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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Today at Home

On Thursday we stayed home and worked on taking down Christmas decorations down. The boys were all big helpers. Baylor is a great worker and loves it when I give him jobs. I think he swept the floor ten times.
He's also on potty patrol.

This is his guilty face about picking up the dog.

Baxter loves his bed.

Baylor loves to cuddle with him.

I made pulled pork for dinner and then we played some new games after dinner.

The boys loved playing Piranha Panic.

It's a fun game.

We also played Crocodile Chomp.

You have to be fast. We got lots of new games which are great for the winter. It's always fun to play new games.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Happy Birthday Daddy

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy wanted to celebrate his birthday at home and his dinner choice was Hooters. Pop brought home carry out on his way home from work and it was so delicious!

Mimi snuggled with Baxter after dinner.

Daddy opened his presents and got his first dog card as a dog owner. He got some new Colts gear and gift cards.

Baylor really wanted Uncle Joe's help on his Mario game. He wanted to Joe help him pass a hard level. They were all cozy in the chair together.


Pop and Parker played together.

He modeled Daddy's new Colts hat and said "Go Colts".

Happy Birthday to you!

Here's to a great year for you! We love you Daddy!

Park loves his Rock n Roll Elmo. It's so cute to hear him sing "La La La La Elmo's World".

Baxter's First Vet Visit

On Tuesday afternoon Daddy came home and we took Baxter to his first vet appointment. He was going to have a puppy check. We knew that we would be going to Dr. Canada as soon as we decided to get a dog.
Since Baxter hasn't had all of his vaccinations yet we had to hold him the whole time at the vet. He was nervous and was happy for us to hold him. I was actually pretty nervous too! I am not a big dog fan, size wise, and was a little scared of some of the dogs in the waiting room. It made me realize that I am not going to be taking him to the vet alone.

Baylor was excited that he got to go too. He was so funny in the waiting room when one of the dogs had an accident and the man just picked it up with his hands. We were all laughing, it was so gross!!!


Dr. Canada is so sweet and I have known him for years. Baxter weighed 8.5 pounds and has to go back in four weeks for the rest of his shots. He had a great check up and Dr. Canada thought he looked like a great puppy.


Bax was worn out and slept on Baylor's lap on the ride home.


On our way home we stopped at Mama and Papa's house to show them the dog. They thought he was pretty cute.


When we got home Daddy gave Baxter his first bath. He looked so tiny all wet.


He wasn't a huge fan but did great.

Monday, December 26, 2011

The Day After Christmas

We were so happy that Daddy had the day after Christmas off from work. It gave us all day to stay at home and play with all of our new toys. Daddy made us a big breakfast and then Mimi and Pop came over to visit with us before they went shopping.
Baylor spent the day playing, he loves his new DS game.

The weather was nice outside so we spent time playing outside with new toys and our puppy. Yes we wore our jammies outside, it was that kind of day.

Baxter wasn't too sure of being outside so he sat in between my feet. I'm not sure he was a fan of the remote control cars either.

Park got some slide time.

The Mario and Yoshi remote control cars were fun on the driveway. Baylor loved his Air Hog plane from Uncle Joe.

So nice to be outside.

Daddy had fun too.

We all took long naps.

B tried his plane outside while we got dinner ready too. We had Mimi and Pop over for Mexican night. We had a great day.

Christmas Night

When we left Mama and Papa's house Mammaw and Pappaw came over to meet Baxter and see the boys. They were leaving for Alabama in the morning again and we will not see them for three months.
The boys tried on their new vet costumes and checked out their cuddly dogs.

This vet probably is not board approved!

A handsome vet!

He was having fun.

Pappaw helped Parker open some of his toys.

Mammaw and Pappaw brought the boys a few treats too. We were happy to see them before they left.

Christmas at Mama and Papa's house

After we left Mimi's house we all went to Mama and Papa's house for a late Christmas lunch and presents.
I had what the boys call "nice" clothes for them to wear but after getting the new Colts clothes at Mimi's house they begged to change. I was an easy sell.

David's family from Colorado came home this year so we had lots of little kids. Mia is almost two. Sarah and Drake. Drake likes to watch all of the big kids.


Our Christmas lunch is always my favorite, beef tenderloin and lots of delicious sides. Baylor loved it too! He always wants to sit by Sarah.

Coop and Eva.

I sat with the kids but wanted to take a picture of the group that was adults only.

Parker loves Mama's piano.

Andy and Drake.

While the adults passed out presents the kids played.

Coop had a hard time waiting for his turn to open presents, he just wanted to open them all.

It must be a boy thing because these two had their boxes unwrapped all the way before they even had one turn.

Baylor got more Legos and a Star Wars Guess Who game that he loved.

Sarah is so funny.

The boys made ornaments for everyone.

Aunt Von and Uncle Jeff.

Dave, Shanna, Eva, and Mia opening presents.

Mom helped Mama open her gifts.

Cooper bought presents for everyone in his Santa shop at preschool and he was so proud. He couldn't wait for Mama and Papa to open their gifts. He also got one for Sarah because he loves her so much, his words :).

Mama and Joe.

Sarah helped Baylor with his new Legos. He was hot and ended up wearing his white tshirt, it's a good look.

Daddy got to meet and hold Gabrielle for the first time. Parker loved seeing the baby.

Adorable!!!

Jen and Chris came later and we were so happy to see them. Ethan was busy opening his presents.

The three boy cousins with Papa.

Parker took a nap at Mama's and missed presents so he did them later. He was still tired, can you tell?

We all helped clean up and Parker helped Papa empty the dishwasher.

Newborn love.




We read that if you put your hand on your hip in a picture it makes you look 15 pounds lighter, we said instead we felt like cheerleaders again.