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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Christmas Morning at Home






Well, evidently, Dane was a good boy this year because Santa came to visit him and left him lots of goodies! As you can see from the pictures, the Elmo chair was the big hit. His reaction was definitely worth the wait! My parents came to go to church with us and spend the night with us Sunday night, so it was wonderful to get to share that time with them. Lane whipped up some fantastic pancakes for breakfast on his new huge griddle.

Later that morning, we packed up and headed to Lane's parents in Houston to visit for a couple of days with them. We had a great visit and, of course, ate way too much! As you will see from one of the pictures, we acquired a lot of candy that will keep us going for a while longer.

Late Christmas night, after Dane was good and asleep, Lane's parents said they would keep an eye on him if he woke up (which he doesn't). So, Lane and I headed to a late 10:35 movie to see Rocky Balboa. It was soooo good! We both love the Rocky movies, so it was really nice to get to go to an actual movie theater and sit and watch a movie we would both enjoy. I think that it was the first time since Dane's been born that we've done that. Anyway, it was fun!

We thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas this year (as we do every year)! We got to spend time with both of our families, which was so nice. I hope that each of you had a wonderful holiday and were blessed, as we were, with love, family, and everything happy, too!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Bundled Up Boy



Dane and I are having a nice day in on this rainy day! We were hanging out on the couch, and I turned to see him all bundled up in the blanket. That's really all I have to say today - I just wanted to share the pictures. Hope you all are having a great day!

Sunday, December 17, 2006

More Holiday Fun!


This weekend, we got together with the Bowers side of the family and celebrated our Christmas together early. We got to spend lots of good quality time with everybody, especially Robyn's three kids, Mary Nan, Laura & J.J. Dane played so hard and managed to hold his own pretty well among all of the busy activity. I think that he and J.J. made a special bond this weekend. Dane seems to be a little confused, though, because he kept calling J.J. a baby, even though J.J. towers over him and outweighs him by about 10 pounds! It was really funny, though.



On Friday, we drove up to Paris, and were finally able to meet little Roselyn Spencer. I think that Dane made a really good impression on her, and he really thinks she's pretty! We had a great visit with Clint and Rachel, too. It was so great to see them for a little bit.



Saturday, back in Daingerfield, Robyn, Stefany and I took the kids up to visit with Santa Claus. They were all so cute, and of course, Mary Nan did not hesitate at all in telling Santa what was on her wish list..."A Cinderella trash can". No one cried, so the trip was a success, we think.







After our great Christmas with my family, we came back home Saturday night, so that we could be home for church and both the kids' and youth group Christmas parties today. We had a great time, and still managed to squeeze in a good Sunday afternoon nap! Lane was asked to be Santa at the little kids' party this afternoon, so I thought it was pretty funny that Dane cried when he sat in Lane's (Santa's) lap. I think that mainly he cried because another little kid was crying (which doesn't speak well for Lane's Santa skills). The photographer at church was able to get a pretty good picture of them together, but we don't have it yet. So, I've posted the not so good shot that I got.

Anyway, I hope that all of you will have a very joyous week and holiday season, and that all of God's richest blessings will be yours! Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Very Fashion Forward!



This afternoon, after his nap, Dane brought me one of his black dress shoes and one of his brown dress shoes, climbed up in my lap (which happens so rarely these busy days), wanting me to put them on him. I was pretty impressed that he had actually gotten one left shoe and one right shoe. I'm pretty sure he meant to do that. Once he had walked around in them for a while, he must have decided which pair he wanted to wear, so he went and got the other brown shoe for me to put on him. I thought it was funny.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Lickin' the Brownie Bowl!






This afternoon, we made brownies for small groups tonight, and Dane and I thought it would be a good idea to lick the bowl clean. It turned out to be a great idea, until all of it was gone. We have to deal with a lot of disappointments when the goodies are gone. Dane gets very emotionally attached to his sweets! Anyway, hope you enjoy the pictures!

Friday, December 01, 2006

First Mom & Son Date

Having fun with his Luby's balloon!


Time to hug his bear




Cheese, Please!


I guess Mr. Monkey is really Miss Monkey!





Lane is out of town to go to a Bengals game in Cincinnati, so I thought it would be a great time for our first "Mom & Son" date. At this point in Dane's life, we feel a good choice in restaurants has mostly to do with the type of high chair the establishment offers. Clearly, Pancho's offers a highly superior chair than the rest, but unfortunately, the Pancho's in Longview has gone out of business. So sad! However, Luby's also has a great high chair, so that was our choice. And much to our delight, Luby's had balloons tied to the chairs, adding extra excitement to our dining experience. We had the Fried Fish meal, with cabbage, mac & cheese, and a fruit cup. After dinner, we went across the street and shared a kid's cup of Marble Slab ice cream (Sweet Cream mixed with pineapples, mmm). Then, we headed to Burlington Coat Factory and Old Navy for a little shopping. We picked up a new set of holiday jammies for Dane at Old Navy.

After we got home, we took a few pictures, and I let Dane stay up an hour later than usual to play. All in all, a great time was had by all! I hope you're all having a great day!

Saturday, November 25, 2006

First Tub Bath!


This one is like a picture my mom took of me about this age, so I was so glad to get it!

Splash, Splash, Splash!


This one's my favorite!

Clap, Clap, Clap! Our new favorite thing to do.


We went to Lane's parents' house in Houston for Thanksgiving this week, and while we were there, Dane got his first big bathtub bath. We had so much fun, and there are only a couple of pictures that will have to be edited for censorship purposes. Those, of course, will not be posted here on the blog. The big highlights were his gulping of the bath water in a cup, followed by his standing up! The child has no fear! Well, I take that back. This morning, before we left their house, we got my in-laws' Big Billy Bass toy out, and Dane is absolutely terrified of it. It was so sad, but also so very funny.



We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Have a great weekend!

Monday, November 20, 2006

Holiday Fun!








Well, as you can see, we are all about Christmas and the holidays leading up to it! We already put our tree up a little early, so that we could take our Christmas picture for our Christmas card. So, tonight, I thought Dane might enjoy the lights before I got him ready for bed. I love seeing the wonder in his eyes. I wish I knew exactly what he thinks about. He probably thinks that his parents are crazy for putting the Christmas tree up a week before Thanksgiving! Anyway, we've got a busy week coming up, so it's nice to be able to sit back and enjoy these sweet moments!