Sleepy Smiles

I have a new smile in my life to melt my heart. What a cutie!

It's a Boy!

Our little sweetheart, Morgan Roscoe, was born on December 30, 2009 at 10:14 AM. He weighed in at 6lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long. He rolled from one side to another the moment they put him on the warming bed to clean him up. The nurses were so surprised, but I guess I should have warned them. He's been a VERY active baby since the first time I felt him move.

So in love!

Morgan in an outfit that was his daddy's as a baby.

Brothers--Wyatt an Morgan. Is Virgil next???

Misty LOVES the "bebe". She likes to put her face down by him and say "Hi. Hi. Hi."

P.S. There are two new posts below this. Please keep scrolling down to get our whole month of December. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We sure did.

Christmas EVE!

Christmas in our home was practically effortless for me this year. I did most of my shopping online, and come December 1st, Ross had our tree cut and setup. So I got the fun and easy part of decorating. I guess I needed the energy to plan the May Family Christmas Party. Ross and I were in charge and were fortunate enough to be able to use the Cox Family Cabin. We got to snowmobile into the cabin and spend three or four days together. It was so fun. All the children had a blast playing outside in the snow, and all the adults were so grateful for such a place to stay together for a weekend. That took place the weekend before Christmas.

Ross had to work the 23rd-26th on the week of Christmas so we had to make some adjustments. We thought about waking up Wyatt and Misty at 5am to open presents before dad had to leave, but Ross wanted to be able to spend some time with them after they opened their presents. So on Christmas Eve, I took the kids to Wal-Mart just before Ross would get home. Santa got everything ready by the time we got back from the store. Even though we didn't get to wake them up and tell them Santa came, they were just as excited to find that he had come while we were gone to the store.

Sorry for the picture overload. I was just as excited as they were. Christmas is even more fun now, since my kids are older, than when I was little.

Excited to get started.

What did Santa bring?

To:Misty From:Wyatt

To:Wyatt From:Misty

Before we went to bed, we had a little basketball game in Wyatt's room with his gift from Santa.

Misty was the cheerleader...

Yeah right! Look at those skills!!

Christmas day we headed over to spend Christmas evening with the Baileys. Traditional pizza party with games and presents. It was so fun to be able to see almost everyone in mine and Ross' family for the holidays.

Turning 3!

My little man turned three last month. He's getting so big. I kept asking him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. If you know my son, when he's asked a question, he'll just repeat the question. He's getting better at responding, but I gave up and decided to go simple with a candy cane cake. You can tell he loved the "W for Wyatt". That is what he is saying in this picture, and I proudly predicted this response. So I felt better about not wanting to go all out on a Thomas the Train cake. He was excited, and that made me happy.

The dinner guests: Kaylee, Aunt Felicia, Dusty...

Grandma May, Papa and Grandma Bailey, and Aunt Corinne

PRESENTS!

Misty has to be in front of the camera saying, "CHEEEEESE!"
She still has potatoes on her face :)

I had to throw this picture in. This is a usual sight for us in the morning. He makes his way across the hall to the bathroom during the night. Maybe he secretly wants to be potty-trained?? Or maybe he's a little sleep-walker like his dad was as a child. Too funny.

Wyatt has ALWAYS been a great helper. He loves to play with his little sister and dad. He'll come up and give me the nicest hug and kiss and say, "Nice Loves". He just melts my heart with his giggles and smiles. He's learning his letters and colors and counts to ten. He also loves to work puzzles, and that has become on of his favorite things to do! He's always been an observant learner, so he had to watch the puzzle be put together before he would try, and he is doing so well. We love you so much Wyatt! You bring us so much joy.

For My Entertainment

Last week I was doing the dishes and Wyatt was playing with the letters on the fridge. After a while he said, "Mom, look it's a BIG slide!" It made me laugh. Over the summer, he has become obsessed with slides. Whenever we drive anywhere, he points out every slide he sees, and he doesn't miss many. (They are all called BIG slides) When we drive down a steep hill, he says we are going on the BIG slide! What a cutie! I love you Wyatt!

