Christmas 2011 Part 1

i had so many pictures i wanted to share i am doing christmas 2011 in 2 parts. so part 1... christmas this year was a blast. cami really got into the trees and lights this year. so fun seeing christmas through the eyes of a child!



Brayden's 1st Christmas



She loves petting his head

I swear I didn't pose this, but exact same pose the next day. We were off to see Santa.

Brayden 7 months

The kids with creepy Santa...

Brayden 6 months

November 22, 2011 Brayden turned 6 months. We love this little man so much and are so thankful for him!

Thanksgiving in Ohio

For Thanksgiving this year we made a trip up North to Ohio for the 2nd year in a row at my sisters in-laws house. We did a little house swap this year and they came to stay at our house. This year was extra special since it was the 1st time that all 7 grandbabies and all the adults and grandparents have been in the same house at one time. We celebrated both Mandy and Reese's birthday since they share a birthday as well as celebrated Brooke's birthday a little early. One of the funniest memories for us was when all the "adult children" went out shopping Thanksgiving night to get all the Black Friday deals. None of us were prepared for the lines and crowds. In the end we all came home with some good deals and made plenty of memories. We will be more prepared next time. Love the memories and love our family!

Cami (22 months) and Reese (2 years old)

Austin (6) and Jack (5)



Papa and the big boys wrestling around



Grandma and Emily



Emily (7 months) and Brayden (6 months)




Grandma and Papa with all the grandkids




All the Faith women




First Thanksgiving as a Family of 4



Been a while...

Okay people so it has been about 2 months since I last blogged. So get ready for several new post to get you guys caught up! We have been super busy and loving life. So here it goes...

Road trip to Birmingham

Last weekend we went to Birmingham to visit my parents. It was amazing weather so we literally spent the whole day outsite. Mom and dad have done a ton of improvements to the house and it looks amazing. One of the improvements was the back porch, it looks awesome and is so comfy. So we put an extension out for the cable and power and were able to watch football while the guys grilled ALL day (literally all day). It was fun just relaxing and enjoying time together and the weather.

                                     

5 months and Halloween

I am way late on this but this was Brayden around 5 months. I cannot believe he is getting so big! He is almost always smiling and has a laugh that will make you melt. He is for sure a momma's boy so far, but I am not complaining. :) I can't imagine life without this little man and we love you to death!

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. Cami really got into getting dressed up and was adorable as always. I tried to convince Devin that we should go as Wizard of Oz characters, but in the end he won with the Flintstones. To be honest, I am glad we ended up as The Flintstones. We went to Devin's company Halloween party on Saturday night and it was a huge hit. I ended up actually making both the kids outfits due to failure in planning on my part. The plan all along was to make Brayden's (Bam Bam), but had ordered Cami's (Pebbles) and it didn't come in on time. But, it ended up even better then what I ordered. I just took old clothes from both kids old clothes boxes, did some tweaks, and WALA!

On actual Halloween night we decided not to go Trick or Treating and just pass out candy. Luckily both kids aren't fully aware that Halloween=walk to all the houses and get free candy. Cami loved seeing all the kids and saying hi and "Trick or treat" and "Happy Halloween" to them. The only trick with Cami is she kept on seeing us give the other kids treats and kept on asking for one. So we ended up tricking her and just handing her a grape instead. Sneaky sneaky hehe :). In the end it was a great weekend full of a lot of fun memories.

On Sunday before Halloween we decided to carve a pumpkin. Cami had a blast sticking her fingers in the yucky pumpkin and seeing how many pumpkin seeds she could pull out. Brayden just sat and watched, but I gaurentee you he wished he could get in there and get dirty!

Thank you Pinterest for the painted white pumpkin idea :-)

LOVE this one!

My precious little skeletons!

Struggling

So, as I stated in our last post we had fully committed to doing Insanity and were doing really good. Well, the past two weeks we have struggled to keep with it. It is not an excuse, but life has been very busy and stressful these past two weeks. As many of you know I have started selling Mary Kay and as excited as I am about this adventure it is another thing that adds to our schedule now. I know it will pay off for long term goals, but now it's time to figure out how to re-balance everything between work, kids, working out, cooking dinner, etc. I know it will all come together eventually so we just have to keep our chins up and keep on trucking along. We have had some positive come out of all this... We have both lost about 3 pounds, and hopefully more will be falling off soon! As someone who has struggled with gaining weight for no reason, this 3 pounds is HUGE! And I am SO proud of Devin for sticking to watching what he eats as well since he has to eat out every day for work. So if you don't mind keep us in your prayers. We are heading in the right direction and we have to remind ourselves it is one step at a time. Have a great weekend!