Holidayz.

Christmas came ... and Christmas went.  Honestly it happened so fast I hardly had time to get excited.  But even for its warp speed, it was wonderful to Christmas with family, specifically our little one.  The first Christmas with a baby was so fun but so weird.  Freddie and blew most of our Christmas budget on Liam (which really is how it should be) and Liam blew through his gifts focusing on the wrapping paper instead of the toys.  I knew that would happen.  You only hear the cliched "I spent X on the gift, but what they played with was the box" so many times before you believe it; and Liam fulfilled every expectation of ignoring what ever colorful, shiny, noisy thing he uncovered, to deftly and efficiently shove the wrapping into his sweet, drool filled mouth.  Freddie and I loved every minute of it.  We took picture after picture of Liam attacking the newest gift laid before him, with the end result being a pile of mushy paper, and we never tired of it.  Each time was utterly hilarious, the exact repetition of which with each present made it all the more funny.  Yes, I admit it, we are those parents.  Everything Liam does is the greatest thing ever.  For my childless friends, hold judgment until you have your own bouncing, snotting bundle of joy.  Behold mine in all his Christmas glory.

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and have a happy New Year!

Liam update

I have a 7.5 month old.  CRAZY!  I know I'm a little late but here is the home shot of Liam at 7 months.

Thankful Thursday Post.

So I know I have missed like the last 6 weeks of the promised Thankful Thursday posts but really, I've been busy graduating from college.  So in order to make up for the last month or more of slacking on my part, here are the things I've been thankful for most for the last 6 weeks.

I'm thankful we were able to go to Texas for Thanksgiving and be with the giant Jones clan.  I love love love Freddie's family.  They are warm, inclusive and funny.

I'm thankful for our reliable vehicle that got us safely to Texas over Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for Freddie's job.  He loves what he does, the people he works with and he has learned so much as a photographer.

I'm thankful for a healthy happy baby boy.  Liam is the light of my life and although he has turned my world upside down, over and over he has been worth it.

I'm thankful that I made it through my ridiculous History 221 class and that my professor didn't flunk me on my midterm and gave me a 'C' even though I totally deserved to fail... Let's be honest, that was no where close to the caliber of work I should and can put out as a history major.

Finally, I'm thankful to be graduating.  Although there is a torrid of emotions I'm experiencing in conjunction with having just taken my final final, I'm thankful to be able to hold my head up high and say, "I may be a few years late, but I finished what I started and got my degree."

Happy Thursday Everyone!