Lights of Hope

We rode through the lights display tonight. We met my parents, Brent, Whitney, Parker, and Whitney's parents there. Brooks had his picture with Santa. Jackson loved all of the lights! Jackson kept say, "I go back." He absolutely loves lights. It is so magical for him! I love how excited he gets!

Christmas at Chick-fil-A

This is basically where we eat all of our meals.  Santa was at Chick-fil-A, so my Mom and I took the boys.  Brooks was the only one who would sit with Santa

It's Christmas In SC!

We have spent our weekend doing some fun Christmas things. On Friday night we had dinner at Moe's ( Jackson's new favorite place). Then we drove through a live Nativity near or house.  Jackson was impressed with the horses, and Brooks slept.

On Saturday morning, Jackson and I got up early to go to the Reindeer Run at the Y. It was muggy  and misty. I think I will sign Jackson up to run next year. He really enjoyed his Chick-fil-A.

I had to go to class so the boys played at home.  Then we headed to Clemson for lunch at McAlister's.  After that, we went to paint our annual Christmas plates. Jackson painted his own snowman which kept him entertained while we worked on the plates. I took the boys outside for awhile while Tim finished up the artistic parts. Over all, the boys were good, and the plates turned out precious!

Then we went to Greenville for their Christmas Parade. We were there an hour and a half before it started and got a great spot. Tim and I took turns walking around with Jackson and holding Brooks. Thankfully the weather was nice. Jackson really liked the parade especially the fire truck and police car. Brooks stayed awake for most of it. After we left, Jackson asked to go to Toys-r-Us ( his favorite place).

 We had a great time continuing some our Christmas traditions!

Brooks is 7 months!

Wow! My little baby is growing so fast! Brooks is at such a precious age! I love his smile and laugh!

• Wears 9-12m
• Eats 5-6 oz every 3 hours
• Loves oatmeal and has tried squash, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, pears, and apples
• Has 2 bottom teeth
• Rolls from stomach to back
• Pulls to stand up
• Can go from sitting to his stomach ( not always on purpose)
• Loves to cuddle
• Mostly sleeps through the night
• Loves to jump and will spend 30 minutes in his jumperoo
• Loves his giraffe paci
• Likes to sit and play with anything that plays music.
• Loves Sophie the Giraffe
• Likes to pull hair
• Already instigates things with Jackson.
• Squeals and laughs when he gets excited
• Nicknames- Brooksie, Brooksie Bear,Brooksie Boo, Little Boy ( from Jackson)
• Already pretty tough- Jackson pushes him down and then says "Look at him!"
• Is in a big boy car seat now.  We just moved him from the infant carrier during the last few weeks.  He loves it!

We are so blessed to have sweet Brooks!

Jackson's Check-Up

We took Jackson to his 2 1/2 year check-up today. He did not want to go, but we finally got him dressed and there. Luckily we didn't have to wait long. This appointment went much better than the last time. Jackson didn't cry, but he wouldn't talk either. Dr. Hart kept asking him questions, and he refused to answer. He finally told him the color of his shoes and shirt.  He is one healthy boy who doesn't like to eat!

To reward him, we went to Toys-r-Us where picked out a new car. He was really good in there.  Tim headed to work, and I enjoyed the day with the boys.

Thanksgiving Crafts

Jackson had a Thanksgiving Feast at school. I wonder if he actually wore this?

Christmas Tree

We got our Christmas tree today. Jackson was not excited at first, but he liked running through all of the trees. Thankfully, my dad drove the tree to our house in the truck and helped us get it into the house.

We decorated after lunch and naps. Brooks loved looking at the lights and wanted to touch them. Jackson liked looking at the ornaments and tried hanging them on the tree. He would say, "Oh my goodness" when we pulled out new ornaments. When we were almost finished, Jackson said, "it's so beautiful!" The boys did really good. There was only one broken ornament, and I broke that!

We had a great day decorating our house.