jesus to his little brother.  Such a treasure!!  

Other favorites of the month...
Griggs loved baby foods..especially squash!!  He would giggle and kick his little feet when it was time to eat.  We would take turns feeding him, even William would help.  I loved sitting with him in his bouncy, and spooning his food in his adorable little toothless grin.  He took right to the foods, and was such a great eater. Such a blessing!  William also loved to help out by making his own peanut butter sandwiches.  Special to watch him grow and tackle new things.  Since we are always up for new foods, we decided to make sweet potato waffles with William one morning.  It was a hoot!  We had such a mess, but so fun to cook together.  William loved waffles so we thought we would "sneak" in the yummy sweet potato!  He liked them!  And he helped mash the sweet potatoes up and add in and didn't mind at all trying the new waffles.  Sometimes, as with all 3 year olds, we have moments where we are picky and not to willing to try, but if he helps with the cooking, he's more likely to try it!!  So... open up your kitchen, and bring out the fun!!  

We made our little road trip to Dothan to visit my family for a few days and had a great time.  It is always special to me to see my babies in my old crib at my parents.  I am so thankful they saved that crib!  I slept in it as a baby, then Hunter and then Holden!  So, I love piling my boys in that crib and getting fun pictures.  I also love going home for a few days around Christmas.  Seeing my boys around my family, around the Christmas decorations I grew up with and remember.. it's a favorite!!  We also love to drive around Dothan, enjoying all the Christmas lights around town.  I'm happy to spend time doing little things like this with my family.  

One of our family traditions is the annual Tree Farm to cut down our Christmas Tree.  Philip and I started this before we had William, and it is one of our highlights of Christmas.  We bundled up our boys, and drove up to DeFuniak Springs to Strickland Tree Farm.  It was such a fun day!  William was so cute, running from tree to tree, saying "this one, no this one, no maybe this one" before we found our tree.  Griggs was along for the ride, and was our little angel!  He slept most of the time.  But we did get some great pictures together at the tree farm.  Those pictures are some of my favorites...watching us grow through the years with each visit to the tree farm.  It was also a special time, having William help decorate the tree while Griggs snuggled nearby on his lounger pillow.  He was amazed at the lights.  He'd stare, kick his legs and giggle.  I loved the decorating time!!  

We also had fun making little Gingerbread houses together, somehow getting icing everywhere!  We used graham crackers, icing, and gumdrops.  It was fun watching William discover how to stand the crackers together and how the icing made everything stick.  And I of course had Griggs on the hip, keeping him in the process!  William had fun painting ceramic tree ornaments for us and his grandparents.  He really took to the crafts and keepsakes this year.  I love these early paintings, the messy, and unique ornaments.  I love capturing moments through handmade projects!  

William really loved crawling in Griggs' crib with him, to either comfort him and sing songs or bring toys to "teach" him how to play.  I loved watching their little relationship unfold.  I loved how much they both were drawn to the other.  And, when Griggs would be taking his morning nap, William would entertain himself with "trucks on parade" or "farm time".  His imagination was unstoppable.  He played so well and was adorable to watch.  He chatted away to the little people and made the animal sounds.  I snapped pictures, took videos, jotted notes, anything to help capture these sweet moments.  I can remember many conversations of thanks and praise to God for these 2 boys.  God was pouring out his love to me through my sons, and I wanted to capture his love, wanted to shout from the rooftop so all could know.  I loved settling down with William for his afternoon nap, sharing a Bible story and answering his questions.  We would pray together and sing hymns as we drifted off to sleep.  I pray daily they always know God, feel his love and seek his face.  

A huge milestone for us...1st night in the crib, in the nursery...not right next to mommy and daddy's bed...
Yes, from Day 1, Griggs slept in a bassinet next to our bed, and some night, in our bed with us.  He would nap peacefully in his crib, pack-n-play or bassinet.  He would have slept in the nursery in the HUGE crib all night from early on, IF I would have let him.  But, with nursing, and just with him being our little baby, we were content to have him in our room, in the bassinet right next to us.  It what worked for us.  We moved William at 4 months, but with Griggs, I begged for one more month.  So, Philip and I agreed we would keep him our room until December.  I knew it was "time" for the crib, but it was a big step for me.  I loved having him right at my finger tips as we slept. So, finally, about a week before Christmas, I held him and rocked him until he fell asleep.  Then I sang one more song to him and gently placed him to sleep in his crib.  (12/19/10). He looked sooooo tiny in the huge crib.  I sat in his room for a while, praying for a peaceful night and praising God for his beautiful gift.  I watched my little angel sleep...like it was the first night all over again...watching him in awe of God.  I know it may seem silly that I, at 5 months, was so emotional about him being in his crib at night.  But, I love the little infant age of the bassinet, right next to our bed.  He slept great all night in there, or in our bed with us.  I knew he would sleep just fine in his crib.  I was not worried about the transition, just not ready.  God covered me in a blanket of peace, and I felt his presence more than ever that night.  We all woke the next morning and I couldn't wait to cuddle with my snuggle bug!  (side note, while he was in our room, he was not keeping us awake.. if he did wake, I'd just pull him in bed with us, and we'd go right back to sleep).  And on that note, I was also waking with William at night (potty training, dreams, nightmares).  So I'd just rotate through the beds, but not lacking for sleep.  I'm not a fan of "cry it out" or "no babies in the bed" or "sit by the bed" style..  They are young, little babies and they need cuddling and hugging.  There is no harm in my book for co-sleeping when needed.  They will grow up and outgrow it.  You will have nights of totally uninterrupted sleep, with no tiny babies to cuddle.  I made the choice to rock my baby to sleep, cuddle and snuggle.  Yes, my babies both slept with us as tiny infants, and I loved every moment!!  

