Christmas in Paris

I just put a ridiculous amount of pictures on this blog-who knows if they're in the right order! Here we go...our CHRISTMAS IN PARIS!!


We went to GREAT Aunt Gwen Ann's Sunday afternoon. Kanyon was very very happy to see her and take a nap in her room! Sorry this is out of order.

Santa came to my parents' house early this year since it's our year to be gone. Santa was tricky and came in the afternoon. This was a first, but we all went on the stairs and walked around the corner just like it was morning! Here is Kanyon in his Christmas PJ's lookin' pretty cute!

Checking out his stocking:
His bulldog tasted yummy..his daddy added his touch with Santa on his head!
This was also a first for me and Kory as Santa had to come see our son so we had a new role this year! :) Here is Kanyon with his present (Santa decided to bring this one to Paris and his other one to Montana since it would be hard to travel with).

He spits out the thummy in amazement at this interesting bundle beside him:
He is so smart...he started opening it!!
YEAH!! Of course like every other toy this boy has, it is dual purpose. A therapist suggested getting some kind of ball that vibrates and has textures. So we put that at the top of Kanyon's list. This isn't exactly what we were looking for but its the best we-I mean Santa- could do.

Christmas makes him sleepy.

Avery and Roselyn got new hats. They were so funny! They were a little too tight, but that actually worked for Avery, I think it was too tight for her to pull off!
My parents with their little elves
Ok, so maybe the best gift of Christmas was given Saturday night in our "just us" gift exchange. My mom and Clint share a love for the TLC show Miami Ink..of course now they love LA Ink and London Ink too. Maybe its because they're the artists in the family, but whatever the reason, they're kind of into these shows and therefore have taken in a new appreciation for the art of tattooing. So Rachel gave them tatoos! They are these sleeve things that you put on your arm that look like you tatted your whole arm. Pretty nasty, but very very funny!


Once again, Christmas makes Kanyon very sleepy.

Avery and Roselyn each got a wagon from Mom and Dad. They were a hit! Notice Clint is still showing off his tatto.
Clint pulled Roselyn around in hers until she literally fell asleep. She was nodding off as he pulled her and she finally fell over on her arm zonked out.
Nice Avery, nice (or naughty).

We also had our Christmas with Mom's sisters and family. It was so fun. As usual, Aunt Nancye pulled through with some irreplaceable must-haves for Kanyon....like the giant stocking and the giant alligator (the alligator came with an outfit in those colors to match). Thanks Auntie!!

OK, so maybe the tattoo sleeves weren't the best...maybe Kanyon got the best gift from his Uncle Clint and Aunt Rachel...as you may recall, last year we gave Clint (yes, Clint) some Jordan's for Roselyn. Well, he returned the favor and got Kanyon some!!! He got the 22's so he could have the ones from his birth year. Pretty cool. I will warn you that there is an insane amount of pictures with these shoes. If you are not a basketball person you will think we're crazy. If you are a basketball person you might still think we're crazy. So we have a weak spot for bball shoes. Clint likes it because he gets to spend time researching, shopping, and buying them in the name of the children in his life! Just an excuse to feed his addiction.

This picture was real..not posed. We were excited to open the shoes and this shirt. Kanyon was so taken aback that he had to turn and look the other way.

Rachel made him a "Fresh out the Box" shirt his size with his shoes on it. Oh so thugish...oh so sweet.
We didn't even bother to take off the PJ's. The shoes had to go on ASAP. This is also a first. He's never had shoes on his feet. His first pair of shoes he ever got were his cowboy boots from Chief and Gram when he was born, but he's still got to grow into those. Boots and Jordans...what more could he want.
If you look closely you can see that Kanyon was overcome with emotion when we put the shoes on him. He was so very pleased.



Decked out in new shirt and shoes. Once again, all of this is a little emotional.

Santa brought Roselyn a new pair of shoes (think her daddy wrote her letter to Santa?)since she's already outgrown hers from last year. So..this was perfect. Avery can wear Roselyn's old ones and Kanyon and Roselyn wear their new ones. We decided to try to get a picture of this. Notice the girls' attire. They are wearing their new tutus from aunt nancye. Avery in her pj's and roselyn in her, tutu, bloomers, no dress, and tights pulled up (not sure how that happened). Very high fashion.
Chaos!...when will we quit trying to take pictures?
Daddy's with their proud feet!
Pretty great picture!


OK, so that was our Christmas....sorry it was mostly pictures of overpriced frivolous yet irresistible shoes for our babies. Everyone has a weak spot and we admit we've found ours.

We had our 9 month check up and things were good. Kanyon weighed 13.4 (50th percentile) and was 25 1/2 in. (75th percentile). He only gained a pound in the last month and a half so he told us to start adding a little cereal to my milk. Still trying to figure out how to cut the nipples on his bottles just right. I hope I don't ruin too many trying to figure this out. I don't want to go buy the ones made for this because they won't fit my bottles. We'll see. Dr. Chris thought Kanyon looked good and we're thankful for that.

This may be our last post for a while because we leave Sunday for MONTANA!!!! We are so very excited to see everyone and be there on the ranch..its been a year and a half! I also have to say that I"m a little nervous about traveling and stuff. We are flying and I'm really nervous about the germy airports and germy planes. I just don't want him to get sick while we're up there. He's been so healthy so far...we need to keep that going until we get back! It just scares me to go from staying home to airplanes..the germiest place on earth! Please pray for UNEVENTFUL travel and for Kanyon to stay strong and healthy. We'll be back New Year's Day! Merry Christmas to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!