The Sights of Christmas

Merry Christmas! Here are some pictures of the events leading up to the big day:

2011 Christmas card

Meeting Santa at our realtor's office

Kyle as a wiseman in his school program

Ryan the angel at the program

Meeting Santa at the program

Spring Valley snow day

Gigi and Kyle on the firetruck

The boys on the truck

Ryan's stats

At Ryan's one year checkup on Thursday, he had the following stats:

Weight: 21 lbs. 4 oz. (27th%)
Height: 32 in. (92nd%)
Head: 46 cm (47th%)

Ryan and Kyle were similar weights at one year (Kyle was slightly bigger at 21 lbs. 12 oz.), but Ryan is a good bit taller (Kyle was 29.5 in.).

Ryan had to get lots of shots and cried after them, but did really well with his follow-up blood test. He didn't even flinch with that. I find it so funny how they draw blood out of the arm just like adults! No longer a heel prick!

Flashback Friday - Volume 26: Halloween 2011

I'm finally posting Halloween pictures as we enter December. Kyle was Elmo for Halloween night and a cowboy (Woody!) for the neighborhood party. Ryan was the blue monster, which people said looked like Cookie Monster.

Our two monsters

Sitting on the firetruck

Cowboy Kyle on the firetruck

Flashback Friday - Volume 25: Down on the Farm

About a month ago, the Neville family headed up to Reagan, TX to visit the Laird's farm for the day. We enjoyed good food and conversation and were able to see their home away from home. We had fun driving around the property and feeding the horses. The kids had fun running and playing soccer in the wide open spaces.

The Neville girls and their kids

The Gray Family (with Russ and I sticking our stomachs out)

Mommy and Ryan

Nanna and Poppie and their 7 grandkids

Piling in the Suburban

Front Porch sittin'

Feeding the horse

Margaret (with a horse head) and Julia