Beware Lots of Pictures Below

Oh how I love these boys!

"Is this the face you are looking for when you say smile?"

Hey there's a cute kid in the oven...

...I think I'll give him a kiss!

Logan learning how to put in a new dishwasher.

Andrew enjoying his fake french fry. I see this image a lot lately.

Andrew on the move after church one Sunday!

Logan's interpretation of "Go stand next to brother"

"Okay I'll just sit and smile, but with my way Andrew did not run away"

Enjoying the new soccer goal.

They worked up a sweat playing soccer.

Loving their fancy clothes and shoes...

...not so sure about their mother who wants the perfect picture:)

Little Brother

Big Brother

Brothers!

Andrew singing a song. (Sorry Mom we did not let him use the "real" one)

Andrew has been laughing at himself lately :)

Logan practicing his photography skills :)

Logan's and Mommy's house.

There is nothing like cousin love :)

Yay for Bikes and Sunshine!

We enjoyed a family bike ride in the sunshine today during Billy's lunch break. Billy purchased a bicycle trailer for Logan on clearance at Target the other day so when we finally saw a little sun shining we were eager to let him try it out. Logan did great. He was not much help in peddling, but loved the riding part :) Andrew had his first bicycle ride on my bike and loved it. We look forward to many more rides :)

Happenings

Andrew is loving whole milk! He is almost weaned.

Billy took this picture the other morning. I had left for work and both boys joined him for a extra hour or so of sleep before they started the day.

Margy kept the boys and gave both the boys a treat. Chocolate Ice Cream.
As soon as I asked Logan about their day he told on Margy giving the ice cream to Andrew :) He did say it was just a little bit so he would not feel left out. Margy captured some cute pictures of Andrew's enjoyment.

Logan continues to LOVE chocolate. Margy captured his sweet smile while enjoying chocolate ice cream.

Andrew was extra fussy one night at the dinner table so I gave him a paci while the rest of us finished our meal. It did not take long til we saw this. Poor guy was tired.

Andrew and Logan have recently started to play together. It is so fun to watch. They enjoy riding the bike together. However don't get me wrong there is still plenty of tackling and fights :)

I have started working with Andrew to use a spoon. Yogurt ended up everywhere. Hey it's a start :)

Logan is doing well. He continues to love school and playing with his friends. We have been working on writing his name at home. Here is his work. I think it is GREAT! Such a proud Mama.

Christmas at Nana and Papa's House

We spent New Year's Eve at Billy's parents house. We enjoyed a meal together and a warm cozy fire. Tricia and Sean came over and we opened gifts. To say my boys were spoiled by the number of gifts they received is an understatement. Wow we are blessed. Logan again enjoyed "reading" the tags and passing out gifts. He actually recognized most of the names. We turned Andrew's car seat around for the trip to League City. He loved it. After some playing with toys, running with the dogs and visiting we made our trek back home. As you can see from the last picture the boys were worn out and yes that is all their toys piled high in the back. Thank you Nana and Papa for a wonderful evening and blessing us is so many ways! We love you!

Christmas at GeeGee and Grandpawpaw's

Our Christmas continued as we traveled to Granbury on Christmas eve to GeeGee and Grandpawpaw's house. It was a beautiful drive and definitely memorable to drive with white flakes and "blizzard" like winds blowing. Thankfully it was warm the day before so the roads were not bad until after we arrived.My sister Amber and brother John were also there with their families. This year we bought all the kids matching pj's and cups with their names on them. With 5 kids three and under figuring out who's sippy cup is who's can get a little tricky :) We did get a picture of all five in their pj's. What a challenge that was :) Logan knew about Santa this year but was not really into it and the other kids were still too young. I am sure next year will be filled with letters and leaving cookies out. Christmas morning we woke up to white outside. It was beautiful. It had stopped snowing and the sun was out. After breakfast we bundled up and went to play. It was the first time for Logan to play in snow. The snow was too dry to make snowballs, but a rope and a piece of cardboard made for great fun. Uncle John and Billy had fun pulling Logan around the yard. Later in the day we exchanged gifts. This year Logan was really excited about unwrapping the gifts and even accidently unwrapped one of Luke's. Thankfully Luke is was not upset. Logan then took on the job helping pass out gifts to all, which he loved. The living room was quite busy. It was full of shredded wrapping paper, toys, kids playing, parents trying to free toys from their boxes, shouts of thank you's and your welcomes. We spent the rest of our time their playing with new toys, napping, visiting, attending church and eating. Grandpawpaw got a cute little table for the kids. It was so funny to watch Marley, Luke and Logan enjoy meals together. What a crew, each so different.
Thank you GeeGee and Grandpawpaw for a wonderful Christmas and time together! We love you!

Christmas at Gramps & Nanalyn's

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We started our Christmas off at Gramps and Nanalyn's house. We enjoyed being with Gramps (my dad), Nanalyn (my stepmom), Granny, Kerri, John, Amber, Jonathan, Luke, Natalie and the dog Shelby. Billy, Andrew and I stayed at a hotel at night while Logan enjoyed staying at the house. He enjoyed sleeping in the living room with Gramps, waking up to Mickey Mouse pancakes made by Nanalyn, riding in the golf cart with Gramps and Shelby and playing cards with Nanalyn and Granny. The second night Luke joined them which being with Luke is always a treat for Logan. Andrew enjoyed the king size bed with Mama and Dada. It was good weather while we were there. We all had fun being outside and watching the boys run and play. We each took turns taking a ride around the block in the golf cart and later enjoyed sharing gifts and a meal. Thank you so much Gramps and Nanalyn for a wonderful Christmas! We love you!

Andrew's First Birthday

For Andrew's first birthday we celebrated in the jungle.

Behind the cakes I had all 12 monthly chair pictures of Andrew. It was neat to see how he has grown. We also played a video of pictures from the past year.

Andrew entering the birthday jungle.

Andrew excited about the animals.

Cool decorations Mama, now let's party!

Andrew loved having his cousin Luke and brother Logan help him open. Above is Andrew and Luke giving each other a sweet hug.

Excited about his gifts!

Logan and Luke were helping with the big present. Andrew thought he was sneaky by taking the paper and running.

After a minute of just poking at it he had his first bite of cake (anything sweet really).

I'll let the picture tell you if he liked it or not. Man he was a mess!!

I cannot believe Andrew is one! Thank you to everyone that came and helped with the party! We love you all so much and appreciate you helping us celebrate Andrew!