CHRISTMAS 2007

WELL, CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND GONE! IT WAS A GOOD ONE AND A NOT SO GOOD ONE FOR US. WE WENT TO ANNA'S HOUSE DOWN IN TIFTON, GA. WE ARRIVED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANNA AND I FOUND OURSELVES AT WALMART AROUND MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT GETTING THE LAST FEW ITEMS NEEDED. CHRISTMAS EVE WAS SPENT GETTING THINGS READY FOR THE NEXT DAY. RAY GOT TO GO MUD BOGGING ON THE 4WHEELERS ALL DAY. HE LOVED THAT. ANNA AND I SNUCK OUT THERE FOR A LITTLE RIDE OURSELVES. IT WAS FUN. THE KIDS GOT TO OPEN SOME GIFTS CHRISTMAS EVE AND THEN IT WAS OFF TO BED. OF COURSE ANNA AND I DIDN'T GET TO BED TILL ABOUT 3:30. THE KIDS WERE UP AT 7:15 AND READY TO GO. IT WAS A BLAST!!! IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH ALL THE LITTLE AND BIGGER FACES LIGHT UP. THE BEST OF COURSE WAS TY!!! HE WAS THE YOUNGEST ONE THERE AND THE MOST EXPRESSIVE ONE. I GOT SOME GREAT PICS OF HIM. THINGS WENT GREAT UNTIL....IT WAS TIME TO EAT AND POOR TY DIDN'T EVEN GET A BITE IN WHEN HE GOT SICK. AND SO BEGAN THE VIRUS. HE GOT SICK TWO MORE TIMES LATER THAT NIGHT. RAY SPENT MOST OF THE NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY IN THE RESTROOM. APPARENTLY IT WAS A 12HR BUG BECAUSE COME WEDNESDAY TY WAS FINE. IT LINGERED ON FOR RAY THOUGH. WELL, WE LEFT WEDNESDAY AND GOT HOME AROUND 6:00PM. EVERYONE WAS FINE, JUST TIRED UNTIL...THURSDAY I TOOK THE KIDS TO BETH'S AND WENT TO WORK. ABOUT TWO HRS LATER BETH CALLS AND SAYS THAT BRITTNEE IS SICK. OH BOY! POOR BRITTNEE ENDED UP WITH THE VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND FEVER. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT AS OF TODAY EVERYONE IS BETTER AND AFTER TALKING TO ANNA NO ONE AT HER HOUSE HAS CAUGHT IT. THANK THE LORD!!!

REGARDLESS OF THE WHOLE VIRUS FIASCO I HAVE TO SAY THAT CHRISTMAS WAS AWESOME!!! WE REALLY ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH THE THACKER CLAN AND CINDY! IT WAS NICE TO GET AWAY FOR AWHILE.

THANK YOU ANNA, TIM, KAYLA, CORTNEY, KIRSTEN, AND CINDY FOR A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS!!! WE LOVE YALL!!!

12-22-07 CHRISTMAS AT ANGELA'S!!!

NEW LOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

TODAY TY GOT HIS HAIR CUT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!! HE DID PRETTY GOOD. OFCOURSE HE SQUIRMED!!!

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER (MY BABY NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE A BABY)

BRITTNEE ALSO DECIDED SHE WANTED A NEW LOOK!!!

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

TY IS 19MOS!!!!

WELL, I MISSED DOING A POST FOR TY'S 18MOS SO I'M JUST GOING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

HE IS SUCH A THRILL TO HAVE AROUND. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE HIM. HE IS RAMBUNCTIOUS, HAPPY, MAD, LOVING, AND SO MUCH MORE. HIS EXPRESSIONS JUST TICKLE ME. HE IS VERY EXPRESSIVE. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF WATCHING HIM EXPLORE NEW THINGS. HE LOVES BOOKS!!! HE OPENS ONE UP AND EVERY PAGE HE WILL POINT TO SOMETHING AND SAY "WHATS THAT". IT'S JUST TOO COOL!!! HE CAN NOW MAKE THE SOUNDS FOR A CAT, DOG, COW, PIG, BEAR, TIGER, AND CHICKEN!!! WE JUST LOVE GETTING HIM TO DO IT OVER AND OVER. IT'S JUST TOO CUTE!!! THE BOY HAS SAID MANY DIFFERENT WORDS, BUT USUALLY ONLY ONCE. ONE DAY BETH WAS CALLING HER DOG DAISY AND TY JUST THOUGHT HE WOULD HELP HER OUT. HE STARTED YELLING DAISY!!! SOME OF THE OTHER WORDS HE HAS SAID IS AUBRIE, DEAN, RAY RAY(HIS DADDY), HIS OWN NAME, HERE TY, HOP UP, BALL, SISSY, BINEE(BRITTNEE), WHAT IS THAT, AND SOME I CAN'T THINK OF RIGHT NOW. I NEED TO START WRITING THEM DOWN WHEN HE SAYS THEM. BETH ALWAYS CALLS ME AND TELLS ME WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING NEW WHEN SHE HAS HIM.

HE HAD HIS 18MONTH CHECKUP, FINALLY, AFTER CHANGING IT TWICE DUE TO THANKSGIVING AND THEN MY BOSS HAVING TO LEAVE TOWN. HE WEIGHED IN AT 23LBS 6 OZ. AND 32.5INCHES. THE DOC SAID HE WAS AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE. I DON'T THINK THE SHOTS BOTHERED HIM AS MUCH AS BEING HELD DOWN DID. ONCE WE LET HIM GO HE WAS FINE.

WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE NEW MILESTONES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN WHICH I WILL NOW SHOW YOU IN PICTURES.

WE TRANSITIONED HIM TO A TODDLER BED.

HE HAS DONE REALLY GOOD IN IT. I DO PUT A PILLOW IN THE OPENING JUST SO HE WON'T FALL OUT IN HIS SLEEP. THIS BED IS TEMPORARY. WE GOT A RACE CAR BED FOR HIM AND DADDY IS GOING TO PAINT IT ORANGE TO MATCH THE ROOM.

WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH LETTING TY FEED HIMSELF.

IT STARTED OFF REALLY GOOD!!!

AND THEN THE MESS BEGAN!!!



WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT. HE GETS BETTER AND BETTER!!!

WELL, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ACTUALLY READ MY LONG POST, THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU GOT SOME LAUGHTER OUT OF IT. MAYBE NEXT TIME I WON'T BE LATE.