The Thacker Pack

Judah singing Veggie tales song

2012-01-17T14:56:00.001-05:00

Judah got this sweet little veggie tales book for Christmas and has been singing the song it plays on and off since hew memorized it. Sweetness! Watch "God made me special (my sweet tone deaf 3yo)" on YouTube

For Jim!

2012-01-17T14:52:00.001-05:00

We adopted a dog! Her name is Coda and she is a cairn terrier mix. She looks like benji but she is smaller, about 12 lbs and is a yr old. She is awfully sweet for a shelter dog and absolutely adorable. She has slid right into our family perfectly and as my mom said when she met her, "she looks like she had always been apart of your family". She doesn't seem to have any aggression toward children

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-26T10:04:00.002-05:00

Coolest. Train track setup. Ever.

2011-12-25T20:31:00.000-05:00

Wanted: 1 Post Christmas Eve Brunch Nap

2011-12-24T15:05:00.001-05:00

This morning we headed down to Mimi & Papaw's for a Christmas Eve brunch. We ate copious amounts of yumminess & then watched Judah open all his presents. After the present shock wore off he played, watched his new movie, & ate some candy. Then we took Judah's new rc off-road car out in the yard for a spin & played in the tree house, where he got a big ole splinter. There were minimal tears & Mimi

Wrapping paper tube fun

2011-12-23T13:50:00.000-05:00

Christmas is upon us and I have the paper cuts to prove it. I have wrapped myself into a festive paper coma. One can probably tell how long into the wrapping season their gift was handled by analyzing and calculating the following: quality of festive paper, number of folds (if I hadn't resorted to simply rolling the ends yet), amount of tape used, and severity of the paper size miscalculation.

New World Puzzle and fun, fun fun

2011-11-29T15:45:00.000-05:00

Mumzy, Judah, and I went to ella minnow pea today to order some baby shower invitations and stumbled upon a fantastic floor puzzle. It is of the world and has lovely little cartoon people and animals on each continent showing what that area is best known for (ie: Antartica has whales, polar bears, and penguins, Africa has lions, elephants, bananas, and jewels, etc). Those of you who know Judah

Homemade Christmas Stockings!

2011-11-08T11:18:00.001-05:00

This past weekend I decided it was time to make my family some Christmas Stockings. Matthew was busy raking the copious amount of leaves that littered our 1/2 acre lot, so Judah and I headed out to Joann's to sort through a hundred + bolts of holiday fabric. After 45 mins perusing the sale aisles (with intermittent toddler wrangling) "we" decided on 6 lovely patterns and a good solid red. If

RC trains baby!

2011-10-23T15:34:00.001-04:00

This weekend we rearranged the playroom a bit. After moving furniture around we had so big space on the floor that just looked empty. So we broke out the RC trains (geo trax by fisher price) a built a huge track on the floor! We had recently purchased the Christmas themed set so we could have his trains going around the tree this December. But if you know me (and if you're reading this blog you

Oakes Farm and Jack O' Lanterns

2011-10-18T08:09:00.001-04:00

Saturday we woke to a beautiful day and decided to take advantage of it. We had a big breakfast and then headed over to a local church to buy some pumpkins and harvest goodies. We let judah pick 2 and then Matthew and I each got 1 so we could carve them. Judah picked 2 of the little itty bitty pumpkins so instead of trying to carve his, we decorated them with jack o' lantern stickers. Once we

The joy of static electricity

2011-10-13T11:12:00.003-04:00

I love fall weather! I love the leaves changing and the cool mornings. I love that it gets dark early and stays dark longer. I love fall decorating. One thing I don't love about the fall is the dry air. We have a fancy humidifier that keeps the house livable for me but I still have to brave the dry air and sore throat/nose when I'm outside. I dread it. During one of our afternoon back yard

Can you spy a dragon?

2011-10-02T17:35:00.001-04:00

Is it too early to be wearing out halloween costume? Judah doesn't think so! We are back from toys r us with a fantastic dragon costume. He wanted to show daddy so we put it on. 30 mins later we are still wearing it. He keeps saying,"I'm a dragon fly". I think he is trying to say "flying dragon" but his way is much cuter!

pics from the creative discovery museum

2011-09-27T08:46:00.001-04:00

So as I said before, we took Judah to the creative discovery museum in chattanooga. Here are done fun pictures from the day. The curly headed little one its Gabe, Judah's bff.

