Merry Christmas!!
AJ is a Bongo Baby

Oh my, what a Christmas. It was very fun. AJ was a "HAM" He is starting to understand what to do when the camera comes out. Look out. He really enjoyed his first Christmas, and wow his family spoiled him. We started our Holidays at Mimi's house where he got some great toys, one being a Bongo chair. Everything AJ likes becomes a bongo. He bangs and bangs on stuff all day. Now he has a musical note to go with his banging. He plays it very well. He loved getting into the tree. Man, am I glad we didn't put one up this year.


Crackel Barrel:)
Our next stop was with Papa where we ate a very good breakfast at Cracker Barrel. (I don't know why but I always called it Crackal Barrel.) Anyways, he got to visit with the fam. somemore. He enjoyed the rolls. Papa got him some cartoon videos.

Mafia

Jason and I went to a Christmas party with our Bible Study friends. It was a good time. AJ was an angel. He played for a little bit and then went to sleep for a few hours so that mom and dad could hang out with their friends. After a long evening of stuffing our faces, playing Mafia, and exchanging some cool gifts we went home. The Larson's have a beautiful home and were nice enough to host the hang out. Thanks.

Oklahoma
Our final stop was in Oklahoma. We found out that AJ hates his car seat. He isn't used to going on long distant trips. He cried for 5 out of 7 hours on the way down there. If you have heard AJ's cry it isn't that loud but anything for that amount of time would make you go crazy too. But we got there safe and sound. He was a little better comming home.


He had a whole new house to explore. And he had a great time getting into all the new stuff. And not one but two Christmas trees to tear up. He was pretty good about staying out of them.


He liked opening gifts and loved his cousins, Gage, gifts. He got the cutest Elmo that rolls around on the floor laughing. It was cute. AJ loved it. We had a lot of family to visit while we were down there. Some hadn't seen him for over 5 months and some hadn't seen him, ever. He was really good and stayed on his schedual pretty good. We had a nice time.
I started a tradition with Jason on our first Christmas together. He likes Christmas Nutcrackers and so after the first year when his parents gave us tickets to go and see the play I got him one of his own. We have been together 3 years now and this is his latest one. He liked it, but AJ liked it better.

Celebrate

We have a new couple to celebrate. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy were married on Dec. 1, 2006. It was a short and sweet service at the Murphy estate. It was performed by a family friend. Sue and Steve Cushing were the whitnesses. Then there was a party (reception) afterwards for friends and family. The rings are beautiful and they look very happy. We are all very happy for the new couple.

New Hiding Spot

AJ has found a new hiding spot. My mom went to go put another baby down for a nap and when she came back she couldn't find him. The door was locked and all of the hallway doors where shut. She knew he had to be in the house somewhere. Finally she found him behind the couch not making a sound. Usually he is grunting and laughing when he plays, but when he found a place to hide out he was not going to give away his location. Pretty funny.

Babies 1st Pumpkin Patch

AJ has been growing leaps and bounds. He got his second tooth and his mood has improved dramatically. Thank the Lord. He has started moving rooms. He will be playing in the living room and decides to go to the bedroom. It is weird. We really have to be on our toes.

So we went to the pumpkin patch. He had a great time. He touched the stems the whole time. Sanda is crazy so we got some good smiles out of AJ.