Christmas Card 2016

Lawson 4 Months

Lawson you are the SWEETEST baby and how are you 4 months old?!

You seriously are so smiley and easy going! You are super content just playing on your playmat,  hanging in your exersaucer, or chilling in your bouncer.  You have a SUPER laid back disposition!

You are are still not sleeping through the night and get up usually 1-2x a night.  I am not worried, you will get it eventually! I am a little tired, but thats ok. You're my last baby and I can handle it ;) 

Your schedule:

Wake at 7, eat

Nap 8:30-10

Eat at 10

Nap 11:30-1

Eat at 1

Nap 2:30-4

Eat at 4

Sometimes cat nap ~5:00

Bedtime 7:00

You are wearing six month clothes, size 2 diapers, and I don't think you've ever worn shoes ;)

Stats:

Weight: 13lbs 6oz, 8th%

Length: 24.5in 15%

Head: 41.5cm 40%

You are just a little peanut of a thing!  But you're perfect! 

Because you are small, mommy has started supplementing and you have handled it like a CHAMP!  So glad you're so laid back. 

You rarely cry and if you're upset you grunt and fuss, but not really cry. 

You are still staying with nana while I work and you two have done GREAT!  She ADORES you and I think you feel the same way! She is so good with you and we are super thankful for her!

EVERYONE says you look just like your mama!  I cherish that! 

You have rolled front to back and back to front! Go Lawson! You are still swaddled and so we will need to work on getting rid of that soon. You just LOVE it though. 

You favorites:

being tickled

standing up

bath time

being "tossed" by daddy

your brothers 

laying on your changing table 

exersaucer

vitamin D medication (for real, its your favorite hahaha)

We took our first overnight trip as a family of 5 and you did great! We went to Hickory NC to visit Eleanor.  It was so fun and you were awesome on the car ride. 

Knock on wood you really haven't been sick yet.  Just a little congestion here and there, but nothing major. 

You're our ONLY baby who likes tummy time!  You think its so fun and will play with a little toy on your tummy for 10-15 min. 

Lawson, we just ADORE you and cherish these moments when you're so little.  I know you are going to grow SO quickly and I will long for these days, although they are crazy and chaotic.  

Lawson I pray for you every day.  I pray for your heart and that it will long for a relationship with Jesus.  I pray you know that he is pursuing you even now!  I pray that you grow to understand who He is and want to be like Him.  I pray for the lucky lady that will be your wife one day. 

We love you so much, Lawson! Can't wait for our first christmas with you!

THANKSGIVING

We had a great Thanksgiving!  We celebrated at my parents house with both mine and Matts family.

 

 

 

Sweet little turkeys!  All that's missing is Lawson (dont worry he had his turkey outfit on too)

 

 

Aunt Jordan (and his boy cousin buddy) playing on the floor with Lawson!

 

My brother and Olivia SURPRISED my parents by showing up today when they told us they were staying in Charleston.  So sweet!

 

The turkey masters!

 

Kids table! Cheers!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!  So thankful for my family and friends!

 

Turkey Trot

This year we ran the Turkey Trot race early morning on Thanksgiving!

 

 

Here is our crew! Some walked and others ran.

 

 

My running buddies!

 

Go yaya!

 

So this was Banks first race.  There was a kids one mile and he was determined to do it.  He told me he was going to run the whole thing and no stopping...and he did!  I was SO proud of him!  He was tired and it was a long race, but he did it!  GO BANKS! He clocked in a little under 12 min :)

 

When we passed anyone he would say "we passed you!"... we will need to work on that haha.

 

It was a good way to burn some calories before eating all that turkey :)

Christmas Lights

I just LOVE Christmas!  We kicked off the Christmas season by going to the Chairman's Lighting of the Saluda Shoals lights.  It was so much fun to get a sneak peak at the lights and go before any crowds!

 

 

There was a precious Santa there and Banks was quick to hop in his lap and tell him he wanted a "teenage mutant ninja turtle playset and a pie face game."

 

Walker would have NOTHING to do with Santa.  Lawson didn't mind him :)

Fun crafts for the kids and dinner/drinks for the adults! 

 

They had AWESOME 3D glasses which made the lights look like different thing (santa, snowmen, reindeer, stars, etc)

 

 

All the kids lined up for the BIG countdown to turn on the lights for the season! 

 

 

Theres the giant lightswitch!

 

We took a small tractor ride around the park to see the lights for the first time! 

 

 

There was an amazing tube slide that the boys LOVED! No lines meant they did it 100x!

 

Banks, Matt and Walker zoom by me and Lawson in a blur! SO FUN!

The very next night the lights were open to the public and the first night they're open they now do a 5K stroll through the lights instead of in your car.  Well GG, Pop Pop, the Monks, Ya Ya, and us decided it would  be fun.  And it WAS! 

Ready to walk!  

 

These two...BFFs!

Since Lawson had had a late night the night before at the lights, daddy stayed home to put him to bed.  So it was me and my big boys! 

 

What a great kick off to Christmas!  Its gonna be a fun season!