Belated Christmas Post

For my own record keeping sake, and for the few of you who might still be reading, here is my post for the Christmas Holidays.

We went to Searcy the week before Christmas since that was when Nathan could get the most time off. It was a great trip. We saw all the grandparents and siblings in both families and had a great time visiting, eating and opening WAY too many presents (which is always a good thing). We also took the kids to have pictures with Santa (as you can see in the slide show, it did not go so well. I did not take enough pictures, but I got enough to document the occasion. It was a nice way to start the holidays.

We then spent Christmas here in Austin with just our little family. It was really nice. Nathan worked Christmas eve, but got off early and we had appetizers for dinner that night. After dinner we drove around the neighborhood and looked at lights. When we came home we played a few games on our new Wii (our present we bought with Christmas money). We let Griffin open a present, The Night Before Christmas book, which we read and drank hot chocolate. On Christmas morning we of course opened presents and stockings. We fixed a big breakfast and just played around with our new "toys" all day. Nathan made steaks for dinner. It was a nice day and a great time to spend with our boys making memories and traditions.\

Tucker's latest

Tucker is growing so fast and with that comes something new everyday. Here are some of the things he has started doing/saying recently:

He learned to say "waffel" (wa-foo) this morning- his favorite breakfast food.

"Bombs"- this is a game Nathan invented where he throws soft balls at Griffin and Tucker and yells "bombs!". Tucker has really gotten in on the act- he picks up a ball and yells "BA!" and throws it. Our boys are definitely all boy!

Today Tucker was walking around naked after his bath. I told him, "Tucker, go get a diaper". He walked over to where they are stacked, grabbed 2 and brought them to me grinning all the way. It did take him about 5 minutes to complete the task, but impressive nonetheless.

He now knows how to use a phone (hold it up to his ear and say "hey") and to point a remote at the TV

Main Street Bethlehem

This was our third year to go to Bethlehem and for us, it is a "can't miss" holiday tradition. This year we brought the Cherry's along and Griffin and his best bud John Paul has a great time. The weather was cold, but nice and we all enjoyed this reminder of what is most important.