Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we went to Paw Paw and Maw Maw's house. We saw Aunt Nicole, Uncle Cory, Aunt Angelle, her boyfriend and his son, and of course Paw Paw and Maw Maw. We had a great time together and the boys and Mommy & Daddy got wonderful gifts!!! Thank you for everything, including all the yummy food! They even gave us the cookies to set out for Santa!!! After that, everyone except Nicole and Cory, went to see the bonfires. Paul & Preston LOVED it out there. Paul was having a blast throwing the rocks into the water from the top of the levee. They were amazed at the fires, but they especially liked Paw Paw and Maw Maw running down the levee with them and pulling them on the cardboard boxes!!! It wore me out just watching, so thank you for doing that.....they had so much fun!

Visit with Charmaine and the boys!

Today Charmaine brought the boys over for a visit. We exchanged Christmas gifts with each other and then the boys played the Elefun game that Charmaine gave Preston. All 4 boys had a blast trying to catch the butterflies in their nets; it was so cute to watch! Then Charmaine and I had some "grown-up" time to talk while Peyton napped and the boys played outside. As always, we had a wonderful visit and I'm sure we'll be doing it again soon. Thanks for visiting us!

Visit with Keely & Kate

Yesterday Keely and Kate came over to visit us. We had been trying to get together for quite a while now and someone was always sick! I'm so glad we finally got together and we had the kids exchange their Christmas gifts. Thank you for coming to visit us! Next time, you will have to stay longer....we had a good time! Kate was as adorable as ever, and she grew so much! And, I'm glad Keely finally got to meet Peyton!

Our Busy Saturday

Saturday morning Nicole brought Brock and Brooke over to exchange gifts with the boys and to watch them for me while I went to get my hair cut (Paul had to work a half day). Thank you so much Nicole, I really appreciate it! Brock and Paul had a lot of fun playing together, wrestling included, and I think all the kids, minus Peyton, had fun playing outside! It was a much needed visit and since the holidays are here, we'll have to do it again soon!

Brock & Peyton

Preston & Brooke

Brock, Paul, & Preston

After that, the boys took naps and then Paw Paw, Maw Maw, and Aunt Angelle and her boyfriend and his kids came over. We ate and made gingerbread houses with the kids. We had a great time and were completely worn out when the day was over! Thank you for coming over everyone! And, thank you Maw Maw for bringing all of the food and for organizing everything!

Aunt Angelle & Preston

Nanny's Visit

Nanny came up to visit on Wednesday and spent the night with us. She was a HUGE help to Mommy and even watched the kids while Mommy took short runs on Wednesday and Thursday to finish some Christmas shopping. On Wednesday night, Nanny made a gingerbread house with the boys! They really enjoyed Nanny's visit and were extremely sad when she left Thursday. Little Paul almost cried and when Nanny left he said "My want Nanny come back." Thank you for all of your help and for visiting us; we had a great time with you, Nanny!

Paul's School Open House

Monday (Peyton's 3 month Bday) we went to Paul's open house at his school to see all of his hard work from this year. He had made a reindeer out of his feet and hands, a nativity scene out of popsicle sticks, ornaments for our tree, he decorated the letters in the alphabet, and much, much more! He was very shy and kept hiding behind my legs! His teacher assured me that he was not like that at all during school! She said he was quiet, but NOT shy! He speaks in front of the class with no problem and never has an issue asking a question! We were also told that a little girl asked about him earlier in the night and she said she "just loves Paul." We were shocked to hear this because Paul does not tell us anything about anybody!

Santa was at the open house and Peyton was the only one not afraid of him! Paul and Preston would only stand in front of him! We topped off the night by going to eat at Texas Roadhouse with Steve, Charmaine, and all 5 of our boys!!! It actually worked out better than us going alone because they had friends to keep them busy! Thanks for inviting us to eat with you Charmaine and Steve, we really enjoyed it!

Happy 3 months Peyton!

Christmas Parade

This past Sunday we went to the Christmas parade in town with Steve and Charmaine and their boys! It was a perfect day for a parade and we really had a great time! Daddy helped the boys catch some stuffed teddy bears, beads, and plenty of candy while Mommy tended to Peyton. He did so well, too, he even fell asleep with all that noise going on! I guess he's used to it! When he was awake though and the big trucks honked the horns, he made the cutest little pout! Both Paul and Preston fell asleep on the way home....they were exhausted!

The boys waiting for the parade to start

Peyton enjoying the parade

Daddy and the boys getting some good stuff!

Here is Peyton's cute little pout!!!

