Playing with Ian

We got to see our friend Alex while we were home. Alex and I were good friends during college. He is the reason Brian and I met. Thanks Alex! Anyway, he has a baby who is about 3 weeks younger than Luc. I was so glad Luc got to have a playdate while we were at home.

Fort Deposit

Daddy and Mama Christmas morning. Notice the AWESOME paint job in the living room and dining room. Those painters did a great job.

Aaron, Daniel, and David playing Rock Band. Malcolm, how in the world are you asleep back there?

Laiken and Luc

Daddy working hard

Luc openning presents.

He wasn't really interested in openning the gifts.

Aunt Lana came by to visit us.

Luc pushing Mary Cumbie on his car.

Playing with Da

Visiting Grandpa

Luc met his future girlfriend, Emilee, while we were home. She is 2 weeks old. She was so sweet and tiny.

Luc after a long night of Christmas caroling and partying.

Bobby giving Luc a guitar lesson.

Silly baby

We have one silly baby on our hands. He has started doing silly things to make us laugh. Then when we laugh he will do it over and over and over. It is pretty funny. Here is his favorite thing to do to make us laugh at him.

Self-taken Christmas portraits in our living room

Here are our attempts to take our own Christmas pictures. I have to say, I am quite impressed with how they turned out...some of them anyway.





Luc in his Santa outfit. I had to really sqeeze him in it for these pictures. His little toes were really cramped in the footies.

Who needs toys...

...when you have a really awesome box!

Tagged by Kim

8 Things About Me

8 TV Shows I Watch
1. House
2. The Office
3. 30 Rock
4. Kath and Kim
5. Lost
6. Dancing with the Stars (sometimes)
7. Auburn football
8. sometimes Regis and Kelly

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Provino's
2. Buffalo Wild Wings
3. North by Northwest
4. Mikada
5. Chili's (for their southwest eggrolls)
6. Romano(?) the Italian rest. downtown
7. Chik-fil-a (breakfast menu only)
8. Krystal's which I haven't found in Austin

8 Things That Happened Today
1. Cuddled my sick son (me too Kim)
2. Bought Brian's Christmas present
3. did some laundry (UGH)
4. cleaned the kitchen (double UGH)
5. researched thyroid stuff
6. went for a walk
7. called EBS to find out about this job
8. wrapped presents

8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Celebrating our first Christmas as a family of 3
2. Going back home for Christmas
3. Coming back home after we've been away for Christmas vacation
4. watching Brian open an awesome gift I got him
5. Meeting baby Emilie when I go home
6. eating Christmas dinner...3 times
7. Watching Luc grow and learn
8. The day I can be a stay at home mom without the worry about going back to work


8 Things I Wish For:
1. Luc (and our future kids) to be honest, respectful, appreciative, and Christians
2. Luc to feel better
3. Comfort knowing that I don't have to work until my kids are older
4. That I don't have to leave Luc when I have surgery
5. If I'm wishing, I might as well wish that I didn't have to have surgery in the first place.
6. To live closer to home but remain friends with ones I have made in Texas
7. To live where it never gets below 70 degrees but not hotter than 90
8. More time

8 People I Tag:
1. Jennifer
2. Kristen
3. Jeri
4. Caren - because you have SO much free time now ;-)
5. Nancy
6. Keri
7. Tanya (you have to do it because you were double tagged)
8. whoever else wants to

Caren's baby shower

Some friends and I hosted a CANDY BAR baby shower for our friend, Caren at my apartment. It was a great idea (not mine...I think it was Myra's). Who doesn't love candy?



hostesses: Noelle, Kim, Caren (mommy of 2 to be), Tanya, Jessica, and Sarah

War Eagle!

Even though I know the outcome of this game, I am still saying War Eagle and I am still posting these pictures. We all went to Tuscaloosa for the Iron Bowl this year. My dad and brothers and cousins and uncle and Brian and myself all had tickets...which is pretty amazing since they are very hard to get usually. Anyway, Brian, Heather (my sister), Valerie (my cousin) and I (and Luc of course) are the only Auburn fans in the whole famly. We did tailgate together and everyone went home alive that night. I am sad to say that after 6 years of beating Alabama, they finally got revenge. For those of you who don't know, they dominated us this year....we do really suck though!
Luc kept making this sily face. I think he's just showing us how h feels about Tuscaloosa.


Our divided family

Family feud


Get this crimson away from me Uncle Mo

Still smiles even after the slaughter

Pictures from Fort Deposit

Here are more pictures from my parents house.
My favorite Thanksgiving picture!

My uncle brought these cute little puppies to my Granny's house for Thanksgiving. As much as Luc loves animals, you would think he would have aggrivated these poor puppies to death. He actaully wouldn't have anything to do with them. Anyway, here are some of my cousins with them.

Luc's cousin Anslie (it is actually her puppy)

My cousin Valerie napping with a puppy...she's going to love that I posted this picture on my blog.

Luc's cousin and friend, Boone, trying to stay warm


Baboo (my grandmother), My mom, and Luc

Luc and his great-grandaddy, Da

The perfect fall picture