Christmas Day 2009

I could just kick myself! We filmed on Christmas so we didn't even think to take pictures. I am so sad! I have one solo picture of Beckham playing with basket from a wonderful neighbor gift. I am going to see if any of my family members took pictures and then I will post them.

The boys woke up Christmas morning and went to check if the reindeer ate their food! They did! So they moved on to see if Santa ate his cookies and saw that Santa enjoyed those too. They were so excited to open up their presents. Once all that was done the whole family came over and had breakfast. The boys loved playing with their cousins. We headed home and we were all so exhausted we hung out in the family room and in between naps played with our new toys/gadgets. We are so thankful for our many blessings. Just being together and enjoying this beautiful holiday made my heart soar. Cole was asked to give the prayer for the food and in the prayer he mentioned (without any coaxing from us) he was grateful for the savior's birth and that this is a time of giving and sharing. What a beautiful holiday!

Christmas Eve

On this Christmas Eve we decided to take the boys to see Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel downtown with my mom! The boys LOVED it. I think Beckham might have loved it the most- he danced through the whole movie.
Then it was off to Nanny and Papa's house to sleep over! Papa bought the boys a Polar Express train to set up around the Christmas Tree. The boys had so much fun putting it together with their Daddy. Beckham loved pulling it apart.
We then had dinner, attempted to make gingerbread houses (there is a reason there is no picture of this), decorated cookies for Santa, set out the reindeer food, and then off for a bath and pajamas. This all happened so quickly because the boys were so tired they could barely keep their heads off the table. It was a wonderful Christmas Eve!

Here Come's Santa Claus.....

Today was our annual Reynolds Family Christmas lunch at the Country Club! My whole family (minus my brother Greg, sister-in-law Michelle, and their twins Madison and Sadie) gathered to eat lunch and wait for Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to arrive on their helicopter. The kids get so excited for this every year. Dennis and I were excited to see how Beckham would react to Santa. Everyone loved it and Beckham didn't cry, but he did seem a little confused! It was a wonderful day.

I knew something was up.....

I have found Beckham with his binky like this several times...it makes me laugh. I just thought he wasn't sure how to put the binky in right. But as I found out tonight he has a tooth on the bottom that came in! I couldn't believe it! My baby is getting so big! He just turns that binky in and turns it around and CHOMPS!

A Thanksgiving of FIRSTS......

Dennis and I decided to be brave and host our very FIRST Thanksgiving in our home this year. Ok- so we only invited my parents and Dennis' brother, but it still meant I had to set a table and cook the food! My mother came over first thing in the morning and we started the turkey's (yes plural...two of them). This would be our FIRST turkey WE have ever cooked, so we were a little nervous about it. We started one turkey in the oven and the other in a Hamilton Beach Broiler (or something like that). We seasoned them and hoped they would come out tasting good for everyone to eat. Much to our surprise they BOTH came out fantastic. We also made sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, crock-pot stuffing, and salad. We bought some yummy rolls and my dad came and made the potatoes and gravy (thank goodness)! The boys were very excited all day. They couldn't wait until the food was ready (and when it was, they took two bites and they were done)! After dinner it was off to the Old Dogs movie. So after hosting our FIRST Thanksgiving and cooking our FIRST turkey, our little baby boy rolled over for the FIRST time (I know this is a little late, but he does have quite a lot of body to roll)! Whew were we all tired!

Bunk Beds

Cole and Bradley have been sharing a room for 3 years. They have had twin beds side by side which has taken up all the space in their room. They only use their room to sleep. We inherited bunk beds from my brother and sister in law.The boys are SO excited. Now they have space to hang out and play and Bradley feels less scared now that Cole is above him (don't ask me what the difference is between Cole being beside him and above him). I had to post a picture of their new room. The last picture is when I walked in on them the first night and they were talking to each other from their beds...so cute.

Beckham 6 Months

Beckham turned six months old on November 1st. We had his doctor appointment on Monday November 2nd and here is the latest....

75% Head
75% Height
97% Weight

He is 27 inches tall and 21 1/2 pounds. He sits up on his own, laughs, smiles, LOVES his daddy and big brothers, and is pretty content to do just about anything. He has been sleeping better lately, but there are those early mornings where he wants to get up and chat. His cries are very rare and loves to be held by anyone (should I take this personally ?)! He has been such a blessing and such a source of happiness. We love our Beckham (or buggies or chubs as the boys call him)