With Christmas coming, we took the boys to see Santa and capture the "Christmas Santa" picture.  William was quite proud to see Santa.  Griggs just went right along.  It's a fun and sweet tradition to see Santa with kids.  Their little innocent smiles and excitement is priceless.  Keep childhood traditions with your family and share in their excitement.  It's a moment to not take for granted.  I love how William soaks up life.  I can see Griggs is doing the same, and that he loves his brother like no other.  I love watching them together, knowing the lifetime ahead holds so much for them together.  

I decided to start doing a kids Christmas Party for the boys and their friends this year.  It was a ton of fun!!  I love doing crafts and painting and fun activities with kids, and William was so excited to have friends over to make ornaments and decorate cookies!  We set up stations around the house for all the crafts.  We made reindeer prints, gingerbread house cards, reindeer food, angels, noodle wreaths, impression ornaments and decorated cookies!  It was great!!  Especially when SANTA himself showed up!!  Ho Ho Ho!!  All the kids (well most) loved seeing Santa and sharing their wish list with the Jolly Ole Elf himself!  Times like this make me smile, when we open our home to friends to share fun and excitement together.  It is a tradition with the boys I look forward to doing every year.  I'm happy to have friends over and host parties!  So, thank you to all our friends that came to our first Kids Christmas Party!!  


So, as you can tell, our December was full of fun and special times...and this post doesn't cover Christmas with grandparents, and our Christmas Eve and Morning Family time!!  Stay tuned..

Thankful Moments November 2010

If time would only slow down...stand still... if only...
That's not possible, but memories are precious and pictures capture such great moments in time.  I love sitting and looking through all the tons of photos, remembering when...reliving life in my mind with the stories that flow.  I love writing this blog.  Time to take a little trip and capture another set of special moments..  November 2010.







 

As I continue on my reflecting back blogging, November 2010, William had just turned 3 and Griggs was 4 months.  Such happy boys.  Our days were filled with fun times hanging out at home, playing outside as a family, taking walks down to seaside to enjoy the fresh air and quiet 30A life and making some road trips..  The weather had started to drop, so it was also time for extra cuddles, blankets and long sleeves!  I spent lots of days home with my two boys, playing and singing and reading.  I took lots of pictures, wanting to capture every little detail, knowing how fast they change.  I enjoyed our little routine.




 

Seemed like a lot went on during November, yet it still seemed very relaxed and low key.  I love when I can see such happiness in my boys, when I can feel God's love in their little embrace.  That was most certainly the theme during the days of November (and honestly is every day).  Although it was quickly approaching the holidays, which can bring hustle and bustle, hurry-scurry, I can remember feeling such peace being with my boys, just doing family things, knowing we were doing exactly what God was calling us to do.  I can remember being so aware of His blessings all around me during this particular time of year.  I love to sing to my boys and one of my favorites is "count your many blessings..."

