Christmas in Decatur!!!

John has to work Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas so we decided that this would be the perfect year to start our own little Christmas traditions. Unfortunately that means a scattered family, but hopefully in years to come we can all coordinate a little better. I really wanted Davis to see his Grandmommy and Pa-Paw at their house around Christmas time so we went to Decatur last week and got a surprise visit from Santa! It was so cool that he made a special trip just for us!!!!

We also made a special trip to Huntsville to see Santa at the mall. I was so disappointed that we couldn't take our own pictures so I broke down and spent $40 for seriously 4.... yes 4! pictures! But whatever, it is Davis' first Christmas and first time to see Santa so that is priceless. Well (YES MOM I AM TELLING THE STORY AGAIN.... 60 Minutes will re-air it tomorrow night) mom and I split up for a second and she was going to get the car to meet us on the other side of the mall, so I gave her the Santa pictures so I wouldn't bend them. Well, we leave the mall and I start saying how I wish I could have taken more pictures and she said..."Oops, I don't know if I have the pictures". You see, I guess mom has this thing about shiny candles at Pottery Barn I guess and she must have set them down. (Kind of like Dory in Finding Nemo---I love you mom!!!!) We retraced her steps for nearly an hour and could not find them. Finally when we were all the way across town, the cashier from Pottery Barn (who is a mom and understood my desperate attempt to locate these "priceless" pictures) called and said they found them. We went back across town, secured the pictures and guess whose scatterbrained self left them in Decatur after all of that???? ME!!!!!!!!! I give up!!!! Luckily we got to take pictures of a much happier Santa the next night at Grandmommy and Pa-paw's house!!!

Honestly, it's not as bad as it looks. Mom and dad's dog was barking at Santa which made Davis cry. I think if the dog had not been barking he would have been okay. I think??? Santa brought Davis this really neat bulldozer that makes sounds like a real bulldozer and honks the horn. Davis rides it and pushes it around. I think it was his favorite gift.

But all he really cared about was the paper!!! He would seriously treat each and every present as if it were a drum, bang on it a little and then pull back the paper where mom or I had ripped, then proceed to eat it. Needless to say, it took forever for him to open (and eat) all of his gifts. Thank you Santa for the bulldozer, the farmhouse, the "car mover" and the Auburn Teddy Bear. Oh yeah, and my stocking and .... :-) Thank you!!!

This picture sums up the entire trip pretty much, but funny enough was taken before the fun actually began. Notice the pursed lips and clinched fist. He was trying to squeeze in a nap in between mom and I running around chasing Santa (and Santa pictures... haha last time mom, I promise!)

Thank you mom and dad for a great Early Christmas this year!!! I will make sure and take lots and lots of pictures of Christmas morning! We have so many presents under the tree from Grandma and Grandpa Brown, Grandmommy and Pa-paw, us and of course... Santa still has to make a trip to Destin!!!!!

Merry Early Christmas everyone!!!!

Visit with Friends!

We took dad out to dinner for his birthday Saturday night and then stopped by Barkley's house to see Claire Bear. Davis was up way past his bedtime (par for the course in Decatur) but enjoyed seeing his "girlfriend". They played really well together and it was fun watching them interact with each other this time around. The last time we got the two of them together, they both just kind of sat there. Claire has so many expressions I thought I was going to pull a muscle from laughing. She is such a cutie pie!!! And full of energy is an understatement! We had a blast! Miss you Bark! (Brooke, send me the pics from our visit with Sam and Stella so I can post them too!!!)

Davis is pooped! But they shared the dolly so well!!!

"Money Shot!!!"

One of Claire's many expressions and Davis diving off the chair. Notice the next pic...

What you are not seeing is the grandmothers in the background doing gymnastics everytime one of them would make a move to get off the chair! It was quite comical!!!

"We're over this photo session!!!!"

And just 4 short months ago..........

Where did he learn that?

Don't ask me why, but for some reason Davis likes to hold his bottle to the side. It is like he is afraid he will miss something if his vision is blocked. It almost looks like he is playing a flute. He also gets really frustrated at the end of his bottle and will literally throw it down. Little stinker!

I just noticed the other day how badly the dogs beg at his highchair. Well, Sundays are John and my "cheat" days and we eat gross fast food and love every minute of it so I decided to give Day-day a couple of chicken mcnuggets. The video says it all, but he is consciously sharing his food with them. Poor thing is going to regret it later because Fletch and Eddie will always take advantage of him now. I guess at least he is sharing :-)

Lastly, I wanted to brag on him for his behavior in church today! They had the Christmas Concert today with orchestra and all. The church looked beautiful and it was a really nice celebration of Christmas. Davis made it through the entire service without having to go to the nursery. He just looked around at everyone and was a total angel. Aunt Beth was with us and held him for the majority of the service and rocked him to sleep at the end, but he was such a good boy!

