Thankful

I am so thankful for my husband and my son. I don't often take the time to really think about how much they mean to me. I know how much I love them, and they know how much I love them, but I want EVERYONE to know how much I love them.

JIM
I have loved Jim Taylor since I was 17-years-old. That's a long time.
The best thing about our love is that it has grown with us.
Jim is smart.
He makes me laugh.
He's adventurous.
He has soft hair.
He gives the best hugs.
He likes to cook (and he's good at it).
Jim's blue eyes and long eyelashes are my undoing.
Jim is kind.
Jim loves me.
Jim always supports and protects me.
Jim is my rock.
Just when I thought I couldn't love him any more, he gave me Landon.

Landon
Landon is the perfect combination of Jim and me.
His big, blue sparkling eyes are always taking things in and let us see just how he's feeling.
Landon's hair can go from golden blonde to strawberry blonde to carrot red with no explanation.
Landon loves his blue blankie.
He knows how to click his tongue.
He likes to clap.
Landon loves to say "da da."
Landon's giggle is my favorite sound.
Landon loves reading stories, dancing and listening to us sing.
My son is a daredevil.
My son is curious.
He loves our dogs.
He loves to eat...and steal our food.
He's the world's best sitter-upper.
Landon James is the answer to our prayers.

I am a lucky woman who has been blessed with two wonderful men. Our family is small, but is full of love and is the one thing that I can ALWAYS count on. Jim, thank you for being my husband and making me a momma to my wonderful son. Landon, you're perfect.

Happy New Year!

I thought December was hard to wrap my brain around...well January 2011 is even more difficult. Landon is already 10-months-old and we are starting to plan his first birthday party. That makes me so happy, but a little sad too. I just can't believe how quickly my baby is turning into a little boy. Anyway, his favorite book is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" so that's the theme. We are going to use lots of primary colors and then do a few personalized things. Fun!

He had his most recent check up Dec. 28 and is a healthy boy. He weighed in at 25 lbs., 4 oz. and 30.5 in. with a head circumference of 19. He tops the charts in all areas at more than 100 percent. He's still working to get teeth and start crawling, but he's happy and oh so much fun. His most used word is "da-da" and he says it really well and clear. I can't wait to hear him say "momma." We are working on remembering to use our video camera more often (and actually post them here).

Christmas Eve was spent with the Taylor's at Jim's grandpa's house. Jim's mom stayed the week with us, so we spent Christmas morning with her and my dad, who came over for breakfast. From there we went to Jim's dad's house to open gifts and spend some time with his parents and brother and sister. Next was my aunt Cindy's house in Olympia, then we crashed at home. My mom came over the day after Christmas to exchange gifts. Lets just say that Landon was very blessed.

Anyway, we had a great Christmas and loved experiencing it with our boy. Here are a few of our favorite photos from the holidays...