Cute little cousins

Here is Christopher and Hayden, my 1st cousin, Shelly's little girl. They are 5 days apart in age.

too much turkey = naptime

So, after all was said and done on Thanksgiving, Chris took Ally Harper into my parent's room for her to take a nap. Well things didn't quite work out as planned. Notice who is asleep. Priceless.

Thanksgiving at the Martin's

We were late arriving at Granny's for Thanksgiving, but there were still some family there visiting. Of course, we were able to visit with my brother, Tracy, and his family (Marla, Gabby & Ethan). My aunt, Anna, and her daughter Julia, and their family was still there too. So Christopher got PLENTY of loving.

Daddy "Can I have pony for Christmas"

While visiting at Granny's on Thanksgiving, Chris made the mistake of taking AH to the barn to see the horses. All she could say was pony, pony, she wanted to ride a pony. So Chris, who is not a big horse fan, brought her back to the house and told AH to ask Granny if she could ride a horse. So of course, Granny jumped at the opportunity. So we all trekked down to the barn and Ally Harper got to "ride" Honey. Not much riding took place, she really just sat on Honey, but that was plenty. Sitting did make for one happy little girl.

A memorable drive down to Granny's

After having lunch at The Neyland's, we loaded up and headed to the country, aka Franklin county. It takes about 2 hours of travel time to make the trip and all the kids did a great job travelling. As we were approaching the Franklin county line, a highway patrol came around a curve with blue lights flashing. And yes, they were flashing for us. So Chris pulls over and M21 comes up to the window and asks for licenses and then retreats back to his patrol car. In the meantime, Ally Harper (who was sporting her "Kramer"hair) was watching the situation, obviously very intently. As the cop hands Chris the ticket (65 in a 55mph zone) Chatty Patty in her car seat blurts out "CHICKY FRIES" "CHICKY FRIES". That poor baby thought we were at a drive thru and she was getting her some chicken nuggets and fries! Guess that means we eat at Wendy's at little too often :) IT WAS HILARIOUS!! INSTANT CLASSIC ALLY HARPER MOMENT!!!!
Christopher must have thought it was pretty funny too, we caught him smiling just after that.

Thanksgiving at The Neyland's

Christopher's birthday buddy

Last Tuesday, we got to have lunch with cousin Angie and her friend Rachelle. Rachelle had her baby girl on the same day as I had Christopher. So they will forever be birthday buddies. How sweet is she?

Hotty Toddy!

So on Thursday, Chris decided he wanted to find tickets for the Ole Miss vs LSUx game on Saturday. With the upcoming arrival of Christopher we didn't get season tickets so finding tix to a big game wasn't easy. But luckily we got 4! So Saturday morning, the Neyland's were on our way to see the rebels play. We had such a good time. Got to see all our friends, and enjoy a priceless game! Rebels win 25-23!!!!!! The kids were great. Ally Harper would get so excited when everyone would cheer. She had her own pompom and she learned how to use it. As for Baby Christopher, he woke to eat and then fell back to sleep. Then he even stayed asleep from about 5:30 until we took the Gluckstadt exit around 10:00! Could not have asked for better timing. What a GREAT family outing and looking forward for more to come. Hotty Toddy!!!

One month old

Believe it or not, Christopher is already one month old. My how time flies.
He is doing so great. He sleeps well, and eats even better. I took him to be weighed and he is already up to 9 pounds! I was shocked. When we left the hospital he weighed 5 lbs 8 ozs, so he is averaging 2 ounces a day. So let's just hope this habit continues, because I don't know if I can handle another non-eater! (meaning Ally Harper!)

Happy Birthday Chris

Just wanted to wish my sweet husband a happy birthday today. I love you!!!!

Aunt Marla's little camper

Wanted to dedicate this pic to Aunt Marla and the fam. Christopher is sporting his "Little Trooper" camping gown. Maybe on the next camping trip, one of you can borrow it to keep a little warmer.

there's a first time for everything....

We took Christopher out and about for a little while yesterday. We went to Renassiance and walked around for a while and had lunch outside at 5 Guy's burgers. It was okay, but nothing special. Mugshots is 100% better!!! And get this, Brooklyn was eating her burger and she said I can't even see my hamburger, sure enough I checked between the bun and NO HAMBURGER PATTY :( Brooklyn asked "How do you forget the hamburger on a hamburger?"

Also we gave Christopher a real bath the other night in the BIG tub and he loved it! I hope he contunes to like bath time as much as Ally Harper. And then yesterday, we were all trying to get dressed at once to make it to a soccer game. So Brooklyn was in one bathroom and Chris in the other, so Christopher got to bathe in the kitchen sink. I think he liked it better then the tub :) Too cute, however I didn't get a photo because as I previously stated everyone else was in the shower.

Meeting the Martin's for the 1st time

My brother and his family travelled up on Halloween to visit Christopher for the first time. We also celebrated my dad's birthday which was the day before. It was great to get to visit with everyone.

Happy Halloween

We had a great time trick or treating this year. Ally Harper figured out what it was all about earlier in the day when Granny gave her a little candy in her bucket, so by the time we got ready to go around the neughborhood, she had the hang of it. She would ring the door bells then say "treat" when they opened it. And then she would finish up with saying "thanks". She was super cute, as Mrs. Potato Head, as was Christopher (aka Mr. Potato Head), even though all he got to do was be carried around in mommy's arms. I didn't hear him complain about that either :) As for Brooklyn, she was dressed up as the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wondeland. She went with some other friends in a different neighborhood.