More pics at Grandma's house

Brent admiring his new leather gloves!
The table was so lovely and the meal superb!Micah got a wooden train from Aunt Jo and Uncle Dan.

Uncle Dan is animated as usual. Perhaps he is recovering from his four hour car ride down in a blizzard!

Mom looking on at all of us opening presents. She worked so hard picking out everything and wrapping it all so beautifully!

Daddy is excited about opening his present!
Jolleen and Daniel announced that they are going to be new parents in August! I was thrilled and I know that Micah is going to love his new cousin so much!

We had a beautiful white Christmas! I can't believe Micah's first Christmas was a white one!

The day before Christmas Eve, Daddy and I took Micah on a walk on the ranch to see the horses. It was a mild day and perfect for walking off Mom's chocolate chip cookies!

Micah is sitting in Mom's bush hog. She loves this thing!

When I took this picture, Johnny Bob jumped from the sound of the camera so I didn't take any more.

Ok, so both Micah and I look a little groggy, but we both had just gotten up. Great-Grandma gave Micah Pooh Bear and a lovely soft-cover edition of "The Night Before Christmas." I plan on putting it out just at Christmas time.

Christmas 2009

This is Micah's first Christmas! On December 22nd, we drove to Grandma and Grandpa's house and got there before the blizzard hit. Grandma allowed Micah to open some of his presents early so he could play with them while we were there. He had so much fun!

Grandma and Grandpa got Micah a Jungle Ball Pit. Very fun!

Mom bought these blocks for us in Germany. I can remember them being in the window ever since I was a little girl. It was special to see Micah playing with them.

New Jammies

After his bath, I put him in his new pajamas that I bought at Belks last weekend. He is so adorable in them! He was still munching on "Turtle Toes" when I took this shot.

Playin' with sand

Tonight we had Zack over for dinner and I made spaghetti and salad and homemade bread. Then, Brent, Zack, and Daniel left to go to a poker night, leaving me to hang out with my favorite "wee man." I went to the library today after my dentist appointment and got another "Young at Art" box. This one was called "Play with Sand." It came with measuring cups, a plastic tablecloth, and blue and pink sand (that is non-toxic of course!). We had so much fun! Micah enjoyed the texture of the sand on his toes while we listened to jazz music. Of course we made a huge mess and he went straight into the bath tub. After that, we sang and danced to some music and then I put him in bed. Oh, how I love that boy! I now know what it feels like to have your heart beating outside of your body and I thank God every day for him!!!!

Look at these toes!!!!

Museum without Walls

When I was at the library, I noticed they had advertising for a "Young at Art" program for babies up to 12 months. There are 15 kits that families can check out with things to play with and music to sing along to. So much fun! I guess Micah was the first to check out a kit because there were 15 boxes to choose from. This week was "Play with Balls." We have been talking about different textures and colors. With the smaller ball, I rolled it to him and he was rolling it back to me and laughing!

I left the room for a minute and heard a cry of frustration. This is what I saw! Micah-you need to learn how to crawl!

Perfect Sunday weather

This Sunday, the weather was so mild and warm. Micah and I had been inside a lot this week because of the chilly temps so it was nice to get some fresh air. I desperately needed to clean my flower beds and Brent needed to rake leaves, so we put Micah on a quilt with some toys. After all our hard work, we brought ice cream over to the neighbors, who had also been doing yard work. What a nice way to end the weekend!

At Hobby Lobby, I bought Micah a tub of cookie cutters which he has been enjoying. I can't wait to make sandwiches in dinosaur shapes!

O Christmas Tree

This is Micah's first Christmas tree! We took pictures of him sitting by it, and he kept looking up at the pretty lights and ornaments. Family traditions have so much more meaning with a child to share it with!