Here Comes Santa Claus

We took the boys to meet Santa this past weekend. They both did great, much to my surprise;) We have been talking up Old St. Nick to Hudson over the last few weeks in hopes he'd love him and be so excited to meet him. On the way there he was so happy and excited but once he saw Santa he got in quiet mode. Couldn't get the poor kid to crack a smile. Oh well! It was a win in my eyes since he didn't cry or get upset. Hayes was just happy to have somebody hold him. Sweet angel:)

Not bad. Not bad at all...

Merry Christmas!

5 months

Yep. Time keeps on flying. It's quite ridiculous actually.

Hayes is 5 months old now. Still my angel baby. Gets cuter and sweeter by the day. Not to mention hungrier. He has not been a fan of rice cereal or oatmeal so I don't know what to do at this point. We took a break for like 2 weeks and I am going to try and introduce it again this coming week. I know he needs it b/c he sucks down his bottles at each feeding. So..we'll see what happens I guess.

He has recently learned how to grasp things and he can take his paci out of his mouth and put it back in (sometimes). He has also seemed to have found his voice these days. I think he has the cutest little cackle and loves to laugh at big brother Hudson. He enjoys playing in the exersaucer and on the play mat. Rolls over like a pro but can't roll back over yet.

At 5 months he wears size 2/3 diapers. Drinks five 7 oz bottles a day (Don't tell my pediatrician). Takes 2-3 naps a day, usually with a 30-min cat nap around 6:00. He sleeps through the night...sort of. Usually goes down at 8 and wakes up EVERY DAY around 6 am but since we don't get up til around 7:00, I refuse to get him up so I go in his room at 6 am and put that darn paci in his mouth and he usually sleeps another hour to hour and a half. Terrible, I know. But I guess that constitutes "sleeping thru the night?" Whatever. Just praying he eventually sleeps longer on his own.

Anyway, he is just the sweetest and cutest thing ever. And I love him so so so much!!! Happy 5 months  Baby Hayes:)

so happy!

chunky monkey

bath time

saturday park fun

sitting in the bumbo lasts about 5 min tops

Happy Halloween:)

Hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween! We enjoyed getting to watch Hudson in action this year. He had a blast trick-or-treating and loved his costume Granna bought for him. He is super into Lion King right now so he was pumped to be a lion for Halloween. Well actually, we called it his "Simba" costume. Hayes also got to participate in the fun and he too was a sweet little baby lion!

Practicing his "ROAR"

Mr. Simba

my lion baby

love, love, love him!!!!

This year we started our fun night at Granna and Papaw's church for GBC's "Pumpkin Party." There were tons of games, bounce houses, a magic show, a puppet show, firetrucks, you know - all the fun kiddo stuff.

checking at the scene and getting a "baboon" from Papaw

Miller Boys

playing a tossing game with daddy

putt-putt

Papaw and Granna with the boys

We then made our way to the Harrison's house for their annual Halloween gathering. All the kiddos ate and then went trick-or-treating down their street. After that we came back to our neighborhood and hit up some more houses before turning in for the night. We had so much fun. The night was a success!

cutie hudson and daddy

mommy and hud

this is what hayes thought of halloween....

he went for the regular M&M's every time! 

Not a huge fan of trick-or-treating this year. 

It was boring apparently and put him to sleep

ha!

taking inventory of the goods

please note the M&M's in hand

sleepy lion

my babies

4 months

Where in the world did the time go? Hayes is already 4 months old! Well, more like 4 1/2 months now. Anyway, he is doing a lot more these days and is so so sweet which is why I call him my angel monkey. I love him SO MUCH and think he is just about the cutest thing in the world:) So blessed to be his mommy. HAPPY 4 MONTHS BABY HAYES!

my happy angel

BIG BOY at the doctor for his shots

50th percentile in all areas ~ healthy and happy!

showing off for the doctor by rolling over

playtime on the playmat

trying rice cereal for the first time 

*NOT A BIG FAN*

**Fall Break**

We are just coming off our Fall Break here and we had a great couple days off school and got to do some fun things around town. Here is a quick recap in pics...

~ This week ~

Got rid of this....

Hudson is still struggling a little with the loss of his precious paci but each day is getting better:)

Somebody turned 4 months old

Park fun with friends

Bonfire Tuesday @ The Wingos

Reese and Hayes at the Bonfire looking cute in their bear hats

Hayes passed out from all the fun! 

Beautiful Zoo Day on Wednesday morning!

Germantown vs Houston Game on Friday night

got our front porch decorated with some Fall Decor

We had a busy week but it sure was fun!

Roll, Roll, Roll your Baby

Hayes is loving rolling over these days! He did it for the first time by himself - unassisted - last Friday the 28th. But he has really been practicing and doing it lots this week. Check him out!

Meet Job

In case you didn't know...

My sister-in-law and her husband are adopting a boy from Uganda. His name is Job. It's been in the works for some time now and they finally boarded a plane on Sunday night to go over there and get him! They are beyond excited to be adding to their family. 

Little Job. 

He is always happy and smiling in pictures:)

Yes, this would be Micah's sister, Dianna, the one with 3 kids of her own. And yes, some people think she's out of her mind crazy for wanting to adopt and add a 4th kid to the mix. To be honest sometimes I think she is too:) But really it all boils down to this: she just has a huge heart, loves children, and is being totally obedient to what the Lord is calling her to do. So when you look at it that way, it's pretty awesome. 

Although they arrived safely in Uganda and have Job with them right now they aren't home free yet. They are waiting on their court date where their case will be presented so they can be awarded guardianship over Job. Then they will have to wait for him to get his Visa. So they have been told to expect to be in Africa AT LEAST 3 WEEKS. 

Josh, Job, and Dianna 

A couple things to pray for:

1) A court date to be scheduled soon

2) A kind-hearted judge that will grant them guardianship

3) paperwork to be processed quickly so they can come home 

4) prayer for their 3 kids back home while they are away

Thanks Everybody! Happy Tuesday!