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11 years ago
We had Christopher's birthday party this past weekend at Grammie and Pop's house. We had a lot of fun with the family and friends that came to help us celebrate. Mimi & Papa John, Nana, Great, Aunt Jenny, "Aunt" Melissa & "Uncle" Burt and his best buddy Nicholas were all there. We had burgers for lunch, opened presents and then had birthday cake and ice cream before the boys went down for their naps. Christopher was worn out, but poor Nicholas was too excited to sleep. Everyone sat around visiting and when Christopher finally woke up we had fun watching the boys play together. Nicholas has quickly caught up with Christopher in size and it was funny to watch him knock his friend down as payback. We had a lot of fun and are looking forward to doing it all over again next year!
Christopher turned 1 years old this Saturday and we were so excited! We can't believe how quickly the first year came and went! We woke up an hour later than usual (his gift to us) and he was so happy to be awake and playing. It was almost like he knew it was his birthday. He played really hard and then crashed for his morning nap. Uncle Kyle, Aunt Caroline and Hunter came down from Nashville for the day and helped us celebrate by going out for pizza. We were going to go to the lake downtown and feed the ducks after lunch, but Christopher just wasn't his normal happy self so we headed home to find out he had a fever. So we waited until the Tylenol kicked in and once he felt better we pulled out the birthday cake. At first he wasn't sure what to do with it, but he soon figured out it was pretty yummy and dove right in. He was so messy the only way to clean him up was to put him in the bathtub. Afterwards he crashed for a long afternoon nap. Overall we think it was a wonderful day and we still can't believe that we have such a wonderful little boy!! God has blessed us more than we could ever imagine with our Christopher.
It's finally happening! Jennifer and Trey are getting married! They got engaged Saturday night and we couldn't be more excited for them. A date hasn't been set yet, but it looks like August is the month. Jennifer is busy with all the responsibilites that come with being engaged. We are looking forward to all the planning, parties, excitement and the actual wedding day. We wish them all the best and are so excited to officially make Trey part of the family! We love you!!!
(Sorry, we don't have a photo of the happy couple yet, but it's coming soon! Here's one of Christopher excited about eating cake for the first time though.)
Not a whole lot has been going on lately, just the usual day in and day out stuff. Brandon has been on call every other weekend since the beginning of the year, Brittny is just going to work and Christopher is crawling all over the place getting into whatever he can get his hands on. We can't believe he'll turn one in a month! It goes by so fast! Just thought we'd show you a little of what he's been up to:
1) Christopher on his new swing. Brandon worked hard putting it together post-call (Such a good Daddy!).
2) Crawling through a tunnel at school. He and his friends love to get on either side and talk to each other.
3) Our house after the snow that was supposed to miss us. (Sorry Nashville!)
4) Christopher helping Brittny with some laundry. (Only way to keep him from pulling it all out on the floor.)
5) Christopher getting into the wipes after Brittny changed his diaper, which took all of 5 seconds.
So I've experienced a lot in 2006. I was born, learned how to laugh, sit up, crawl, climb, cut my first teeth, say my first words and got my first haircut. I think it's been a great, and busy, few months. I wasn't exactly sure what a "new year" actually was, but Mommy and Daddy have a traditon of getting together with their friends, Burt, Melissa and now Nicholas to ring in the new year. I was so excited that Nicholas was coming to play for a few days. I couldn't wait to show him all the new stuff I got for Christmas. We went for rides in the wagon, played with my new toys and took a bath. It was great! I think he was excited too because he didn't sleep much at night. I think he wanted to keep playing too. We got to watch our first fireworks on New Year's Eve and I didn't like it at first, but then I thought they were pretty cool. It was cold so we had to wrap up in blankets with our mommies. We were all asleep before midnight though, I think we were all pretty tired. Overall, it was a great year and I can't wait to see what 2007 has in store! Happy New Year everyone!
Boy, Christmas is a lot of fun! So much happened over the last week. Mommy and Daddy decided to leave Friday night to head to Grammy and Pop's house, since I hate to ride in the car, they figured why not drive while I'm sleeping and I'll never know I went anywhere. (It was a great idea) When we got there Uncle Kyle, Aunt Caroline and Hunter were asleep so I didn't get to play with them until the next morning. Grammy and Pop had a train that went around their Christmas tree and it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen! It whistled and blew smoke too! Pop would sit on the floor with me and when it disappeared I'd crawl around to find it, I didn't want to miss a thing! On Christmas Eve we went into town to see Great and I got to meet my cousins Olivia and Zeke, they were so much fun, but I got a little jealous when Daddy tried to hold Zeke and me together. I had the best time crawling after Olivia, she was so much fun to play with. She would call me "Christmas-pher" but I didn't mind. Then we went to the Christmas Eve Service at church and I got to watch people play the handbells and listen to everyone sing songs. It was great, but I was so tired after all of that I slept the whole way home. Aunt Jenny came and stayed with us that night and THEN it was Christmas morning and that was definitely fun! I got to open the first present and it was a rocking horse just for me! I loved it! I started to get tired after a while and had to go take a nap, but Mommy and Daddy opened the presents I was too tired to open. I got some really cool toys and books and had a blast playing with them when I woke up. Daddy couldn't believe how quickly I caught on with some of them. Oh! Something else that is big is that I said my first word, "Da-Da," and I learned to wave. Mommy was a little jealous, but her name is just so hard to say right now. My cousin Hunter learned to roll over during Christmas too, so it was a holiday of firsts for everyone! When we got back home I learned to say "bye-bye" while riding around in Wal-Mart with Mommy and she thought it was cute too. I can't wait until next year!!!
This past weekend we went to visit our family in Georgia. First we started at Ame, Drexel and Cameron's house on Saturday. We had so much fun watching the two kids play together now that Christopher is crawling around and learning to hold his own. Sunday morning we let them open their gifts to each other and poor Christopher woke up really early and so he was too tired to enjoy it! We were so excited that Cameron liked what we got her and it was fun watching her try to keep Christopher out of her new playhouse. That afternoon we headed to the annual Kirby Christmas party and the babies were a huge hit! They were worn out by the time we left and Christopher slept all the way to Cameron's house and to Montgomery, where we then opened our gifts from Mimi and Papa John. This time he had a little more fun with the gifts (guess a nap helps everyone out). We put him to bed late and the next morning he was up and ready to play again. He did great in the car (not AGAIN!) until we stopped in Birmingham and he had had enough at that point. The worst part was his new favorite toy was in the seat next to him and he couldn't reach it. So we had to put all toys up front and Brittny sat in the back with him and then he finally crashed again. Little does he know that he only experienced HALF of his Christmas! We'll do it all again next weekend!
The other day I was bored and thought I'd find a new place to play for a little while. So, I found my pacifier clip next to my exersaucer and decided to crawl inside. I'd played on top of the exersaucer many, many times and thought I'd see what it was like underneath. I had so much fun under there flinging my clip around! It made the funniest noises! After several minutes I thought I'd get out, but I couldn't figure out how I got in there so Mommy had to come and help me. I've gone back a few more times, but figured out how to play without having to go all the way under the seat.
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