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Monday, December 31, 2007

One Crazy Christmas and Happy New Year

I can almost sit in my Bumbo chair like a big boy!

Doesn't Thatcher look like he could eat Emerson?



Thatcher and his giant weenie dog from Uncle Bubba...hilarious!




Mimi and Thatcher


Well, we have somewhat recovered from our Christmas holiday traveling. We began our festivities by making the trip to Lubbock for a few days before Christmas. Thatcher did awesome, we only had one meltdown and stopped once to feed him in Abilene. We arrived and settled in and then the next day drove to Denver City. My Mimi got to see Thatcher for the first time, it was a wonderful day spent with her. We also saw my aunt and uncle and visited some dear friends of mine, Betty and Edgar, whom I hadn't seen in a long time. Uncle Bubba flew in the next day, we haven't known what to do with ourselves getting to see him so much lately...we can't get enough!

We visited our friends Michelle and Brett who just had a baby 3 or so weeks ago, Emerson is such a cutie. Another night while in town, I squeezed in a quick chat with a high school friend of mine, Molly and her daughter Zoe...we had wanted to hang out a little more, but we weren't there long enough...we'll be back soon, Mol!

We drove back to Dallas, spent the night, and then got up the next morning and drove to Shreveport to visit Jeff's family. By this time, Thatcher thinks he is from now on living in his carseat...he still did great though. He was such a trooper...Jeff and I were more beat down by the traveling than he was. We decided we will not do that kind of crazy distance again...family may have to start visiting us at the holidays when our boy gets older and knows who Santa is, etc. We received all kinds of goodies and Thatcher made out like a bandit...he's already spoiled and he doesn't even know what presents are yet...ahhhhhhh!! Anyways, we were so blessed to be able to have the time off to go and visit family.

In other news, I go back to work a week from tomorrow...I am very sad, but am so thankful that I am able to work part-time and have a great child care situation. It will be great to see everyone at work, I have missed seeing all the friends I have made at Childrens over the past almost 5 years that I have worked there!! I'm going to sign off now...Jeff and I have put the boy to bed and plan on ringing in the New Year around 10pm with a champagne toast for two! Happy 2008 everyone!

Monday, December 10, 2007

A visit with Santa

Here is Thatcher at his first visit with Santa Claus. Last week we trucked down to NorthPark mall to have his pictures made. It wasn't bad at all...I went to get our ticket and the guy said we were a high number, but that the line was flying by and that we had time to go grab lunch. I ran to Chick-fil-A (my favorite) and we hurried back to make sure we didn't miss our turn. When we got back to Santa, my friend Abbie and her daughter Macie were standing in line waiting! It was crazy because I had almost called her to go with us, but had kind of been last minute and decided against it. Anyways, we got to chat in line and then helped each other while we each had pictures done...so fun!

This second picture cracks me up...he was smiling up a storm in his xmas outfit and I didn't catch it very well, but I thought the look on his face was so cute!