A Texan Odyssey

~Thanksgiving 2014~ ~Christmas Eve Morning 2014~ ~Christmas Celebrations with the Foxes~ ~Christmas Brunch at Nana Haugen's~ It was a beautiful holiday season! We thoroughly enjoyed Connor's first Christmas and had lovely times with family and friends. 2015 is treating us kindly and I think it's going to be a blessed year! -Val

Oh Connor boy how we love you! I can't believe you are already 6 months old! Time is certainly passing very quickly, but on the other hand it feels like you've been in our family forever! You don't nap as often as you did a few months ago, so there's lots of time for you to be entertained by your brother and to learn new things every day. Your doctor said you are ahead and that most babies your age are just learning to roll both ways, something you learned before 4 months! You sit up like a pro and are so close to crawling! You are ticklish and we all love to make you laugh! You just learned to smack your lips and enjoy doing it often. Your personality is starting to show some fiery spunk as evidenced by the barks of indignation you make when you want out of your crib or when you want attention. You continue to adore your big brother and melt the hearts of all that meet you. I love hearing you say ma ma and blah blah and lots more cute sounds! You and your ...

I'm playing catch up on this old blog of mine with the main "events" that happened this year, and I realized I hadn't posted pictures from the baby shower my family threw me back in April! We feasted on taco salad, taquitos, chips, fruit salad, little pastries, lime sherbet punch, mint M&Ms, and tres leches cake with fruit on top. (All my faves!) I tried to pick lots of green things to stick with the color scheme. I also made white chocolate spoons as favors for everybody and made a wreath to hang on my front door-- since I had so much free time back then only having one kid... haha! We had fun playing a few non-embarrassing games (no guessing the size of my huge baby bump!) and then decorated a bunch of onesies for Connor. They came out so cute and I've enjoyed remembering the love from my family and friends every time Connor wears one! Speaking of Connor, he might be waking me up soon to nurse so I better get some sleep!

 Sean turned 4 last month! We threw a pirate-y bash for him and he absolutely loved it! We served fresh fruit and veggies, chips, goldfish, cocktail shrimp, fish sticks and brisket sandwiches with Swedish fish and cupcakes for dessert.   The kids played outside in the pool and ate picnic style on beach towels afterwards.  Last year Sean didn't like being the center of attention and refused to pose with his cake, but this time he was in seventh heaven! (I think he appreciated the spotlight for a bit after everything's been all about baby for a while!) He even did the "royal wave" for his grandpa!  Everyone had a lot of fun and I can't wait to plan his next birthday party! Here's some of his favorite things at age 4: Fave color:  "Purpoh." Fave number:  "10." Fave letter: "S for my name!" Fave food:  "Eggplant." (We had just had chicken with eggplant for lunch) Fave drink:  ...