Thanksgiving, Christmas Tree and More

I have had a few crazy weeks, and have not found time to blog. I started a blog entry after our trip to Greenville to spend an early Thanksgiving weekend with Nathan's family at his cousins house. I, however, came down with Mastitis (for the second time this month) and never finished it. I was running a 103 fever for two days, and I could hardly move out of bed. After the antibiotics kicked in, I felt better and am back to my normal self.

Ashley and Ben hosted a early Thanksgiving dinner, and we all had a great time. The food was really good and the company was even better. Nathan's sister, Kriya, is a great photographer and loves to take pictures. With that said, I tend to get slack on taking pictures and I always order hers from Kodak. Wyatt had a blast with his cousins. I have nicknamed Wyatt and Cae (his cousin a year older) - capital T for trouble. I'm afraid when they get older, they may get into trouble. Below are some pics of them in their fort under Ashley's dining room table. They were told to stay out of the candy jar. I caught Wyatt under the table munching on the candy. I guess he thought it was okay to eat it as long as it was Cae who got into the candy jar and brought it to him. They were just too cute so I couldn't get too mad. Notice the candy in Cae's mouth as he smiles.




The following weekend, my brother and his children came for a visit. Wyatt loved having his cousins around. He thought he was such a big boy!! It brings so much joy to my heart to see my neices and nephews. They are all just so cute, loving and wonderful children. They show so much love towards Wyatt and Lauren. We are truly blessed.


A week later we celebrated Thanksgiving at my house. We had over 20 people attend. Everyone seemed to have a good time. I know that Wyatt had a blast having his cousins and a few new friends over. Below are just a few pics of the day. Check out the blog Wades World to see more!!

The next day two of my brothers came over with their families. I was so busy heating things up, I didn't get any pictures to share. :(

The Friday after Thanksgiving, we put up our Christmas tree!! Due to my allergies, we elected to put up a fake tree this year. :( I love a real tree, but I am not sure if it is worth the symptoms I get when we have one. The tree is still beautiful. As you can see, Wyatt was a big help putting up the tree. He LOVES to help his Daddy on any kind of project that includes tools. He's a great help too!!





I took the following pictures in attempt to come up with a Christmas card. No luck with any of these. I plan to attempt again if I can. I'm not sure Wyatt will let me. He cooperated at first, but then got very bored. Note to self: Never attempt pictures on my own without another adult when taking shots of a two year old and a baby that can't sit up. I'm not sure how many times she did a face plow. I lost count. :( I posted several pictures. I find them to be quite comical. Maybe because I was almost in tears when taking them.

So, this is what we have been up to the last few weeks!! We are all so excited about Christmas this year. Wyatt already found where Santa hides the Christmas stash. We've been trying some reverse Psychology on him, and I think we have almost convinced him that he imagined it all! :) Nathan and I can't wait for Christmas morning when Wyatt comes downstairs to see all of his Christmas morning treats! He is at such a cute age now and he gets so excited about everything!!

Off to change the sheets on all of my beds. My cousin and her friend are coming for the weekend! We have tons of girlie things planned. I'm really looking forward to it!