7 Months

Brady turned seven months on the 28th of Dec. I'm very late getting his post.

He's wearing 6-9 month clothes & 9 month pjs. He's mastered sitting up and is crawling everywhere. 

We no longer use the baby bath and loves being in the big tub with Lily. As soon as he sees her bathroom light turn on, he gets in there as soon as he can. 

Here's his 7 month pic, just 3 weeks late.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas has come and gone now and of course it's always sad. I started preparing in October and it was over in an instant. I was very excited this year for Christmas. Not only did we have two kids to enjoy it with but also Lily is old enough to really have fun with it. 

We started on Sunday before Christmas at my parent's house. We had lunch then opened gifts. It definitely was more chaotic this year than previous years. My nephew wasn't interested much after just a few gifts and Lily wouldn't wait her turn before opening. We also had an accident with Lily and had to take her to the E.R. Check out that post! 

We got thru it but I'm glad it's over. 

Christmas Eve we went to my Grandparent's to eat supper & open gifts. Hubs and I just get money but Lily got a Jingle dog with book and Brady got diapers & a small toy. I always enjoy seeing family that doesn't live close to us. It's a great time for Lily to play with the cousins too. 

Before bed we set out cookies for Santa. Of course there's no pic but He left Lily a note in the morning.

And Mr Elf wrote the kids a message also.

Of course Christmas morning Santa came and like every year, he outdid himself. ;)

Lily woke up before I did so after seeing her gifts she ran in and said "Santa brought me a house and Brady a car!" 

I actually took part in the unwrapping and enjoyed the moment so I didn't get many pictures except for after we were done.

We then went to my in laws house for lunch and to open more gifts. I don't have any pics from there but we all got great stuff and the kids received more than they need as usual. ;)

It's Christmas Time!

Ok people, there's only 2 weeks until Christmas! I think I finally have the house decorated and trees done.

Back before Thanksgiving I got Lily's tree out so we could put it in her room. She loved putting the ornaments on.

Last weekend we took a trip to Home Depot and picked out our tree. It's a 7ft pine and I just love it. Pictures don't do it any justice.

I also made some tomato cage trees.

And we put lights on the house!

Mr. Elf

I decided this year since Lily is older that we would welcome the Elf on the Shelf. We didn't do the whole, read the book and no touching bit but I do tell her that he tells Santa when she's bad. We actually didn't even name him. I just say Mr. Elf. 

He hasn't done anything too major yet but we're only on day 12 so perhaps he will before Christmas. I actually forgot to hide him 2 days in a row....oops!

Day 8 & 9 forgot :(

Deer Season

Shotgun deer season was a few weeks ago so hubs was busy with that all weekend. It started with deer camp on Wednesday evening and went thru Sunday evening. My husband does both bow and shotgun and I'm so thankful he hasn't gone hunting as much this year like he usually does. I always feel like a single mom during this time. My dad and brothers hunt now also so this year we spent a lot of time at my parents house. This just meant the kids (and me) got to spend more time with my nephew Dayton. 

They had a blast playing together!

Oh and in case you're wondering...Yes, hubs got a deer so our freezer is fully stocked with meat. :)

Happy Turkey Day

So Thursday was Thanksgiving and boy was it busy for us! We hosted supper for my husbands side, and mine so when we woke up we started making sure the house was clean and ready for cooking. We went to my grandparents house for dinner as usual and about 3:30 we headed home. I started preparing my food as the guys were frying the turkey. Everyone arrived and mingled until the food was ready. We had tons of food and of course I didn't get any pictures. :(

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Half A Year

Brady turned 6 months old on Thanksgiving. Has it really been that long since I gave birth??? I feel like it was just yesterday. 

He's getting such a personality and loves to smile, laugh, and scream, cry, or whatever he needs to in order to get attention. Lol

He's finally evened out in his clothes and is wearing 6 month & 6-9 month pjs. 

He's still not taking a bottle very well and I decided to start trying him on a sippy cup. 

We've started feeding him oatmeal and he loves it. I can't believe in just 6 short months I'll no longer be nursing our little guy. It's become so natural to us and I admit I'll be a little sad when I stop. I'm so glad it worked out this time! 

First time trying cereal

Here's our happy little guy on Thanksgiving.