We Wish You A Modest Christmas and A Humble New Year!

LUCAS LOVES HIS TREE!

FIRST FAMILY CHRISTMAS 2008

BATH TIME BRINGS MANY SMILES

Hello to all out there in the blogosphere. We wanted to upload some recent photos of our little guy as he edges ever closer to his first birthday. As of late he has been taking a couple of steps unaided (but not actually walking around free of support). Nevertheless, he moves around like a pro, grasping onto walls, couches, tables, or whatever it takes. We are having a great time with him and we hope that we are as entertaining to return the favor.

At the urging of my dear coworkers, Rhonda, Kristi, and Pam, we put up a little Christmas tree to help enculturate Lucas into the celebration of Christmas. It was the right thing to do. While my Mom and Dad were here to watch Lucas this weekend Dan and I set out in search of a little tree that might be sort of like a Charlie Brown Christmas Special tree- humble, but appropriate for our little unfinished farmhouse. I had lights and ornaments from my past life as a child. Dan sawed down the tree in about 45 seconds. We filled a bucket up with sand and stuck the tree right into the sand. Et voila! A tree!

We had been a little unmoved by the holiday spirits as we have all been sick with the flu as of late. We picked up our bug somewhere in our travels to Little Rock, AR a couple of weeks ago where I was traveling for work. There was one particular woman on the plane from Memphis who seemed unable or unwilling to cover her mouth when she coughed. Oh well. Lucas had a flu shot so he seems to have fared the best. I missed a couple of days of work last week but am trying to power through this week in anticipation of the week off I have planned next week.

We wish you all the best of new years!