Snow Day (Thursday, December 11)

Thursday morning Daddy called us at 6:00 to tell us it was snowing outside; then the neighbors called to make sure we knew! I went to wake up Paul and tell him it was snowing and he goes "my go back doe-doe." I was like, no baby, it's snowing get up! We woke Preston up and went outside to play in the snow.....they both had a blast, but Preston was too cold to stay out long! Eventually Peyton woke up and we all went out again...Peyton only for about 2 minutes while I took his first picture in snow! The boys played for awhile again until Mommy was freezing and exhausted and their hands were frozen! We were so glad they got to play in the snow. Ironically, little Paul had been saying he wanted to go in the snow and I had kept telling him "It doesn't snow here!" The day before, we were still talking about that, so when it snowed the next morning, Mommy was so excited for Paul, well all of them, to see the snow!!!!

Decorating Our Christmas Tree

We decorated our Christmas tree together on Wednesday night when Daddy got home from work. The boys had a lot of fun hanging the ornaments, pretty much in the same spots on the tree! Daddy had to keep moving them around while Mommy supplied them with ornaments ONE-AT-A-TIME!!! Peyton fell asleep for awhile to the Christmas music, but managed to wake up just in time to see the finishing touches being put on our tree.

This year it was Preston's turn to put the Angel on the top...we remembered that Paul had done it last year. Although Daddy had to help quite a bit, he did a great job! Our boys decorated a beautiful tree for us this year!!!

Our 4th Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate our 4th anniversary, which was November 20, we left the kids with Mimi after Thanksgiing and headed home for a child-free weekend!!! We were able to go play golf together, have our usual Copeland's dinner (where we met), and do some shopping that would have been near impossible with three kids. It was very weird in the house with both of us there and no kids; it was actually quiet! Of course, we missed them, but it was a much needed break for me!

Thank you so much Mimi and Nanny for watching all 3 kids! I know it's a big job! Thank you mom for even waking up for the 2 and 3 am feeding with Peyton and then taking care of all of them during the day! Paul even pulled his sneakiness by hiding Hershey's kisses! LOL....it's good to know that kind of stuff doesn't just happen with me, it's just worse with me apparently! We wouldn't know what to do without you! Apparently, they had a wonderful time because Paul could care less when we came back to get them on Sunday! And Preston and Peyton were sleeping! Paul said that he had "a lot of fun at Mimi's house" and he already asked me "when we go back to Mimi's house?" THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I know you know how much I appreciated it, but I had to say it again.
Fun at the park with Mimi!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We went to my mom's house this year for Thanksgiving. It was Peyton's first Thanksgiving and since he's a piggy everyday, it suited him just fine! He slept and ate.....the perfect day for him! We had a great time seeing everyone and my grandma and grandpa finally got to meet Peyton! We filled our stomachs pretty good and used a pie with some candles to celebrate grandma Rose's 82nd birthday (Dec 2). It was also Glenn's girlfriend, Racheal's birthday (Dec 6), and since she was turning 28, once grandma blew out her candles, we flipped them on the pie and sang to Racheal! It was really funny!!!!The kids got to see Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa and several other family members, including Mommy's Uncle and Aunt. I think the highlight for the boys was playing in a car that Uncle Kyle brought home from his work. They were amazed with the horn and opening the lights!!! Thanks for allowing that Uncle Kyle; they obviously enjoyed it! Thank you for a wonderful dinner Mimi, we loved it all!

Night out with Renee

Last night Mommy got to go out with her friend Renee. It was awesome! Mommy was alone with no kids and she got to hang out with her friend all by herself! We went out to have a few drinks, but mostly stayed at Renee's house talking and catching up. Thanks for going on a girls' night out with me Renee....I desperately was in need of one!

Paul's first school picture

I finally was able to scan Paul's 3 year old preschool fall '08 school picture that was taken on October 8. I was so happy he smiled; he never smiles for me! It came out great! I am also very glad the picture scanned well, considering just 2 weeks ago the boys glued my scanner down when they got into the office!!! Anyway, here's our big boy!!!

Peyton's Smile

On November 3, Peyton gave me a couple of good smiles for the camera! Here he is...isn't he adorable?

Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa's Visit

Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa came up to visit us on Saturday. The boys had a lot of fun with them and even "cooked" Aunt Theresa some food outside on their grill while daddy was cooking on his BBQ pit. Daddy made awesome steaks and some yummy macaroni and cheese for all of us! He did very well and impressed us all! Uncle Chris did so great with little Peyton too and he even put him to sleep for us! Thank you for visiting us; we have to do it more often! We all enjoyed their visit and really liked the company!