Making Cookies

Every year we make cookies at Christmas time with Jarred’s mother, grandmother and sisters.  This is an all day event full of baking galore.  This past Saturday was the big, baking day.  We struggled getting up and over to the DeGrado’s house, but finally made it there.  We (meaning I watched and licked the batter most of the time, LOL) made all kinds of different cookies.  The boys had fun decorating gingerbread men.  Colyn had a field day with the icing.

We had so much fun and the cookies are yummy!

Happy Birthday Jesus

Jacob had his Christmas program and party at school this past week.  It was a busy week.  He did so good in his program but was more interested in finding us and waving rather than singing.

Colyn had some crazy hair going on at the program so we had to of course take a picture of that as well.

And after the program, when we got home he was so tired he passed out in the floor!

Friday was the PJ Christmas party.  Jacob was so excited to wear his Christmas Cars PJ’s to school.

Mrs. Tews

Ms. Jesse

Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Jacob had a great time at his party but was taught a valuable lesson when he got home from school.  On his way home he devoured an entire bag of candy and as soon as he got home he got very sick.  So, he now knows if he eats a lot of candy he will get sick.  Although, as soon as he got done being sick he asked for more chocolate.  Maybe he will learn one day!

Put One Foot In Front of the Other

So Colyn is walking all over the place now.  It is so funny to watch him walk because he still stagers around with his balance but he is doing great.  He has been cruising for about a month and last week he finally started walking for a distance, now he is ALL over the house!

This was how we got him to walk, bribing him with a frozen go-gurt!

I am so proud of my little man!

GNO Christmas Party

This past Friday night was our annual GNO Christmas Party with all of our husbands.  This year we had it at Morgan’s house.  It was so much fun!  I love these girls to death and they are all like family to me.  I hope they had as half as much fun as Jarred and I did. 

Yes, I will admit we were getting WAY into it!  I have no shame, LOL.   And, just an FYI, we were not singing Sheryl Crow, it was Dixie Chicks on the iPod.  

Love you girls!  Can’t wait until GNO next month.

Family Pictures

My cousin, Savannah, took our family pictures a few weekends ago and I wanted to share a few of them.  It was pretty warm outside and I had my boys (including Jarred) dressed in winter clothes so they were not in a great mood, but she did a really good job with what she had to work with.

Thank you Savannah for all the great pictures!

11 Months Old

Again, I am a week late.

I love this picture, it looks like you are trying to show me how big you are!

Colyn-

In 3 short weeks from today you will be a year old (I am crying sitting here thinking about that and the fact that I have not done the first thing to get ready for your party).  You have grown in the wink of an eye and with Christmas right around the corner I am not even going to have time to think about it.  Geez, I need to savor these moments because you are not a baby anymore.  SLOW DOWN!

This past month you have:

• Gotten tubes in your ears, God love you.  You did so good and you were in and out of there in a heartbeat.  It broke my heart when they brought you to me because you just wanted Momma, but you were fine as soon as I got you.

 

• You still weigh about 19 lbs and wear size 6-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers
• You love table food, for the most part.  Not so big on noodles but love sandwiches and oatmeal is your favorite
• Doing better with a sippy cup, but still love your bottle (I have got to wean that the next few weeks).
• You are walking pretty good, you can get half way across a room and stumble but you do it!
• You got your first shiner the other night by falling into one of your walking toys (it was so pitiful).
• You have 2 bottom teeth, 1 top and 1 more on the way.
• You clap, blow kisses, wave, and give love.
• You have a mean little temper and like to hit your head when you are mad (your brother did the same thing).
• You know what “no” means and you get the little pouty lip when someone tells you it.

You are such a little blessing and we are so excited to celebrate your first Christmas and birthday.  We love you so much!

So…It Has Been A While

Life has really gotten in the way this past month, so I have not even really thought about blogging.  We had a great November.  several birthday parties, football parties, tubes in ears, soccer and Thanksgiving.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends and want to make sure they all know I am thankful for each and every one of them.  Instead of a recap in words, how about pictures?  No, too bad.

I sure hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.  Be back with more…