25 Christmas Questions

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper is definitely more fun to open and watch people open, but sometimes the bags are nice.

2. Real tree or artificial? The real ones are so pretty, but such a mess! I always loved when we would go pick out a real tree as a family, but for now the artificial ones are okay. Maybe next year we will get a real one...

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually, whenever we have the time! We just did it this past Monday. I remember doing it like the week before Christmas one year...oops!

4. When do you take the tree down? Usually right after New Years.

5. Do you like eggnog? It's not my favorite. I'd rather save the calories for something else!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Oh man, I had TONS! I do remember one year my dad showed me and Carly these little closet/storage things that were really neat looking and he told us that they were for my mom to store her sewing stuff. I remember thinking that they were REALLY cool. When I woke up that morning there was one at "my spot" and come to find out it was a doll closet for me (Carly and Lexi got one too) for our American Girl Dolls. I was way excited. Inside were little hangers that my Grandpa Haynie made for us with his own 2 hands! Those are pretty special! =)

7. Do you have a nativity set? YES! I love it too. It was a gift from Alisha last year and I am so very proud of it! (She made it!)

8. Hardest person to buy for? Hmm....I am not really sure. We draw names and there is usually something that everybody wants. 9. Easiest person to buy for? Chase haha. I love kids toys and could buy him 100,000 things if I had the money.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail! Email would be lame.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? None actually, that I can remember.

12. Favorite Christmas Movies? The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and Polar Express

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually Black Friday.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? almost everything...that's why I get so fat.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear lights for sure.

17.Favorite Christmas song? I LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC!! All the classic ones, Oh Holy Night, Silver Bells, etc. I really love This Christmas by Christina Aguilera, Do You Hear What I Hear by Carrie Underwood, and that one song by N*Sync that goes "Merry Christmas,Merry Christmas, and happy holidays." (be glad you can't hear me singing)

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I love being with family wherever they are.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Eh...no. I'll try..Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, Prancer, Dasher, Comet, Cupid...I give up.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I like stars the best.

21. Most annoying thing about this time of year? People's greed when shopping and what not.

22. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red of course! I really like my tree this year.

23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Um, whatever is being cooked!

24. What do you want for Christmas this year? Just to be with my family and to not have to worry about all the things that stress me out. To escape "life" for a little bit and enjoy my family.

25. A favorite Christmas Tradition? The Nativity Scene on Christmas Eve along with opening jammies and slippers...Christmas wouldn't be the same without these things!

(You have double duty today people! Check the post below because I just did it and I know you want to see darling pictures {and a video} of Baby D!)

2 MONTHS OLD!!

Davis is already 2 months old! I can't believe it! Time flies way too fast! He turned 2 months yesterday and I had a post all ready to go, but for some reason every time I try to post it, it won't work. So here is the redo of it!

He has started to find his hands and anytime that they get anywhere near his mouth he starts to suck like crazy! He is definitely a paci baby too! He loves to suck! I love his eyes in the picture above, even though it is a little blurry. He is just the sweetest little boy around. He has started talking to me during his feedings. He will nurse for a few minutes then come off and just coo and smile for a few minutes, and the process repeats itself. He is such a sweetie!

He loves his bath time too!! I think he would be content to be left in the bath ALL day long!

Chase and Davis Power Rangers on Chase's "COOL SPIDERMAN COUCH!!" hehe. Chase definitely loves his little brother!And I love this picture, again it is blurry, but sweet! I sure do love this little guy! =)

This, that, and the other.

First off, this is Chase's "COOL HAT THAT KEEPS THE SUN OUT OF MY EYES!" He is such a little nerd! =) We made this hat during Messy Art back in September. Merry Christmas! I guess this is the last year I am going to be able to take Chase shopping with me to get his Christmas presents. Ever since we went shopping at Toys'r'us and got his presents, he has been talking about them NON-stop! Sad day! The picture below was taken at the store.

On Thursday (the 4th) Davis had his 2 month check-up. He will be 2 months this Tuesday, the 9th! I cannot believe it! Where does the time go?! He is still just the sweetest little baby around. He loves to be talked to and will give you a smile and he loves to talk and coo back. He also is SO wiggly! Unless he is dead tired he is super squirmy. He gets quite the temper when he gets hungry and it's not all laid our right then and there for him. That is seriously the only time he shows his little temper! He is also SO alert. He follows my voice pretty well. He also loves to look up at the lights. Whenever I am holding him to my chest he is always trying to get his little head back to look up at the ceiling and lights. He weighs 11 lbs 2 oz. He was in the 50th percentile across the charts for height, weight, and his head. He was so average that it was so unaverage, if that makes sense. The doctor said he is growing well and is the prettiest baby he has ever seen. =) Davis had to get shots at this appointment and it was the saddest thing ever! I layed him on the table while the nurse prepped and he was just a talking and cooing and smiling to me and then all the sudden his face went from being sweet and smiley to total shock and then he just started screaming! It was the saddest thing ever! Of course, mom and I teared up...the nurse even cried! (She is the only nurse that works back there with the doctor-we go to a small doctors office here that I LOVE, so she becomes quite close to the kids there and she is just the sweetest lady!) Anyway, this first round of shots was a little traumatic (for me at least)! Davis' legs were sore that evening and the next day. I felt so bad for him, but he is doing great now!Davis had a little bit of thrush. Dr. Baker recommended that we put this dye in his mouth because it kills the thrush pretty quick and it was a one time treatment rather than having to stay on top of giving him doses. And so Davis had a purple mouth for the next 24 hours. I think these two pictures sum up what he thought about it!

