Happy New Year 2012

We went to the Gapens for NYE and had a blast with them and the Pollan family. We have been for the past few years and they know how to show us a good time and always keep our little guys entertained. We played, ate pizza, shot fireworks and ate smores. To say the least, the kiddos were in heaven! Thanks so much for having us.



Will shot a Roman candle with Eddie and I missed getting a picture :(. It was the only firework that he wanted to shoot that night, but he had fun watching. Carter shot a few of them and loved every minute.


Here he is getting ready.




Having a blast with his daddy :). Eddie said he jumped every time one came out the first time.

Daddy and Carter bug

My cute little Will playing in the "castle", as he called it.

Reed taught Will how to deer hunt :). He and Chase were such sweet boys to Will and Carter.

When Ella came out to play, Will was a gentleman and pulled her around on the dozer. She is beautiful!

Getting marshmallows ready for smores :)

How cute is this kiddo?!

I love smores!

Chris and Reed

Erin and her sweet little Chase.

The Pollan Fam

The boys were excited about fireworks :)

All of the kiddos... it was the best shot I could get!

Carter shooting more fireworks. He LOVED it.

Chris is helping Chase shoot while he enjoyed his smore :)

Will was pumped for the big fireworks show!

:)

Watching fireworks with momma.

How sweet is this?!

Carter blowing out his sparkler

Reed showing all of the kiddos how it's done!

Ashley teaching the little ones how to use noisemakers. They were a hit.

Fun times!

Pumped up on Chocolate! Love my little doll!

The next day, the boys and I headed to Booneville.

The Anglin fam gave the boys some really awesome books. They are Cars and Toy Story and they are printed stories about Will and Carter. It was a precious idea. Thanks so much!

Sweet little Brylin balance a slap bracelet on his head.

Doll face!

Aunt Lala bought the kiddos some fireworks.

I could snuggle with this handsome little lovebug anytime! Love my Will :)

Enjoying the show. They got up shortly after this and Carter told me his "booty" was cold!

Carter woke up for several days after and asked when he could shoot fireworks again :). We had fun ringing in the new year. We look forward to another wonderful and blessed year and wish the same for our amazing family and friends :)! Happy 2012!!!

Welcome to the World....

Jackson Guy Taylor :). Justin and Jessica welcomed their bundle of joy, Jackson Guy, on December 14th. He is a little ham and could not be any more precious.

I could just kiss those little cheeks :)!


Jess and her sweet little man on Christmas Eve. She is such a precious momma already. Love love love!

Jess, we are so happy for y'all and I can't wait to get my hands on your little angel again soon :)!

Special Christmas Deliveries

The day after Christmas, Papaw & Nana and Papaw, Mamaw & Cash came to visit us. They brought lots of fun gifts from them and family. Thank you all so much for coming over and making an extra special day for us! And, of course, thank you to all of our aunts/uncles that sent things for us and, most of all, thinking of our sweet boys. I was not able to get a picture of each gift, but the boys love all of them.


Will opening his 1st gift from Papaw and Nana.



Grandmother bought him a really Tractor Trio set. Thanks so much for sending this, Grandmother. We had a lot of fun building, and Will and Carter enjoy re-building it every couple of days :).

Carter woke up from his nap to open gifts. Does anyone love this expression and bedhead as much as I do ?!

Carter loves his new Mack truck/McQueen from Grandmother and his Caterpillar toy from Aunt Lisa :).

Carter snuck Cash's candy. Does he look like a sneaky little stinker or what?!

And, Will was very fond of Cash's baseball fan candy dispenser.

Toni and her family sent the boys some precious Dr. Suess books and some jeans. Will sat and read his book for a few minutes :).

Carter pretty much had this hair all day :). How cute is he in his new Northface?! Thanks, Papaw and Nana!

Papaw and their uncle Robert/aunt Reba gave them some money. I never realized how excited they would be over it :). Carter told Nana he was going to take her to the candy store. How cute are they?

Me and Momma decide to take Will, Carter and Cash outside to ride scooters and bikes. I love the picture below.

We also love Will's new jacket.

