Merry Christmas

I know it isn't Christmas quite yet but Buggy really wanted to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you! As you can she, she has become even more active over this past week. In fact, not only is she spending more time on her belly, but she is making a new sound, almost like a motorcycle with her lips. She is now a beatboxer! Not sure if she is a Matisyahu yet but she can use her lips and hum at the same time. Kid's got talent! Chloe is also standing flat footed in her exersaucer and reaching to touch her toys. I think walking is in her future, as crazy as that sounds...and creepy. Not sure if I am ready to see that tiny person walking about my house. Can you imagine her sneaking into your room at night and making that lip/motorcycle sounds? "Barrett...did you hear that?" "That wasn't me Kerry." "I didn't say it was...THAT; did you hear that?" "Shhh...It's next to the bed." "Barrett, what is it? GET IT!" AHHHHH!!!!! (a swishing sound, a laugh, lights flash on, Chloe now giving Barrett a huge hug). Sorry, got carried away in the senario. But truthfully, Bugs is growing like a weed. Happy Holidays to each of you and may God bless you during this Christmas season! (don't let the bed bugs bite) ;)

TUMMY TIME!!!

Just a quick pic to say...HELLO! She is seriously the happiest baby in the world. She wakes up laughing, smiling, and talking to her room. And just when you thought she couldn't get any cuter, she goes to Cindy's and laughs and plays all day. She is so much fun right now. Her laugh is booming and her noises keep getting louder and louder. She grabs her bottle and tries to feed herself. When she plays, she looks at you first and smiles then jumps and goes crazy. I swear if she had a theme song it would be "Get crazy, get loud" and everyone would jump and laugh. Sometimes I wish my students would take some notes from her and then I realize, that's why they drive me nuts. They get crazy and loud sometimes...they are just a bunch of grown babies. You got to love them!

It's getting COLD!

In the past couple of weeks, Chloe has had a lot of firsts. In the picture to the far left, you will see Bugs enjoying her first Christmas tree shopping experience. We went to Boone and supported Blowing Rock Baptist's Youth Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic. It was freezing and snowing but Chloe didn't seem to mind...anything. She was asleep the whole time. Our friend Teresa got Chloe hats for the winter and she is sporting them in these pics. Chloe loves the gloves and so do I...it keeps people from touching her hands. What is it with people touching babies' hands? Do they not understand that their germiness will be deposited right into their mouths? The picture on the right was taken at our church's Alpine Village Outreach. Not the best pic of me but Chloe is always the star anyway. Along with this being Chloe's first Christmas, she also rolled over for the first time. It was AWESOME! I think she was surprised at how loudly we cheered. We also got snow in Lenoir and she got to feel BIG snow flakes on her cheeks. Pics will come soon. We love you all!