Christmas Part Two

We had a wonderful Christmas weekend with all of my family in town, as well as Peter's dad and brother. The boys seemed to really enjoy everything and are now thoroughly enjoying all the new fun toys and games!

Our baby Jesus birthday celebration! Hayden had been waiting all month to celebrate all that we had been talking about.


Leaving cookies for Santa!

Santa got everything set up exactly as requested :-)

New train table and accessories for Hayden and...

and tool bench for Parker!

Hayden made a last minute request to Santa for his favorite candy...

Some very lucky little ones!!


From our family to yours...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Christmas Part One

We spend the weekend before the big day in Oklahoma with Greg's family. Everyone had a great time and lots of fun playing with different people for a change! We went on a light tour around town, so Hayden thought that was a lot of fun, too!

The before...

and the after, although this one was ready to go without the wrapping paper!


The whole wrapped gifts and such was very interesting to Parker!

An exciting game of Cars 2 Trouble!

There is always time to play ball.

Parker: Month Eleven!

Another month has gone by, and Hayden is counting down to Parker's birthday! We have had a fun month with all of the holidays. He has become a super crawler...he is crazy fast when he sees something he wants! He loves anything to do with Hayden, whether Hayden likes it or not! He got another tooth, for a total of six already.

Stats: 23 lbs 7 oz. (87%) 30.5 in. (90%)

A few other things:
* he pulls up to his knees still
* he says ma-ma, da-da, bawl (ball)
* loves to play 'catch' with a ball...he can throw pretty well!
* he loves cheese, peas and pasta; also he tried blueberries, ham, and green beans
* he is very loud...loves to her himself screech and yell more than ever!

And in picture form:

His new face...usually accompanied with some sort of yelling!

Looking like a giant in Lorelei's swing!

Very into his light up music toy.

He LOVES his blankies...they are perfect for chewing on :-)

Playing with Hayden!

Ball play!

A little bit of noise :-)

Holiday Happenings!

We try to hit up as many holiday festivals and fun stuff as we can! We didn't get to as many this year because of various other going on's with the whole selling the house thing, very raining weather, and nap time for Parker!

We went to the Gaylord at the beginning of the month for brunch and the sights. We didn't make it to The Ice this year...figured Parker wouldn't really be a fan!

Checking out one of the trees!

Everyone loved watching the trains...Hayden looks forward to it every year now!

We had an Elf on the Shelf arrive at our house this year. He was named Brodie after his friend who recently moved away! He was a busy guy and truly brought the magic of the holiday to Hayden :-)

The first hiding place!

Lots and lots of fun!

Fun party time at school.

Watching the light show at church.

The tree!!

Thanksgiving

We headed to Houston for the Thanksgiving week. We stayed busy with a trip to Galveston and Moody Garden, playtime at the house, and shopping in the rain at the outlets!!

Testing out a shark cage!!

Posing with a black lemur type monkey!!!

Just playing around.

Tearing bread for the stuffing!

Treats for Turkey Day :-)

Yummy turkey treat.

Wearing a bit of our dinner :-)

Football and horseshoes with Daddy!!

A little holiday preview!

Football Season!

We had a great time all fall going to the TCU games and cheering on our Horned Frogs! Parker spent a lot of time napping in the stroller, since the games were all in the afternoon due to the stadium construction this year. Hayden didn't care for our temporary seat locations due to the speakers being directly above us...he still does not like loud noises. The weather wasn't too bad beyond the first game and the last, so we spent a lot of time in our tailgating spot. The season ended with a 11-2 record, which was pretty good a new, young team. Big 12 here we come next season!!

Sporting his jersey.

Sitting for a quick rest!

Parker is enthralled with can tabs...

and bottles!

Hangin' in the shade of the tents!

They gave out sprayer fans at one of the hot games :-)

Watching an away game at home with Lorelei!

And a picture for Greg and his first team!