More December Catch Up!

THE LAND

After Christmas we went down to the Waller Property and had a blast shooting bows & skeet (spelling?), riding 4 wheelers, eating yummy food made in the dutch oven, playing volleyball, swinging, etc.

Jackson was such a trooper and even let Madison push him around in her umbrella stroller.

She used to be scared to death of the 4 wheeler but she LOVED it this trip. We couldn't get her off it.

Even when we weren't riding it she still wanted to sit on it and pretend to drive.

PEACH COBBLER!!!!!

Grandma Jo and Jackson (hiding in the Baby Bjorn).

THE NATIVITY

Brittani, one of the most talented people I know, was assigned to be the director of the annual Nativity play this Christmas Eve. She did such an amazing job, acted in the play herself, and even made a program listing the parts, script, and even listed all the actors with a humorous bio. Madison and Aunt Jamie were angels:

The Smith boys were wise men but poor Eric was tired and retired early.

The Shepherds: Brent and Brittani

Joseph and Mary:

The whole cast: (minus Eric of course)

Jackson was baby Jesus and although he had been so content the trip thus far of course he screamed bloody murder pretty much the whole time! Murphy's law!

Another couple in their ward, also The Smith's came over and shared their professional singing talents with us and we sang carols for awhile after. Madison LOVES to sing now and demonstrated her talent as well:

It was a wonderful Christmas Eve and I love their tradition of doing the play every year. The one (and probably only in my opinion) good thing about having a baby this time of year is that I feel so much more grateful for Mary and the trials she endured as she became a mother.

May we all remember the Savior and make more "room" for him throughout the year!

December catch up

December is a crazy month in our household and if I have any say in it-we are not having another winter baby! This past month we celebrated Madison's 2nd birthday, Brian's 27th birthday, and our 3rd wedding anniversary-crazy! With a one month old baby the celebrations were very low key but fun! As soon as Brian finished school we headed to Hempstead and enjoyed time with family:

Madison loved hanging out with Eric-they both love being outside and had a blast!

Brian loved having a break from school and getting lots of time with Madison. He is definitely loving playing with her-I keep trying to get him to spend more time with Jackson but he claims that he is in the "boring phase!"

Welcome 2009!

The past two months have flown by and have been very busy. I am going to attempt to catch everything up so be prepared for many posts! We are loving having Jackson in our lives-he is such an angel. I have really enjoyed the whole experience a lot more this time-maybe because with the second you realize how quickly they grow up and learn to treasure every day more and it also helps that I wasn't as scared or traumatized this time knowing what to expect. Here are a couple more pictures from the hospital: