odds and ends

Not much to say just a couple of pictures to get you through the day!

This is for Bethany, Brett and Marley who bought Rhys this awesome hat! It was so cold here in Texas that he actually let us put it on when we were going out. He also looks pretty cute all bundled up!

1st hair cut

Yeap, you read right, Rhys had to get his first haircut that was not by his mommy! This time it actually turned out good! No dumb and dumber here! He was so good, only cried when they were cutting around his ears, and really it was because he couldn't see the lady while she was cutting there. She finally had to get in front of him and on his level to get him to be still! What a goof!

Here we are right before the hair cut started!

Getting down to business! As you an see Jared is a little worried about the little guy!

And.....here is the end result!

What a cutie! Although, I was loving the long shaggy look but it is all good. I am sure that it will grow back.

Ringing in the New Year!

This Christmas break has been one busy time for us! We have spent time with good friends, family and more friends--and the break isn't even over yet! Christmas started out with some time spent at the Mazurek house. Jared's best friends from his childhood was home for Christmas with his wife Bethany and their little girl Marley. Marley is just 1 month and 5 days older than Rhys---and boy was she showing him the ropes.  However, Brett's sister Emily was in town with her husband and little girls and Rhys was in love with Kaley--he followed her around and at one point cried when she left the room!

Here is Marley and Rhys meeting for the first time!

It didn't take them long to warm up and start playing though....

Here is Rhys wearing one of Marley's bows---they both have so much hair and it totally is good for a bow--so we decided to try one out. I think he looks pretty cute, although his daddy would disagree

 

Marley brought Rhys this awesome hat for Christmas--he loved it at first, but then he wanted to take it off all of the time. Emily was able to get this great picture of Rhys and then we got one with the boys and their kiddos.

On Saturday of that week, Brett, Bethany and Marley came over to have a play date before they left to go home and we left to go to New Orleans. Marley and Rhys got along great and was enthralled with Brett. Look at the way he is looking up at Brett---what a goof!

Don't worry Brett kept on playing with him! Rhys was just eating it up!

Here are Marley and Rhys playing together

On Sunday we left and went to New Orleans to visit my grandparents and  family! We spent some good time with maw and paw knight and Rhys opened more presents--of course! Then we went into the City on Tuesday and had breakfast with the Paratore side of the family! Rhys was the hit of the breakfast--it was the first time for him to meet some of the family! He loves Lucy though. I didn't get a good picture of them this time--Lucy will just have to come back down to Houston and see us again! After breakfast we walked around the French Quarter and absorbed the sights and sounds of the upcoming Sugar bowl!

Here is Rhys opening more presents! I keep laughing and telling people he is on Toy Overload!

With Aunt Karen, and Uncle Mike

On New Years, we just hung around the house, my sister and bro-in law came over to help ring in the new year! However, we are totally old and didn't even make it to midnight. Amy and Randall left around 10 and Jared and I went to bed!

One last picture to ring out the year! Tyler and Rhys playing. Rhys has this car, and Tyler was pushing him around the house--it was so funny. And I have to say that Rhys is a bit of a daredevil because Tyler was pushing him pretty fast! His face says it all though! I have it on video but I will have to get Jared to put them on the computer from the camera.

Wishing you all a safe and blessed New Years! Enjoy the ones you love!

Wordless Wednesday

Just a little something to keep you tied over until I have time to actually sit down and blog about our Christmas adventures!

Merry Christmas

Man, have we had an eventful Christmas break so far! Rhys has enjoyed it and can not wait to finish spending the weeks off with friends and family. Here are just a couple of pictures to hold you over from Christmas. Soon, I will post the pictures Uncle Jason took for Nonnie and Nana and the pictures from Rhys meeting Marley and Rhys and Marley playing together! Fun is had by all!

This is right before we started opening presents! Rhys was so excited to see what everyone had!

Nonnie and Paw-paw bought him this car, I think that by far this is his favorite toy! We bring it everywhere and he loves crawling all over it and playing!

At this point I think that Rhys was on toy overload!

These blocks that Uncle Jason got us taste so good! :)

More to come soon! Today Marley came to play with Rhys and tonight we are going to go out to the camp to see everyone one last time, before we leave to New Orleans for the week and Marly goes home!

Tough Times

My poor baby is getting three teeth at one time! Talk about some sleepless nights! He has one in the front that just broke out a couple of days ago, then the one next to it is all swollen, so it is about to come out and then his has another one on the left upper side. It looks like an incisor tooth! This kid grows teeth like there is no tomorrow! His nose is all runny, and he is so drooly--it is almost disgusting!

We went shopping the other day, early in the morning figuring Rhys was up and he was going to want a nap around 10ish, so we could go out at 8ish, get some shopping done, and we would be home for when he wanted to take a nap. Ya right, the little peanut fell asleep during the car ride and when we got to Kohl's woke up. Jared walked him inside and he was awake, we put him in the basket and gave him his blanket. This is what we got......

That's right, he is passed out! It was so funny. Of course, Jared and I kept doing things to see if he would wake up, but he didn't! He must have been so tired. I guess getting up early in the morning with a belly full, he was ready for his nap!

Here is a cute video of him shaking his head. It is his newest thing to do. It isn't that great of a video but you can see his new teeth at the top!

Christmas Time is here

Well it is definitely Christmas time around our house! The tree is up, decorated and with lights--it took us a little while to get there due to us being so busy! Rhys isn't too interested with the tree and has been leaving it alone! Whoo hoo on that one. I am sure next year he will be all over it though.

Rhys has been getting around pretty good with the crawling. He is trying to walk around and and is holding onto everything to walk. He has started standing up on his own and is getting pretty good at it. His new favorite thing to do in the kitchen is to pull out all of the Tupperware and crawl into the cabinet. He is such a mess!!

Boy does Rhys love his daddy! It is so funny, when Jared walks away from him he starts to cry and follow him wherever he is going.

Last week we went to some friends of ours house. Jared played Santa Clause for all of the kiddos and Rhys was watching him get dressed. We had a lot of fun over at the Calaway household and it is a pretty cool tradition to do for the kiddos. Enjoy the pictures of Rhys with Santa! We are super excited that this weekend we will finally meet our friend Marley and we will get to see Brett and Bethany! It is going to be great being around them and having Rhys and Marley play together!