Ugly Sweater Party

A few weeks ago we had an Ugly Sweater Party / White Elephant Party. This was a lot of fun.

Jayden's Christmas Pix

This years Christmas season is especially joyous and reminds me of the true meaning of the holiday. The Sunday after Thanksgiving, my mom-in-law came to church with us, then came over to our house afterward. Dale took the opportunity to spend some quality time rocking Jayden in the glider, while Cheryl and I decorated our Christmas tree. This was a lot of fun because we all reminisced about family stories of Christmas past while we were decorating. Holidays tend to pass by so quickly that it's hard to stop and enjoy them. But this year time with Jayden and our family and friends is the most important thing on our Christmas wish list. After we decorated our tree Jayden and I spent part of a morning the next week having our play time near it, and of course my camera was never too far from me. So here are some of those precious memories...

Baby J's a Trooper

Thursday's are my day off during the week to get to spend the day with Jayden and catch up on some chores while he is napping. This week Baby J had to get his first immunization shots. Two months old already, it's crazy how time flies!!! He was such a trooper, the little man cried for about 5 seconds and was bright red during a fit of crying while the nurse was giving him the shots, but after the nurse was done, he forgot all about them and was happily drinking the rest of his bottle. He didn't have any need for Tylenol either, (our doc doesn't recommend it anyway) and he slept the same 3-4 hours as he has been the last few weeks. Here's some pics of him after his shots playing when we got home.

Look Mom...I'm rolling!!!

I'm saying cheese!

There's (kinda) a smile for you!!!

So Much to be Thankful For...Thanksgiving 2011

Dale and I have been very blessed in our lives. For that, we feel very fortunate! This year, we feel especially thankful; many, many, many prayers were answered when we took our Baby J home from the hospital in the beginning of October. So yesterday, on Thanksgiving day, when we were able to celebrate our first Thanksgiving with him, we offered up thanks to God for answering those many prayers, and granting us this joyous blessing in our lives. Here's some pix of Baby J with his fam celebrating the day.

Daddy and J

Grandma B and J

Grandma B and J

Halloween 2011 with Dillon and Eliza

This year's Halloween was our first year with our ds. I was also able to celebrate with my good friend Sherry and her son Dillon and her niece Eliza as well. Dillon was the cutest monkey and Eliza was a pumpkin. I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with them a day or two after Halloween, and getting to taking some pictures of them while they were playing.

My Little Boy!

So it's been a while since I updated this blog. That is because since August a lot has been going on in my life. First, my dh and I were busy with a fundraiser we planned to raise money for our upcoming adoption. Then we found out that we had been chosen by a birthmom. YEAH!!! Our ds was to be due in early October so we had to get our home and his nursery prepared. Finally we got the called and traveled to meet our ds and his bm and bf. This was an amazing time for us. But here are some recent pictures of the little guy.

3 days old

3 1/2 weeks old

5 weeks old