Just a glimpse of our Holiday

Before all of our Christmas traveling began, we celebrated Reese's 2nd Birthday! It was a firetruck themed party. A whole bunch of family came for the party and we had a great time.

Uncle David is going to slide with the birthday boy.

Here is Reese with his friends who came to the party. Avery is holding the teddy bear and you can barely see little Mason peaking around the back.

They had so much fun playing together.

Reese was so excited that everyone was there. He just smiled the whole time.

Reese's spot at the table before the party. It isn't a party without cake and icecream!

Papa and Uncle David were trying to help me get a good picture of the kids together. They were so tired, we weren't going to get smiles at this point.
Here is a half smile from Reese, but a good one from Papa.

Christmas

Reese and Aubrie got a wagon from Papa and Dede. It has seats that face each other. They love it! Here is Aubrie hanging out and reading a book in the wagon.

Reese got a tricycle from Mommy and Daddy. He is already a pro at peddling.
This was when we had Christmas at Grandmother and Poppy's house. The kids got some wonderful gifts.

Aubrie can sit up all on her own.

Denver Fun and the Long Trip Home

On thanksgiving day we had much to be thankful for. We were in the gorgeous Rocky Mountains with our best friends Blake and Whitney Jackson.

Rachel made this beautiful, delicious turkey. It was only her second time to make one and it was awesome.

Whitney and I made this ham. We were pretty happy that we didn't mess it up. It was very delicious.

A couple days after thanksgiving we drove up toward Vail where all of the ski resorts are. The views were breathtaking. It snowed the whole way up and back. We stopped to take some pictures since the kids were all dressed up.

This is Whitney Jackson with Aubrie. Aren't they beautiful?

Blake Jackson, Caleb, Aubrie, and Reese at a Starbuck's near the Copper Ski Resort. We stopped there to get a good look at the snow falling outside and warm up with some coffee.

Caleb and Blake must have jumped 100 times before getting the picture they wanted.

Here are my little Christmas elves all dressed in their Santa suits. Aren't they precious?

My little Reese Elf will be two a week from today. It is amazing how time flies.

My little Aubrie Elf just hit the 6 month mark. She is such a wonderful baby and so much fun!

On our way home we had a little incident. We were only to Colorado Springs when our window was broken by a piece of ice, at least that is what we suspect. It was so scary. Especially because it was the driver's side window where Reese sits. No one was hurt, just startled. And 5 hours later we had a new window and were back on our way. We only got to Amarillo that night but we did eventually make it home safe and sound.

Halloween

I know Halloween was almost a month ago, but I thought I would put up some pictures my friend gave to me. The kids were a cowboy and cowgirl. Unfortunately there isn't one of Aubrie dressed up, but I posted what I have. The first couple are from the produce market here in Brownwood. We went to the park with some friends for lunch the same day. The last couple are from the Trunk or Treat at church.

Stay at home Mom

Hello everyone! I guess this is the introduction of myself and my family to the blog world. I was inspired by my sister-in-law to give this whole blogging thing a try. I will try to be good about keeping up with it and adding pictures, new posts, and anything else I figure out how to do on here. That is Caleb and me this summer on our vacation to Camp Blue Haven where this whole life together began. That was back in 2005 and since then we have had a busy, full journey.

Just a glimpse into my life, I have a son Reese who will be 2 on December 16th and is currently crying because he is due for a nap and has decided he needs some chocolate. He is laying on me right now. Aubrie is 5 1/2 months old and still takes wonderful afternoon naps. She is a very good baby. Reese is very good too most of the time, just not when he should be napping. They already have a great brother-sister relationship. Below are the photos to prove it.

This is pretty typical of Reese. He has loved his little sister since day 1. Although sometimes his love can be a little "intense" he can make her laugh easier than anyone else. They bring us such joy and we cannot help but count our blessings everyday.

Now Reese is sleeping on me. I knew all he needed was a nap :)