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Friday, December 16, 2011

The Countdown to Christmas...

We hope you are all doing great and getting excited about Christmas!  We have been doing our best to make sure that this is a memorable Christmas for Connor!  It's the first year that he finally seems to "get it," and man are we ever doing our part to instill some good ole' traditions in this household!  We have had lots of fun at church events, Christmas parades, the Speedway in Lights, putting up decorations, making Christmas cookies, watching Christmas movies, and singing Christmas songs!  This weekend we are even taking Connor and Cole caroling with the church!  So exciting!  Here are some pictures from the last 2 weeks...we even had a special visit from Suzie last week!  What a wonderful and blessed season this is in our lives!

This is Connor on 11/28, playing with his dinosaurs in the loft!


On 12/2, we took the boys to their very first Christmas parade in Johnson City.  We missed the Bristol parade because we were all sick that night :(  Check out their new wheels!!


Cole, enjoying the parade!


Connor decided that he would have the best view atop his Daddy's shoulders!


On Saturday, 12/3, we decided to decorate the house!  I didn't have enough hands to take pictures while we did it, but here are some from that morning, as we watched Rudolph (Connor's favorite Christmas movie) and sang carols!  This is Cole at nearly 11 weeks old!


Connor sure does love his baby brother!


Our sweet boy and his frosty!


Precious moments!


Did I mention how much Connor loves his cat, Seany?!  He is absolutely obsessed with Seany right now!  Here he is hugging Seany!


Cole, trying out his Bumbo seat!


Such a handsome boy!


This is Connor, hugging Seany, on 12/4!


Kissing the little one on 12/6!


Connor and Cole and I headed to the store to get ready for Suzie's visit on 12/8!


Suzie finally got here on 12/9!  This is Connor, giving her the Christmas present we made for her!


Daddy and Cole!


A jolly Cole on 12/10!


Suzie and Connor, petting Seany, on 12/11!


Cole, watching his brother on 12/11!


Best friends!


On 12/12, I left Cole for a few minutes, to clean up, and this is what I found when I got back...Connor didn't want him to feel alone!


Later that night, we had dinner at Jo-Jo and Granddaddy's house!  Not sure if I've mentioned it before, but Cole LOVES his Granddaddy! 


My precious boy, at 12 weeks old, on 12/15!


Such a happy baby!  We are so blessed!


Cole, saying goodbye to Suzie on 12/16 :(  We had such a great week with her and hate to see her go :( 



Christmas has a whole new meaning now that we can teach Connor all about it.  Can't wait until Cole is also old enough to understand!  What a wonderful time of year!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

So Much To Be Thankful For...

Wow have we been busy!  I'll get right to the pictures, but first some stats on Baby Cole!!  I took him to the doctor on 11/21, a day after he turned 2 months old, and he now weighs 15.7 lbs (104th % - yes you read that right!!!) and is 23.5 inches long (71st %) and his head is at 75%.  He was started on some medicine to see if we can stop his projectile vomiting and if not he has to have a sonogram on his lower esophageal sphincter at his 4 month check up.  So far he's done great on the medicine and not thrown up once!  We also have to take him to Connor's eye doctor in December :(  Seems we might have 2 little ones in glasses before 2012.  However, we are praising God for his otherwise GREAT health!

This is Cole on 11/17 (Mine and Jason's 4th anniversary!) This is his favorite position to sleep in!


This is Jason and his Mini-Me "Moose!!!" on 11/19


Couldn't get this one turned around.  This is my little Moose!!! on 11/21, waiting at the doctor!

On Wednesday night, 11/23, we decided to start some Thanksgiving traditions in our household!  We started with Christmas carols and then enjoyed some Christmas cartoons and gingerbread cookies!



9 weeks old!


Connor LOVES his baby brother and especially loves giving him kisses!


I couldn't get some of these turned around...this is Cole on Thanksgiving morning!


At Papaw's house on Thanksgiving!  Connor was QUITE the ladies man!  here he is with his friend, Danielle, and his cousin, Ashley!  


Nana and Baby Cole


Like I said...ladies man!


Mamaw and Baby Cole!


Papaw and Baby Cole!


Momaw and Baby Cole!


...Baby's Cole's buddy, Uncle Randy!





Connor and Papaw, collecting an egg from Papaw's chickens!



Feeding the chickens!


Feeding Papaw's coy with his cousin, Kaleigh!


Cole and Momaw!


MOOSE!!!


BOOGIES!!!


Playing with Papaw!


Another one that I couldn't turn :(  This is Cole the day after Thanksgiving!


On Saturday, 11/26, we headed over to Jo-Jo and Granddaddy's for a second Thanksgiving dinner!  Here is Cole with Grandpa Jim!



With Jo-Jo, Granny, and Grandpa Jim! 


Granddaddy and Jo-Jo!


Brother!


Enjoying a FEAST!





Some after-dinner smiles!





He even enjoyed watching the Tech game with Granddaddy!


MOOSE!!!


We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and were most thankful for all that you have been given!