the Willbug

I'm in a reminiscing mood, so bear with me for this long post. A few weeks ago I looked at Will and wondered how he grew up so fast on me.  I remember wondering this summer if he would ever fit into the pants we'd bought him for the fall; now those same pants that I rolled up a few months ago are pretty short on him.  He has really started to be a chatterbox and I love hearing what he says next.  The other morning I had my normal crazy hair (mixing curly hair with wet hair at night before you go to sleep can be scary) and came out to see Jeremy and Will eating breakfast.  He looked at me and said, "Hi mama, your hair a mess!"  I laughed and agreed.  Then he said," You fix it?"  Apparently I was quite scary that morning.

He has also totally embraced Christmas and loves looking for lights and decorations as we drive.  Depending on what he sees, he'll sing "O Christmas Tree" ,"Frosty the Snowman" , "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" or "Jingle Bells".  I love it.  

I think this picture is hillarious, he was mad at me for taking a picture of him.  Maybe because he knows people don't usually bath with Mardi Gras beads on.

He loves climbing.  He's had many time outs for scaling our furniture.

He's a great sport when Jeremy and I get the sight seeing bug.  Today we went to the Christkindlmarket downtown. 

Will thought this angel was pretty cool.  We let him give her some change.

Checking out the nativity.  For some reason he loves sheep and loves to pretend to be one, then will say"You try a sheep Mama!"  So we pretend we're sheep.  It's cool to be home playing sheep instead of working.

He sometimes will even take a nap.  It was a sad day when I realized he doesn't need one every day anymore.  Guess we'll just start some quiet time so I keep my sanity this winter.  He sure is cute when he's asleep.

 His reward for being good in the car while we drove home through the rush hour traffic.  Isn't a happy meal the univeral bribe for little kids?

Will and his dog Festus.  Yes, they eat breakfast together.  They do everything together.  

 Can you believe this was him just a year ago?  Last year he was happy to just play with the beads, now he wants to climb the tree.  I sure love this kid.