What we have been doing...

We have been very busy the past couple of weeks. I have not done very well of keeping my blog up-to-date. The Farthing Boys' have updated blogs almost daily, so I am trying to do better!

Last week, Timmy got an early Christmas present. He has driven a 1996 Chevrolet Camero since 1995. He ordered it brand new 12 years ago and LOVED his car! However, it decided to die on him on his way to work from lunch last week. Now, he is finally the owner of a truck. He has wanted one for years, and finally drives an Avalanche. I love the new car smell and wish I had a new one, too. Oh well, maybe some day...

Sunday nights after church we have eaten at Jack's restaurant the past couple of weeks. Last Sunday night, several people were eating there from another church. They were older and one of the men pulled out his harmonica and started playing Christmas songs. I, of course, was snickering with Timmy's cousins, until I realized Noah was dancing next to the man!!! Then, he requested that the man play "I'll Fly Away" and sang with the group! Here is a picture of him, face in hands, watching in awe the man with the harmonica:

Ethan loves bath time! He laughs and kicks and is almost bigger then his bath tub! He now weighs 14 pounds and is 24 inches long! He is almost out of 0-3 month clothes and moving right in to 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers! I just love him! He is such a happy and good baby! He goes to bed every night by 10 and most days sleeps until after 8!

I hope all of you have a very happy new year!

Merry Christmas!

Santa visited Cave Springs Sunday night! Noah was none to excited, either! However, we did manage a couple of poses with Santa holding Ethan and one of Noah looking on. He did tell Santa he wants a guitar with a pic and a fort.

Tonight, however, just before bedtime, Noah started telling us that he does not want Santa Claus to come in to our house. I guess the whole concept of a big man coming in our house to eat our cookies, drink our boiled custard and leave presents behind scares Noah. We are hoping once Noah realizes that Santa really does leave presents, that next year he will be more excited.

Here is Noah as an ox:

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Present Opening...Phase 1

We had our Christmas dinner and gift opening last night. We got home from Poppa and Nanna's around 5 and ate roast, carrots, potatoes and corn and opened our gifts from each other. We go to Granny's for Christmas Eve and Nanna and Poppa's on Christmas Day, so we started having our family Christmas together on the eve of Christmas Eve. Noah had a blast! Every gift he opened was "just what I always wanted!" His favorite present? His very own laptop! A few minutes after opening all the gifts, Noah picked his computer up and started running down the hall. When Timmy asked him where he was going he said, "To use the bathroom with my computer!"

Here is what the living room looked like after Noah (and Ethan) was finished!

Gingerbread House

Timmy, Noah and I had lots of fun in the kitchen Tuesday night! While I made candy to send to the dealership, Timmy and Noah made a gingerbread house! Noah says it is the "best gingerbread house, ever!" They were very particular where all the gummies went and Noah decorated the windows and door all by himself!

O Christmas Tree(s)

As Timmy the elf is frantically helping Santa, I thought I would take advantage and post while I am at my 'watch station' i.e. the study outside of Noah's bedroom.

I will never forget mine and Timmy's first Christmas together. I had to get the perfect (artificial) tree and bought one a foot bigger than we needed at our first house.

Then Noah came along and I had to get a smaller one for his room, so he could have his own tree!

Now, 7 years later, we have a third small Christmas tree that Ethan can call his own!

It is hard to believe that Timmy and I have been married for 7 years on January 6th! Two and a half years later, Noah Spencer was born on May 20, 2004. Three years after that, October 2, 2007, we were blessed with Ethan Samuel!

I have so much to be thankful for---especially my boys! I love Timmy, Noah and Ethan and am so glad we have each other!!!

Christmas Pictures

So, Wednesday night I decided to dress the boys dressier for church, so we could do Christmas card pictures. I took about 30 before finally getting a shot decent enough for our cards.

Okay Noah, a REAL smile, please!

Noah---please stop trying to hold Ethan by the neck...

Okay-now Ethan is falling...

Where did your brother go???????Finally-30 minutes later and 4000 pictures later...MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

P.S. Look at their ears. They are identical!

Back to Work!

Well, it has only been 3 weeks since my last post...sorry about that! I have been so busy getting back to work that I hardly have any time on my computer at home! I did return to work last Monday. I have been gone for almost 10 weeks and I started a new position upon my return, so I am adjusting to being back at work, a new job and a new office! For those of you who don't know, I have been working at AGAPE Child and Family Services for 8 years, now. I started out working as the part-time receptionist in our Jackson, TN office, to full-time administrative assistant to our Jackson office, to administrative assistant to the development department in our Memphis office, to events coordinator in our Memphis office and my recent promotion to the office manager to our Jackson office. Very exciting! I love love love it and even more I love my schedule. I work in the office until 3 Monday-Thursday. It is a wonderful and fulfilling job and I am really proud of where I work. Okay, enough of that...



Our biggest accomplishment recently????????????????? ETHAN IS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!!! Yes, that is right. For almost 2 weeks now, Ethan is sleeping any where from 7-9.5 hours at night. Noah slept all night at 7 weeks and now Ethan started at 8.5 weeks. Awesome! I cannot believe we got lucky enough to have 2 kiddos on some semi-normal sleep schedule. I also have the boys napping at the same time in the afternoons. This afternoon, however, I have one asleep in his bed and Ethan still has not awoken from church this morning. He is still in the carrier, but it is next to his crib! This, I am most proud of!



Ethan had his 8 week checkup Friday before last and he weighed in at a whopping 13.1 pounds and 23 inches long! He is in excellent health and all his tests are normal. This is an answered prayer! Noah and Nanna accompanied us to his 8-week check up so Noah and I could get our flu shots, as well. Noah did not cry at all...my arm hurt for 2 days! Ethan has grown and changed so much over the past 10 weeks, it is hard to believe. He just goos and coos and laughs! I just love it when his eyes light up! For now, he is a total mama's boy. That is nice, considering Noah is all about his Daddy! I will savor this, for now.

Here are some pictures from Friday of Noah in his superstar glasses and then, of course, "Efan" had to try them on too.

Lastly, here is my all-time favorite picture of Noah on his Poppa's tractor:

I hope everyone is doing well! This is all of the updates I can think of for now. I will not wait as long before my next post! Love you all~~~