CHRISTMAS!!!

Our first celebration was with Grandma and Grandpa. They visited the 23rd and 24th. We enjoyed wonderful Mexican food, visiting, playing, and of course opening presents!!!!

Jacen opening presents from Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Amy, Uncle Travis, Westin, Madisyn, Blaine, Aunt Samantha, and Uncle Jeremy. Thank you all!!!

And Nathan :)

Jacen playing with Grandpa

Family Pic

Grandma telling Nathan goodbye

Second Christmas

Jacen and Nathan opened presents from our sweet friends David, Kim, and Katelyn AND Hailey, Tom, and Michelle. Thank you all for your kindness!!!!

On Christmas Eve, we loaded up in the car to go see Christmas lights!!!

Christmas Morning

We had a great morning with our little family. We had a wonderful breakfast of blueberry pancakes thanks to Kyle. Then we opened presents. Jacen still doesn't get the concept of opening presents. He wanted to play with the fire station that Grandma and Grandpa gave him. We finally convinced him to open a present from us, and he wanted to play with it. He didn't understand us taking it away to open another present.

Stockings!!!!!

We had to include Patches too :)

We concluded Christmas Day by reading the Christmas Story as a family that evening!!!!

Play Time, Bath Time, Science Spectrum, and Santa Land

We hope that everyone has a Very Merry Christmas!!!!

We have a special prayer request. Nathan's blood work on Monday showed irregularities in his liver enzymes. We will go in on Monday for more blood work and a liver sonogram. Prayers for us during this time would be appreciated!

Jacen loves to play with Patches and try to pet and kiss him. Patches usually runs away :)

Tummy Time :)

Jacen now knows how to turn the water off and on. You will notice he is trying to do this without standing up because he knows that will get him in trouble :)

Play Time!!!!

Laura came to visit and had a new phone that has kid games on it. Jacen had lots of fun playing!!!!

Science Spectrum

Laura, Jacen, and I went to Science Spectrum. The water table was open after a month of cleaning. Jacen loved that and the firetruck.

Santa Land

Monday we went to Santa Land. It was fun to see what everyone was talking about. We had never been and didn't know what to expect. It was very crowded, and we didn't wait in line for Santa. The displays were cute :)

18 Month Appt, Playing, and Story Time

The boys had their 18 month appointments this week!!

Jacen
Height:	34.5 in (95%)
Weight:	28.5 lbs (80%)

Nathan
Height:	26.75 in
Weight:	22.05 lbs

Daddy teaching Jacen bad habits, and Jacen enjoying it!!

Jacen decided the place to play cars was on Nathan's car blanket that was ON Nathan who was doing tummy time!!!

Playing outside in his gloves :)

Very serious :)

Nathan lounging around

Jacen and I were running errands, so we stopped at the mall play area to play.

Why play with our cars and trains on the train table when we can play with them on the slide instead :)

Tummy Time!!!!!

Story Time!!!!!

Airplanes, Great Grandma, Tummy Time, Playing

Kyle and Jacen traveled to McLoud, OK so Jacen could meet Kyle's grandmother and family. This was Jacen's first trip on an airplane and actually his first trip out of Lubbock. Below are airport and airplane pics. Kyle said he was a great little traveler!!!!

Tapping on window trying to get luggage handlers' attention :)

Pointing out the window of the plane.

"Reading" the safety guide

Seatbelts are interesting :)

Waiting patiently in the airport

Jacen and Grandma (Great Grandma) Wanda. Jacen was fascinated with everything on her little side table. (Of course, I didn't have the camera out when he actually gave her hugs and kisses.)

Jacen and Cousin Debbie

Grandma (Great Grandma) Wanda, Jacen, and Kyle

Kyle's Uncle Bill and Aunt Barbara

This is what happens when Kyle takes the camera - I forget to take pics even after he is back with my camera.

Nathan on tummy time with clothes!!!!!

Newest games on the train table - ramming cars into each other and letting cars go down the hills and laughing at both!!!!