Christmas 2007

I hope everybody had a VERY Merry Christmas! I know we did. Oh to be 4 again! Now we are home trying to find a "home" for everything. I did convince Carter to let me sell some of his old toys in a garage sale by telling him he could keep the money. Of course I will be saving some toys for Landon but I have to keep in mind that he will be getting his own toys too.
Last Friday we went to the town center in Southlake and attempted to get a picture with Santa. Of course, when we FINALLY got to the front of the line, it was time for Landon to eat and he wanted it NOW!




Before church on Sunday, we got some pictures of the boys in Landon's "My 1st Christmas" outfit. Elinor, our neighbor, gave it to us.
On Christmas Eve, we left for Bullard. Here is Carter in the car, on the way there. Can you tell he is excited?



When we got to Gran and Papa's we made cookies for Santa. Carter ate most of them while decorating.



That night we carried on the tradition by going to the Candelight service at our chuch in Tyler. Then we came home and ate tamales. Carter was a "big boy" and sat with us during the service (it was 2 hours long!). He did so good. Here is a picture of us before leaving for church.
Then it was Christmas!!!!! Here is a video of Christmas morning. For lunch, our family came over for beef tenderloin. It was yummy! I have included some of my favorite photos from that.



After lunch, we were off to Fairview to see Rich's family. Of course, some of us got a little "cat nap".
Once to Grandmother and Granddaddy's, we visited, open presents and then ate delicious prime rib, turkey, and ham. Of course, we can't forget Grandaddy's homemade butternut squash soup! Uncle Jim and his family came over too. We had fun! Carter loves to play with his cousins. Sydney absolutely loves Landon... what little girl wouldn't like a real life baby doll! She wanted to hold him all night and when she wasn't doing that, she was sitting next to him holding his hand. Here are some pictures from the night.
Merry Christmas!

Favorite Foto Friday

Okay, another blog that I visit posts a favorite "foto" on Fridays. So I have decided to do the same. My favorite picture goes back to when Carter got to see his brother for the first time. Since Landon was in Nicu, Carter had to wait 4 LONG days to see him. He had a hard time with that because for 9 months we had been visiting the nursery window (after each Dr.'s appt) and I would explain to him that after the baby was born, he would come see him/her through this window. After 4 days, he finally got to see Landon through the window (once he was moved to the "step-down" NICU.

Okay...I must post 2 pics. The 2nd one is one I have gotten tons of lately.

Christmas Program and Pictures Part 2

Okay, I published the post before I could post other pictures. Also, in the video, Carter is in the center on the last row. Below are some of my favorite pictures from the week.

Landon is smiling so much now. He has the cutest grin that stretches from ear to ear.

This picture cracks me up! Look how HUGE Carter looks next to Landon.

Bath time!Brotherly Love

Okay...I have tons more I could post, but I have to get my boys to bed.

Christmas Program and Pictures

Carter had his Christmas program today at school. Much different from last year. Last year nobody in his class sang but one little girl. This year most of them sang and some of them YELLED! It was quite entertaining. I am posting Joy to the World below. They sang about 5 songs, but this was Carter's favorite. I don't know why...maybe the fact they got to scream as loud as possible "Joy to the World". Carter loves his school this year.

Okay, I am going to try harder...

I am going to try harder to keep this updated. The boys are getting so cute together and I have so many things to share and post. Most of you know by now that Landon was born on October 8th. He came 5 weeks early and weighed 4 pounds 5 ounces. He was born even smaller than most babies 5 weeks early because he was restricted growth due to intermittent flow through the cord to my placenta. However, after spending 5 days in Nicu, he is doing good and definitely getting bigger! He went for his 2 month check up last week and weighed 10 pounds 3 ounces. Way to go Landon!
Carter absolutely adores his little brother. I was concerned there would be jealousy since Carter was an only for four years. He has shown absolutely none of that! He tells me at least twice a day that he is so happy we have Landon. We are too! I am going to try and post some pictures later tonight. Carter had his Christmas program at school today, so I have the video of that.

First Post

Hey guys! I decided to start this blog because we will be adding a new addition to the family and thought this would be a good place to post pictures, etc.... We are so excited to expand our family. We are not sure of the sex, but we have picked out names. If it is a boy, the name will be Landon Gregory. Gregory is after my Dad. If it is a girl, it will be Ella Grace. Ella is a "distant" family name, but it also (in a round about way) means Elaine. Elaine is my middle name. No matter whether it is Landon or Ella Grace, it will truly be loved. Carter can not wait to be a big brother! We look forward to sharing this journey with you guys.