Lori Made This Bread...

This is a photo of some of the most delicious bread imaginable. Well, at least we know the back two loaves will be delicious. We decided to bake some cheese into the one in the front and can't imagine that will do anything but make it even more divine.

If you want to know Lori's secret to baking bread that looks like this, just ask.

It is probably easier than you think.

Newspaper Anyone?

This is my little Newsies baby, isn't he cute?! :) These are his 5 month pictures. He has been growing up so much lately! His little personality is sure coming out! He's very sweet and happy all the time. He makes us laugh constantly! Right now the winner for the Best Friend slot goes to.....HURLEY!

Hurley makes this little man so happy. It is the cutest thing! He will just sit and talk to him and laugh at him. Hurley will just be laying there, not even interacting with JJ and he thinks it's the greatest thing ever.

Hurley seems to really love him too so that makes me super happy! :)

I'm constantly having to wipe JJ, Hurley stills kisses on his hands and face any chance he gets! :)

JJ LOVES his tongue!

It looks like he's saying, "What's up?" in a little tough guy voice. :)

Is that not the sweetest little face you have ever seen?

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful time of year. School is over for a few weeks, shopping is done, parties are starting, and we have the cutest Christmas baby around. JJ loves the lights on the Christmas tree and he loves to read How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

We hope you are all enjoying the Christmas season as much as we are. With all the food, fun, presents, lights, and music of Christmas, it's easy to lose sight of the true meaning of the season. Let us not forget!

Baby's Best Friend

Show me something cuter than this. I dare you.

Everything is Bigger and Better in Texas...

The three of us packed up and flew to Texas! Lori's sister, Cindy, had a new baby just seven weeks after JJ was born, so we decided it would be fun to go down and spend some time getting our babies familiar with each other. We all enjoyed the week, and Lori almost got me convinced to move down to the Lone Star State. If it weren't for the humidity, I might be able to handle it.

Even the families are bigger in Texas. Seriously, who has seven kids these days? It was so much fun to see this big family laughing, playing, fighting, dancing, praying, and loving each other. We really loved our time with the Pritchards and made us wonder if the two kids we've planned on will really be enough.

JJ loves his Mommy. Even after being with him all day, every day for a week, he still prefers his Mommy.

Here is JJ taking his new cousin, Ryan, under his wing. We couldn't believe what a difference 7 weeks makes in these tiny little guys. JJ looks huge for the first time in his life!

Eathyn sure loved JJ. He kissed him, hugged him, and laid on him all day long.

JJ got all dressed up to try to fit in down in Texas. Here he is in his cowboy outfit -- boots and all.

Look who has more hair now!! JJ is going bald, so this may be the only time in his life that I have more hair than he does.

Lori and I love this picture. We finally captured his real smile on camera. He is such a smiley kid these days, but as soon as the camera comes out he is so serious.

Apparently they like guns in Texas...

I bet our kid sat up at a younger age than your kid. OK, he's cheating... I'm holding onto the back of his shirt through the wagon wheel.

For All The Non-Facebookers Out There

We live in a world of chaos. We are busy, hurried, rushed, tired, and sometimes cranky. As Ellen DeGeneres pointedly remarks to an imaginary barrista in her 2003 HBO special, "I'll have a coffee and a side of Red Bull, because I'm very busy. I've got TBD [too busy disorder] and I'm late for yoga, hurry, hurry!" With all the craziness of our lives, it's amazing how, just like there is always room for Jell-O, there is somehow almost always time for Facebook.

For those of you who somehow can't find the time for Facebook, or are "anti-Facebook," or just plain don't know how to use it because you are old or something, here are some pictures that you are missing out on. We think he's pretty freaking cute. What do you think? Leave a comment if it's a nice one :)

First Grandkid Party

My mom likes to do what she calls "Grandkids' night." All of the kids are invited to her house to play games, do crafts, and have fun. Since it is October, this month's grandkids' night was a Halloween party. It was fun to see all of the kids dressed up in their costumes and having lots of fun. JJ was fascinated by everything that was going on and couldn't get enough of the action. Here are a few pictures of the adventure. Thanks, Mom!!