Reason for the Email

Sorry for the email that got sent to everyone in my address book. I was trying to only let people who I have their email be able to view our blog. Josh and I have really been thinking about all those crazy people out there and got a little worried about them being able to view so many pictures of our kiddos. If I do not have someones email on here let me know. Hopefully I will start updating my blog a little more now.

Crystal

Braylen's Thoughts

This is a conversation Braylen and I had while talking about Jesus.
Bray: Jesus talks to Braylen.
Me: Oh really, what does he say to you?
Bray: He says stay away from the mud!!!

Wow!!! What goes on in the minds of children????

Snow Days

I know....I did not make one single post the whole month of January. Sorry..... We really haven't had too much going on with us. Just the normal stuff. Until this past weekend.
We got snow here in Tennessee!!! Not snow like every other year. It was beautiful and so much of it. It was fluffy for the first day then the ice came. Braylen loved looking out the window to make sure the snow was still there. He had a blast!!! Sarah had fun for a few minutes. She couldn't really walk in the snow without falling then she couldn't get back up. Here are some of our pictures from this weekend.

Just a few pictures from Christmas

I will post more of our Holiday pictures this week but I just wanted to put a few up tonight!! Enjoy....

This is my Papa South (87 yrs old) with all his great grandchildren.

Sarah helping mommy cook

Trying to get Christmas card pictures

Loving on each other!!!

This child loves his hot chocolate!!

Baby Time

While we were in Birmingham this past weekend we had a baby shower for my good friend Farris and her husband Jason. There little baby girl will hopefully be here right after the first of the year. They got lots of nice gifts and the party turned out great. It was so good to see everyone.

We have all been best friends since elementary school

Opening gifts

Mom made another beautiful and yummy cake!

Here is the happy couple! (You can't even tell she is over 8 months pregnant)

Christmas at Mimi and Gregpa's

This year we are having our very first Christmas at home. We planned our Christmas with Josh's family for last weekend so that we could still see everyone. Braylen and Sarah were so excited that they were getting to open presents early. They got so many good surprises and as always had so much fun with Mimi, Gregpa, Jacob and Joy. Here are just a few pictures from our early Christmas.

What's new with us?

I know it has been what a month since my last post. Sorry!!! I can't say we have been doing much exciting, but I feel like we have been so busy. I am just going to fill you in on some of the sweet (cute) things these kiddos have been doing.

1. Sarah has been trying to talk so much lately. She points at the Christmas tree and says Christmas tree and shakes her head and says no touch!!! It is adorable...
2. Braylen just this week has not "shoo-weed" in a diaper since Tuesday. Last night he even asked to go to the potty after we had put his bedtime diaper on him. This is huge....we have been waiting on this since August!!
3. We have Gordy (our elf) at our house now and the kiddos love looking for him every morning when they wake up.
4. Braylen is so excited that Santa is coming for Jesus' birthday and is going to bring him Thomas toys.
5. This week Braylen has once again had a fever virus. I think we get it about 2-3 times a year. He has no symptoms just a fever whenever the Motrin wears off and it lasts for about 3 days.
6. Sarah is going through EVERYTHING!!!! Any cabinet, drawer or whatever she takes everything out and then she moves on to something else. She loves it!!!
7. Braylen is starting to eat a little better. We are threatening him, but hey whatever works, right?!?
8. Braylen is scared to DEATH of the shower. Yes the shower! I don't know why, but he hates it. I know it is awful but nothing else seems to work for punishment so what else do we say but "I'll put you in the shower" It works!!! That is how he started "shoo-weeing" in the potty. That is how we get him to eat his veggies.

This weekend we are going to Birmingham for Christmas with the Mims!! I am sure I will have lots of pictures to post on Monday.

Have a good weekend!!