Getting Ready for Christmas

We are getting ready for Christmas this week. We're going to be away for about a week and a half and I doubt I'll be posting any blogs during that time. So, I thought I would go ahead and post one wishing everyone a happy holiday! Tomorrow we leave to see Chad's family for the holidays and then Saturday it's off to Huntsville to see mine until New Year's! We have so many fun things planned for our trip to Huntsville. We are going to take Gaines to ride a new carousel they have there in town, we are going to have a get together with my friends at my sister's new house, and the thing I'm most excited about is our trip to Nashville. We are taking Gaines to see the lights at the Opryland Hotel and to the Rainforest Cafe. I think he's going to love it! I hope everyone has as great of a holiday as we plan to! Merry Christmas!

Gaines Is Growing Up So Fast

We went to Jackson this weekend with Sam, Lindsey, and Jared. It was so fun! We don't get to do things like that often. Sam, Jared, and Chad went to watch George County play in the state championship game but Lindsey, Gaines, and I got to go eat at Olive Garden and shop at Target. Then we got to stay at the Hilton Friday night. We spent all day on Saturday finishing up our Christmas shopping. All that activity made it difficult to sit and hold a bottle for Gaines, so he took matters into his own hands and started feeding himself! He has used the handles on his sippy cup (when he's in the mood) but has never been that great at holding his bottle by himself. He sure has mastered it this weekend though! I can't believe how fast he's growing, it seems like everyday he learns something new. I've enjoyed my time off with him and watching him grow, but it's time for me to get back into the workforce. I start as an adult clinician at Gulf Coast Mental Health in Wiggins after the first of the year. It's going to be hard for me, I'll feel like I'm missing out on all of these new things he's learning! I've found a great daycare for him though so that's comforting. It's going to be a little more difficult to keep our blog updated so bear with me, but I will do my best to keep everyone posted about what's going on with us.

It's Been a While!

A lot has happened since my last post. We have been so busy with Thanksgiving and Chad's bowl game that I have not had a chance to post anything in a long time. As most of you know, Chad's team won the Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove Texas over the weekend. They beat Kilgore 62-28!! It was an amazing game! We are so proud of Chad and the Bulldogs and excited about the possibility of being considered National Champs. It was a looooong trip over to Copperas Cove. We were in the car 12 hours on Friday! Then on Saturday after the game, we drove back to Houston and stayed with Chad's aunt. On Sunday we were in the car about another seven or eight hours to go home! Gaines was a trooper though! He did good. Toby stayed with Chad's brother Sam and his family while we were gone. Our nephew Jared must have worn him out because he's been awfully sleepy since we got back! I did not take any pictures at the game because I forgot to take my camera in. I had a bad headache when we first got there and I was a little concerned about the windy and rainy conditions that preceded the game. Unfortunately through all of that it completely slipped my mind to get my camera. I do have this picture of Gaines and Toby recuperating together though!