Sledding

Landon got a sled for Christmas from his Great Aunt and Uncle (Lori and Tim) and his cousins (Tyler and Nathan). We tried it out the day after Christmas at Matt's parents house and Landon LOVED it. Here are a few pictures from his first sledding adventure.

All of us in the backyard

Going down the hill

We also took the sled with us to Downs, so that Adelin could try it out as well. It was really cold that day so we didn't get to stay out very long, but she liked it too!

Landon relaxing in the sled

Adelin being pulled by Uncle Matt

Landon and Ade in the sled together.....so cute!

Here is a little video of Landon sledding in Sherman

Landon's First Christmas!

Landon enjoyed his first Christmas! We actually celebrated Christmas six different times. The first one was the weekend before at our house. Since we were not going to be home on Christmas Day, Santa brought Landon his presents early. Saturday, Landon helped us bake cookies for Santa and we set them out for him that night before bed.

Then we read, "Twas the Night Before Christmas."

Landon eating his Christmas morning pancakes

Presents from Santa

Landon attempted to open his presents, but mostly just enjoyed eating the paper

Our Christmas morning

We headed to Illinois after work on Dec. 23rd and stayed in Lincoln that night with my brother, Cindy and Adelin. Christmas Eve morning we opened presents at my parents house. Landon got a new stool with his name on it.

Playing with his cousin, Adelin

Opening his ball popper

Every year on Christmas Eve, we go to my grandparents house. We eat dinner, take family pictures, go to church and then open presents after church. Here is our family picture this year.

Landon in his Christmas outfit

Christmas Day we headed to Decatur for lunch with Matt's grandpa, Aunt Marcia and her boyfriend, Stan and Matt's great Aunt Laurel

Landon playing in one of the gift bags

Sitting on Great Grandpa's new microwave

After we ate, visited and opened presents in Decatur, we headed to Mattoon to Matt's other grandparents for dinner

Landon eating dinner (I love his bib!)

Playing with his new blocks in his new sled

Climbing on his presents

Our last Christmas celebration took place in Sherman on the 26th with Matt's parents and sister.

Landon with his stocking

Family picture

Playing with presents

Another traditional family picture

As you can tell, we all had a very wonderful Christmas and New Year's. We hope all of you did as well. We are blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. Stay tuned for more pictures and posts about our time in Illinois. Happy New Year everyone!

All Ready for Christmas!

Since none of you ever get to see our house at Christmas time, we thought we would share a few pictures of it all decorated and ready for Christmas. Following the house pictures, we have posted some pictures of Landon all ready for the holidays in his various Christmas outfits as well. Have a great week!

For those of you who do not know Spanish, this pillow Landon is holding says, "My First Christmas." It is from Grandma Bruce and I think she bought it for Matt and I for our First Christmas, but didn't realize what exactly it said, so we have had it for a couple years just waiting to use it!

Videos

Landon turned 9 months old Friday! Here are a couple videos of him recently. The first one is of him crawling up the stairs, which is one of his new favorite things. The second one is Landon pushing a toy around the house. Walking behind things or holding onto our hands and walking is also another favorite of his. He is getting so big! Enjoy!

Christmas Dance

Just a fun little Christmas song and dance we thought we would do for all of you! We'll post some pictures this weekend of Landon and our house all decorated for Christmas. Have a great week!

Thanksgiving Part II

Thanksgiving in Downs

Saturday morning, my good friend, Angie, came to visit and meet Landon! Angie and I have been friends since we were four years old, or maybe even earlier! I know you can't tell in this picture, but she is pregnant with twins and due in May! I can't wait to meet her babies!

Right after our visit with Angie and her mom, we headed to Downs for the Bruce family Thanksgiving. Jeremy, Cindy and Adelin hosted this year, which worked out perfectly for us so that we could just stay there Saturday night and be a little closer for our drive home on Sunday.

Here are a couple pictures of Landon and Adelin playing. We don't have many pictures of them really close because Landon LOVES his cousin and tends to be a little too aggressive with her. I'm pretty sure she is terrified of him. Hopefully that changes soon and we can get some better pics at Christmas. I can't wait to watch these two adorable babies grow up together!

Aunt Cindy, Great Granny and Ade reading a book

Adelin and Landon watching each other eat dinner...so cute!

Landon playing

Ade was very nice and shared all of her things/toys with Landon. This is Landon borrowing Adelin's little chair.

We have a couple of cute videos from our visit to Illinois that we will post soon, so keep checking for updates! Have a great week!