Our Sweet Baby is NOT Shy!

So, I told Zachary that him and I were going to make a quick trip to Kroger to grab a prescription, grab some taco makings, and then we would be home in about 25 minutes or less. Well, not so much, I spent 1/2 the time in there talking to people that I didn't know b/c my baby is a VERY "talkative" little man. We ended up getting home almost an hour later! hahaha He is the most friendly baby and loves to let EVERYONE know that WE are there and that he demands there attention. OR he'll squeal just as loud as he can.......hahahaha He just loves hearing his voice and makes sure that everyone else knows that he is there. It's hilarious b/c people will talk, smile, wave, grin, whatever at him and he just LOVES it. He will squeal louder out of excitement, "talk" to them, or just watch them with a big ole grin.

I couldn't be any more happier with the baby that God gave to us. He is outgoing, personable, loveable, etc. He's just an overall very happy baby and we love him so much. Thank you, Lord, for our Zachary. :) As the saying says," That's my boy!"

P.S. the picture above was taken by some man at The Villages of Allen. He thought that Zachary was just too cute. He asked if he could take a picture (he was Asian and you know how they love to take pictures), so I told him and yes, and then he so kindly offered to send it to me. I think Zachary looks so cute. His hat reads " Git R Done (1st line), Deer Hunter (2nd line), Dominate the Woods (3rd line).

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas Survey from BOTH of us!!!! :)

Okay, so I took this off one of my friends' blogs, thanks Jayme!!

KIMBERLY'S ANSWERS!!!!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both, but I drink hot chocolate more and only drink a little bit of egg nog (it's so rich!).
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? All wrapped and I like to try to use different wrapping paper for each person. I love to see all different kinds of paper under the tree.
3. Colored or white lights on tree/house? I'm a colored fan on both :)
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but I still steal kisses from my honey!!! ;)
5. When do you put your decorations up? Normally after Thanksgiving, but this week I did it before Thanksgiving. I was really in the mood!!!
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Oh man, I don't know. I love most everything!
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? I remember always spending the holidays at my grandparents' house (Brown side).
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I will always believe in Santa, his spirit is always around us.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No, unless we're with the family. This year we'll be doing the Johnson's on Christmas Eve, so yes to a present for Zachary. :)
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Colored lights and ornaments. Some of the ornaments are even handmade from whe I was little girl.
11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Love it!
12. Do you remember your favorite gift? I agree with Jayme, I have been very blessed over the years.
13. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? I look forward to teaching Zachary about the REAL reason for Christmas - Christ's birth.
14. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Baking candies, goodies, treats, etc!!!
15. What tops your tree? A little snowman - it's his 1st year on our tree!
16. Which do you prefer – giving or receiving? Definitely giving!!!
17. Candy canes: Yuck or Yum? I love SweetTart Candy Canes, but they change the colors of my lips.........hahaha
18. Favorite Christmas show? We LOVE National Lampoons Christmas Vacation....I think I can quote it line by line (We watch this EVERY year, Jayme and we still laugh through the whole thing). I also love to watch Elf!
19. What is your favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night or All I want for Christmas is You

LES' ANSWERS!!!!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? sets them under the tree
3. Colored or white lights on tree/house? Colored Lights
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No
5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually Christmas time (however, I do them!!!)
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Ham
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Getting up on Christmas morning and opening gifts. It was always so exciting!!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't know when.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? It seems like we did when we were little (but see my answer above!)
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? very carefully (actually he comes home from work and it is magically up!)
11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Love it!
12. Do you remember your favorite gift? no
13. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Getting together and fellowshiping with family.
14. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Watching Christmas Vacation together.
15. What tops your tree? He says," I don't know"
16. Which do you prefer – giving or receiving? Either way is pretty fun.
17. Candy canes: Yuck or Yum? Yum
18. Favorite Christmas show? Christmas Vacation
19. What is your favorite Christmas song? Silver Bells

Santa and Zachary!!!

Here is the picture of them together - thanks, mom!!! (I stole it from her blog....hahaha)

BUSY day, but FUN day!!!!!!!!!

We had such a fun and eventful day today. We started getting up out of bed around 7:45 (Zachary played in his bed from 6:30 - 7:45 AM and daddy had to be at work at 7 AM). I layed in our bed listening to Zachary play in his crib. He does so well in the mornings just playing in there. We leave several toys for him to play with now and when he wakes up, he finds 1. his paci; 2. his burp rag; 3. turns the music on; 4. plays with this toys. He's such a fun baby.

After we got up we played for several hours, watched the Children's Hospital Parade (definitely had a special meaning to me since they have and continue to take such good care of our lil guy. Around 10:15 AM; Zachary decided that it was time to have a nap, so he went down till about 11:30 AM or so. When he got up, he was a little hungry, so I gave him blueberries to eat and he loved them! He had had them pureed before, but not whole. He really liked them and ate about 10 blueberries or so.

