Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone!! Wade was very excited about Santa's visit and enjoyed the presents immensely. We also went to Granny and Popo's to play with all of Wade's cousins and eat a delicious dinner. Enjoy these pictures:

First, Wade's favorite gift from Santa was his basketball goal.


Wade was also a fan of his tub of blocks:


And of course, no little boy is complete without his lawn mower:


We hope everyone had a blessed holiday!

More videos.

Here is a cute one Cary caught while playing in Wade's room.

And here he is playing with his favorite 'toys'...

We went to Chuck E Cheese......Wade really seemed to enjoy his first trip there, he especially loved the car games...

And finally, when we got home he was walking around in his diaper, which we found hysterical for some reason...

Christmas Time!

It's been an exciting few weeks here in Houston. First, it snowed on Wednesday night. This is a very rare sight in Houston and we just couldn't believe it!



Then, this morning Wade got to have breakfast with Santa and see all of his friends, it was so much fun!!




Merry Christmas everyone!

I wanted to add this link. One of the very sweet girls at Breakfast with Santa takes excellent pictures...in fact she does it for a living so if you need a photog check out Ramie Babcock. Her blog is here (click here). She took some fabulous pictures of Wade and his friends. She will most certainly be doing our next family session!!

Videos

Here are some miscelaneous videos for your viewing pleasure.




We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! And we also went to Lauren's first birthday party this weekend. Happy birthday Lauren!

Pikeville, Kentucky

We went to Pikeville, Kentucky over the weekend for Uncle Craig's wedding. Pikeville is in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and it is absolutely beautiful there!

It was Wade's second plane ride and he did pretty well. The plane wasn't full so he got his own seat.



Once we landed in Lexington we had a two hour drive through the mountains to get to Pikeville. Wade got his very first happy meal.


On the road to Pikeville we saw lots of these beautiful old barns. I just thought they were so neat so I took some pictures.




Thursday night, it started to snow. This was Wade's first snow experience and he thought it was neat. We didn't think it was that much snow but we woke up to white outside, it was just beautiful.



Before the rehearsal dinner you won't believe who we saw walking through the lobby of the hotel!!


On the day of the wedding Wade had a blast playing football with Daddy and Uncle Craig while they waited around.




It was hard to get a good shot of Wade in his tux, but these are the best we got.



At the reception, Wade had a blast dancing with all the girls. Sarah looked beautiful in her dress.




Congratulations Craig and Sarah, we are so happy for you!!

On Sunday we had all day to kill so we went to the Kentucky Horse Park. Wade LOVED the horses. He was smiling and laughing at them and loved petting them. He's even learned how to say Horsey!!




We are looking forward to Thanksgiving this week. Wade will be able to eat the Turkey.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.

Musical Prodigy.

Here are some videos of Wade playing the piano. We think he might have a career in music someday. Enjoy!



We are leaving this week to go to Kentucky for Uncle Craig's wedding, this will be Wade's second plane ride! We will have lots of pictures and stories to share when we get back.

Happy Halloween!

Wade really enjoyed trick or treating with his cousins. He dressed as a monkey. We put him in his little car and just rolled him around, and he loved watching all the other kiddos.

Happy Halloween!!

First Haircut!

Yesterday Jamie came to cut Wade's hair. It was starting to look like a mullet, which is cool and all...but he has a wedding coming up and needs to look sharp. Jamie did a great job and Wade loves his new do. Here is a video of Wade splashing in the pond this weekend.

The Petting Zoo.

Hello all,

We have a few pictures to share. Here is a picture of the awesome truck that Aunt Pam got Wade for his birthday. He is still a bit small to drive it, but he loves to play in it.


We found Wade hanging out in his toy basket. It was hysterical. He had taken out a bunch of his toys and climbed right in.

And finally, here is a picture of Wade playing in the Tupperware cabinet, it's one of his favorite things to do.

We hope you are all doing well. Things are good here in Houston. Daddy got a new job so he won't have to drive a long time anymore and it's a great job too, we think he will love it.

Take care.

*I am editing this post to add the following*:

Wade is so funny sometimes. Check out how proud he was of sharing his cracker with Jimo.


We went to the church picnic on Sunday and they had a petting zoo. We were so excited because we've been wanting to take Wade to a petting zoo for a long time. Enjoy these pictures.

One year old!

Wade will be one year old on Wednesday and we just can't believe it's already been a year!! We had his party on Saturday, here is a picture of him enjoying his cake.



We had a wonderful party and once we get more time we will post more pictures and more about it.

Cary couldn't resist getting Wade a little battery operated 4 wheeler for his first birthday. He does pretty well on it, he can push the button and make it go...but hasn't really figured out steering yet.



What a wonderful blessing Wade is!

Video for Grandma and Grandpa and a new pair of shoes!

We went to the mall and got Wade some new shoes today. Now he's ready to practice his walking!!



And here is a cute video we thought Grandma and Grandpa would enjoy:

Our Hurricane Ike Adventure.

Well, it was certainly an adventure.

