Jack's Tender Heart

So yesterday afternoon we were all relaxing. Adam was sleeping and it was Kory, and I, and Jack was playing with his new train. A commercial for the ASPCA came on and Jack began to cry. He had the largest crocodile tears and the saddest eyes. He crawled up into my lap and he pointed to the tv and said puppies. It was one of those moments that melted my heart. Later he was playing with his new puppy from Uncle Rick and Auntie Faith when one of the songs it plays made him cry the same way the commercial did. Either he was having a highly emotional day or he has discovered the tender side of emotion.

Adam's First Christmas

So here I sit in a nice quiet house. The boys are in bed, and so is Kory. I am listening to the wind outside and am reflecting on a Christmas that was filled with a lot of joy, laughter, and family. I must say, it was a very memorable time.

**I have yet to realize that when I add pictures to start from the last to the first. So some of these pictures are out of order. But you will see the fun we had!**

Mommy and the boys opening presants.
This is one of Jack's favorite presants. He LOVES Handy Manny and my parents found a table and chairs for the boys. He even has to eat his meals here!

Sporting his new outfit from mommy and daddy and his new sippy cup from his cousin who got him one from the school she is going to!

Here is Adam, enjoying his new piano. He really loves to jam out with it!

This is a new trick that I was trying to add in at the end. He doesn't pull himself up yet, but if we stand him up, he can do it on his own!

So this is where we were supposed to begin. With Jack filling his plate of cookies for Santa. Santa was supposed to have all three of those peanut butter balls, but at the last second, Jack decided he needed to eat one!

Our tree after Santa paid his visit. Looks like our boys were pretty good this year!

Here is Jack playing with his other favorite toy. He is loving the new train!

Oh and so are the cats! That is Sophie in the background and she had fun watching the train go around and batting at it.

This is one of my favorites that I captured Christmas morning. I like to believe that there were Angels smiling down on Adam on his first Christmas. His Grandma Judy, and my Grandma would have enjoyed him and loved on him so much. I just feel that they were there enjoying his joy right along with us.

I said to Kory that maybe Santa should have just brought tissue paper for Adam to enjoy. This was his reaction each time he opened a presant.

As you can see, the boys enjoyed their day. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed watching the joy on their faces, and listening to them squeal with delite. After a long and trying year and a half, we have all come together and found joy as a family. We have found comfort in each other and have grown stronger with each obstacle thrown at us. Here is to a Happy, Healthy, and Joyful 2009!!

It has been a while...

So I realized that I haven't Blogged in a while and thought I should catch you up some on the goings ons here. Both boys have had to be on antibiotics, Adam an ear infection, and Jack Bronchitis. We have finished our Christmas shopping and look forward to getting together with family and celebrating this blessed season starting on Saturday. Here is just some of what we have been up to in December.

We put up our Christmas tree.
Adam finally decided that sitting up was pretty cool and now does it when I put him on the floor. When he gets sick of sitting he just flops back and begins to roll. The other night he crawled for the first time. So my days just got crazier!!(insert face of someone pulling out hair)

Adam also discovered the Christmas tree and batting at the ornaments is pretty fun.

Jack enjoyed a night on Daddy's lap watching Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer. Kory always talks about doing this with his mom when he was little, so he wants to do this with the boys too.

And we had our first big snowstorm. So the boys got to go out and play!

We want to wish all our friends and family a very blessed and happy Christmas and New Year!