Can you see it?

Micah now has 2 teeth. His second tooth finally cut through this week. Isn't he just too cute!!!

Thanksgiving to Christmas

Sorry it has been so long since my last blog entry. Little boy has decided he is a night owl like his mommy and daddy which doesn't leave me much quiet time to blog. So this blog will be a catch-up of the last month.

For Thanksgiving we went to Tennessee to see my grandparents and my aunt and uncle. Mom and Dad went with us, and we had a great time. The car ride was quite long, and in total we were in the car for 4 days since we took 2 days up and 2 days back to keep Micah from being in the car for 12 straight hours. I think he did wonderfully considering being strapped in a carseat for 6 plus hours. It was so great to see my family, and for them to get to know Micah. The food was

great, and it was so nice to be with my family at Thanksgiving since we usually spend Thanksgiving with Wesley's family.

The first week of December began our busy Christmas season. The first weekend we were in the Middleburg Christmas parade with our youth group. It was a very cold night, and we had to bundle up.

The next weekend we had our youth Christmas scavenger hunt and Christmas party. This year I planned the night. The kids had a lot of fun, but it was at times very chaotic and stressful. I think I may retire from planning youth events. LOL! That week we also had family pictures taken and visited Santa with my nephews. Micah was not too keen on Santa.

The third weekend we took Micah to Disney for the first time for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party. This is a tradition that Wes and I started last year. It is a night time event at the Magic Kingdom with special shows, fireworks, and parade. They serve free hot chocolate and cookies throughout the park and even make it snow on Main Street. We had so much fun last year that we convinced my parents to go with us this year to take Micah for the first time. Micah was wide-eyed (except when he was sleeping) just taking every thing in. The parade was so great and very special for this 1st time mommy as I watched my little boy experience the Magic for the first time. Wes and I love Disney, and we plan to take Micah many times in the future. I know he won't remember this trip, but I always will.

And finally it was Christmas. I have been waiting all year for this. Christmas is our favorite time of year and we couldn't wait to share it with Micah. We tried to celebrate 12 Days of Christmas, but with our busy schedules we just couldn't make it happen. Maybe next year. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Wesley's family, but opened one present with Micah before going so that he could open his very first present with just us. We just wanted to make every moment special for him. Christmas Eve was nice and calm with Wesley's family. Micah's favorite thing was the bows, which surprised me because he loves paper so much. Then Christmas morning we had our own time together, and then went over to my brother's for Christmas with my family and my 2 cute nephews. Their house was covered with toys and wrapping paper from the boys opening all their presents. Micah just sat back very calmly and quietly looking at all of Hovey and Hayden's mess. Although we encouraged our families not to get Micah too many things, he still walked away with quite a few new toys and clothes. We have had a lot of fun over the last 2 days checking out all the new toys. Christmas is so much fun with a little one to share it with.

As far as Micah goes these days, he is crawling all over the place, exploring every where he can get to, and pulling up on anything that will be still. He is loving his mobility, and has even gotten Hayden into the act now. They keep me very busy during the week, but it is so much fun to watch them explore.

It has been an exciting month. We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas , and a Happy New Year!

Micah Crawled!!!

Halloween Fun

We had a lot of fun this past week preparing for and enjoying Micah's first Halloween. We started the week by carving our first pumpkin. It turned out pretty cute, and even Micah got his hands in the mess. However, we learned that pumpkins rot quickly, so next year we will use an artificial pumpkin instead.

Earlier in the month, I found the cutest costume for Micah, but I couldn't justify the cost. But this week, I went back to the store and found it on sale for $5. Score!!! So Micah was a cute little giraffe for Halloween. In our opinion, the cutest boy in the world!

We went over to Charlie and Laurie's to go Trick or Treating with Hovey and Hayden. They were both Gator football players. Hovey was Tebow, and Hayden was a linebacker. They were both so cute. Micah was quite tired and eventually fell asleep in the stroller, but not until he had claimed his first piece of candy. As we were walking down the street, Micah was holding on to his bucket, and then all of a sudden he dropped it. When we stopped to investigate, I found a Reese's cup in his tight little fist. He held onto that candy for the rest of that night, even when he fell asleep.

