Whit and Brady Turned One Year old!

December 27, 2008
Ricky and I were able to go see Whit and Brady for the First Birthday party! What a miracle they are! They were so good even though they were sleepy. They dappled in the birthday cake and almost made it through opening all their presents. As Whit was being rocked to sleep, he paused a minute to wave bye-bye to the cars he could see leaving out the window and then he also blew them kisses! Brady decided he didn't want to nap just yet and played a little while longer, I got the cutest picture of him showing off all those teeth he's been cutting!

December 2008

December has flown by! A Merry Christmas was had by all! Ricky and I had my family over for Christmas Eve lunch and presents. All we had to make this time was mashed potatoes and black eyed peas. My sister, Laura brought the turkey and my brother, Tim brought a Honeybaked ham. The 23rd, the kids and I spent the day using Aunt Laura's famous cookie dough to make sugar cookies. Emily rolled, cut and baked them and Brent and I decorated them with frosting and sprinkles...my booty is getting bigger just thinking about it again! And of course Aunt Laura brought boocoodles of more freshly baked cookies and confections(her specialty).
Christmas day we got up with Emily and Brent who ripped through all their presents at a record pace! Everyone was excited about what they got! Santa was good to us! The kids got new I-Pods, I got a jewelry chest and Ricky got an ax! Yes, an axe! I was even able to slip a few things under the tree for Ricky that he didn't know he was getting and believe me, that's an accomplishment! I cooked a quick breakfast and then Ricky started loading the car for our trip to Munson and Andalusia.
We had a nice lunch with his dad and Lucy and supper at his Mom's. Love Love Love Carolyn's dumplings! We had such a blessed and great Christmas . We are so thankful for everything everyone gave us and for being able to spend Christmas with our families.
I didn't take any pictures Christmas Eve, but my sister did, so I have to get those from her, but I got some from Christmas at the Morris'. The boys were adorable learning to push their walker toys we got them. Watch out, Wendy and Michael, they'll be walking in no time!

Thanksgiving/November 08

It has been a while since I lasted posted. I have had sciatica and haven't been able to sit for long, but the chiropractor I'm seeing has me on the road to recovery! November was busy month. After AU homecoming, we had Dave and Mandi's wedding to attend in Andalusia the weekend before Thanksgiving and I have NO pictures from that even though everyone looked rosy cheeked and radiant. You see we remembered to bring the camera, but left the battery on charge at home!It was the coldest night of the year, but it was a beautiful ceremony with the horses in the background. Brent absolutely loved the fire pit and stayed glued to it...only left it to down some boiled peanuts and Emily wrapped up in one of Mandi's blankets and stayed close to the heater.
The next weekend, Ricky and I hosted my family and Ricky's mom for Thanksgiving and I was so busy hosting that I didn't get any pics of that either! But my first turkey turned out perfect and juicy! Whew! We also got to visit with Wendy and the boys at the Jones' house in Munson that week. And I posted those precious pics of the twins. Wendy was even able to come by our house for the first time and have lunch before heading back home. Whit and Brady had fun cruising around the family room and sitting on Ricky's motorcycle. Brady didn't want to get off. Wendy has those pics posted on her blog.