The Holidays With Our Family

We had a great holiday season this year. It was nice to celebrate it with our "complete" family. Stephen, of course, began talking about Santa back in October and the excitement he had on Christmas morning when he saw that Santa left him exactly what he asked for, was priceless. It will be fun to see Sabrina's excitement in a few years, too. Brodie was our most enthusiastic and grateful child this year. He waited patiently for his turn and then tore into his present. He carried his ball in his mouth all day! We look forward to many more Christmases together! Enjoy!

Stephen meets Sabrina

Stephen couldn't wait to meet his baby sister. Unfortunately, he was not able to meet her in the hospital so he had to wait until we brought her home a couple of days later. He can't get enough of her--he kisses her all the time:0) He's turning out to be a great big brother:0)

Sabrina Renee

Sabrina arrived as scheduled on December 8th. We were all very excited to meet her and have her join our family. Here are a few pictures during her first couple of days of life:0)

Stephen's 4th Birthday

I can't believe Stephen is 4! We had a birthday party at the house for him with all of his cousins and a few friends.

Big 4-year-old!

Transformers bounce house:) This was a surprise for him:)

Transformers pinata:)

Can't forget the birthday cake. He chose the one with music notes--probably because there wasn't one with Transformers on it.

Bakugans:) Another one of his favorites:)

Starfish

"Look Mom! I'm a starfish!"

Texas

We went to Texas to visit our family. We got to see Grandma and Grandpa's new place in Fort Worth and we were excited that JoDee, Taylor, and Shelby came to spend a couple of days with us too. Take a look:)

Stephen at the cattle drive:)

Bull ridin'. Yee-haaaaa!

Stephen with his Grandma JoDee:)

The Pearsons and Armstrongs:)

Stephen with his great-grandpa Joe and great-grandma Frankye:)

Big Boy Bed

We finally got Stephen his "big boy bed." He loves it! Here are a few shots of him trying it out for the first time:)

He looks so little!

Pillows work just fine!

And the next morning:)