Christmas TIME!!

Well yesterday Taylor and Bethany drove in from Colorado and stayed with us until James got off work. When both of the working men got home (Ladd and James) we decided to take family Christmas pictures in front of the tree! We got a lot of good shots but Greyson was either not smiling or looking somewhere else!!

OH!! And another thing... For the past few weeks I have been working with Greyson trying to teach him how to clap. Well Bethany was in the back seat with him for like 5 min and she was able to get him to clap!! Now he is clapping at EVERYTHING!! Haha.. Here are some pictures!!

Thanks again James and Bethany!! They turned out GREAT!! and hopefully I can get my cards in the mail soon!! :)

So this year Ladd and I are going the thoughtful homemade christmas route!! So now I gotta get back to making christmas for everyone.. I only have 5 more days so I gotta get a move on!! Thanks goodness I have my mother the next few days to help out!! :) Yay!!

OOPS forgot about this.. :(

Ok so I have once again forgot about this blog :( It is so much easier to keep up with facebook. Well here is what has beening on. Ladd and I got married April 4th and we spent out honeymoon on a cruise visiting Cozumel, Jamaica, and Grand Caymen. We had tons of fun but figured a 7 day cruise on a ship full of energetic kids and teenagers wasnt for us and the next time we should find one with more stops and more to do than just the Casino. Since then it has been nothing but work and taking care of Greyson. Ladd got a promotion at work so he is training to do that right now and hopefully things will start to look up for us. I have decided to study and get my teaching certificate and hopefully start teaching soon. The beginning of November we found a great rent house for a little more a month than our apartment and twice the size!! In order to move in ASAP we had to pay the deposit and December's rent upfront and we could have the entire month of November for free!! So we moved in the next week!! WE HAVE SPACE NOW!!

Ladd and I thought a newborn was exhausting but quickly found out that a toddler is insanely harder than a motionless burp/poop machine. So we are constantly following him to make sure he doesnt throw things away (his new thing), pull orniments off the tree, destroy the presents under the tree, or pull food out of the pantry. We have to keep the bathrooms and office doors closed because he is so curious about the computer and toilets..

To fill in my past times I have started to do crafts/quilts. Ragan has already started her business with her bracelets and I have decided to start with my products. So far its just quilts, wipie boxes, stuffed quilted dogs, pillows and hopefully soon Ill come up with more ideas like diaper bags, Nursing covers and other stuff like matching quilts, bumper pads, and decorative pillows.

In the end I hope to keep this updated more. If you really want a super updated profile you should check out my Facebook page.. I try to get on atleast once a day.

Greyson's First boo-boo

Ok so Ladd's Mom and I needed to go to Hobby Lobby to grab a few last minute things for the wedding. Well Greyson had been fussy so I had taken him out of his carseat and put him on his tummy over the back of his seat where he is facing forward. He was super happy.. Well I had my arm/elbows in his seat to make sure he wouldnt topple over. When we got up to the cash register things got hectic, G was grabbing for things and we had so much stuff in the cart. Well I had lifted my arm/elbow for a short second and down went G. I didnt see it happen but Ladd's Mom caught G by the ankle and he stopped short of hitting bottom but he still managed to scratch his head pretty good. While all this was happening, Connie's tea she had just bought went all over the floor making a huge sticky mess!! But it didnt take him long before he started screaming bloody murder and a bunch of older ladies come running!! It was so embarrassing making me feel like a bad mother.. :( Anyways I got some pictures of Greyson's first boo-boo.

You really cant tell but at the time of the incident it was a huge bump, real red and slightly purple. This picture was taken the same day. Just a small scratch. It still made me feel so bad!!

Rolling over isnt such a task anymore..

Greyson started to roll over. The first time he rolled over was February 12th. It was so cool because for the longest time He would just kinda half roll over and his arm would get in the way. But this time He managed to get it out of the way (without my help) and roll over all the way!! It was great!! Here are some 5 month pictures. We didnt take alot because we were so busy with Wedding and planning last minute stuff. Oh and I got a job at Texas Roadhouse (boooooooo) so this added to the chaos.. Here Greyson and cousin Cayden are playing in Granny C's saucer.

Cayden always gets so jealous, so when I sat down to read Greyson a book, she came and sat in my lap too..

In the process of rolling over :)

Such a good picture I think..
The day we went and checked out Daycares. :) He had to look cute!!

Poppin' his collar..

Loves his baths!!

Helping daddy.. :)

Ladd does this.. Not me I try and keep it out of his face..

So happy and ready for bed!!

Nice booger G!! haha :) Well that is all the 5 month pictures. :( I know its sad but Im in the process of posting 6 month pics!!

Wow I forget sometimes.. :(

Ok so sorry guys. I have TOTALLY forgotten about this blog. Its just so much easier to Facebook. With the wedding and just getting settled its be a task to even find time for me. In the next few days while G is sleeping/napping I will try and update as much as possible, starting where I had left off. :) Sorry again..

LUNCH TIME!! YUMMY!!

Well since Greyson turned 4 months on the 25th we started to feed him baby food and he LOVES it!! Sometimes it almost seems he doesnt take his bottle bc he knows there is better stuff!! haha but this one time he got really messy and most of the time I try to keep him clean bc I dont want to have to pick up the mess but I let him go to town.

This picture says it all!!

Clean up crew!!
Such a piggy! Finished his prunes and his sweet potatoes!!

Finally caught his smile!!

He really LOVES his food!!

Such a chick magnet huh?? So messy!!

He kept playing with his bib and it was just so messy!!

All giggles!!

Greyson already 3 months!!

This is Greyson at 3 months. He is growing like a weed and doing so many cool things. One day he will be barely doing something and the next he would be like a pro! During Greyson's third month we moved from College Station to Houston and he experienced his first bath in a big tub. He finally graduated from his swaddler to just sleeping with a blanket and he is almost sitting all by his self, I give him atleast a month or so and he is completely standing up with asistance. Here are some great photos we got during January!

This is when we decided to take the swaddler away. We kept finding him at the end of his crib every morning. Kind of like he was trying to escape or wiggle his way out of it.

That sleep positioner is where we layed him down every night.

He also, on accident I think, held his bottle for the first time.

Since the hot water in the kitchen sink wasnt working right we had to give him a bath in the big tub for the first week. It was kind of scary since the tub was sooo huge and he was just laying there!!

So I decided to get in with him. Made me feel better!

Some great tub shots!! Good job daddy!!

Always munchin on his hands!!

Just washing those crevices!!

Greyson get sooo relaxed after his baths. He really likes just hangin out.

Chilling in Avery's swing. He liked it so much we took ours back and got one just like it!!

This is at Avery's half birthday. Greyson was just swinging away and Ella wanted to help him and show him how its really done.

One day I was in my room making the bed and I heard DaKota barking and Greyson kind of giggling / crying. I walked in there to see what was the deal and I saw that DaKota was so desperate for a playmate she had dropped her ball in with Greyson hoping he would throw it for her. Haha little did she know, Greyson isnt quite there.. Give him a year or so and he will be trying to ride her!!

Do you see what I mean about crevices? Hahaha!!

Fell asleep watching TV!!

He has such a great time in his jumper!! A funny story just the other day he had his hand stuck in one of those rings and it was hilarious watching him try to get it out. His reaching and coordination is really coming together!!

One night Ladd and I were wrestling and I brought him down, Greyson did the tap out though :) so cute!