So...
looking back on the blessings in my life captured during November of 2010 (William 3 yr, Griggs 4 mths)
**William wrote his own name independently while doing a fall leaf keepsake
**Holden's love for his nephews and the sweet connection they share
**Griggs and his giggles over seeing Maggie
**Well check doctor appointments (3 year and 4 month) healthy boys
**Griggs' quick discovery of "eating" his first foods and William's desire to help teach
**Time spent catching up with family
**William and his love of cups and liquids, helping him recover from strep throat
**The gift of a play tent, providing a fun, exciting new environment for imagination to grow
**The little chubby fingers learning to hold up the #3 to show his age
**The endless snuggles and cuddles from adorable boys
**Adorable cousins, who are dear to our hearts
**Griggs' fascination with "kisses" to my chin
**William's healthy foods and eating habits
**Sweet friends for our boys
**Milestones reached with little arms learning to stretch and reach and grab
**God's mission work and the chance to make an impact on others in His name with The Angel Tree
**Fall weather for picnics and giving thanks together
**Huge leaf piles to jump
**Contentment in giggles and smiles from Griggs, just seeing our faces and being near us
**William's love of caring for his baby brother
**The kisses of my boys and the love we share
**William learning to help make his own PB sandwich
**The American Veterans we honor
**Walks with daddy to spend time together
**The healthy happy faces of Griggs
**Griggs and his many versions of pushups and tummy times
**The love of family in the gift of a favorite hand made blanket (made by his great-aunt nanci griggs)
**Brothers together
**Griggs and his excitement and giggles with his Christmas Stocking from Mommy and Daddy
**Having playtime on mommy's baby blanket (Thanks to Maggie for saving it all these years)
**Healthy playtime outside and learning sports
**Having a playset in our backyard for family time
**William's excitement of his tricycle and our family walks as he rode around the block
**Nearby playgrounds for afternoons out and about
**Being with friends for childhood traditions of Santa
**Capturing healthy happy sleepy baby boys
**Thanksgiving moments with family
**Family recipes and cooking together
**Holden and William making special Thanksgiving treats together
**Cool weather for bonfires
**God's protection and healing of Papa during his heart attack and our quick trip to visit
****Best best blessing of all is always family***

I am forever blessed.  My cup runneth over with blessing too many to count.  Simple blessing, multiple blessing, gigantic blessings, tiny blessings, enormous blessings, hidden blessings, detailed blessings... you get the picture.  Everyone is blessed.  We all have much to be thankful for.  Thanksgiving is my favorite time of the year.  I love to slow down and reflect on how God has blessed and how we should be thankful and how we show others we are thankful.  I love to be with family.  I love to capture time together.  If it's time of my own little family or my extended family or time with just friends.  I love to capture time with those important to me.  I honestly try to carry out Thanksgiving with me throughout the year.  It's not something that should be only on one day of the year.

 

I love a tradition my family does on Thanksgiving.  This is a tradition Philip and I have also shared with his parents on Thanksgivings with them.  It's something we carry family to family and also do at Christmas with family if we weren't with a set for Thanksgiving :)  After the meal has been prepared, before the blessing has been said, we gather together, holding hands and we all take a moment to go around and share one thing we are thankful for from the year.  It most often brings tears, but it reminds us all to slow down and value others and never take for granted.  It reminds us to keep our eyes and hearts focused on Christ and his mission for us.  We pray together and bless the meal before enjoying the infamous spread of vegetables and casseroles.  But, while it is fun to cook until you drop and eat until you pop, it is most important, most crucial (to me) that we first spend the time to give thanks to God for all he has given, will give and does for us, remembering all and sharing with others.  I love moments like this where we come together and share to encourage one another.  My prayer is that my children will take heart to what they are experiencing with family and let it grow with them as they grow and help them go into their world to serve others, giving thanks always to God.

 


*****I could go on and on and on with the many blessings, however, these are what stand out from those moments.  I love capturing them in pictures and writing the stories for my boys. 

Halloween 2010 (Memories for Journals)

Having a 3 year old who loved everything about firetrucks and firemen made the decision about what to be for Halloween very, very simple!!  William wanted only to be a "Kireman" (fireman).  He loved being in his fireman jacket, hat and boots.  Every day.  He wanted to wear his fireman costume, which I just loved!! So, when we asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween, he answered a "Kireman" and that Griggs was his little "Rescue Dog" named "Spots".  That part I had to work on.... Only thing I could think of, given Griggs was just 3 months and needed to be warm (meaning a long sleeve shirt and pants) was to sew black dots on a white onesie and white pants and sew black floppy ears on a white hat :)  I had some black felt and I did just that!!  I thought it turned out so cute!!  William had his fireman suit and had his little rescue dog right by his side (well, as long as mommy held him in my arms or pushed him in the stroller!)



We had fun trick-or-treating at Destin Commons as well as with friends in their neighborhood.  It was fun to watch William run up to the doors, and know just what to do!  He'd hold out his bag and say "trick or treat" and say "thank you!"  And, he'd always make sure to tell the person he had a baby brother that was his "rescue dog", and that made me smile.  He wanted to make sure his baby was included! 
Very cute times together!


William couldn't wait to visit the pumpkin patch and pick out his special pumpkins!  He wanted to line them up like his favorite "5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on the Gate".  We visited the pumpkin patch with our 2 pumpkins and captured some fun and exciting pumpkin hunting pictures.  I love how simple things like pumpkins can bring such laughter and excitement to a child. 




