Friday, December 31, 2010

Haircut

 Perry got his first full haircut on December 22nd at Uptown Barber Shop. It was a pleasant experience and I will definitely take Perry to see Mike again. I was so glad to have Helen there to take pictures because I had my hands full with Perry. He did excellent, especially considering we were cutting into nap time. He sat in the chair the entire time and never cried! I, of course, had a little treat with me to keep him distracted. Here are some pictures:
Look at that big boy!
 He loved the chocolate from the chocolate covered pretzel.
 Looking good!
 Almost finished
All done!
Mr. Mike even gave Perry a certificate for successfully completing the requirements for his first haircut. Ha ha!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

14 months

Perry,
You are now 14 months old! Here are some of the new things you've been doing over the past couple months:
You are consistently signing "more" and "please". You say "more" when see anything that you want, not just food. I love that you are a great sleeper! You sleep 12 or more hours at night and take 2 naps (one is usually 2 hrs, the other is shorter). Our next big sleep change will be when you go to one nap per day. You still have one tooth, but your second is about to break through. You can stand alone and are becoming more and more confident with this each day. You love music and have quite an ear for it. If I start singing a song from one of your toys or books, you will go find that toy/book. You've even starting "singing" along with music and songs. You are eating most anything and drinking cow's milk...not breastfeeding anymore. You love to scribble with pens and throw things for fun. You are pointing a lot. Your new silly game is to bounce on the bed and then roll over to be tickled! You REALLY like all the attention you get at home and we love giving it to you!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

PA Christmas

Last night was one of those nights where I laughed so hard my face was hurting. This happens every time I'm with my PA girls and I simply love it! It's how I made it though PA school without being miserable. These girls are very special to me. We have a lot in common, but we are also all very different, which makes for a very fun and dynamic group. Last night the girls came over for a Christmas gathering/post marathon celebration. I wanted to do something to honor the three who recently completed the St. Jude's Marathon, so we had a marathon-themed dinner. I made The Pioneer Woman's Best Lasagna Ever, which is always a hit. Unfortunately, one of the marathon girls and a couple others couldn't make it. Despite missing a few, we had a fabulous time. It was a perfect night and a great way to celebrate the holidays.

We also had "26.2 calorie salad", "Get your carbs" rolls, and "Finish Line" cupcakes! I forgot to name the appetizer...oh well. 
Me, Lainey, Rachel, Crystal, Jennifer. missing: Nathalie, Rachel, Megan
a.k.a: Suz, Lain, Rah, Stally, J. Lo. missing: Boobie, Ra Ra, Meggie
Eating our cupcakes.
Love you girls!!!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Perry Plays Hide and Seek

Lately things have been disappearing from around the house. If and when they are found, they are in some strange place. I thought I would document just the first 15 minutes from this morning.
Case #1-The Lost Slippers
When I got out of bed this morning I was looking for my slippers. They weren't in the closet, under the bed, or on the floor anywhere. I asked Alex if he knew where the were, he said "They are in my bottom drawer in the bathroom." When I asked him why they were there, he said "I don't know, I thought you put them in there."
Case #2-The Missing Sippy Cup
I gave Perry his cup of milk to drink while I was fixing breakfast and getting a couple things done. Next thing I know, the cup is missing. Perry hadn't left the kitchen, so I knew it was in there somewhere, it just took some searching.
This goes on ALL day with all kinds of things! Do your 1 year olds do this too?

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Christmas in the Sky 2010

Alex and I got all dressed up on Saturday night for Christmas in the Sky. Christmas in the Sky is a fundraising event for the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. We had a lot of fun at the party. There was plenty to look at and bid on, but more important for us were the two floors stocked with food and drink.
Mr. and Mrs. 
 and one with the boy

Friday, December 10, 2010

The "It's Too Hot" Face

Recently, I explained to Perry that when his food is too hot, we have to blow on it to cool it off. When I demonstrated to him how to blow on the spoon, he imitated me by breathing heavily from his nose. Pretty close! Well, that started a new "thing" for Perry. Now when we say "it's hot, Perry" he makes this funny face and breathes loudly out of his nose. It's really quite cute! See for yourself...

Where's Perry?

Does anyone know where Perry is?

Oh, there he is!

