Christmas with Meme and Papa

We had a great time celebrating an early Christmas with Meme and Papa in Greenville. Lots of food, lots of presents, and lots of fun.

Thanksgiving

Knox had a special Thanksgiving lunch at school with 16 of his two year old friends. Ty and I were invited and Knox thought it was pretty cool to have mom and dad at school. The teachers went around the table and asked each child what they were thankful for. Knox said "mommy". O.k., so there were five other kids that said "mommy" before him, but I was thrilled anyway.



Knox was ready to pray



I love reading to my two boys.



Thanksgiving was a really beautiful sixty degree day. Ty went for a bike ride with some friends in Chapel Hill and Knox and I went outside for some baseball time. We cooked a little together and during the boys' nap I was able to go on my first run since having Levi. I thought I would have to stop every five minutes, but I was able to run for a solid 20 minutes at a fairly decent pace. Now, I was a little sore the next day, but it actually felt great! I'm on the road to getting in shape and that makes me happy. After the run, I spent the rest of the afternoon cooking and then our preacher and his wife came over to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us. They have a two year old as well, so the evening was entertaining between happy scream contests and battles over toys. I owe Better Homes and Gardens magazine and Rachel Ray tons of thanks for some easy and delicious recipes. Turkey cutlets are the way to go for a small crowd.





One stuffed turkey.


The day after Thanksgiving we decided to go on a short hike. I found a Snuggli backpack at a consignment sale in the fall and this was the first time Knox had used it. He really enjoyed it and liked being up high where he could scope things out. We did let him get down and run on the trail for awhile though. He really liked collecting sticks in the woods and visiting with all the dogs that were hiking too. We ate a pbj lunch by the creek and made it back in time for Levi to eat at home. He slept on me the entire time. It was a perfect day with wonderful weather.

Growing and Growing

Levi is one month old now and is growing like a weed. He is already over 10 pounds. He's been a pretty good baby so far and is sleeping for 5 hour stretches at night. He has a real fussy time from about 5-8 at night though and it has been challenging getting Knox his bath and to bed with a crying little one. Ty and I have been able to tag team and just about every night I tell him how thankful I am that he isn't travelling for his job anymore. We have been blessed with a church family that supplied us with meals for about the last 3 weeks. It was such a help to not have to worry about dinner for that long. We even had a neighbor, whom we had never met before, bring by a meal. It is so nice to be pampered during this crazy, but fun time in our lives.





Big blue eyes just like big brother Knox.

Veterans Day 2008

My aunt Diana took this picture last week on Veterans Day at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery. The bagpiper stayed there all day to honor the fallen and the families who had come to pay their respects.

Halloween Pics

First week with the boys

Lots of help with the boys! The first week was a little rough because Knox came down with a stomach virus and his mood wasn't exactly the best because of his tummy hurting. He about wore Ty's mom out. Then my mom came and he started getting better, but then she came down with it. Luckily, it was short lived. Levi and I escaped it.





Knox is a skunk this year for Halloween and he runs around saying "pee-yew". Our church had a fall festival/trunk or treat so we all went last Saturday. It was our first outing with Levi and he did very well; just ate and slept. Knox fully understands the trick or treat concept now and loves how he gets candy upon saying those words. We also went to a pumpkin patch/farm one day with our playgroup. His favorite part was the feeding the baby goats and running around in the cotton field.






Levi is doing so well with everything. He eats really well and sleeps as much as you can expect a newborn to sleep. He's already almost 8lbs. The doctor joked that I could just bring him back for his kindergarten screening. He has an intense gaze about him and mom said that he looks wise, almost like he can read your mind. Maybe we have a future scholar on our hands.

Baby Brudder

Knox has been a champ and he loves his baby brudder.

Welcome Levi Lewis!

Still lovin T-Ball

Our new thing is the batting cage at the park. Knox also loves to "run the bases", which consists of running them in any order that suits him. I'm just trying to walk this baby out and engage in as many activities that encourage it to come on into the world. Overall, I feel great though!





Two Days past due date

39 week ultrasound

Boy or Girl? Soon to find out...

The Lawrence Welk Show

Knox woke up early today and all he wanted to do was watch The Lawrence Welk Show. It is on every Saturday evening on our local station, so I taped it this past time. Thank goodness I did, because he was content to start his morning with a little singing and dancing.



Dancing with the rest of the crowd!

Wilmington Weekend

We had a wonderful time in Wilmington a couple of weekends ago. We thought we'd squeeze a beach trip in before the new baby arrived. Knox loved the beach and would have happily stayed for another week.

Wow... that's all mom can say.

Knox learning how to swing and pose for the camera.

First Day of Preschool

Knox loved it and kept saying "more school". Yeah!