Talk, Talk, Talk

Hampton has really started talking alot recently. A lot. He can say lots of words.....hi, hey, no, go, baby, Thomas (like the train), juice, bye, red, mama, dada, up, down....but his favorites are "two" and "Elmo". The child LOVES Elmo! All he wants to is watch Elmo, play with Elmo, talk to Elmo! It's absolutely adorable. We think he gets a little frustrated, though, when he tells us what he wants and we don't understand him!

Hampton, with his beloved "Eh-mo"

Weekend Update

This weekend was a project-filled weekend! Saturday, Bo helped his dad do some construction projects at their new house, while Tanner worked with her mom on sewing projects. That meant Hampton was in the care of Tanner's dad, who didn't mind at all! We worked, worked, and worked some more, and we accomplished quite a bit! On Sunday, Bo's dad headed down our way to go out to lunch and then come back and play with Hampton. The poor boy just gets no attention from his granddads, does he?

helping Grandpa find the perfect toy

Friday Photo

yum, yum, yum.......chocolate doughnuts!

Christmas Recap

Are you tired of 2 weeks worth of Christmas talk? Well, don't worry, we're done! Christmas 2010 was a great one, filled with family, friends, and traditions both new and old. There were some hiccups, certainly, but it was a really fun holiday that we'll not soon forget. (How could we with all the pictures we took, right?). Our favorite gift that we received this year was a CD from Tanner's cousin Ben. He interviewed Tanner's grandfather about his life and gave it to everyone. What a wonderful thing to be able to have forever! We haven't had the chance to listen yet, but rest assured, after we listen, it is going in our safe with our other valuables. Which leads us to the worst gift. Well, we won't call it bad.....just strange. Bo gave Tanner this magnet. It does have a story behind it, but Tanner was surprised when she opened it to say the least! Hahaha! It is now proudly on our fridge.

Christmas in TN

We made a very quick trip to TN over the weekend, and we had a great time visiting with family. We were able to sneak out for dinner by ourselves on our anniversary....no where super-fancy, but it was the place we went on our first date! On Saturday, we headed to Tanner's Grandparents' house and visited with them for awhile. Sadly, Tanner's Grandmother was under the weather. Luckily, Tanner's dad stepped in to take over cooking duties, so lunch was saved! Hooray! The aunts and uncles came to visit, too, so Hampton had WAY too much fun playing with them and the goodies they brought him. We got home mid-afternoon on Sunday, exhausted but happy that we did get to see family over the holidays...it was just New Years instead of Christmas!

two cute boys

checking out Handy Manny's dancing toolbox

Hampton had the uncles going......or was it the other way around? We're not sure!

Playing in the mud. He had so much fun he had to have a bath before we left!

Christmas After-Party

The night after Christmas, we decided to have a very casual get-together for some of our friends. We just made a huge pot of chili and a few desserts and called them to come on over! We had a really good time....the only bad part was when baby Will got sick and had to go home early! We really enjoyed entertaining this way....very last-minute, which meant no time to stress about the house being clean or everything being super-cute. It was just 4 little boys having fun (and a little fun for the parents and grandparents, too!).

Conner trying to decide if he really saw Parker hiding in there somewhere

Parker having a blast in the ball pit

Christmas Day, part 2

After we had our little family Christmas, we met up with Paul, Jan, Bob, and Randi for brunch at IHOP. Now, we know that is a little unconventional, but since Bob couldn't really touch Hampton because of his shingles, we thought this was a great way to still celebrate with them without Bob feeling too bad (really, worse than he already was) about not being able to pick Hampton up. So, we went for breakfast and were very happy we did! The food was really good, our waitress was awesome, and we just really had a great time. Afterward, P & J came back to our house to hang out and exchange gifts. It was really low-key and wonderful!

Grandi & Granddaddy at brunch

Bo having to get food off of Hamp's head while he has a blast!

opening a fun Thomas the train toy from Grandpa & Grannie

the grandparents opening their goodies

playing with our beloved bear in the ball pit