So busy...so behind blogging!

We have been so busy lately that my greatest intentions of keeping this blog updated just continue to fall to the bottom of the list come midnight, but boy has it been fun here the last month. Tyler has been walking like a champ since my last posting, busy chasing big bro around (or maybe running away from!), Matthew has been ONE MONTH in big boy undies (hooray!!), and we are finally on the tail end of two yucky stomach bugs. Life in the Lord is good, good, good.

We had our annual snow in February, and Matthew really loved making his first snowman of memory, and this month we are thawing out, riding the four-wheeler all around and getting mentally ready for warmth to return to the good ole mid south!

Jon and I are busy in the Word these days, "studying to show ourselves approved unto God, workmen who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth" (2 Corinthians 2:15) and attempting to crucify ourselves daily that Christ may be seen to others through our lives and our family (Galatians 2:20). Matthew is excited, too, about his VeggieTales toddler devotional book (though he sings Bible songs out loud as we read it)...hey, all about a love for the Lord, so a joyful noise here and there is okay by us. Watch out world - Matthew's "little light of his" is already shining brightly!

Man, we will be celebrating both birthdays already next month. I can hardly believe it! Much more fun times to come!!

Mobility

Tyler has been really movin and groovin over the last month! He conquered stairs and got some early steps in over Christmastime. Still sticking with crawling as the favorite locomotion of choice, but as you'll soon see, we are close to full fledged flight! More pix to come shortly - and another exciting accomplishment for big brother...stay tuned!

Tyler learns to climb stairs

Getting close!

Ah, sweet reward.

Tyler's favorite speedbump

Letting go!

Ha! What do you mean don't go up these steps?!?

Early steps to daddy

Our Christmas Antics

Fun times over Christmas with our family...Christmas Eve with the Sullivans (cousin chaos!), Christmas morn at home, and Christmas day in Missouri. We also got to stay over for New Years at the Lake of the Ozarks. Lots of games and good times - What a great week!

Bailey and his cousin, Sage

Too much Christmas excitement :)

Rollerskating lesson with Aunt Sarah

Yummy!

Jammin' on his new guitar

Say Cheese!

Recorder quartet

Loving big brother's train table

Ready for presents

Little Christmas newbie

Cookie Construction

Two Christmas cookie-making sessions with the boys' best girlfriends!! Stylin little men that can cook?? Hmmm,I think we've got little heartbreakers on our hands. :)

Molly Cate & Matthew

Making reindeer

Caroline on the move

Matthew & Preslie

Building snowmen

We have liftoff!

The ornaments and goodies around the Christmas tree were enough to get Tyler's wheels moving this week - he officially started crawling this Tuesday! Hooray for Tyler. :) Watch out, Matthew! It's on, now.

Collierville Christmas Parade

Our third year to see the Collierville Christmas parade...brrr! It was especially good this year, and Nana got to come along for the fun. The highlights of the night for Matthew were seeing Preslie in the dance studio float, and the tractors, fire trucks and motorcycles. The noisy marching bands were pretty well received, too. Anything loud is good in Matthew's book!

Pulling Up

Tyler is really getting close to full mobility as we approach Christmastime! He's been pulling up for a month or so (see the happy puller-up below); and, this week he is moving excitingly close to a full fledged crawl and standing alone. That is, at least until big bro comes and swan dives onto his back. Hooray for Tyler!