The other day we had a fire in the morning, and it got the house too hot for this pregnant woman, so I opened the back door to cool it off a little. I was playing on the computer, and I knew the kids had gone outside. Just as I was wondering if there was anything that they could get into W comes in. I asked him where M was, and he says, "Misty's eating the mud." I jump up and walk out there to find this.

Not too terrible of a mess, but I definitely couldn't get mad at this face.

Victory and CANDY!

I was kind of a bum this year for Halloween. At first, I was really excited to dress up, and plan some kind of theme for our little family to follow. Misty would be Tinker bell, Wyatt would be Peter Pan, Ross would be Captain Hook, and I would be a pregnant Wendy! Okay, maybe I would pass better for Mr Smee. I thought up what I would wear, then when it came down to it, those clothes just didn't fit me anymore. Then the excitement was lost, and I figured Ross would be happier not to dress up for a children's holiday, so I bagged the idea. Luckily, before that happened, I'd already asked my sister if I could borrow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell outfits her kids wore last year. Even though my kids napped through the trunk-or-treat and some of the houses we hit afterwards were apparently done handing out candy at 5:30, they did get some candy and grandparents got to see them in their cute little outfits.

I was glad they had good naps, because we headed up to the State Championship Volleyball game where Ross' youngest sister Laurel was playing. We won state, and it was very late by the time we changed them out of their costumes into pajamas to head home. It was such an exciting game! Everyone expected the other team to win. They have won it for the last few years, I think. But the girls went out and gave it their all, and it paid off winning the match in five games. They really deserved to win. The kept it together and played their little hearts out. Laurel played so well, especially for having two knee surgeries in the last two years (separate knees) Way to go Lady Hawks! The kids did pretty well at the game. There may have been a moment where I was surprised at the call and was screaming in shock which scared Misty. Ross took her up higher in the stands to calm her down, and let her play. Thanks love. Anyway, it turned out to be a fun and exciting night. I wish I could've gotten a picture of the whole team, but I'm slow.

Random Catchup

Sorry this is like picture overload, but Bonnie found my camera, so I have to post pics to go along with my last post. Above is me with my friend Megan. We stayed with her when we went to Reno. It worked out so good, because she is a nanny for a little girl who is just older than Misty. They played pretty good, and it was so fun to just hang out without much of an agenda. Thanks Megs!

My friend, Autumn. It was her baby shower which gave me the excuse for a visit. She just had her baby boy TODAY! Congratulations MOMMY!

My friend, Laura, holding Misty.

Laura, Autumn, Megan and Somer in the aprons I made them for their birthdays. I love these girls! I was assigned to the same dorm as Laura and Somer. Laura and Megan are stepsisters, and their parents adopted Autumn. We've all gone our separate ways, but have kept close in touch.

Pregnant belly pictures.

This was my second trip to Nevada I spoke about. This is my older sister Tiffany. She had her baby boy this past week also.

Hanging out at Great-Grandma May's
Misty posing with Aunt Erika.

Just some random pics of my kids sitting on the couch watching a movie.

Yes, Misty finally has teeth now.

A messy, but cutie!

Dusty, Kaylee and Wyatt taking a nap at grandma's conference weekend.

Ross' camping spot for the hunt. They didn't see any deer worth shooting. Just a few two-points. No wonder they shortened the hunt in our area by 4 days, we're running out of big bucks! This is Sunday, the horse; Widowmaker as Papa calls him. Canvas tent in the background with a little wood stove inside. Ross and his family get out on the horses to hunt. In my mind, that would be the way to go if you can hack it. You get into country that four-wheelers and vehicles can't. Plus there's no motor to scare off the wildlife, you're just part of it. He had a good time, which was much needed for him. But we are certainly glad he's home. We missed him. He was gone from Monday until Saturday. When he got back, it took Misty a while to go to him. I think she didn't really recognize him. He was just a little bit dirty and scruffy. But she was tackling him and playing with him in no time.