Jack's back!

It sure was quiet around here...... but all good things must come to an end :) Jack enthusiastically ran to his Christmas presents and insisted on opening a few more the second he walked in the door. Theresa got Jack this car and he is having fun driving it around the house. Now he and Daddy are playing with his new superheroes. Little Theo is going through yet another growth spurt and is eating us out of house and home. And I think he's getting a tooth, or working on one? He lives with his hands in his mouth and loves to chew on stuff..... hmmm.

Football schmootball

Theo has really discovered his legs and feet recently and loves to kick away in the bouncy seat. He's also finally bearing weight on his legs for more than a second, hence the nickname "lump". He still loves to seek out the TV if football happens to be on though..... but in this rare instance he was content to play!

Only child for a few days

Jack is spending time in Houston with Mimi and Popa. It's kind of a tradition now that they take him for a couple of days after Christmas. It's been interesting having Theo by himself. It's quiet around here, that's for sure! We gave Theo his first bath in the "big boy tub" since he's outgrown the sink. Theo is also proving to us that he wants to suck his thumb no matter how hard I push the nunu. This is how I find him most times..... Dave and I have gone to lunch a few times and taken Theo along with no problems. We can't wait to get big brother back Sunday though!!

Christmas continued....

Here are more pictures from yesterday. Blogger got slower and slower so I broke up the entry! Theo got a new activity mat and he loves to lay underneath it and grab at the objects.

We ventured over the Pat and Theresa's house before the Baton Rouge gang headed over to give Aidan and Alyssa their gifts. Jack and Alyssa just love each other and posed for this cute picture. Here are all the boys sitting together for a quick pic. Theo is wearing a Christmas sweater that never fit Jack (who was 9 months old at Christmas). I'm glad that I hung on to it :)

Christmas!!!

Eli the elf must have told Santa what a good boy Jack has been this year because Santa hooked him up! Both boys got up at 6:45 am and were very excited to see what presents were under the tree. Santa and his elves put together a neat parking garage for Jack that he absolutely loved. He can park his hotwheels and drive them down the ramps for hours (thanks Santa!). We actually opened gifts in two shifts since there were so many presents. A lot of things are getting held back for Jack's upcoming birthday.... Here Theo is wearing his stocking stuffer bib "I love my Auntie". Chi, I know you feel that!

We hosted Christmas dinner for both sides of the family and loved having everyone here. The best gift of all was having Gigi and Dada around for the holidays..... which is another entry in itself. Theo enjoyed looking at the green octopus that Aunt Robin got him and loved the sounds that it made. All the boys enjoyed putting together the tool workshop together since it was assembled using the tools provided!! Yea boys! Everyone was too generous with presents.... our boys are very loved, that's for sure. Even the little things were big hits with Jack..... like the harmonica that he loves to play or the super heros that he loves so much. It was fun having a baby around for Christmas again. We have been richly blessed this year for sure!

Baptism reception

We had the nicest luncheon at a local plantation called Annadale's after Theo's baptism. We had a private room, which anyone with a toddler can truly appreciate, and the food was just delicious! Everyone got a turn holding Theo, who was an angel the entire time. Big brother Jack was equally wonderful considering the luncheon started during his naptime. What a great time we all had together celebrating Theo's special day!

Theo's baptism

All the family came to Mandeville for Theo's baptism today. Jack told people that Theo was wearing a "white dress", which was the same white dress that Jack wore 2 years ago. The church was decorated for Christmas and served as a beautiful background for pictures. Theo wasn't too happy during the ceremony because we had taken him away from his bottle to sprinkle his head with water! That is why his gown is all bunched up in the picture with the pastor. He quickly fell asleep once we sat back down and gave him his bottle back though. We were so blessed to have so many people attend this special moment in Theo's life.