Thursday, December 30, 2010

Nite Nite 2010

Oh, what a year we have had! We started off 2010 with a bang~seizures and post-viral cerebellar ataxia. We were in and out of doctor's offices with Thibideaux AND Beckham. Amidst all of that excitement, we had the entire house re-carpeted. We followed that up by re-purposing Olivia's room into Beckham's "Big Boy Room". Beckham moved from a crib to a bed (quite UNgracefully, might I add). I was given a surprise baby shower at the Logan casa! We got multiple bouts of snow in February, of which Georgians handle SO well ;). All 8 of MABBAJAKS reunited for brunch. We also jumped for joy, since after months and months of construction on the house, Aunt Kathie finally made the move to AL from Chicago. I had multiple doctor's visits at which I learned I would be induced. . . again. On March 12th, Brooks joined our little family. Two days later, he got to come home and meet his big brother! We spent the rest of March inside, adjusting to being a family of 4. During that time, we captured the sacred moments by hiring my friend Karen Beckham to photograph the boys~ ADORABLE! We celebrated our 5-year Anniversary, we celebrated Easter, planted a garden, lost Scott for a night of Penguins Mania, had a little in-office surgery, and celebrated Scott's 29th birthday. We spent most of May outside~ playing with caterpillars, busting chins and knees, going to the park, and playing with friends. We were introduced to "story time" at the community center, celebrated Mother's Day, said FAREWELL to Abby and Lilly, helped Jeb celebrate his 1st birthday, congratulated Tara & Joey on their graduation, and I headed back to work from maternity leave. Best of all. . . we got to SWIM!!! We had a visit from Grandma Helen while the fam journeyed to Alaska. While she was here we broke out the baby pool in the back yard. We celebrated Father's Day. My cousin Chris died in a tragic accident, Aunt Earlene was diagnosed with cancer, my cousin Cheyenne stopped through on her way back to NC, we experienced the Laser Spectacular at Stone Mtn with friends we hardly ever see, and I became a regular old Monet. Beckham started preschool! I turned the big 3-0, I threw a baby shower for Kate, and we ventured all the way to Pittsburgh! Potty training hell began. On a positive note, Beckham got a new sand box for his efforts. We also were introduced to FarmersMarketBaskets.com, made it over to AL for a family reunion of sorts, welcomed Millie Kate into the world, went to the pumpkin patch, watched Brooks begin to crawl (then pushed him back down ;0)), and celebrated Halloween with a pirate and a cowboy. We celebrated Beckham's 3rd birthday. We congratulated Kellee and Mike on their new marriage (but unfortunately couldn't make it to South GA for the wedding). We hosted Thanksgiving for the first time in 5 years. Guests included everyone on my side of the family except Rob (since he had surgery the day before). In all the chaos, I managed to give Brooks his first haircut and Beckham his first with minimal tears. We had a visit from Santa Claus, a "Comfort Foods" dinner with friends, and Brooks' baptism. We got a Christmas tree, Beckham was a sheep in his Christmas Pageant, and we celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with some snow on the ground. We are laying 2010 to "rest" with our new mattress that we were super excited to get for Christmas. . .
We don't really have any phenomenal plans for 2011, so it'll be exciting to see what the Lord has planned for us!

Brotherly Love

While there are times that Beckham is bopping Brooks over the head, tackling him, or completely ignoring him. . . these are the moments that melt my heart. They make me grateful for the blessings of siblings.

Christmas in Alabama

Mom and I and the boys loaded up the car for AL on Monday. We spent a little time at Nana Murphy's and a little time at Aunt Kathie's. Hopefully this time next year they will be under one roof and we won't have to split our time up! Beckham was sporting a 'Sweet' p.j. top and purple socks at Nana's house due to a pee-pee incident (thanks Riley). He was really sad to give the purple socks back when we got to Aunt Kathie's- haha!


Though short-lived as it was, it was a terrific day spent with family! I am so glad my Aunt Kathie lives in the 'deep south' now so I can see her more often than every 5 years or so ;)

White Christmas 2010

We left Grandma and Pap pap's house a little bit earlier than we had planned on Christmas since the weather was turning white. We left their house in the rain and arrived back to ours with a couple inches of snow already on the ground. Hooray!!!



