Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas! It was so much fun to watch Taylor and Grady spend their first Christmas together. Of course, Grady was clueless about the whole thing. He thought that it was cool that he was getting new toys, but even cooler that Taylor was getting new stuff!! He was more interested in playing with everything that she got, and in turn, Taylor wanted to play with all of Grady's new toys. In spite of the craziness, we had a great, great Christmas and received lots of goodies. We are truly blessed with such loving families.

Probably the best part of the whole trip was watching Taylor and her cousin, Jackson, play together. We actually got to see Jack three separate times the week we were in Houston. My grandfather passed away the week prior to Christmas, so we had his funeral service the Monday before Christmas. Doug, Kelley and Jackson came to hang out with us that Sunday before the service and then again that Monday following the service. They also came back to Houston to spend Christmas Eve with us at my Aunt Marsha's and Uncle Alan's house. Taylor and Jack always have a great time together, but they had even more fun playing together with my cousin Steffanie's kids, Vayley, Sadie and Luke. We had a lot of fun with everyone on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas day we opened gifts at Nana and Doodah's house that morning, and then headed to West Columbia to spend Christmas with the Crumpler side of the family. We had such a fun time visiting with our family. Grady got to meet his great-Granny and Poppy for the first time, and got to see his baby cousin Joshua again.....Grady thought Joshua was pretty cool! Grady doesn't see too many babies, so seeing Joshua was all new to Grady.

The day after Christmas we packed up and headed to Allen to spend Christmas with Mimi and Poppa. Unfortunately by the time we were heading that direction, we were all starting to feel under the weather, so we weren't the funnest people to be around. In fact, we had to take Taylor to see a doctor the morning that we were going to open presents together. Even though the kids weren't feeling that great, they still enjoyed being around Mimi and Poppa and Haley and Ryan.

For those wondering about Grady's head appointment....we took him to a clinic that specializes in cranial reshaping. They pretty much confirmed what we already knew...his head was flat on one side, but not severely. They recommended us using their product, which is a helmet, for approximately three to four months. We are currently seeking a second opinion just to clear up any concerns/hesitations that we have regarding the whole thing. We'll keep you posted on what we decide to do!

Standing with Nana's Christmas yard decorations.

Our sweet little Christmas gift! He wore that bow on top of his
head the entire time we opened presents.

Posing with her Dora The Explorer earrings that she got
from Aunt Kelley and Uncle Doug.

Taylor and Luke became good buddies. She had so much fun
playing with Luke, Sadie and Vayley.

Grady playing with his Elmo gloves.

Taylor playing with her new My Little Pony.

All of the girls getting Jack!

Woo hoo! Santa came!

Grady looking at his new toy from Santa.

Taylor was ready to give Grady a ride in her new car. Grady was all for it!

What a smart guy Santa Claus is!! He gave Taylor a new toothbrush to
brush away the sugar from all of the candy he gave her.

Grady was trying to figure out how to shove his new football into his mouth.

Grady didn't know what to think about opening all of the presents. He generally just roamed around and tried to get into whatever Taylor was playing with.

Taylor mustered enough energy to try out her red four-wheeler that Mimi and Poppa got her. Poor kid wasn't feeling very well that day. She had already been to the doctor that morning (hence the sticker) and had already taken some medicine (hence the chocolate smeared on her face!).