This is one of Perry's favorite games! It is the cutest thing to see him "hiding" from us. 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Perry's 1st tooth

Perry cut his first tooth this month! He was only a few days shy of 13 months when it arrived. I can't tell you how many times someone, over the age of 60, said "They say the longer they take to come in, the healthier they will be." Wives tales are always humorous! I have to say, I really loved having a toothless baby for the first year for various reasons. One thing's for sure...it made nursing less hazardous. We spent several months thinking he was about to cut a tooth because he had all the classic signs--chewing on fingers, drooling, fussy/uncomfortable, change in diapers, etc. We just kept waiting and waiting for it to show up. It wasn't until mid November that I finally felt the tooth and saw it coming. He still has just one tooth, bottom left incisor, but I know the others are on their way.

All Talk Thanksgiving 2010

I didn't take a single picture this Thanksgiving, but I didn't want that to keep me from documenting our holiday. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. It wouldn't have taken much to beat last year though--being in the hospital with some scary heath issues was NO fun. We were able to spend time with all of our parents, which is sometimes impossible with 4 sets. Wednesday night we had my dad's family over for dinner. Thursday we drove to Tyler, TX for lunch with my mom's family, and headed to Denton from there. We had a late Thanksgiving celebration with Alex's family. On Saturday, we all went to his Dad's for breakfast and had an afternoon lunch at his moms. Perry did great with all the hustle and bustle. Alex and I have so much to be thankful for...a gracious God, beautiful child, loving family and friends, good job, sweet church family, health and happiness!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Natchez in November

Natchez, Mississippi is one of my very favorite places! It is such a beautiful, historic southern city that also holds some of my best college memories. This past weekend we headed to Natchez to spend the weekend with some of our dearest friends, the Jacksons, who live in Baton Rouge. Lee's dad was very kind to hand over his house for the weekend. We had so much fun hanging out, walking the streets, eating, and shopping. It was the perfect weekend getaway!

Perry's favorite part of the weekend was playing with Ellie. Poor Ellie!
Strolling downtown
Andrew's...the site of many late nights in Natchez.
Brad, Lee, Me, Alex
Perry enjoyed playing in the exersaucer.
I'm not gonna lie, it was nice having him confined!
Sweet baby James and P

Thanks Jacksons for making the weekend possible! Y'all were great hosts, as usual.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Halloween and Aunt Hellie

We had a very brief Halloween this year. After Perry's birthday party, we changed him into his costume and wheeled him to a few houses on my Dad's street. Perry enjoyed the ride and we had fun just watching our little monkey! I'm so glad that I borrowed a costume this year. Thank you, Chelsey!
 Dad and Sheila

I thought these were sweet pictures of Perry and Helen. These were taken right before she left for the airport. It's becoming a tradition to take a "goodbye" photo. We can't wait to see you again, Hellie!


Saturday, November 6, 2010

Party Time!

I had so much fun planning Perry's 1st birthday parties. The polka dot idea stemmed from a shirt I saw on the internet. My sister-in-law, Katie, made the adorable invitations to match and it kind of took off from there :-) We decided to have two parties because we thought having everyone at once would be too overwhelming for Perry. I had a lot of family in town that weekend because we were also celebrating my grandmother's 85th birthday. It was a real treat to see my aunts, uncles, and cousins and we were honored they wanted to be a part of our ONEderful celebration. Perry was especially excited to have his Aunt Hellie and Jeremy from Colorado as well as Cheetah, Papou and the Beckers from Dallas. It was so great having everyone here! The Saturday party was at our house and the Sunday party was out at my Dad's. 
Lunch at Herby K's on Friday

All set up and ready to PARTY!


 Alex and I made the month-by-month photo banner. I think it turned out great!




 I love my boys! 
Cheetah
Cindy and Mae Mae
Perry's aunt Katie and cousin Bree
 Opening presents


Time for cake!





 He loved it so much!
 Perry and John Rives just hangin' out
Tate and Jack enjoying some cake and ice cream
Jeremy and Helen with their favorite birthday boy
 The Waterfallens (Dr. John delivered Perry)
 Papou and Cheetah
 Fun family shot
 Helen, Caitlin, Me, Camille 
My sweet cousin, Elizabeth
 On to Sunday....
Perry, Ann Reid and Helen
 Posing by the sailfish. Alex and I hope to catch some in Guatemala later this year! 
 Cake. Round 2.
 "Oh, I know how to do this now"

His piece was gone in 3 minutes, tops!
Jack and Carol giving Perry his ice cream

Showing off his cute sock monkey from Ann Reid!
Swinging with PaPa
After the party was over, we dressed Perry in his Halloween costume and did a little trick-or-treating in Southern Trace. To be continued....