Luke's First Christmas

Merry Christmas! Luke had a wonderful time for his first Christmas! His favorite part was pulling the tissue paper out of his presents and eating it! He didn't care what the present was, he just liked the tissue paper!

Christmas Eve

It was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Mimi and Pawpaw were as quiet as a mouse!!

We had a great time Christmas Eve! Mimi, Pawpaw, Nate, Luke and I went to the Christmas Eve service. It was a fabulous time (however, refer to the blog about the Sunday before Christmas regarding 6 month olds and church....) Mimi and Pawpaw spent the night and we all celebrated Luke's 1st Christmas together.

I also made stockings this year for Nate, Luke, and me. I love snowmen (because they are easy to make), so we are a "snowmen stocking family." I used felt and cut out all the shapes and letters, then glued them on with fabric glue. I really enjoyed making them.

Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas Eve too!

The Sunday Before Christmas

Like I've said before, one of my favorite things is going to church, and especially the Christmas Sunday. It's always so festive and the message is always so happy and quite a celebration of our Savior's Birth! It's a little different when you have a 6 month old, because half the time, you're not really able to listen carefully to what is being said....you're just making sure your child is not spitting up all over you or screaming right when it's completely quiet during a prayer! I still love hearing the message at church though, and I'm so glad we went last Sunday!

The Gaylord in Grapevine

Nate, Luke, and I went to The Gaylord in Grapevine yesterday. We heard it was decorated amazingly well for the Holidays and we wanted to check it out. Nate was especially interested because he heard there were trains! So, we went and we loved it! It was so much fun. Truly, Luke is a little young to really enjoy it, but he did great. He was so happy the whole time and did like seeing the trains. We even saw a real reindeer!! It had one antler! Unfortunately, our camera "died" on us while we were there, so we didn't get to take as many pictures as we wanted to. Oh well!! We will just have to go back....maybe when Luke is a little older!

Just a Week Away!

Luke is getting ready for his First Christmas. He's so serious in this picture. It cracks me up!!

Holiday Fun!

Nate and I have been "out on the town". We got to have a delicious dinner with Nate's company. It was a lot of fun. We also have been to a couple of different holiday parties with friends. Thanks to Mimi and PawPaw for babysitting Luke!

Spending Time with Mommy

Time Flies!! It's been forever since I've posted anything new. Luke and I have been enjoying spending time together, especially during this holiday season. He has been eating rice cereal mixed with applesauce each day. It's been a learning opportunity! He likes to play in his exersaucer, and also enjoys laying down on the floor playing with his toys. I will put him down on his back to play, and before I know it, he flips over to his tummy to see the world from a different point of view. Just wanted to send you a couple of fun pics so you can see how big he is getting.

Thanksgiving 2007 in Tyler, TX

Howdy!

Finally I get a chance to blog! This is Nate at the controls so hold on to your hats and return your trey tables and seatbacks to their full up right position. We had a great time this Thanksgiving in Tyler, TX. The Haynes' did a superb job of hosting and letting us crash in on them. Beth and I were very happy to hand Luke off to 11 different people! A great way to get some downtime and watch the Dallas Cowboys dismantle the hapless NY Jets. Luke had a great time talking, drooling and sticking his hands in his mouth. Grandma & Grandpa, Mimi & Pawpaw, Uncle Jon & Aunt Kristie along with Kristie's family all took turns handling the little guy. He is over 15 lbs now and is becoming quite a chunk. The food was out of this world and as usual I ate my birthweight in turkey, dressing and sweet potatoes. We truly had a great time seeing everyone. We even got a little snow. Imagine that 80* on Wednesday and 31* on Thursday, gotta love the fall in Texas. It lasts for 6 hours then it's Winter. Hope everyone has a great and wonderful Christmas!