It all started on Thursday when we stayed home from work to get the house ready. It was looking like Ike was headed our way, and there was no denying it. Cary headed off to Lowe's and picked up a generator. We couldn't believe they still had them. Then we began our preparations. We boarded the house and got all of our camping supplies out. We knew we'd be without power for a few days at least. Wade was a trooper, he didn't complain the whole time. In fact, I am not sure he even knew anything was going on. Here are some pictures of how we prepared the house:

Once we had everything ready, we just waited. Of course the news was doom and gloom, we were under a mandatory evacuation order but felt confident we'd be safe if we stayed in our house. It was a very long day...little did we know the next two days would seem even longer. Wade played while we waited:



We put Wade to bed, just as we normally would have and went to bed to try to get some rest ourselves. The wind started blowing pretty hard about 8 or 9 pm, but the worst wasn't expected until 2:00 am or so. We slept for an hour or two before we were up again, listening to the howling winds. It was dark outside so we really couldn't see much. We had power until about 1:00 am. Once the power went out we moved upstairs so we could hear Wade if he woke up. It was really howling outside and Cary and I started to get scared, but knew we were safe.

Around 3:00 am it got eerily quiet, and we knew from our battery operated television and the trusty weather guy, David Paul (who had been on the air since about 5 pm...he was getting pretty worn out) that the eye of the storm was on top of us. We couldn't resist the urge to head outside and check out the damage. It was so calm, but it smelled horrible...like dirty seawater. We really didn't see much damage at all so we really breathed a sigh of relief.

At that point we though we were in the clear. We knew the rest of the storm still had to pass over, but we figured we were at least at the halfway point. I went to sleep and Cary stayed up watching the TV. Wade woke up at about 5:45, so we were all up then. Cary and I had gotten very little sleep, but Wade was well rested!!

Here is what we woke up to, turns out the back half of the storm was a lot worse than the first:

The pictures don't really can't describe the feeling of walking outside and becoming aware of your surroundings after such an event. It's so strange...

Our house has minimal damage compared to many.

We made breakfast on our (thank goodness) gas stove..and waited for the wind and rain to subside a bit. It was dark in the house with no power and boards on the Windows, and hot from cooking breakfast. We finally got the boards down and windows open about 8 or 9 am. Thank God! We fired up the generator and just kind of wondered what to do next.

Of course we had to go out sight seeing. Here are some pictures we took on our journey.

My favorite picture is this one:



The surge was so high it carried this sailboat up on the road.

Thankfully my parents had no real damage, just power out. My sister and her family still had power, but had many trees down in their yard.

After our drive, we came home and tried to figure out what to do next. It was HOT and we had no power. We did the best we could to keep Wade on his routine and that seemed to help a lot.

Later that night, our friends Erik and Serean who just moved to the area came over and we grilled a pork loin. It was delicious!

That evening we slept pretty comfortably thanks to our generator and a window unit AC Brenda and Les had brought us. Thank God for that window unit!!

When we woke the next morning it was raining again, but thankfully cooler.

We heard on the radio that pop tarts are the number one comfort/survival food for hurricanes...so of course we bought some. Wade loves pop tarts, it turns out!! He especially likes eating them in the garage while watching the rain!



Later that day it really cooled off since a cold front came through.

The area has been hit pretty hard, and from what we can tell the damage is very widespread. I am not sure when things will get back to normal in Houston/Galveston. But for now, it's a nice cool evening...things are cleaned up a little bit and everyone feels very luck to still have a roof over our heads...and food in our bellies.

Please pray for those that were hit the hardest, especially Galveston, Bolivar etc.

I survived hurricane Ike!

Well, we made it through hurricane Ike. Actually, I slept through it.

Our fence and roof suffered minor damage, but all in all we are very lucky. From what we can tell, Houston really got pounded so please send out a prayer for all the people of this area.

We have lots of pictures and a good story to tell. Once we get some time to post it all we will.

11 Months Old!

Today I am 11 months old!!

My friends, frog and bear.

Frog and bear are my good friends. They go with me everywhere I go, even if I have to carry them in my mouth. I love them so much!

Water Bowl..

I was crawling around the kitchen today when I found a bowl of water!! I think it's for the dogs, but I sure had a lot of fun in it!!

Hurricane Preparedness.

There is a hurricane that might come this way. Mom doesn't think so, but she likes to stay prepared all summer just in case so we don't have to stand in line with all the silly people who wait until the last minute to prepare. The only thing we usually have to pick up is water so Dad got some yesterday.

Don't worry about us, we are prepared if the storm comes!! Let's just hope we don't have to evacuate, YUCK!

Another new friend!

Hi all! I had another great weekend with Mommy and Daddy. First we went to see Caden, my new friend who was born last week. He is really cute and I can't wait to play golf with him. His Mommy and Daddy, Lisa and Charlie, are doing well also. Here is a picture of me and my new buddy:


We also went for a bike ride, don't I look cute in my helmet? Mom says the cooler weather will be here soon and we can spend more time outside on our bikes and walking and in the garden. I can't wait.



Mom and Dad got to go play golf with their friends Serean and Erik. I didn't get to go, but Mom did let me play with her 5 wood (or iron, whatever.).


I hope everyone else had a great weekend too. Mom says next weekend is a long one, and maybe even longer if Mommy and Daddy take Friday off too. I can't wait!!