Early Christmas Eve

Because Randy had to work christmas day, we ended up opening presents early Christmas Eve. The kids ended up getting way too much stuff as always and everyone was way too generous. We got Jay a back pack and Jenny a night light. Santa brought a soccer goal and soccer ball. Now Jenny can play with her own pink ball! Cort didn't get anything this year...I guess he was naughty. :) At any rate it was awesome. Jenny got a glove, hat scarf combo from Papa and Nana and she wouldn't take it off all day. She looked like a little bag lady. She even slept in it! Jay played with his tornado lab all day.

Genealogy Fan Chart

Genealogy Fan Chart

Could this be any more awesome?

Christmas Eve 2011

Christmas was awesome this year. Randy's parents came up and along with his brothers and sisters so we had the whole family here. His brother Sam just got released from his mission a few days before so the Walkers were able to pick him up in Salt Lake. At the same time Randy's sister Karen and her family moved to Utah.  (Mike, Randy's Dad helped drive them up.)We were also joined by his sister Laura and her husband Shaun. With Kevin and Jessie and My sister Cassidee, it made for a big crowd. Christmas Eve we had a yummy dinner and them did a mini program. We talked a little about Mary, Joseph and the Christ child and then had the kids dress up Nativity style. Jensen was Mary, Jay a Shepard, Cort baby Jesus, Lizzy a donkey, Adam was Joseph and Calvin was an angel. We then read the story from Luke. Afterwards we decorated sugar cookies and opened presents from each other. My favorite part was at the very end where we sang Christmas carols. We sounded like a real choir with all the parts! Jesse played the piano and we all could have done it for hours if we didn't have to tend to our kids. It was super fun.

Cort-6 Months

Weight  14.4 lbs. 4.27 %

Height   25.75 in  22.96 %

Head     16.77 in  17.99%

Cort is doing so well. He just had all his shots and he is such a trooper. We are working with him on sitting up, but he likes to roll like crazy. He is smiling and laughing a lot and he is super ticklish. When he is ready to fall asleep he is really fussy and then all the sudden passes out. Then, he is like a little zombie. Or Zom- bay- be as Jay would say.

My first food!

Cort LOVED his rice cereal. He is getting so chunky and I love it. Of course, it helps when you are not throwing up 90% of what you eat. He is such a happier baby and I am just now starting to feel like I am am getting my life back. I can put him on the floor for 10 or 15 min. and he won't scream the whole time. It is amazing! ( Don't you just want to kiss that double chin!)

Gobble, Gobble

 The Grub

 Jay and London being silly

 Kelly, taking the bones out of the turkey. We were dying laughing at how greasy her hands were and how brave she was.

 I made my Grandma's pineapple pie recipe

Me and the Corters