A Very Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas. We enjoyed lots of time with family and lots of yummy food. The grandparents were generous with thier gifts. We've got lots of new toys to enjoy. Matt is off all week, so we are having fun being all together this week. Here are some shots of the holidays!


Anna Claire and her tree in her room
Little Leighton's favorite gift....he went right for it as if he knew it was his! Grandma did good!Anna Claire and Grandma opening the Polly Pocket houseAnna Claire got caught peeking :)After churchWhat santa leftComing in to see what Santa leftI love the excitement in her face

Anna Claire and my sister

Gingerbread Houses and Leighton Pulling Up

Here are Matt's and Anna Claire's gingerbread houses. :) Ithink Anna Claire ate more icing than she used to decorate.

Leighton is pulling up now. He's been working on it for a while now, but a couple of days ago I went to get him from his nap and here's what I saw.

Merry Christmas

Leighton is 7 Months Old

Leighton is 7 months. Here's what my baby boy is up to:

-He's crawling everywhere and very curious.

-He can almost sit up on his own.

-He says mama. It's so sweet.

-His favorite person is his sister. He wathces her constantly

-He's eating baby food twice a day and loves it

-He still gets up in the night--sometimes 2 times.

-He naps 2-3 times a day (cat naps)

-He loves to be outside

-When I leave the room he cries and says mama

Congratulations Matt!

Matt is now a marthoner! He ran the Dallas White Rock Marathon Sunday. He did it in a VERY fast 3 hours and 16 min. (did I mention it's his first one). I can't run one mile at the pace he did all 26.2 in. :) It's so amazing to me.

I think it's the first of many marathons for him, I believe he's hooked. We are so proud of him. His dedication and hard training paid off. 26.2 miles is a LONG way!

This pic is at mile 19 I think.

Ready for Christmas

Were excited about Christmas around here. As we enjoy the holiday season, I am so very grateful for many, many blessings. Most of all I want to never forget the "reason for the season". How blessed we are to have such a loving Savior that loves us unconditionally. I want to remember this holiday is about His birth.

We put our tree up the Saturday after Thanksgiving (the day we always do it), it was a nasty day, lots of rain and cold, but that didn't stop us.

We enjoyed some really fun days with Blake, Kyle and Darlene. They came in town for a few days and we packed lots of activities in. I REALLY wish they lived closer. We miss them already. Ilove this shot of my mom and all her grandkids.