Getting ready for our first Christmas

I was so excited to order stockings for our family! We didn't really have or use stockings growing up, so this is a new tradition for me. Scott's family got gifts in their stockings on St. Nick's Day, so we did that this year. Max got 2 pairs of Christmas socks in his stocking. He was so excited.


We had a full house on the glider the other day. The pups really like to nap with me...and I spend a lot of time with Max, so in turn they like to nap with their baby brother. I couldn't believe they didn't wake him up. Guess it really was cold enough to be a "two dog night".

car seat

So, the other day Scott's mom (Grammy) said she couldn't believe how big Max looked in his car seat. I decided to go back and look myself. Check it out..

This is the week we brought Max home from the hospital (8/8/08). He weighed about 5 lbs.

This was last Wednesday (11/26/08). Max weighs in now about 14 lbs!

Amazing what a difference a few months can make!

our 1st holiday season....

We just celebrated our first Thanksgiving as a family. We have so much to be thankful for this year. Our gift of blessings was and continues to be abundant. Here are some photos from our lives over the past few weeks.