Family Christmas Photos

Staying warm!!

Christmas is almost here, and we are really excited!! Sam is 5 months old now and is cute as a button (if I do say so myself!!) We have put up our tree and are staying warm as the weather gets cooler in NC. I hope you all are enjoying the holidays as much as we are.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We were home for
the day and had a great time. We made placemats this year and wrote down things we were thankful for.
I am thankful for:
Ryan "leaves, my Christmas tree, all my toys, my baby and my mommy and daddy."
Sam "mommy, daddy, Ryan, and milk" -- at least that's what we think he would say.
Jana "my three boys (Jay, Ryan, and Sam), my home, and sleep."
Jay "my home, my baby boys, and Coach Saban."
it was really pretty fun making them. Ryan had tons of fun!!

Yummy!!!

Sam started eating food this week and he is loving it!

Sam is 4 months old!!!

Time flies when you're having fun!! Sam is 4 months old now and so much fun!! He loves to play peek-a-boo and laughs out loud when you "get him". He is such a joy to have and makes us smile all the time. He weighed in at 14 pounds 11 ounces at his 4 month visit with the doctor. (Ryan weighs 32 pounds and he is 3 years old!!! That's right, Sam is almost HALF his size already!!) He has the sweetest little laugh, and the best personality.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

We had a wonderful time on Halloween this year. Ryan passed out candy to all the trick or treaters that came to the house. We had so many!!! We ran out of candy in about an hour and then went to the fall festival at Western Avenue Baptist. Ryan was very "selective" with his candy. If you had on a scary costume, he wouldn't put any candy in your pumpkin. He'd say, "You do it, Mommy" and he'd hide behind me. After one of the "Scary Movie" masks, he went and got his sword to "defend the home." It was actually quite funny!
Sam was the cutest little pumpkin. He just sat out on the porch in his little outfit to greet the trick or treaters. He was so adorable!

Knight Ryan

An alternative Halloween costume. Ryan couldn't really walk around in his ghost costume, so we'll try the knight outfit instead.

Pumpkin Patch

Steph brought Summer and Cooper over and we all went to the pumpkin patch together. Ryan had so much fun picking up the pumpkins to see which one he liked the best. Sam was propped up between the pumpkins for just a short time...he wasn't too thrilled. Anyway, it was a fun little outing. Enjoy the photos!

As promised.....

What a week!! Sun, pool, ocean, rum punch, the "Okeira Special" ( a banana rum cream drink named after our bartender) and the best book Jay and I have read in a long time. If you've got a week with some extra time and parents, siblings, or "little ones" you love more than life itself, read "Three Weeks With My Brother" by Nicholas and Micah Sparks. You'll laugh, cry, and most of all....want to let those people know how much you love 'em! We were so ready to get back home to our boys.

We went to Grand Lido, Negril in Jamaica (an all-inclusive resort) and had the best time. I highly recommend it! The boys had so much fun visiting everyone in Alabama. The trip home with Brandon, Steph, Summer, and Cooper was quite an adventure. It only took us 9 HOURS!!!!! (instead of the usual 6 1/2 or 7) That's what happens when you have a 2 year old, 1 year old, 3 month old, and 2 month old in one van. We're all safe and glad to be back!

No Problem, Man!

Jay and I are in Jamaica getting a little R&R this week!! The boys are in AL visiting with the grandparents. I'll post photos of the trip when we get back home.

Halloween Practice

Okay..Ryan has decided he wants to be a ghost for Halloween. We "made" (i.e. cut two holes in a sheet) his costume this weekend and did a "run through". It was hilarious! You've got to see.

The funniest part was when Jay put the costume on. Ryan didn't know whether to laugh or run and hide. He scared himself!

Bama Homecoming Game

Everybody was dressed and ready for the game this weekend.

What a week!

Whew....things have been so hectic this week. I haven't had time to take pics and update the blog. I'll try to catch up this weekend!

Future Bama Quarterback

Ryan was ready for the game this week. Kim, Reda, and Lucas came over for the "tailgate party". Ryan was fired up....shaking his shaker and yelling, "I'm gonna tackle you down!" Hilarious! I didn't get a picture of our linebacker (Baby Sam). Maybe next time.

Bedtime

Just a glimpse of bedtime at home. Ryan and Sam enjoyed listening to mommy read "A,B,C" by Dr. Seuss. Of course, Ryan wanted to read it by himself!! The letter of the week at school is "C" so he wanted to name everything he knows that starts with a "C".

Caroline and Sam

Becky, Case, and Caroline came over to play Monday. Caroline and Sam had a great time hanging out on the blanket while Case and Ryan played together. Too much fun!

We stopped by the bakery on the way home from school today. Ryan loves to have a little bit of cupcake with his icing!

It's amazing how one tiny smile can brighten your day!! This is what I see when Sam wakes up every morning. He laughs out loud and smiles so big when you talk to him. He is just a doll!

Buddies

The Swindles came over for dinner this week. We had to take a picture of Sam and Cooper...are they adorable or what?! Sam is 2 months old and Cooper is 3 weeks old.

Home with Mom

Ryan and Sam are just having a ball together at home with Mom today.

Bama vs. Arkansas 9/15/07

We drove to AL to meet up with Troy and Julie for the game.....which was very exciting by the way!!! Here's the Muro tailgate party.

Well, we are now bloggers!!

We finally did it! It was just too hard to keep up our personal website, so I'll try to do better with this.

Things are going well for us all. Ryan is starting Montessori School this week. We had orientation today and he loved it. Sam is being an angel as usual. He is cooing and smiling...so sweet! He will be 2 months old tomorrow!! The practice in Hickory is doing very well. I spend 3 days a week there and am home with the boys the rest of the time. Jay is excited that this is the first week before "Game Day"! We're traveling to Alabama this weekend to visit everyone.

So that's just a little update for now. Check back often. I'll try to be good about posting the latest and greatest happenings in the Crim family.