A Busy October

It's been a busy month, and I'm gonna do my best to get you caught up with us. The first weekend of October was my Dad's birthday (Oct. 3). Happy Birthday, Dad!

We met up with Dad, Mom, and Hovey in St. Augustine for a movie and dinner. We went to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D. I hadn't watched those movies in so long, and I didn't even remember some of it. Of course, going to a movie with a baby and a 3 year old is always interesting. We did our best to keep Micah quiet and happy, and we took lots of trips to the bathroom and went on a few walks to keep Hovey quiet during a 3 hour movie marathon.

The following week, I kept Hovey along with both babies while he stayed away from the swine flu at his school. We painted, walked down to the park, and played Halloween dress up. Hovey is going to be a gator football man (Tebow) this year, but he wanted to dress up the babies. That was fun, and Micah and Hayden cooperated pretty well with us.

Our next big event was Marine Corps Bootcamp graduation for Thomas (one of our former youth) in Parris Island, SC. Over the last couple of years, we have gotten really close to Thomas, and so we wanted to be there for his graduation. This was the longest trip we had taken with Micah so far, and he did great. He slept all the way to Beaufort (3 hours). That night he stayed up a little later since he had such a great nap, and he rolled and rolled and rolled in our great big king size bed. He loved it!

The next day we headed to Parris Island. Being there was really neat for me since my dad had been stationed there while he was in the Marines School of Field Music. I had never been there, but remember dad always talking about being there every time we passed the exit on I95.

When the Marine Corps band started playing during the ceremony, I felt such pride, and tried to imagine my dad out there. Dad, I wish you could have been there; I know you would have enjoyed it very much.

The ceremony was really neat for a non-military person. We were so proud of Thomas, and scanned his platoon very carefully to find his face. Fortunately, he was the only Philipino face in his platoon. Afterward, we caught up with him for some pictures and some lunch. Congratulations, Thomas! We knew you could do it!

Finally, a picture for Aunt Traci, Aunt La and Uncle Charlie.

We put his jersey on the other night during the Gator game. But just to let you know, this little boy is a future Liberty grad! Go LU!

Happy Fall Y'all

Yeaaaa!!! It's fall! This is my favorite time of year, except for Christmas. When we lived in Virginia, I fell in love with fall. I never experienced fall as a kid, being a Florida girl, so every year at this time I put up as many fall decorations in my house as I can and cherish the memories of green leaves turning to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges. One fall thing we can experience is going to the pumpkin patch (although the pumpkin patch is on the side of one of our busiest roads with no beautiful fall trees in the background). So today we went as a family to pick out our first pumpkin. I have never carved a pumpkin before so this year we decided to start the tradition, so stay tuned for pics of our first jack 0'lantern. You can see our pumpkin sitting next to our other sweet little pumpkin. Micah wasn't so sure what to think about all of it, but in the end he even gave our pumpkin a nice big kiss.

To celebrate the beginning of fall, Micah painted a picture of a fall tree with a little help from me.

I love doing art projects with the boys, and this was his first of many to come. He didn't seem to mind his hand being dipped into the paint at all.

In other Micah news, he is beginning to pull up now onto his knees. He even made it onto all fours the other day. It won't be long until he is crawling all over the place.

Food, Teeth, and Deeper Still

Since I last blogged, Micah turned 6 months old. At his 6 month check-up, he weighed 17 lbs and was 27 inches. He is getting so big. He is eating well these days. He loves his baby food, especially fruit. Applesauce of any kind seems to be his favorite. He is even beginning to like green beans and peas. We started giving him a sippie cup, but he mainly just chews on it like everything else these days. He is teething, and we can't wait for those little teeth to pop through.

Last weekend, I took Micah to his first women's conference. We went with Mom and several thousand other women. The conference featured Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer, the 3 top women's speakers. It was incredible. Travis Cottrell lead the worship, and as always it was wonderful. It is so awesome to be in a worship service like that. I felt like I had had a spiritual workout after the first few songs. I loved it! The theme of the conference was Deeper Still, and I walked away knowing that I need to be continually going deeper in my relationship with God.

Check out the pics of our last few weeks. I take so many pictures of Micah that he has started smiling as soon as I point the camera at him. He is so cute! The other cute boy is my nephew Hayden. The Creeches are so lucky to have such cute boys!!!