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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Breakfast with Santa

We had Breakfast with Santa this morning at Hillsboro. The kiddos had such a good time with the cousins, sitting in Santa's lap, doing a craft and getting a balloon animal.

Macey wearing bonnet from when I was little. Owen wearing Bryan's outfit from when he was a baby.


Sam and Lilly
 Mimmy and Owen


Sam is also wearing one of Bryan's old outfits...so cute!
Madison (5), Macey (5), Owen (4 months), Lilly (almost 4 months), Sam (3), Brady (4), Tori (7)
 
 


Owen and Jeff...this is several hours before Jeff came down with the stomach bug and spent the rest of the day quarantined :(
Bobo with the nephews wearing his clothes from when he was their age
 Pops and Owen
Merrill, Emery, Tori, Macey, Madison


 
 
 
 
 

Owen is 4 months!!

Can't believe Brother is 4 months already!! He is such a happy baby...if we can only get him to sleep!
At his 4 month checkup he weighed 15 pounds (40th %ile), was 25 inches long (60%). He also had his 2nd ear infection and had an RSV type virus...so we started antibiotics and breathing treatments on the little guy, and he wasn't able to get his shots. But it hasn't let it dampen his spirits!!

At 4 months Owen can:
Roll from back to tummy
Still not sleeping well at night...only going 3ish ours
Started baby food...not great with it yet
Wants to sit up so badly...pulls himself up in bouncy when can
Loves watching his Sissies....lights up when he hears their voices or sees them
Loves to smile and giggle...is very ticklish
Still loves to be held, and thrives on being talked to
Watching tv with Sissy



First time for Rice Cereal



Wanted to see what Lilly's bonnet looked like on someone, and Lilly was asleep so...Owen got to model it for me :)


 This is my grandmother's (on my Dad's side) father (the one standing behind). We called him Pappy Parks. Dad walked in one day and noticed Owen's ears curled out at the top and said, he had Pappy's ears. I found this picture at Grandma's and thought it showed the resemblence well...Mimmy likes to call him "Happy Pappy" now...it fits :)

 Owen'd curled ears

He held his bottle himself for about 15 seconds :)..one day it will be so nice
I left Madison feeding him on the couch...this is what I came back to. She was very resourceful ;)
At the Dr. getting his first breathing treatment :( (Photo courtesy of Macey)
First time in a high chair...he looks so big!
First time for Baby food...he ate and liked the whole carton of Sweet Potatoes
 

10 Years!!

Jeff and I hit the decade mark on November 29th! It has been a great 10 years..lots of ups and downs and a lot has changed, but wouldn't have wanted to spend it with anyone else! Looking forward to whatever the next 10+ years bring!

T our wedding on November 29, 2003
10 Years Later

Thanksgiving

We went up to Papa and Bebe's house for Thanksgiving this year. This is all the kiddos watching the making of The Sound of Music Live.
 
Bebe, Owen, Madison, Frances, Macey, Libby, Thomas, and Gretchen

On Thanksgiving day all the Dads took the kids to ride horses on a farm down the street from the lake house
Macey with the dog named Macey

 
 



 



Owen and I came back early for the funeral of my great uncle V.M. Whitesell. Here he is before bed at Mimmy and Pops working on sitting up
 
Jeff's grandmother from Albany finally got to meet Owen
 
 
 
 

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Owen's Baby Bible Presentation


Owen had his Baby Bible presentation last Sunday night.

 Madison put Brother down for a nap while we got ready so he would be happy during church:)