Yes, we made it back safely from all our gallivantin' around, just in case any one was wondering! We had a wonderful time with both families and the kids got waaaayyy too much stuff! Good thing we are expanding in the storage area soon! Speaking of that, we are trying desperately to get our house ready to move into next month (fingers crossed here)so I don't have much time to spare now. Not that I had that much to spare before but blogging has had to take a major back seat in my daily routine. AND my babies have gone through lots of changes in the last three weeks so..........this is one busy ol'mama!
Uncle Frank gave them this sofa for Christmas and they L-O-V-E it! James always crawls in with one leg up and one arm thrown over the back of it. Such a little man! They had their 15 month check up today, unbelievable. While they were being weighed the nurse asked me if I ever thought I'd see this day all those months ago when we first came in! I told her nope and we both had a good laugh! But it really does feel as if I've blinked my eyes and
15 whole months has gone by. Here is their report:
James: Height-29.5, Weight-19.10, Head circumference-47.4
Audrey: Height-29, Weight-19.3, Head circumference-46
The doctor said they are doing exceptionally well and everything looks wonderful! We'll go back at 18 months for more shots(arrgghh)and another well check. I will be soooo glad when all these immunizations are over!
I have tons and tons more pictures from our 2 week Christmas vacation, don't worry. I will share them eventually! But out of all the pictures that were taken, this one is my favorite!
She also loves to sit in things like her little baby bath tub, big bowls and laundry baskets. Yesterday she threw everything out except for a few books and a hair brush, climbed in and sat there reading and brushing her hair for at least 20 minutes. 
This is the bird bath we have outside that she's in. Thankfully there was no water in it at the time! Audrey has also discovered how fun toilet paper is to play with. She also knows to wipe her nose and mouth with wet wipes or napkins which I think is pretty stinkin smart!! Oh yes, and she is also a little sneaky. I was changing James the other day and she wanted to take all the wet wipes out of the box. I wouldn't let her and I moved them away from her. Very quietly she walked around to where the box was, grabbed it and started running out the door!!
Don't be alarmed this is Aunt Emily's dog that has the sweetest nature of any dog I've ever been around and these two didn't stay in this position very long. But I thought it was to cute to pass!
This little boy is very much into playing with trucks these days. Isn't he adorable? 
Tuesday night as I was putting something back in the refrigerator I noticed that the light was out. I didn't think anything about it because lights go out in fridge's right? I mean for 2 years we didn't have a light in our fridge. Anywho, yesterday morning when I got their juice out I noticed that it wasn't very cold. Curious. I looked over at the plug and sure enough, it was unplugged. Now I wonder who could of done that?
Not only is James' personality budding, he has also started exploring all his options. For example: He has knocked over 2 lamps, washed his hands in the toilet 3 times and all items within eye level have been formally introduced to his tongue at least once, if not more! He even licked the bottom of the tub the other night after all the water was out!
Audrey also started stomping her tiny feet and balling up her little fists yesterday at her daddy when he wouldn't let her get into the magazine basket. And talk about drama queen....sheesh. We are not looking forward to the next few years with that!
We are heading up to my sister and brother-in-law's tomorrow. My dad and Nelda will be there Monday. Mom and Pop are already there, as well as the rest of my dear old fam! We are having a party Monday night,(can't wait, hope everyone can come!) finishing Christmas shopping on Tuesday (by the way Bets!) Christmas with my mom and grandfather on Wednesday and then Christmas Day at my sister's house. And on Friday my American-living-in-Brazil-friend and her hubby are coming to see us(I hope)! And somewhere in the middle of all that we want to squeeze in taking the kids to the Ronald McDonald house and the hospital where they were born AND take all the kids to see the Christmas light house. Then the next week we will be off to Hattiesburg for the New Year's meeting. Can't wait y'all!!!But uh.......
Yesterday James also showed off his new skill of climbing on and off his car all by himself with out toppling over. We are growing up around here y'all. It's exciting and fun and sad, all at the same time. James has 4 teeth on top and 2 on bottom; Audrey has 4 on top and 4 on bottom and hardly crawls any more. She's gotten real good at turning corners this week! James watches her very intently at times and you can tell his wheels are turning thinking "Now how can I do that?" He is definitely the studious one, figuring out how things work. Yup, he's a Mizell. Or maybe it's just all that boy in him.
My baby boy also loves to read, he's just not as vocal about it as Audrey. He will sit quietly, turning pages and usually doesn't ask for me to read to him. He seems to wait for his daddy to get home for that! His favorite book is Arthur Goes to School which is an older kids book. His daddy told him the other night he can get AR points for reading it! The only thing loud about James is when he gets upset. Whether he is mad or sad, the kid can throw down!
