Bath Time Fun!

Avery has a thing about hearing the bath water running. He loves bathtime! And don't you dare tell him he's next without meaning it! That boy knows! I made the mistake of trying to put Connor in front of him for bathtime and he wasn't having it. I mentioned the bumbo seat and Laynee ran in the kitchen and grabbed it. The look on his face says it all. He loved being able to sit up in the water. A must on our list is to get a bath tub seat for Avery. He loves the water and loves to splash!

After bathtime with Connor, he stayed put and we ran Laynee's bath. (no pictures-she's alittle to old for bath pictures now.) But he was thrilled to have gotten an "extended stay" in the tub!

Christmas Eve Eve

This year we started celebrating Christmas on the friday before with my Aunt, Cousin Wendy (and husband Michael), Levi, Cole and Clay. We had "Dawg's Famous Stew" and to many desserts to choose from. The kids couldn't wait to open presents! Avery was just excited that there were even more kids to watch.

While waiting on everyone to arrive we had a visit from Santa on the local fire truck! I told the kids he was making sure of where they lived since they we're on the nice list! They couldn't have been more excited!

(Santa sure did have dirty gloves!)

Avery always has this "shocked" look on his face everytime I use the flash (our living room has terrible lighting).

I tried to finally get a picture of all 5 of the cousins but everytime atleast one of them wasn't looking. I love Avery in this picture. He thought Uncle Clay was a pretty funny guy!

After all the gift opening Laynee and Bec enjoyed a fun game that Laynee got from her.

I love Christmas time. We had a great meal, good desserts and even more fun playing the Wii that we got from Bec for a family gift.

What was even better is that it was a laid back evening!

A Year Review

In January, we had our first winter storm and got to play in snow!

In Feb, we decided on using a family name for our 3rd baby (boy or girl)...Avery!

In March, Laynee turned 7...

and announced that would we're having another boy!

In March Connor played T-ball for the first time too! 

In April, we got dressed up for Easter and made a visit to Arkwright Baptist Church...

and then onto Grandma's.

In May we celebrated Mothers Day ...

Connor graduated from K-3

and Wendy got Married!!!

In June we had a baby shower for Sweet Avery!

In July, we welcomed Mason Avery into our world!

In August, Connor turned FOUR!

In Sept., our cousin Cole turned 8 and celebrated with a AU party!

In October, we made our first trip to Tannelhill State Park and trick or treated!

and Avery had his first Halloween as a Corn on the Cob!

November was busy for us...we celebrated Hopie's Birthday...

Amos came from the North Pole to visit...

Avery had his first Thanksgiving... 

and mommy turned 31!

In December, Daddy turned 32...

and Avery had his first Christmas!

It was a great year for us. A year full of fun times, life long changes and many wonderful memories!

Happy New Year from our family to yours!

Merry Christmas!

Spit Up

Alittle spit up and they all wanna run!

(Avery trying to figure out what all the excitements about!)

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

was by far Connor's favorite song in his Christmas program on tuesday night. He did so good and looked and smiled as though everyone was there to watch him.

(before the program)

Miss Morgan before the Program started, smiling at her momma.

Miss Harlie being silly!

Connor setting his own style with his Santa hat.

The girls (Mady and Vivia) didn't care for all the attention.

Avery woke up just in time to see the show!

We enjoyed watching the Pre K and Kindegarden class sing their little hearts out!

 

Our weekend

This little guy is sick. Coughing, sneezing and stuffy nose.

He spent his weekend in different sleeping positions...anywhere that he would sleep we let him.

Note: Daddy's recliner is not a favorite spot of his, it only lasted a few minutes. :(

Connor has finally announced our house is Christmas-y enough. YAY!

Our stockings are hung. Two need to be monagrammed...maybe that will happen next year...

Friday night we went to Bass Pro Shop for our FREE santa picture and ended up purchasing one of the smaller packages. Laynee could pass as a nutcracker as stiff as she looks, Connor is a little scared but still smiling and Avery is wondering why the hell his daddy sat him in this strange mans lap.

Fun times, Santa was not a jolly ole' fellow but nice enough to tell Laynee he knew she had been a good girl and to tell Connor that he was watching him. ;)

We spend the majority of our weekend at home. We managed to miss two birthday parties and alot of other things I had on our never ending to do list. I'm ok with this. Life happens and we're not going to make every party or check off everything our my to do list. Life goes on, sometimes not how we want it to happen but it still goes on.

Here's to Avery getting well cause sleepness nights are for the birds!

Have you had your santa pictures made? How did they turn out?

Things you may or may not want to know.

* Laynee's "big teeth" come in before the baby teeth come out. So far its happened FOUR times!

* Connor is a whiner. It's worse when he's sick.

* Connor gets bored easily AND I am running out of things for him to do while I do the norm, you know house work, cooking, cleaning etc. (if there is a norm in my life at this point).

*Adam turns 32 tomorrow and I'm still wondering where our twenty's went?

* Avery is the most fun baby! I find myself constantly saying look at him!

* Connor can give some mean looks, he gets that from me.

* Avery prefers for his baby food to be "nooked" in the microwave (for another post but we just started this week).

* Our life is busy.

* Laundry grows on our couch.

* We have something to do every weekend in December. I have negative feels about this. I need relaxing time.

* We have a Pick me up supper atleast once a week, the name has nothing to do with what we actually do which is pick out what we want to eat...anything from cereal to noodles.

* I'm almost finished with christmas shopping.

* Connor doesn't have not one Christmas item to wear. I must find him something.

* Connor currently has pink sheets on his bed. He doesn't mind and at this point neither do I. 

*  Laynee let Nurse Autumn pull her tooth.

* I'm sure once I have time to think about turning 31 I won't like it but so far I haven't had time to think about it. ha!

* Avery usually sleeps through the night, nights that he don't is hard.

* Laynee hates getting her hair washed, thank God we only have to wash it every other night.

* Avery is the average height of a 6 month old. To say he's gonna be tall is a understatement.

* I miss pinning but time doesn't allow for it and neither does work.

* Avery is a snuggle bug.

* Connor is still a momma's boy. I like it that way.

* Avery is both a daddy's boy and momma's boy-yes it's possible.

* I'm suppose to be on a diet....maybe after the holidays.

* I can't believe Avery is already 4 months old.

* Laynee is still a daddy's girl, probably always will be.

* I love my family of five.

Laynee giggling, Connor being Connor and Avery not smiling. I love it!

(This picture has nothing but EVERTHING to do with this post. Funny how that happens!)

He's Back!

Happy Halloween 2011

(Skelton, Corn on the Cob and Witch)