We also had fun carving our family pumpkin with William...expect he didn't care at all for grabbing the seeds!  He'd say it was yuck, but couldn't wait to do the face with the pumpkin.  He decided to use his beach bucket and shovel to scoop the seeds.  Very cute to watch a 3 year old use beach toys to scoop out pumpkin seeds!  It was fun to watch our 3 year old enjoy the traditional pumpkin carving time and be so excited about the face of his pumpkin!  Moments of childhood not to be passed or forgotten! 


Until next post...stay tuned :)

Family Game Day~Troy (State) Oct. 2010 & WPJ 3rd Birthday Day

Most of you know how much we love college football!!  We love Auburn football!!  We can't wait to have William and Griggs at games with us, cheering out our beloved Auburn Tigers.  To ease them into the big stadium and excitement of games, we decided we'd start with a family game day to my school...Troy (State) University!  It's Troy University now, but will always be Troy State in my heart.  We took William and Griggs to their first game the weekend William turned 3.  Gameday was Saturday, October 16, 2010.  It was a great day, full of sunshine and perfect fall chill in the air.  We walked around the campus some, took the boys by my sorority house so I could get my picture with my letters and my babies!  I loved that moment!  Just special things around town, like lunch at a favorite spot from college years (Mexican!), a visit to the bookstore, walking around the campus, telling William about when I was in college...Then, when he couldn't wait any longer, we went on into the stadium!!  We did get suite tickets (perfect for me, a nursing mom of a 3 month old).  William was so fascinated by the huge windows and how big the field looked!  He was ready to cheer and watch football...then he discovered the treats and cookies in the suite :)  Haha!  It was fun to watch my old team and do some of the Troy cheers with William.  I did walk down with William during half time so he could see and hear the band and walk around the inside of the stadium.  We found some of my sorority sisters and sat for a while with them, letting the boys scream and jump for Troy.  The best part, thanks to my husband and his connections, we were able to walk down on the sidelines...I still laugh a little that although I'm the Troy girl, he knew the right folks :)  William was so excited to be down on the field, near the big players!!  Baby Griggs was a perfect little angel the entire day and game!  He was so sweet and quiet in the suite box and just hung out in our arms on the field.  He was along for the ride...bless him!  I also loved the fact that I still had my little brother's Troy State University sweatshirt and William was able to wear it!  I love making memories with my little family.  Yes, Auburn had a game that same day, but my husband, didn't complain.  He spent the day with us, cheering on Troy (well, we did watch the Auburn game!!) making sure I had a fantastic day with my 2 boys back on my campus.  It's little things that capture my heart over and over....

So, "here's to ole' Troy State, we are with you all the way....so, get out there team and fight-fight-fight and win today!"

"T-T-R-O-Y-S-T-A-T-E-U-NIVERSTIY---TSU" 

Thanks, Troy!  A great first college game for a 3 year old and his baby brother.  (Yes, William wanted his brother with him!  He has never really liked being apart from him)






The day after our game day was William's actual 3rd Birthday!  We took him to eat at Cracker Barrel in Dothan for a favorite of waffles and eggs before heading home.  Bless his heart, he spiked a fever of 103 on the ride home and was just a sick little boy..  We made it home and all took a long nap on birthday boy's big special day.  When he woke up, his fever had come down a little so, we took him out to run a little for sunset on the beach before doing birthday cupcakes at home on our front steps.  It was a sweet ending to our celebrations of our 3rd birthday!  And, in our family...birthday nights are meant for sleepovers with mommy and daddy!!  Happy 3rd Birthday William!  We loved celebrating you in so many ways!! 

WPJ date night Disney Live (3rd Birthday Date)

So, to keep with updating and remembering a fun night with William as we celebrated his 3rd birthday.........

When your little boy turns 3...why not take him on a date night!! We also celebrated William turning 3 by having a Mommy-William-Daddy date night and took him to see his first Live Show of Disney Live! He was star struck! We walked in the auditorium and the excitement was everywhere! His eyes got so big and he was smiling from ear to ear! He was taken by all the songs and characters and had such a fun time singing and watching Mickey and all the Disney characters perform. When his favorites would come on stage, his sweet face would just light up!! It was a crazy and loud fun night, but his excitement of having time with just Mommy and Daddy and being in the same room as Mickey, Woody, Goofy, Buzz and Donald...just priceless! He really loved getting to pick out a special keepsake at the gift shop! He selected a Handy Manny toolbox, so he could do work with tools, like Daddy! How sweet is that??

I'm just posting about this fun night to capture a fun memory of William's first Live Show. We missed having Griggs with us, but Gram and Grumps were enjoying babysitting him and said he slept like an angel. I still can't believe how time has gone by...seems like yesterday, we were sitting with William...waiting on Mickey to come on stage...and to William, Mickey was there only for us!!  What a priceless night, a memory of a fun childhood favorite with Mickey, a wonderful "date night" with our little 3 year old!