Christmas '08

We started Christmas out with Joshua waiting up for Santa. He decided he wasn't going to go to bed from 3:30am to after 6:00am. Once we finally got him to sleep, Noah woke up around 6:45am very ready to open presents. He was so excited to see that Santa had eaten the cookies and drank the Diet Coke that he left out for him. Santa left him a bell on the plate. (Reference "The Polar Express") He opened his gifts and started playing with them immediately. We went to my brother and sister-in-law's (Jon and Jené) house for lunch. It was so nice to have my parents and Grammy and her new husband, Glenn, there also. The kids played and we had a really nice time there. The best part was initiating Glenn into our family tradition of "dollar gifts." This is so much fun for us as a family. Over all, we had a really good day and I think Joshua had a fabulous "first Christmas". We are gearing up for the new year. We are so thankful and blessed for everything this year. We love y'all and wish you the happiest of New Years. We pray that you are richly blessed. Thank you Lord for your many gifts and especially for the blessing of Joshua.

Merry Christmas!!!

Hello all. We are so ready for this week. Not only is it Joshua's first Christmas but our sweet Grammy is going to be here in a couple days. Noah is so excited about the presents sitting under the tree. He asks daily if he can open them. This past Wednesday, we took Joshua, Noah and Garrison to the mall to take pictures with Santa. We think this came out SO WELL!!! Garrison is such a sweet boy. He just sat there while we waited for Noah to smile. Well... Joshua is now two months old! I can't believe it. Time is just flying by. He loves to swing but needs his bear to keep him company and help hold his binky in place.

We are praying that everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! God bless and thank you Lord for your Son.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Santa!!!!

It has been a while since my last post and I am sorry. Things are going well. We are gearing up for Christmas. Noah had his Christmas program at school this past Wednesday. He did great! He actually sang and did all the motions, it was really cute. Joshua had to go so we could take this picture with Santa. There will be more to come after the church's Christmas pageant. Joshua is now almost 12 pounds and is, for the most part, a really sweet baby. He definitely eats A LOT!!! Noah is still completely in love with Joshua. Noah was gone for about a week and a half for Grammy's wedding. We missed him for Thanksgiving but we are really glad that everyone got to see and enjoy him in Oklahoma. Plus... He got to see Elisha, which was really good. Elisha will not be able to make it down here for Christmas and we will miss him terribly, but we know that money is tight and can't wait to see him for Summer '09. I had my 29th birthday this past week and am so thankful and blessed. Well... That's about it for now. More updates to come. Merry Christmas everyone!!! We love y'all. Remember...

"Jesus is the reason for this season."