Catching Up - Four Christmases

I'm starting a series of short-and-sweet posts to catch up on events of the last few months. So, we'll start with our family's four different Christmases that we were blessed to be a part of! :)





Christmas #1 - Big Kirksey Christmas in Houston, December 19th - Lots of food, family, and fun. Camryn was a little overwhelmed with it all, but she had fun and got lots of love from Tyson's extended family.

Christmas #2 - Grubb Family Christmas in Tyler, Christmas Eve - It SNOWED!! Craziness! Camryn enjoyed playing with her Gigi & OK, my Grandaddy, Aunt Sassy and Uncle Matt, and her sweet cousin Emery. Oh, and there were cake balls! :)
Christmas #3 - Kirksey Family Christmas in Tyler, Christmas Morning - Camryn slept through half of the festivities (hey, a girl's gotta nap!). We had lots of fun gifts, the traditional Christmas omelets, and lots of time with Gramma & Grandad, and Uncle Kevan & Aunt Katie.
Christmas #4 - Our Family Christmas in Carrollton, sometime after we got home?? - Whew! We made it back home (without an inch to spare in our 4 door sedan!), and now we have a little Christmas as a family. Camryn got a play table and chairs from us and a book in her stocking (which I made! it's in the middle), then Tyson and I exchanged gifts, too.

Up next, catching up on Camryn's birthday!

Lately...

Lately...I've realized that I'm a much better Facebooker than blogger.

Lately...I've decided that I need a new approach to blogging. I have had the mindset that I need to have a cute theme for each post, write detailed descriptions of everything, and include lots of pictures. Obviously, that's not working. ;) I think I'll try doing little short posts instead because big posts just aren't happening!

Lately...I've become a stay at home mom, and I'm really enjoying it. It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will when all of the teachers go back to school in August without me.

Lately...I've found it easier to enjoy Miss Camryn. I mean, I have always enjoyed her, but I don't feel like I'm worrying so much. She is getting much more interactive (smiling, playing, making noises) and that is fun. Feeding her is much easier than it was when she was a newborn. Baby/Mommy life is good. :)

And here's a few pictures of what we've been up to ...lately...

Camryn turned 4 months old on June 15th.

She loves to hold toys and put them straight in her mouth.

We went to our first baseball game as a family...Astros @ Rangers. We all wore our Astros gear! Camryn didn't so much like the heat or the cheering after a Rangers home run, but she did pretty good. :)

Tyson celebrated his first Fathers Day. Camryn and I love him so much!!

Tyson's Birthday & the Nursery

Happy Birthday to Tyson! The lucky boy got to celebrate yesterday by having the day off of work! When I got off of school, he opened his gifts, then we ate dinner at Abuelo's (yum!), did some shopping, and came back home and ate cheesecake...made by me! I love you so much, honey! I'm so blessed to have you in my life!! Here are some pics of his gifts:

Opening a new shirt from his mom and dad.
Now wearing the new shirt, and holding my gift!

Playing with his new toy from me...speakers for his iPod. :)

In other news...we've been working on Camryn's nursery lately, too! Today, we picked out a chair for her room from Ikea, and I bought most of the fabrics for the bedding. I also got some letters to put on the wall that spell her initials. Here's a couple of pictures of what the room looks like now:I have my next doctor's appointment on Monday afternoon, and shortly after that, we'll be heading to our 3 Christmases in Tyler and Houston, then our Kirksey family trip. We'll be back in town in a couple of weeks, and then I'll update with pictures of our fun holiday! Merry Christmas to everyone out there in blogland! :)

Anniversary Fun!

Happy 6th Anniversary to us! :) Tyson and I decided to do something special to mark our anniversary, so we booked a tour of downtown Dallas...riding Segways! :) I was a little nervous being 6 1/2 months pregnant, but it was super easy, and I felt very safe riding the Segway. Although it was pretty windy, the weather was mild, so that made for a nice experience. We got to see parts of Dallas and learn about the history in a way that we never would have before.


First, they trained us on how to "drive" the Segway. It was so easy! I felt comfortable riding on it after about 5 minutes of practice!
Then we made several stops as we "glided" around the downtown area. We stopped at Dealey Plaza where I got a picture of Tyson on the grassy knoll, and one of the book depository.

Then we saw the Old Red Courthouse...a really cool building!
We also stopped at Pioneer Park to see the bronze longhorns and cowboys.

Our tour guided (in the green jacket) was really nice, and did a great job leading us around and giving us the history of all the places we went.

We also saw this great view of downtown when we stopped at City Hall.

It was a really fun experience, and I would definitely recommend it! The tour company should be posting more pictures of our tour soon!