Santa Claus-----Take TWO!

Breakfast With Santa with The Kreylings

@ Golf Club of Georgia

~December 12, 2010~

After our first Santa Claus trip, Lance and I started coaching Davis to LIKE Santa and it worked! We talked about Santa, read books, taught him how to say "ho, ho, ho" etc. He was LOVING Santa after a few days, so I was just HOPING that he would sit on his lap without screaming and he did. Lance and I were so excited! He went right up to him and said, "ho,ho,ho". He of course blew Santa LOTS of kisses and he could not stop looking at him, we barely could get a picture of him looking at the camera. We had a great time at our 2nd Breakfast with Santa with Meme and Opa and are looking forward to next year already!

Why do some outfits make you looks so big when you are pregnant, I thought I looked fine in the mirror, but this picture did not look like the mirror...ha!

Davis waiting for food!

Santa Claus-----Take ONE!

Hunter's Christmas Tree Farm

Alpharetta, Georgia

~November 26, 2010~

We started this tradition with my family last year at Thanksgiving. The day after Thanksgiving we go to Hunter's Christmas Tree Farm, I had to post two flashback pictures from last year so I could see the difference, it is amazing how much Davis has changed over this last year.

2009 Flashback - Happy Davis

2010 - SAD and MAD Davis!

He obviously did not want to have anything to do with Santa! That has to be the most pitiful face I have seen in a LONG time!

'Santa tried to cheer him up with a candy cane.

He finally calmed down with Daddy there!

Family picture with Meme and Opa...we missed Uncle Justin this year.

Davis is still not very happy, but he at least he stopped screaming.

Me: 27 Weeks Pregnant (I have been bad about posting this pregnancy!)

He may not LOVE Santa, but he LOVED the tractor!

The day after this Lance and I started Santa Boot Camp! We bought Davis some Santa books, got out the Santa figurines and talked to him about Santa everyday! We were doing Breakfast with Santa at the Golf Club of Georgia on December 12th and our goal was for him to be a little happier....it worked!

Young Love!

Lance and I went over to the Cone's for dinner on November 14th. While we were there, Erin and Martha brought Ava over to play with Davis and Erin and I were able to catch up with mom stuff. Erin is expecting at the beginning of January. We had a fun time catching up and I think Davis and Ava had fun as well....you can see for yourself with the pictures below..ha!

25 Weeks Along (For Me)

Before they left we had to get a couple of belly shots and then some pictures of Ava with Davis.

At first they would not even look at the camera or each other.....but this quickly changed!

Ava immediately went in for the KISS! Davis really did not seem to mind.

Ava looks pretty proud of herself!

Then, she was in for another kiss....we could not stop laughing! As Karen said, this looks more like bitin' than kissin'!

And she is in for ANOTHER kiss! I am not sure her Daddy would be so proud of this, but we could not stop laughing at these two. I love how Ava is holding her purse!

Thanks Erin for bringing Ava over, it was fun to catch up and watch these two!

P.S. Davis sends his apologies if any of his other girlfriends are seeing this...ha! He just couldn't resist the moves of this older woman!

Christmas Cards......My Favorite Time of the Year!

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Merry Christmas!

Can I just say that I LOVE this time of year..........and one of my favorite parts of the holidays is sending and receiving Christmas cards. Everyday, I go to the mailbox eager to see who has sent us a Christmas card, and then I proudly display them on my card display and I enjoy looking at them each day!

Christmas cards is a tradition I remember as a child. Each year, my mom would have to get the PERFECT family picture! We would often complain about getting this picture (some of us still complain.....including my husband) but this is one tradition I love. I remember taking Christmas card pictures on family vacations, or taking pictures at home and dressing in coordinating colors and dad would set up the tripod and set the timer and run back and forth a thousand times until we thought we had the perfect picture. But, it never failed that the dog was not looking, someone was not smiling, someone had their eyes shut, or my dad and brother were doing something funny like bunny ears.....but we always found the PERFECT picture (it may have taken a couple of retake sessions, but we always got THE picture!). Then mom would take time to write a family letter to let our family and friends know what we have been up to. Now, I have become that mom that has to find the perfect picture for the Christmas cards.

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October Catch Up

I was in the kitchen and it was really "quiet" which means something is up, so I went to find Davis and noticed he was in the office and this is what I found....haha! He looks like he is ready to get to work....or get in trouble! He loves to get in the chair and type on the computer.

October 9th

October 15th - Cumming Fair

Lance and I have lived here for more than seven years and have never made it to the Cumming Fair. Well, we finally went this year. Davis had fun just watching everyone around him, but his favorite thing was the animals! We need to take him to a petting zoo, I think he would have so much fun! I have to admit fairs just gross me out, but it was fun to see Davis' excitement!

He LOVED the Carousel!

But, he HATED the slide! Lance and I thought he would love it since he loves the big one at Monkey Joes.....but Lance said this one was quite a bit faster......OOOPPPPSSS!! I felt so bad after I saw his face. Don't worry he was fine about 30 seconds later and told everyone in line "bye"!

Pajama Day - October 20th

Davis and Parker

(Parker is his new friend from school and they share the same birthday!)

When I got Davis ready for school and put him in his pajamas.....he kept laughing!

"HUGS"

Catch Up....Random Pictures From August and September

Well, I know I have been MIA for quite a while. This whole working from home thing has been quite an adjustment not to mention, dealing with the exhaustion of pregnancy and keeping up with a toddler....I am POOPED!!

I really am enjoying my new job, but it has been very challenging. I have had to learn so much plus figure out how to work from home which was much harder than I would have thought. I thought I would have so much time to keep up with the house work, run errands etc.......and I feel like I have less time and the house is messier! I guess that is because I am here all the time. It is also hard for me to stop working at night since my work is always here I feel like I always have work to do that hangs over my head. But the good news is that it is getting better.

Although this has been very challenging, I am enjoying the opportunity to work from home and it has been such a blessing to get to spend more time with Davis. I LOVE getting up with him each morning, feeding him breakfast, and taking him to school and picking him up each day. I love the fact that he gets to take a nap in his bed each day. I love having him to myself all day on Fridays. It is these little things that make me so thankful that I took this opportunity. I am beginning to get more in a routine, but this has been a huge learning curve! Thankfully I have the most supportive husband in the world who helps me with whatever I need including grocery shopping and cooking.....I couldn't be more blessed.

My goal is to get in more of a schedule and begin making more time for myself and Lance....so hopefully I will be back to blogging a little more often.

Here are some random pictures from the last couple of months.

August 25th - Saying "bye" to Anna as she left us all for Charleston!

August 27th - Kim and I hosted a baby shower for our dear friend Judith and baby Jackson!

Kim, Judith & Me - Lance and I set Judith and Kim both up with their now husbands.

**I am about 14 weeks along here**

August 28th - Lance and Davis before church. Lance and I have started teaching sunday school each week. We are teaching a small group of 2nd graders and we are loving it. It is fun to teach together each week and it helps me get my teaching fix in.

August 28th - Davis showing off his NEW haircut! We love it, but I think the grandmas would have preferred it to stay long.

September 10th - Davis' first trip to Monkey Joes...he LOVED it!

This was his favorite thing....the BIG SLIDE! He wanted to go again, again and again!

September 23rd - Daddy Date Night at school!

Lance and Davis had a Date Night and he had so much fun. They went to his school, did a craft, ate refreshments, and had pictures taken. It was cute. Davis LOVES his Dada!!

September 23rd - His favorite spot to hide......the kitchen cabinets!