My Own Shower

2011-09-22T09:01:00.002-04:00

About a yr ago, Matthew and I bought a "My Own Shower" for Judah. We planned to install it when he had his own bathroom. But when we bought our new house, we quickly realized that the family would be sharing the 1 renovated bathroom until we had the time (and money) to renovate the other 2 baths. And so the little shower head sat in a drawer... Then, about a month ago, Judah decided that he

Judah's 3!

2011-09-09T14:59:00.001-04:00

I can't believe my little boy is 3. It feels like yesterday I was holding him for the first time. To celebrate, Matthew and I took him to Chattanooga to the Creative Discovery Museum. What a place! There's a whole area of water play with buckets, levers, boats, and all kinds off other stuff. There's an art area where the kids can experiment with ink, paint, play-doh, crayons, markers, and much

apple picking

2011-09-09T12:51:00.001-04:00

Judah and I went with some friends to the fruit and berry patch in halls to pick apples. And let me just say, it was a blast! All of us moms just followed our kids around, camera and basket in hand, while they picked both good and bad apples, climbed trees, and chased each other through the trees. The day was perfect for it too, kinda cool and overcast. Judah picked about 10 before he was done

peepee in the potty

2011-09-01T18:32:00.001-04:00

About 2 months ago we had a go of potty training. We started with great enthusiasm that quickly dwindled and ended in tears on both mine and Judah's parts. I found myself losing patience. In those horrible moments when Judah had just peed his pants for the 6th time in a day, I recalled my mother's wise words: "momma has to be ready to potty training just as much as toddler." She went on to

washing the car

2011-08-16T16:16:00.004-04:00

Last Saturday Matthew decided to wash the car. It was a lovely evening so Judah and I decided to join him outside. I brought my kindle and a glass of wine hoping to enjoy the breeze while Judah played with all of his outside toys. But once Judah saw what daddy was doing he wanted his own rag and bucket. So I grabbed a small rag, his toy story bucket, and of course, my camera. Here's the video!

horton hears a who...or is it?

2011-08-09T15:02:00.001-04:00

Judah has loved 'Horton Hears A Who' for almost a year. We read it a lot and probably watch the movie once a week. For about 6 months he has been "reading" the beginning of all of his favorite books but more recently he has been inserting himself into his stories. This morning Judah wanted to tell me his stories and thanks to my new phone, I was able to capture them on video.the first one is him

Popsicle pool party

2011-08-01T15:36:00.001-04:00

All the cousins enjoy a Popsicle at Mumzy and Papa's house. Soooo cute! Left to right as follows: Judah, obed, Marshall, eli, bella, gabe, abram

My sweet boys

2011-07-27T10:56:00.001-04:00

Lately I have been behind the camera a lot more than usual. I have been inspired by the amazing way my husband interacts with our sweet boy and couldn't help but capture some of those events.The other night, after bath time, daddy and Judah had a sweet few moments of snuggles and tickles.

Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head...

2011-07-20T07:15:00.001-04:00

Judah loves water. It doesn't have to be in the form of a pool either. Give him a hose, sprinkler, bathtub, or even a puddle and he will have a blast. So when it started lightly raining while we were playing outside we decided to stay out and enjoy it a bit. Judah spied his daddy catching rain on his tongue and immediately began to mimic him. He wasn't sure why he was leaning his head back and

Fireworks

2011-07-18T07:23:00.001-04:00

Back on the 4th of July weekend we went to our church, 2rivers,for fireworks. We were a bit worried about how Judah would handle it as he was scared to death last yr.We got there in time to run around, sit and chat with friends, and let Judah play with all his friends. It was great fun. The fireworks started way past judah's normal bedtime so he was already snuggly and sweet with is daddy. When

Presenting...The Table!!!

2011-07-10T19:40:00.002-04:00

Hello long lost blogging world! Sorry for the absence. As I said in my last post, a month or so ago, we just bought a house and have been diligently making it our home. We have hung pictures, rearranged furniture, built all kinds of necessities, made and hung curtains, and painted every room in the house. Among the many other projects I have listed and several I have not, I have been

Our new home!

2011-05-12T12:48:00.000-04:00

For those of you who don't know yet, the Thacker's have bought a house in Knoxville! We are so close to Matthew's work, church, and we are in a great school district. We are also 1.5 miles from our pharmacy, grocery, gas station, ice cream shop, pizza place, and a great park is just a bit farther down the road.Now back to the house! It's a tri-level on over a half an acre corner lot with 4 beds