Jenna-Christmas!

We got together to have Christmas with Jenna a few days before Christmas. We had a great time! Good food, good family, good fun! Thomas especially loved his presents and all the tissue paper that came with it. And I couldn't resist getting some shots of him in his precious Santa bubble...thanks Mathis!

Oooo, what's in here?

I like this book! It tastes good! Thanks Jenna!

Holding his bottle like a big boy!

Thomas discovered that he can now hold his bottle by himself! What a big boy!

The Baptism

Today Thomas was baptized and it was a special day. We had lots of family and friends come to this blessed event. And we are so thankful for the love and support that everyone gave to our family on that occasion.

This gown is over 100 years old. His grandfather his mother and all of her siblings and he and his brothers were all baptized in this gown. It is very special.

The happy family before baptism.

He didn't even wake up for his own baptism.

The happy family praying.

Look at all the support for Thomas.

The happy family after baptism.

Thomas, Grammy, and Paparazzi.

Christmas Train

Grammy and Paparazzi gave Thomas a train set to set up around the Christmas tree. Thomas loved watching it go round and round!

Santa Baby

Thomas in a Santa hat...

I know, he looks thrilled...

Christmas Photo Shoot with the Noel gang

The gang at Noel all magically wore the exact same Kelly's Kids Christmas outfits on the first Sunday of Advent! Actually, it was a planned event in an effort to get some cute group shots of all of our precious ones. And as usual, the "photo shoot" was an adventure with lots of laughs! Here are some of the favorite shots we got.

Mathis is eyeing John Kirklin's shoe...looks tasty!

He decides to take a quick bite...

What Mom, I'm not supposed to eat people's shoes?

Discovering the Christmas Tree

We were over at NiNi and PaPa's house helping them decorate their Christmas tree and eating some Gumbo after Thanksgiving and Thomas got to see his very first Christmas tree. He was very interested in it...what a neat, new thing to discover!

What is this thing?

It's a Christmas tree, Thomas.

It's got such pretty, sparkly lights on it!

Can I touch it? Wow! That feels weird!

Two men in the kitchen...cooking up some gumbo...hard at work!

Michael's birthday

Michael celebrated his first birthday! It was so much fun and all of the boys were taking good notes for their own first birthday parties!

Michael opening his presents...and the thing that he is sitting on is the present that we got him with Erin...I think he likes it!

singing "Happy Birthday" to Michael

Mathis, Ella, and Thomas with "Ninna"

Happy Birthday Michael! Hope you had a great day!

Cutie Patootie!

Some cute pics of the main man on a quiet evening at home...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thomas's first Thanksgiving went off without a hitch! He seemed to enjoy himself as well as we all did. Here are some pictures of the day.

The dining room table...set up by Jeanie, Kristen and ErinThe kitchen table also set up by the dream team...don't we do nice work?

Adam drinking a Bloody Mary...this doesn't happen often so I felt that it should be documented

A family pic

Thomas, cousin Nell, cousin Miriam, Aunt Lenore
Hanging with the uncles...Uncle Robert and Uncle NC
Having some bonding time with Uncle Robert
Showing off the Thanksgiving outfit next to the pumpkin

Hope everyone had a great day...so much to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

New Trick?

A new skill that Thomas has picked up...

Bumbo-licious!

We've just recently started trying out Thomas's Bumbo chair to see how he likes it. And he seems to like it very much! What a big boy!

Thomas Laughs!

While we were in St. Francesville, Thomas decided to show us his laugh for the first time! It was after his bath one night and Adam was playing around with him...as you can see he's getting in Thomas's face and is making a silly noise. One would not think that such a noise would be so funny. Thomas obviously thought it was and the laugh emerged! Sorry the picture's so dark but you can definately hear him! Enjoy...we surely have!

Weekend in Baton Rouge

We got to spend the weekend in Baton Rouge with our cousins, the "Baton Rouge" Middletons this weekend for the LSU/Alabama game. We had such a blast...we got to stay in their home in St. Francesville, which was so relaxing! Thomas thoroughly enjoyed himself. He especially loved tailgating...

hanging with Aunt Jane

quite comfy with Aunt Jenna

trying to hold his bottle!

family pic

the girls

Cousin Vernon with dad

we also got to stop by and see Nanee...Adam's grandmother and Thomas's great-grandmother!