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.

Regner Park with Baby Elisa

I spent part of my morning with my friends niece Elisa. She is such a sweety pie, but I caught them at Elisa's nap time so she was not a happy camper. But it's always precious to capture children in their true state, because when you look back you want to remember how they were, not just a "glorified" photograph of how they were.

Spending the Evening at Kiwani's Park

I am fortunate in my life in many respects, I have a fabulous husband and wonderful family and friends. One of my friends since preschool even lives just a few houses down the road from me and I get to spend quite a bit of time with her and her son. Monday evening the three of us went to the park to play... my friend and I with our cameras and her son on the playground equipment. We all had a great time as you can see.

Sunday in the Park with Baby Tray

Sunday I was at a baby shower and my little cousin Tray was there. He is 9 months old and absolutely adorable so I snapped tons of pix of him during the afternoon. Here are some of my favs.

Grandma's 90th Birthday

Saturday was Grandma's 90th Birthday. What a great day to celebrate with family. We had wonderful weather and a great turnout of family young and young at heart! Here are some photos of some of the newest members of the family.