Proctor Christmas

Anna flies with Daddy.


Uncle Monkey (don't ask), Aunt Sarah, Jenn, Matt

Anna's First Christmas

On Christmas Eve we were in Baton Rouge. We opened presents with my family in the morning and then headed over to the Proctor's for presents, Church, and then Proctor Family Christmas that night. It was a busy day of opening presents and visiting with family.

Aunt Jess got a bunch of kitchen stuff for Christmas. We are all anxiously awaiting our dinner invitation...

Matt got a new LSU hat that looks like a helmet. He modeled it for us all morning.

Anna was asleep while we opened gifts so when she woke up she got to open presents all by herself.

"Everything was great, thank you Mimi and Grandpa Jerry!!"

Here she is ready to go to Church. Don't worry she didn't go with bare legs, the tights went on later.

Just a Few Early Presents...

We let Anna open a couple presents before we left today. I didn't want to haul them to Louisiana just to haul them back next week. We'll save that for when she understands what is going on if you know what I mean!

Packing

Today we packed to go to Mimi and Poppy's house before we head out to Ohio. Anna insisted on being in the suitcase. She is too cute to say no!

What a Week

Well, let's see where to begin?? Monday was an okay day.
Tuesday I took Anna shopping to get some last minute presents and when I got home I didn't feel so well. That night I woke up with the dreaded stomach virus. Matt had to stay home Wednesday to take care of Anna. Sometime in the mid morning hours he pops his head in the room to say "The water is off, don't flush." Umm...Eww? Thankfully it came back sooner rather than later!

Thursday I get myself together to bring Anna for her checkup and flu shot- Matt calls from work to say he is on his way home and not feeling well. Uh oh! We got home and sure enough he was in bed.

Friday I head back out to run errands and notice we have signs in the neighborhood saying "boil water until further notice". Hmm...I wonder how long that was up- you know since I have been feeding my daughter tap water in her bottles and all!! So I add water to the Target list and keep going. I get to Target and open the car door to get Anna out and she is covered in...you guessed it-puke. GREAT!! It just wouldn't be right if the whole family didn't get it right? I think she is ok, she hasn't done it since then and is sleeping soundly thank goodness! So, anyway there are no pictures this week except the one Matt chose of him with the flu...


Have a great weekend everyone! We are going to Ohio for a few days to see family (I can't wait!!). So, hopefully there will be lots of pics to share after the holidays...

Girls Night Out...or is it??

Tonight we had a surprise baby shower for two of our friends Jess and Nikki. It was disguised as a "Girls Night Out". We had a lot of fun and it was so great to be able to shower our friends with gifts.

Here is everyone!

Here are all of the preggos that were there. From right to left we have: Rachel due in August; Kimberly due in July; Steph due in June with me; Jess due in February; Nikki due in January; and Amanda due Christmas Day (or sooner we hope!). Lots of babies to add to the playgroup and I know we still will have lots more babies to add in the future! It feels good to have such a great group of friends that Matt and I trust our children with. Especially since we do not have family close by. Aunt Jessie if you are reading this hopefully we will have family close by soon??

The Wagon

Matt's parents got Anna a wagon for Christmas. We were having an inside day with no errands to run so I took her for a ride around the block. She loved it! I can't wait to use it with her little brother or sister. Maybe we will get to use it for Mardi Gras this year. In case you are wondering...yes, she rode the WHOLE WAY with that green thing in her mouth! I think it feels good on her gums. She puts it in her mouth as soon as she sees it and crawls around all day with it. Silly girl!

C'mon Gimme Some Pie!

Anna would like a bite of Daddy's pie.


Daddy says no, and Anna is appalled at this response!


She decides to help herself.


Daddy gives in and gives her a bite...

And now Anna will beg for food. Anytime we are eating she comes over and wants to try it. We love that she wants to try new things, the problem is she doesn't want to eat the stuff we put on her tray in her seat. This afternoon for lunch I put green beans on her tray and she was heartbroken. She sobbed and threw them on the floor. We will have to keep trying. Unless it is cheese or pie on her tray she wants nothing to do with it!

I Love Daddy!

Daddy and Anna after Noah's Baptism Mass.


Daddy and Anna ready to go to church.

Go Tigers!

Holiday Shopping

Today I had fun with Mom and some of her friends from Luling. They drove in to go Christmas shopping and I tagged along. We had lunch at J. Alexanders, it was excellent!! They all got to have a drink to get the holiday shopping started- I will have to wait a few more months for

mine:( The fun part about shopping with my mom is that I get to pick out a few of my gifts. Don't worry Mom, I will forget what they are by the time Christmas comes along!

9 Months!!

Today Anna had her nine month check up. We met our new pediatrician and we LOVE her! She took her time with us and answered all my questions. She talked to Anna, and was patient with her. Baby girl weighed in at 21 pounds and was 30 inches long!! Dr. Purcell said she looked great! It is time to start real people food. So far she is loving carrots and green beans. Mom made vegetable soup last night and she ate the veggies up! I can't believe how fast she is growing. She is crawling everywhere and her personality is starting to show- she is a girl who knows what she wants!

Noah Tate Is Here!!

Last week Kari and Eric had their son Noah. Although he took his time getting here, leaving mom and dad exhausted, he is beautiful and well worth the wait! Kari is doing great! I didn't get to spend a lot of time because Stinker was being a stinker, but I am glad I go to visit for a while. I can't wait to get to know him as he grows!

Pretty girl

Sometimes Stinker gets fussy in the afternoon before her Daddy gets home. Yesterday I took her out to the porch to swing and wait for him to get home. She loves to sit outside and look around. I stuck a flower in her hair, and to my surprise she left it there!

So pretty!

Anna's Day...

Since we haven't had much to post lately I decided to show you a little of Anna's day. She is very much on the go and hard to keep up with at times! She really is happy most of the day with the exception of a few cranky moments. I am having fun watching her discover new things everyday! She made 8 months this week- I can't believe it!


She pulls up on EVERYTHING!!




Her favorite thing to steal is the remote.


She LOVES to pull all of my folded laundry out of the basket. Not my favorite trick I must say...

The Zoo

Today we went to the zoo with some of our friends. Anna had a lot of fun even though she had no idea what she was looking at! Everyone did great! We had no tantrums and we didn't lose any kids!

Thank you Ms. Sarah!

I went to Canton this past weekend with my good friend Sarah and she made Anna a tutu! It is very hard to get her in it since she just wants to squirm and crawl everywhere. I hope we can get her in it again for Halloween.

Fun Weekend!

This weekend was a big tailgate weekend for Matt and I . We went out to the stadium Saturday afternoon and had a great time!!! Thank you Carrie and Johnny for hosting us at your tailgate spot!!

Carrie and Jenn

Mom and Jess play a game that I don't know the name of. I just called it balls. You had to throw balls and hook them on poles. I was NOT good at this game!!


Johnny made us some great food! We had armadillo nuts and boudin- YUM!

Mom, Jess, Jenn, Matt


Dad, Mom, Jess, Jenn, Matt

People even bring their dogs out!

Me and Jess

Matt stretching for beer pong. It is serious business, you don't want to pull a muscle or anything.

Matt and David John play on a team. I believe they won this game (of course).

The band marches out. They are AWESOME!!

There is nothing like Tiger Stadium on a Sat. night!

And none of these pictures would be possible unless we had stopped at R. Shack to pick up a new memory card. Oops! I forgot it at home! That is why there are no pictures of Anna. We visited with Matt's grandparents Sat. before heading out to LSU and did not have a memory card to take pictures of it. Thank you Matt, for stopping, I know you weren't happy about it!