Papaw and Nana also bought the boys an art Eazel. They even helped Papaw put it together which was SO MUCH fun to them. They love spelling their name, putting numbers in order and I know they will love their chalk when I get them some :)

Papaw and his little handymen.

Carter's turn.

Precious boys spelling their names!

Thank you for the wonderful visit :). We love all of our new toys!

Christmas Day 2011

Christmas day was a complete 180 from Christmas Eve for me and the boys. Eddie was sick for about half of the day, but was able to get up and enjoy watching the boys for the afternoon/night.



Santa made it to our house :). As you can see, they received a Cars hut, bikes, books/puzzle books and some really fun toys. I wish that I could have recorded them screaming is excitement when they walked down the stairs and saw their gifts; however, it is an amazing memory that I will never forget!


Carter tried out the Cars Hut first.

He was very excited about his football. Santa brought Will a really cool RC Batman Geotrax Cave set. It was a big hit with both of the boys, but especially Will. He loves to take the tracks apart and set them up in different ways. He played with it for hours on Christmas day.

Carter and his Lightning McQueen bike... is he cool stuff or what?!

Will and his Mater bike... he loves it and now we just have to learn how to ride it!

Carter and his firetruck. His favorite feature is shooting darts, of course :).

We love the John Deere combine

Look at this cutie on his scooter :).

Again :)

Back to the Geotrax for a while.

And, they enjoyed playing together in their hut :).

It was such a blessing that they felt so much better on Christmas Day. They were so excited and we had so much fun playing with all of the new toys! Overall, it was a wonderful day!!!

Christmas Eve 2011

Carter woke up with a stomach bug early last week :(. He was a VERY sick little guy. On the 23rd, we really thought that he was better and expected our usual Christmas Eve traditions; however, our Will caught the nasty bug that night, followed by Daddy on Christmas Eve.


On the morning of Christmas Eve, Carter and I loaded up all of the gifts for my side of the family, took them to my mom's house and had lunch. Since we were there, we decided to open gifts with everyone. Carter had a blast being my center of attention, but we really missed Eddie and Will :(. Will fell asleep and slept the whole time we were gone. We brought so many gifts home to him, which perked him up a bit.



Colton, Cash and Carter waiting for gifts.



Cash really loved his boots that Will and Carter bought him. He said he could go hunting with his papaw now :)

Papaw and Mamaw bought Will and Carter scooters for Christmas. Carter looks pretty darn cute in his helmet.

I think we are in a stage where the 2 youngest grandsons should get the same gift. Look at poor Brylin :(.

Papaw, Mamaw and my handsome nephews :).

Sissy helping Carter get ready for a spin on his scooter.

Sweet Jordan pushed Carter around for a while. They are too cute!

The Wilson fam :)... love them!

Cash would not get in a picture, but I was able to get this one of Amy and Brylin.

Will and his presents :). He had some from Mamaw & Papaw, the Wilsons, Lala and her boys and his precious great aunts, Lisa and Wanda sent him gifts. He is one loved little boy!

It was definitely all about the Spiderman scooter for him. He loves it!

When I was cleaning the kitchen, I heard a noise from the other room I walked to find this... when I asked Carter what he was doing, he told me that he was wrapping gifts to give to "Family". That is what I told the boys throughout this month when I wrapped, so that they knew not to open gifts :). Sweet angel.

And this was my sick little bit for the night :(. He and I snuggled, read books and I even slept in his bed in anticipation of Santa.

Next year, Momma and Daddy will keep Will and Carter out of school/daycare for the last two weeks in December which will hopefully help prevent a sick year!!!

Santa Visit 2011

On December 22nd, we went to visit Santa. The boys were so excited in line and could not wait to ask Santa for presents this year. When our turn came, Carter put a tight grip on me and said I changed my mind, Momma - poor guy. I guess I am a mean momma for putting him in his lap anyways, but I want a picture every year. Will gave Santa a hug and asked for a bike.

Santa and the Chittom boys - 2011 :).

Carter was very happy that he received a sucker out of the deal.

And so was Will :).