Thibideaux was so excited to be the first one to walk (and pee) on the snow!
On Sunday we spent a big part of the day outside making snow balls and racing around the yard. Then we came inside for some hot cocoa. Yum!





Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with the great white stuff in celebration of your Son's birth! We hope to see more of it this winter!!

As Promised. . .A Christmas Montage

Christmas Eve is our family day, spent doing family things. . . like making Gingerbread Trains


. . . that turn out EXACTLY like the picture on the box! Hahahaha!
Eating hoagies and wings
Skipping mass- because, who really wants to take a 3-year-old and a 9-month-old to church and sit for an hour BEFORE mass even starts just so we can get a seat where we can see and hear?? NOT US! Judge us if you must :) Instead, we opened our 'Night Before Christmas' presents: p.j.'s, ornaments, and a new Christmas book.
After bath time, the photo shoot began. Beckham cooperated. . .
Brooks, not so much!
Christmas morning began for me around 6am, when Brooks woke up and didn't want to go back to bed. Beckham woke up around 7:30 and so began the gift extravaganza!




Scott was so excited to get his 'Amazing Spiderman' guitar strap that Beckham picked out for him.

And after we opened everything under the Christmas tree, it was on to stockings. (I love that the stockings are almost as big as Beckham- haha!)
After we cleaned up the mess we packed up the car and drove to Snellville for the afternoon. Of course, we opened a whole 'nother batch of gifts when we got to Grandma and Pap pap's house.
Then the boys played some hockey in the basement. Watch out Sidney Crosby! We'll be breaking out an old dryer next!!

On Sunday Mom, Ben, and Lisa came up for dessert and a gift swap. We had coconut cream pie and Apple Cranberry Crisp with vanilla icecream and coffee. Yum!


Brooks slept through the whole thing :( But that's okay, 'cause we were able to break out the Rock Band and jam!

We had an absolutely WONDERFUL Christmas! We loved spending time with all of the family (minus Shanna and her family who were all the way in Idaho), we loved all the gifts, and we LOVE all of the noise that the overwhelming number of toys in our house now orchestrate ;0) Thanks to everyone for everything!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!!!


I apologize for the poor quality of the videos. . .

but how stinkin' cute is this boy?!?

Merry Christmas, everyone! There is more to come after the festivities have been celebrated.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Brooks is 9 months old!

Where does infancy go? I feel like Beckham was an infant for-ev-er and we blinked and Brooks' was over. He is weighing in at 21 pounds 10.6 ounces (75th percentile) and is 28 1/4 inches long (50th percentile). He can now crawl, pull up on things, cruise along furniture, make his walker move, feed himself finger foods, attempt a sippy cup, babble endlessly, play himself to sleep, wrestle with his brother, give kisses, hug and snuggle (I thought this would never come. He just hasn't been a snuggler.), and try to eat any and everything he can get his hands on- including play-do and crayons.

What a precious baby! It also makes me very proud that the majority of his babbling is "mamamama". Brings a tear :)

Daddy, come home!

Sweet Thibideaux waits at the door every night for Scott to get home from work.

I have to mention, too, that he has come to the rescue with bedtime in our house. Beckham has developed some fear about going to bed in his room- something to do with the air vent. I moved his furniture around so he's no longer anywhere near the vent or return duct, but he also requires that Thibideaux lay on his floor while he goes to sleep. And Dreaux so obediently complies. What a good dog!

Christmas Pageant/ Party

Beckham's preschool put on an actual Christmas pageant with Mary, Joseph, Jesus, etc. It was so cute! They sang hymns and Christmas carols (of which Beckham didn't sing one single word). The teachers swore the kids sang their hearts out when they practiced- haha!
Our little sheep
He looks as angelic as the angel on his sweatshirt- ha!
With cow friends Owen and Michael
I got to help throw the party for his class. One of the moms made "cake balls". Beckham was quite excited about his. Here is his "before" pic.
He had to take the cake ball to see Santa.
Santa gave him "reindeer food" to spread on the grass so they could find our house on Christmas Eve.
Oh, yeah. And here is the "after" pic!!! Merry Christmas!