After that, we went and had lunch with grammy at CiCi's. I was craving pizza and so that's where we went. :) Zachary really enjoyed his pizza that he had. He tried mushrooms and black olives for the 1st time today and he didn't seem to mind them at all and I am so happy about that. I love both too!!!!!!!!!!

We had a 2 year old birthday party that we were invited to. So, we headed out to McKinney to help Cassidy celebrate her big day; which is tomorrow!! Also, tomorrow is one of my really good friends' 30th birthday's too!!!!!!!!! Love ya, Christy!! I can't wait to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After that, we went to a holiday bazaar. I got to catch up with several gals that I haven't seen in over 10 yrs. So, that was really neat. There was several vendors that were there: MaryKay, Premier Jewelry, Scentsy (this is a cool idea), Tupperware, then also a sweet gal (met her today) and she had homemade bows for little girls, and these super cute shirts too! We didn't buy anything, but we did have fun being out with everyone. Zachary was having a ball of fun too, but then he decided it was time to go, so we left a little after 5 PM. We beat daddy home by about 15 min.

Then we had a fun (as always) visit from some friends of ours, Jimmy, Brennan, and Elizabeth. They were in the neighborhood and I'm so glad that they dropped by!!! Elizabeth is their daughter and her and Zachary are about 1 week apart. She is now walking!!! It was so fun to watch her get around.

Now, we're just home and relaxing. Les is working on getting Zachary down for the night. I am having fun blogging and will be hitting the hay soon as well. Good night all!!!!!

Santa Claus

I am so proud of our big boy. He went and met Santa Claus for the 1st time the other night. He did so good!!! Santa told us to not let him see him and to keep his back to him as I handed him over. Well, good luck b/c Zachary kept trying to turn around and look where he was going....hahaha

He did really well and we got our picture; THEN Zachary felt Santa's beard, got stiff, turned around, then cried till we picked him up. But we were lucky enough to get a good picture of him before the complete melt down. Once he was in my arms, he would turn around and look at Santa. :)

GOOD JOB, ZACHARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teeth, Teeth, and MORE Teeth!!!!!!!!!

Our poor baby is trying to cut all 4 of his front teeth. He has been pretty fussy, but like our pedi said," well, at least he'll get it all over at once and won't have to worry about having 4 months of fussiness." So, he has his bottom right tooth that has cut through the gums, then the others haven't broken through yet, but you can see some white and swelling. Needless to say, he's not very happy with this happening all at once. :) I wish he could understand, but orajel and tylenol are our best friends for the time being. Hopefully they'll come in quicker than just gradually coming in.

We had a good Thanksgiving with our families. Now, we're just gearing up for Christmas. We have all the presents wrapped and under the tree. Definitely looks like Christmas here.

I bought an alphabet foam tile mat today at Hobby Lobby. I had a 40% off coupon, so I was super excited about that! Zachary loves to sit on the floor and move around, play with his toys, etc, but since the wood floor is slippery, he tends to fall and bump his head frequently. I hope that this will help him out and his falls won't hurt as bad. They are bright and colorful, so that's fun!!!!!!!!!

Les has been hunting on his days off and he did shoot a buck this year and hopes to get at least one more. No pictures of the buck, but our freezer is stocked again for another year.

I guess that's all that's new since my last post.

We hope that you have a GREAT week!!!!!!!

Thanksgiving/Christmas

Christmas music, really, this early?! Thanksgiving is still a little over a week away and Christmas music is already playing. Now don't think that I'm a scrooge b/c I LOVE Christmas time, but I don't want to listen to the music for the next 49 days or whatever it is.

I am excited about Christmas this year b/c Zachary will be 9 months old and I am anxious to see what he thinks of the Christmas tree, lights, presents, etc. One thing that I want to start with our little guy is the importance of Christ's birth and not so much on how many presents you get, etc. I want him to really understand someday about Christ and not just focus on what Christmas has become. I love opening presents, but don't want to ever lose focus of the REAL reason for Christmas. Thank you, God for sending YOUR son to save me from my sins. What better time to reflect on that truth than the holidays.

What I am thankful for:
1. My relationship with my Savior
2. My loving husband
3. My sweet little baby boy
4. My wonderful family who have been such a huge support system
5. All the doctors that have taken care of Zachary
6. That he shouldn't need anymore blood tranfusions
7. My church home
8. All my friends that are there no matter what
9. My home
10. How fortunate I am to be able to stay home with Zachary and not have to worry about tomorrow

There are so many mores things that I am thankful for, but that's all for now. What are you thankful for?