That afternoon we headed to the CCY (YMCA) to get some exercise with Lacey M. and afterwards we took the boys swimming. Chase LOVES to swim and he is getting pretty good at swimming by himself.

And lastly, I walked by Davis's swing the other day and this is what I saw...haha. I believe that Chase is going to be a great Daddy one day! =) He takes good care of his robots!

What a Clever Kid!

So last night mom overheard Chase singing this song to himself:

"My mommy's boooooobiiiiieeeees are full of miiiiiilllllllkkkkk!!!"

Quite impressive huh? Chase used to HATE to sing, and he would get mad when I would try and sing to him. Now he is singing his own made up songs...about my boobies being full of milk.

He also informed me if I drink chocolate milk, Baby D will also get to drink chocolate milk. What a clever kid.

Gotta love him.

Little Fish

We took Davis swimming for the first time this past Tuesday and I think he kind of liked it. He fussed just a little bit at first, but then cuddled up to me and relaxed! I think we have another swimmer on our hands!

Watch it all the way through, he gives a cute smile at the end! =)

The things he says...

So the other day we were driving in the car. We were behind a car that had an "OSU" sticker on the back of it. Chase said, "Hey mom, what't that say on the back of that car?" I then said, "OSU." Chase replied, "ME?" It was so funny because of the tone he replied in. Gotta love that kid! =)

More funny!

So the other night I asked Chase what my "big name" is and he said "Benjamin Mom!" (his "big name" is Benjamin Chase.)

Last night we had the missionaries over for dinner. While we were all at the table eating, Dad began telling a story about some new medical thing and here is what followed...
Chase: "Papa! Papa! Papa! a short pause...Papa! Papa! Papa! Papa! PAAAPAAAAAA!
Papa: What Chase?
Chase: Jesus can hear you!!

=) He's pretty smart, eh?

Funny Funny

Yesterday Chase was playing with a new little play-doh toy where the dough squirts out of a hold type things (if that makes any sense). Well he started to squish the dough out for the first time and he yelled "GUACAMOLE HOLY!!!" I just started to giggle and giggle. I have NO idea where he heard this from, but it just made me laugh.

Today, Chase found a little pair of first aid scissors that go in those little first aid kits. He grabbed them and said "these scissors are so little and I want to keep them forever and ever and ever and ever and ever!" I just giggled and told him that we only cut paper. A few minutes later I looked over and saw Chase cutting at his socks. I yelled, "CHASE NO!" (I know, I know...they are only socks but we are kind of on the skimpy side for socks since he finds ways to rip holes in ALL of them!) Chase then simply replied "but mom I am just trying to cut this off" as he pointed to a dirty spot on his sock! Luckily the scissors are so cheap that they didn't cut his sock at all.

As for Davis-he has had a little cough and so we took him in to the doctor's today because I was a little worried. Luckily, it's just a little congestion and we just have to watch him over the next little bit. He weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz. On Friday night he slept for almost 6 hours straight and then on Saturday night he slept for almost 7 hours straight! WAHOO!! He is still just as sweet as ever and his little eyes are just as blue as can be! =) He has also been quite smiley lately and coos quite a bit. He loves to have people talk to him and he looks and listens quite intently all the while giving you a few grins! =)

Apple Pickin'

The day before I had Davis mom, Chase, and I headed out to Porter, OK with Lacey C, Jack, Nolan, Natalie, and Blaykli to pick some yummy apples!

Chase, Blaykli, and Jack did their fair share of picking apples and eating them!
My sweet guy!

Apple throwing war!

Sharing!

YUM!

(thanks for the pics Lace!)

My Blue Eyed Guy

Mom and I took these pictures yesterday, Davis's 5 week birthday! They aren't in any particular order, but enjoy!! (PS be excited for more to come later because I am waiting for my sister, Kiara, to play around with some of these on photoshop!) =)

I love this little face-MOM! HELP ME!=)

Davis is still as sweet as ever! I can't believe he is already 5 weeks!! (I think I say that every time I post, but they just grow TOOOO fast!) He is such a sweet easy going laid back little guy! We sure love him! =)