Zoolight Safari

At the beginning of last week we went to the Zoo with Clarence and Rowan.

Eamon and Rowan on the tractor

Rowan really seemed to enjoy the sheep.

Rowan and Clarence with Aubie

Amy & Eamon with Aubie

Ed & Eamon on the tractor.

Rowan & Eamon on the tractor.

The boys on the carousel.

Looking at the llama.

The Melting Pot

A few weeks ago we went to the Melting Pot with our friends from church. It was nice to have a grown-up night and enjoy each other's company without children. Thanks everyone for a great time.

Visit to Santa

The Wednesday before Christmas Eamon spent the day with MamaMarie, Papa and Aunt Jen. They went to the Mall to see Santa. Eamon wasn't going to sit on Santa's lap by himself so MamaMarie and Papa got in the picture too. He rode on the carousel with Aunt Jen.

When I went to pick him up he was decorating cookies with Aunt Jen and MamaMarie.
I think Eamon really enjoyed his special day.

Eamon's Christmas Performance at School

A few weeks ago was Eamon's first Christmas Performance. He was a lamb.

He was doing great until he saw Daddy.

He watched the rest of the performance on Daddy's lap.

Daddy and Santa Eamon decorating the Tree

Christmas Outfits

Here are the Christmas Outfits MamaMarie made for Eamon this year.

Here is his nightshirt.

Eamon LOVES this nightshirt.
Anytime he sees it he has to put it on, even over other pajamas,
or, one day, he put it on over his clothes and wore it to school.

I think Eamon looks like he should be in Peter Pan in the below picture.

And his jumper with a Christmas Train.
Eamon wasn't being very cooperative taking pictures, so this is the best I could get.

Baby Blackwood

Eamon is proud to welcome his new cousin Kathleen to the world.

Just in time for Christmas...a Niece

Ed's sister, Tracey, had a baby girl this morning.

Kathleen Sandra

Weighing in at 7 lbs, 13 oz.

We are so excited to get to meet her this weekend, but I'm hoping to see pictures before then.

Congratulations Tracey and Lee!

Hiking

We took Eamon hiking a few weeks ago. Ed carried him in the backpack on the way there, but on the way back we let Eamon walk. He got a little sidetracked every now and then, but otherwise he did pretty good. When he saw me carrying the camera bag and Ed carrying the backpack and decided he needed to carry something. I took the camera out of the camera bag and he carried the camera bag back.

Ten on Thursday

We'll see if I can make it to ten today....

1. Things have been quite busy around here. I finished up another Education class with an A. I have 4 classes left and am now trying to figure out if I can handle class on 2 nights next semester.

2. Eamon got sent home from Day Care on Tuesday for a crusty eye, which they thought was pink eye. It was actually just some discharge related to the new ear infection that he has. Yes, this makes 3 ear infections in about 2 months. One more and we'll be talking to the ENT about tubes.

3. Speaking of sick, I have bronchitis and my mom is sick too with an ear infection. Both of these are thanks to Eamon.

4. Mom kept Eamon for us Sunday night so we could go to the Melting Pot with our church friends. It was nice to have a night out and I'll post some pictures next time I hook the camera up to my computer.

5. I actually have lots of pics to post, but I just really haven't had time.

6. We actually bought a Christmas tree a few weeks ago, but we went to put the lights on it and probably 4 cups of needles fell off the tree, so we took it back and got another tree. Eamon and Ed put lights on it and then we all put ornaments on it. Eamon really likes the tree.

7. After we put the tree up I was so exhausted I didn't feel like putting the Christmas Village up. Little did I know, a Christmas Elf (Ed) stayed up late and put it up while I was sleeping. I was so excited to get up in the morning and see the village in the kitchen. Eamon loves the village too. Ed said that yesterday Eamon had to say hello to all the houses and the airplane and the cows.

8. Eamon has started talking so much. It is just amazing. We'll try to get some video of him talking to post.

9. Eamon has his first Christmas performance today at school. We are taking the video camera and the regular camera so hopefully we'll get some good pictures.

10. Now I have to go get some cough drops so I don't cough through the entire program.

11 (ooh I made it to 11) Some great friends are coming in town this weekend and I can't wait to spend some time with them. See yall tomorrow!!!

A few pics from November

Early in November we went to the Moss Rock Festival with some friends from church.

Here Eamon is trying to explain to his friend Savannah why he has stickers in his hair.

And this is his friend Sydney.Both girls are on my list for possible daughter-in-laws.

We went on a hike with Jennie's hiking group sometime in November and Jennie helped carry Eamon. Eamon is so funny when we are hiking with Fred (the dog). If Fred gets out of his sight he starts calling for him, "fed". We actually hiked about 6 miles that day.

Playing in the leaves.

Sick Baby

Our house has been the infirmary for the past week. Last Friday Ed went to the doctor and was diagnosed with H1N1 (yes, Swine Flu). Eamon and I spent the weekend at my parents house trying to keep him away from H1N1. Eamon was a little cranky over the weekend, had a low fever on Saturday, but was fine on Sunday. Monday I took him to day care and when I picked him up that afternoon he was burning up. Tuesday morning I took him to the doctor and sure enough, he had H1N1 and an ear infection in both ears. He got prescriptions for Tamiflu and an antibiotic. He's feeling much better now.

Camping

We went camping two weekends in a row. The first trip was with our Young Families Group from church to Nocalula Falls in Gadsden. The second trip was to Lake Guntersville. We had a great time both weekends. Here are a few pictures from the second weekend. I forgot to take my camera on the first trip.

More Pictures

You can see on the right side of the page that I added another link to a Picasa Web album. The first album filled up so I got another one.

http://picasaweb.google.com/home?tab=mq

First Day of School

On October 5 Eamon started school and I started my new job. It was a hard day for me, but Eamon had a great time at school. After the first few days, the novelty of day care wore off for Eamon and he caught on that this was permanent and he was going to be there all day. The second week was pretty rough and on Tuesday afternoon I got a call that Eamon had a fever. He was out the rest of the week with an ear infection. So the next Monday it seemed that we started all over again. He had a few bad days where he cried nearly all day and it has progressively gotten better. He still cries when I drop him off, but the teacher I drop him off with, Ms. Debbie, is wonderful and takes great care of him. She is only his morning teacher, his teacher gets in a little later. Ms. Debbie tells me she has to hide from Eamon because he sees her and he wants her throughout the day. He seems to be having a good time. They have even gotten him to nap every day, without putting him in the stroller. What a good boy. Here he was on the 1st day of school, nearly 21 months old.

My new job is going well. I have settled in and am enjoying it. It has been nice to see all of my old coworkers and hear how much I am missed. I miss them too!!

Happy Halloween

Eamon started off Halloween day as a firefighter.

Carving pumpkins with Rosie, Nathan and Evie.

Jules watching the pumpkin carving.

Rosie with her pumpkin smile.

Then Eamon was a monkey (in a tree)

Alan and Kim