Since Dhillon was born, we thought it was time for cousin pictures! We dressed up the kids and headed out...These are a few of the pictures I took. More to come from the photographer...
Sisters...
The big guy in the bunch got tired very quick...
The Fatheree's...
I stripped him down, popped him in the Bumbo, and we tried it out.
He didn't eat too much before he got fussy. I think he was just too tired from school and the long day. I really think that he is going to be an awesome eater, we just have to do it before the evening! 
These two goofballs have such a love/hate relationship. It is crazy because they almost act like brother and sister sometimes. 
Either way, I loved spending this time with Laela and she loved the fact that she did not have to take a nap that day! 
Liam is very knowledable about hockey and I loved learning from him! Thanks for the invite Parker's. We had a great afternoon with y'all.
Before I forget, here is a picture of Laela before her first school day back when she was a baby. Laela started school at 7 weeks old whereas Dhillon started at 12 weeks old. 
Anyway, we had an hour earlier start this morning. D woke up at 4:00 instead of his usual 5:00. Ro fed him, put him back to bed, got ready and ended up having to wake him back up to put him in the carseat. He was not a happy camper about that. 
Ro dropped both kiddos off to school this morning. He said it went great! Laela wanted to help with Dhillon and make sure she knew where he was at, so she went in and checked out the baby room too. Ro said she was a great helper! The teachers are all super nice. The lead teacher has been in this baby room the past 13 years, so she practically owns the joint and is like a baby whisperer! :)
School was out and I got to spend some time with my little man too! I honestly LOVE my Dhillon time! Sometimes we just hang out at home and snuggle or play or giggle or napped.
Of course we had many Christmas celebrations to attend with friends and family; however, we quickly found out that is not easy on Laela. She is so much of a routine kind of girl that starting on Christmas Eve, she was horrible! Laela acted out so much for two days that I was ready to turn in my mom card and hang her by her toes from the ceiling fan. 
Yes…it is Laela’s picture on an angel that she made out doilies and what-not. Super cute. Ro and I looked at each other when we opened and we just laughed! What a wild ending to an awful day!
We did make it through the weekend, with some memorable moments. Here all of the kids exchanged gifts with each other at Granna and Gramps' house. What fun!
After opening gifts from Santa, Christmas morning was spent with Nanna. We ate an awesome breakfast with Nanna, LeAnn, and the Fatheree’s. YUM! Here is Laela rockin’ her Tinkerbell shirt from Mik and Mak. She loves it and wore it two days in a row (Yes. I said two days in a row. If you know me, even half way know me, you know that we would never wear something twice in a week, much less two days in a row. That is how beaten down I was. I didn’t even argue with her. I just let her do it. I succumbed and hey! Everyone is still alive.) 
Just the other day, we wanted some Laela time, so we hit the zoo! Mikaila and Makenzi joined us, while Aunt Karri spent time with D. (They were both thrilled to be back together again!) 
Anyway, the Dallas Zoo was AWESOME. We went one morning and it was such beautiful weather. Sunny and a high of 65 in Decemeber. WOW! Perfect weather for the zoo and that is probably why they sucked us in with the year long meembership! All three girls had a blast! 
We fed the giraffes and we all rode the mono-rail together. So much fun! (Oh! btw...We decided our next trip would be somewhere on an airplane!) All in all. Wonderful day with the girls!
In just a few hours it will be 2012. This year has flown by. Once again. One year gone and a new year is beginning. We had a crazy year and I am glad to be starting a new one. Several tough, testing, real-life, figure-it-out, kind of moments. We are very thankful that Dhillon joined our family and we couldn't imagine it without him.
Here's to 2012....a year full of happiness, prosperity, hope, helping others more than helping ourselves, friendship, laughter, and love.
•He is somewhere between 14-16 lbs. We don't go to the doctor until 4 months, but we are almost certain he has gained weight since he went last month.
Big accomplishment this week...Dhillon has slept in his crib the last two nights! We give him his last bottle and get him to bed about 9:00. The first night he cried a bit and needed us to give him his paci and console him. The second night, he put him self to sleep with no paci. WAY TO GO Dhillon! He wakes up about 5:30-6:00 ready for a bottle and then goes right back to sleep until 9:00ish. What an awesome way to start the new year. :)
Dearest friends and family, 
Georgie must have gotten hungry after he visited the big guy. He made himself a bowl of cereal, but I guess that wasn't enough, so he went in for more!
This elf had a few boo-boos, so he got in the band-aid bag and went CRAZY!
He still has a smile on his face, even with all those owies. 
Of course Georgie would need to play with Laela's big sister doll and diapers. He figured he would be the baby and get a diaper & bottle.
We love having him around each day, but only a few more nights for Georgie to be with us.
