First Thanksgiving

Ethan Josiah's first Thanksgiving was very fun. He received so much attention it wasn't even funny! I tried to get good pics of him, but all that I really got was ones with my family playing with and holding him. In one pic you see Ethan chewing on Dave's zipper. That child is constantly teething and will chew on anything!! In another pic you see Ethan trying to get the paci from nanny. He is so determined that he just throws his mouth on it while she holds the other end in her mouth. Nobody will take his paci :). He is a hoot. We may never get that thing away from him. I tried to get a shot with the turkey, but it just didn't work out. My favorite one is the one with my ninety-one year old mamaw! She was made a great, great grandma for the first time!

Meeting Grandpa

Well, my mom and stepdad live in Texas so they don't see us very often. Because of the distance, my mom has only seen Ethan one time when he was two weeks old. :( My stepdad, Bud, hasn't seen him at all...until this week! Ethan had a great time with grandpa Bud. He loved for grandpa to read him his favorite books . I think the visit was a really sweet time and we enjoyed seeing "grandpa" too! (Although maybe not quite as much as Ethan did:)

Clowning Around

This little suit is absolutely the cutest (and perfect for our "little clown"!). Dave had a piano students' mother ask if Ethan was going trick or treating. He informed her that Ethan was not going and so she sent this little clown suit and told us we had to at least get a picture in it. I really didn't care to much about it, but I did it since she wanted us to. I was sooo glad I put him in it. He was a doll baby!! (Of course I'm not biased!) There aren't very many good pics, because he wanted that poofy thing off!! :) As you can see, he wouldn't let me take the paci, so letting him keep it was the only way to snap a few quick pictures!

Just a Few Random Pics

A Little Food for the Soul

"We are not built for ourselves, but for God. Not for service for God, but for God."
~Oswald Chambers~

A Little Dirt Won't Hurt!!

Well, my son has hit the age where he loves to pull up on mommy's legs. Aw, that's really sweet!! Yes it is except for the fact that mommy can't get any housework done. So, on this particular day I sat Ethan Josiah down in the sun room and quickly darted out of the room before he could realize I was leaving. So I was racing to put a load of laundry in when I realized that my son was very quiet and he wasn't coming to look for me. "I had better go and check on him", I thought. I walked in to see a big dirty mouth. Yep, he had pulled my plant (the only one I can keep alive) over and was eating the dirt. I guess that's the answer...give him a plant to play in. What is so funny is that two days later he ate my body wash!! I assume he wanted to clean out the dirt he had eaten earlier! :)

It's getting cold!!

Here are a few photos of our little man! The cold season has arrived and daddy has bought Ethan Josiah the latest fashionable faded denim coat. As you can see Ethan is a little confused as to why he has to wear all of this frumpy clothing. He'd rather go around in a diaper!! :)

"There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage." ~MARTIN LUTHER

I found this quote and just thought it was a wonderful truth!! How little I thank God for the wonderful blessing of marriage. Not only marriage itself, but for a wonderful godly leader and companion that I am able to share this life with. I have a hard-working husband who keeps me at home with our little one. He works so hard and I'm so thankful for his provision in our family. Take a little time to thank the Lord for the one you hold dear. THANK YOU SO MUCH DAVIDE FOR YOUR LOVE AND HARD WORK!!