Christmas 2007

We had a wonderful first Christmas with Evan. Of course, Evan didn't know what was happening, but he enjoyed seeing all of the people. He is now enjoying playing with his new toys! He's having more fun now that he can hold objects better and get them to his mouth to taste and chew. I'll let the pictures say the rest! Hope that you all had wonderful holidays!!

Waiting to open presents Christmas morning with "Skinny Puppy"

Hanging out with Dad

Snuggling with Mom

Resting up for presents!

I love my rat from Cousin Ezra!!

What Are You Thankful For?

God has blessed us greatly this year. There is so much to be thankful for! My "short list" of thanksgivings:
Robert completing school and finding a good job
The birth of our son, Evan
Our good marriage

I hope that you took some time yesterday to reflect on what you are thankful for. It puts everything into better perspective when I think about all of the blessings we have living in this country at this time in history.

We spent the holiday with Robert's extended family. There were grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. So many people to be thankful for! So many people for Evan to meet as well. We were both pooped out by the afternoon. He from not sleeping enough the day before and me from too much turkey (is it possible to have too much turkey)? As you can see in the picture we had a nice catnap along side Grandpa Vincent. (Thanks to cousin Tracy and her "candid camera"!)

Happy Halloween!

Okay, okay, I know it's actually Veteran's Day and that I'm nearly two weeks late getting these pics up! Cut a new mama some slack!!

Here are some photos of Evan in his Halloween outfit. In case you can't see it in the pics, his shirt says "Daddy's Little Monster." He didn't do any "official" trick-or-treating this year, but we did visit a few neighbors. He received some candy, which I assured our neighbors he would eventually eat in the form of breast milk!! He was also given some spider rings that the cats have now claimed as theirs!



Me and Evan



Daddy and Evan

Evan's Infant Dedication

Evan had his Infant Dedication at church this past Sunday. It was a nice ceremony and Evan even had a fancy outfit for the occassion! Evan was fussy during the ceremony and screamed when Pastor Mark placed his hand on his head to pray the Shield of St. Patrick! We had lots of family in attendance: Grandma and Grandpa Emery, Grandma and Grandpa Bryan, Great-Grandma Jones, Aunt Michelle and cousins Grace and Eva! After church we had dinner and visited at our house.