Family Pics and More...

Our first "official" family pic at Ben Hawes

Our little man

Big Boy

Total Sweetness

Christmas Card Picture in our Christmas Jammies:)

We are looking forward to our first Christmas as a family of three! It has been really great so far. It is amazing how much more meaningful the holidays are with little ones around. We have a few toys for him to open since he doesn't really understand what is going on- a drum, a toy fishbowl with plastic fish that lights up, and some Backyardigans bath toys. We just want to see him unwrap a present because he loves tearing up paper and crinkling it in his hands. I'm sure we will go all out next year.

We did purchase the Elf on the Shelf book. If you don't have it or don't know about it you have to check it out at your local bookstore or online. It is a NEAT tradition to start with your little ones. It is a book and a little elf. The book tells the story about the elf and how he stays at your house to see if you are being good or bad and at night he reports back to Santa. Then he hides in a new place the next day and watches you from there. Several of my friends told me about it and how their children loved the elf and looked forward to finding its hiding place every morning. So I just had to have one for Braden. I would like to purchase one to use in my classroom next year too.

Update: Braden has both of his bottom teeth now!! They have poked through and you can see a little white shining through. He is such a big boy! I LOVE being a mom and am so crazy about this little guy. Words just cannot accurately express the joy and awesomeness be brings into my life! This little boy was meant for me---- Thank you GOD!!!!!!