It's been so long, I almost forgot my password

So the title says it all. I haven't blogged in so long I nearly forgot my password. This is obviously a busy time for everyone, but it seems lately that extra time does not exist. So much has changed since Halloween. Davis is so incredibly mobile now (hence the lack of time). He crawls at the speed of lightning and gets into anything and everything. He is so much fun to watch and it is awesome to just sit back and observe him explore. He is eating table food, which most of the time ends up all over him, the high chair seat and the dogs mouths :-) At least he is starting to get the hang of it and it allows me 30 minutes to do things around the house because he is happily contained.

We had our 9 month checkup a couple of weeks ago and he is 29 inches and 23 pounds which puts him in the 75 and 95 percentiles respectively. He is absolutely perfect! He has been sick a good bit lately, but hasn't everyone??? It is really hard on us when he is sick because he is still such a happy baby, I honestly can't always tell if something is wrong. My perfect little angel!!!!

Thanksgiving was wonderful. John, Davis and I stayed here and I cooked homemade mac and cheese, homemade mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing and rolls. Our trusty Honey Baked Ham provided the ham and turkey! We had a blast, watched football and ate way too much! Davis especially liked the turkey and mac and cheese. Unfortunately, my camera was dead so I didn't get any pictures :-( I am very thankful for my amazing family!

Here are some pictures and videos I have taken over the last few days. You'll have to wait for the good Christmas poses until our cards go out... which by the way, my computer crashed which had my Christmas list on it. Fingers crossed it is still on there when they rebuild the computer!

Davis loves his bath. He would splash and play until he fell asleep if I would let him.

Davis eating table food!

Davis not liking the table food provided, oops!

Full and content!

Helping mommy decorate the Christmas Tree.

Davis starting clicking after he finishes his food. It sounds like he is smacking...too cute!

Yes I realize Davis just has on a diaper, but he was in full effect and wanted to catch him in action. Notice the "mama" at the end! He is also saying bah, bah, nah, nah, wah, wah and of course he says da, da all the time still. He will actually sit around babbling like he is talking to himself. I'll try to get that on video soon.

Davis has started throwing back to us. Needless to say, daddy is loving this milestone. He may not know what he is doing, but it is a fun game. John makes me laugh because he gets really excited that JD is favoring his left arm for throwing. I seriously doubt you can tell at this age, but John has high hopes for a left handed pitcher. I would love that too, because then we could stay away from concussions and broken bones in football. But whatever our little man wants to play when he is old enough, I will be willing to try. I just will need a lot of moral support to watch him play anything physical.

Last video for tonight. Mom sent Davis a turkey that sings and dances for Thanksgiving. Davis is terrified of Gooble Gooble (Beth's nickname for the toy). He litterally threw it across the room today when he saw it on "his" bed in the nursery. Yet again, a Kodak moment captured in his diaper. I swear I dress him, but he is always so happy and active right after he eats, which is also when he is the most dirty... therefore the stripped clothes. He is ALLLLLL BOY!!!!!

Davis' 1st Halloweenie!

I have never spent this little time on 3 new posts, but I have been itching to get these pictures downloaded. I will try to get some more pictures and blogs downloaded when I have more time. Here are some pictures of Davis' 1st Halloween. Davis dressed as a monkey at school for the Roane School Trick or Treat Party. The kids looked so cute dressed up! We decided to have a costume change for the evening. Davis was the cutest Elvis I have ever seen. John and I took him out to Baytowne Wharf for dinner and a little showing off :-) He will have so much fun out there next year. The entire Village at Baytowne was swarming with little Supermans and witches. It was precious! Enjoy!

Davis' Baptism

Davis was baptized October 26, 2008 at Destin United Methodist Church by Dr. Ken Taylor. Davis did wonderful and other than being a bit fidgety was a perfect angel. My family was able to make it so we got to see Uncle Brit and Jason, Great Uncle Steve, Grandmommy and Papaw and of course Aunt Beth. Unfortunately Grandma and Grandpa Brown weren't able to make the trip again because they had just come to Destin for vacation. Aunt Vicky is pregnant with our 3rd niece or nephew, so the Beans were there in spirit too. We missed them terribly, but I promise to get a copy of the video to them soon! We have a video of the baptism, but everyone forgot to take pictures at the church. We went to lunch at The Back Porch afterwards and got some pictures on the beach. Here are a few....(I will download more later)

Mommy and Daddy's Trip to Key West

John and I took a much needed break from work and responsibility earlier this month. Mom and Dad kept Davis and he had such a good time. I have some pictures of him playing at Grandmommy's and Papaw's but I still have to download them. They went to the pumpkin patch and cotton field. Needless to say everyone had a blast. John and I really enjoyed spending time together and relaxing. Thank you mom and dad for keeping little man! I couldn't have enjoyed myself if I was worried about Davis. We both missed him terribly, but had a great time!