A busy beginning to 2013

Life is just busy these days, and I wouldn't have it any other way! We have 2 sweet babies that we love so much!  They love each other too - most of the time! 

 

Brody is 2 and 1/2 now - and such a talker!  He talks non-stop, all day, every day!  He asks why, and when you tell him the answer, he asks why...and repeats what you just said!  He is so much fun.  He loves to pretend, play hide and seek and play outside. He loves to have friends over, and go play at their houses too. We go to the gym, Sonic, and TCBY a lot.  He loves going on "dates" with just Mommy or Daddy!  Sweet boy! He doesn't always take a nap, but still needs one; he sleeps from about 8 to 7, but will come into our bed around 6 or 6:30 a lot.  He can recognize about 1/2 of the letters, count to 15, and knows his shapes and colors.  He is motivated to learn letters because he gets "sour patch kids" when he does it!

Brody wanted leg warmers like Emery!

We went to the Museum of Discovery with our friends recently...Brody on a bed of nails!




Emery and Baby James


Doing an Operation like Daddy!








Emery at 9 months! She was 18lbs and 26th in tall (about the 5th percentile for ht and 50th for weight!).  She is such a sweet and lovable baby!  She just puts her head on you to cuddle - melts my heart!


Gram came to stay for a few days while Pop was on a mission trip - we had so much fun!  She kept the kids while Jay and I went to Little Rock for a night away - dinner and the Peabody!






Brody loves climbing the rock wall at the park




Feeding baby doll, hippo, and Emery's baby doll!


Enjoying a bath! I think Brody was in the shower with Daddy






We had friends over to play one day and I let them decorate my birthday cake!  They had so much fun, and I had plenty of cakes - one from Gram and Pop, one from Grandma and Papa, and one from Jessica!




Hanging out with Papa and Daddy




Pretending to "poop" on the potty!  He does wear underwear some and does his business in the potty some, but not consistently yet!


I took Emery and Brody to Wonderplace in LR one day, and we had the best time!  We played, ate at All Aboard, and even went by the mall for a little bit!














I love this picture!






Emery is 10 months now!  She is so chunky and I love it!  She is a great eater - she loves it all (except baby food - she wants to feed herself)!  Blueberries, pasta, meat loaf, crackers, just to mention a few of the favorites! She loves her paci!  She loves the playroom, balls, tupperware, blocks, books, etc!  She has 2 teeth now - finally!








Snack time!

Our White Christmas 2012

We had a great Christmas and New Years, and took lots of pics the past month...




We went to a Christmas program at the library and dinner after with Grandma and Papa...


This is our Elf on a Shelf - "B", named by Brody!  Brody loved B!  He read the book and watched the movie on the iPad at least once a day, which is the first show he has ever watched!  He always asks about B and the North Pole - here, our milk was Green, thanks to B!






We went to Little Rock to eat and look at Christmas lights...




Brody randomly pees or poops on the potty, but not even close to being trained!  This is too cute though!


Daddy must be tired after work!


We had a little Christmas party with our Playgroup friends, and decorated snowmen


The boys ended up in one room...


And the girls in another!






The weekend before Christmas, we went to Wynne to do Christmas with Gram and Pop, Matt and Libby, and the boys - it was a great time!




Our best attempt at getting a picture of all the kids!




Tom was proud of his gingerbread house he made at school


Brody's favorite thing to ride...


Brody learned to ride a tricycle!  He was finally able to reach the pedals, and just took off! He and Tom rode bikes in the shop all afternoon


Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus - Brody, Austin and Tom!


Uncle Matt even gave Emery some cake!










Watching Elf on a Shelf in his new sleeping bag!  All the boys were supposed to sleep in the den in their sleeping bags before Santa came the next morning, but Brody was the only one who ended up doing it - he and Gram braved it out almost all night!


We always pretend it is Christmas morning at my parents, even though it wasn't really - Santa brings tons of toys and presents and always fills everyone's stockings!!  It is so much fun!












After the presents, we ate tons of good food before we had to head back to Conway...




Tom and Emery got to sit at the adult table - so cute!


This is how I always find Emery in her bed!! Naps are harder now, but at least she takes them, unlike Brody on most days!


Making a snowman...notice Emery under the chair!


Christmas Eve...after Santa came! We had fun on Christmas morning!








Brody loved his blower...he loved it all, but especially this at first!


Later Christmas day, Gram and Pop and Grandma and Papa came over for dinner - Jay cooked steaks!




I didn't get many pictures later that day of everyone because tehy all rushed off to get home before the big SNOW STORM!!  It was awesome!  Erie, Pennsylvania style!  Jay had to go in to work that night, but Brody and I played in the snow that night, and several times the next couple of days.  This is Christmas night...



The next day...we got about a foot!








We played a lot with our neighbors, and used their sled while Emery was sleeping.  Karis, our neighbor did come over and keep Emery a couple of times so Brody and I could play in the snow.  Poor Jay had to work so much because he was on call the whole time!








Still more Christmas...the next Saturday, we went to Wynne to celebrate with Memaw.


Evie and Brody












Hanging out New Years Eve - Jay was asleep about 9 and I went to bed at 11!








Brody helping Daddy clean up the limbs after the snow


We had the Hartsfields and Lovells over on New Years Day for food and football...the kids had so much fun playing, and we all had a great time visiting!


Brody and Tanner - same exact birthday!




All the sweet kiddos - Heidi, Harlow, Brody, Tanner  and Madison








Happy New Year!  Just an update on Brody - he talks all of the time, nonstop, and asks WHY for everything! He repeats everything, and says why after it all!  He is so much fun!  A little bit stubborn and opinionated, but fun and a good boy!  Emery is much happier too, and they love each other so much!