One December, and three Christmases!

December, 2008

December was a great month, and we got to see so much of our family! We traveled to LA on the 23rd, but before we left, we were able to have a small little Christmas celebration in our home.

Santa brought Boyd a new baby gym, and he LOVED it!

Mommy improved on the whole idea by adding Daddy's slinky... : )

He couldn't wait to tell his Dad about all his great loot!

Then, on Christmas day, we were at Shelly's parents home in Garden Grove, and Boyd got to see lots of Shelly's family, at least when his uncle Jerec would let him go... Wow, they were inseparable!L to R: Markie, Grandma Sanders, and Shelly with Boyd. And that chicken cutting board is from us! : )

L to R: Candy, Big Mark, Ollie (the dog), Berkley, Jerec, and Shawnda

Shelly's favorite present! He loves that caterpillar that his cousin Berkley got him!

The next day we were at my parent's place in Downey, and Boyd was mobbed by all his Wilcox/Lane cousins. We really enjoyed seeing our family, and getting to share that wonderful Christmas spirit with them!

Aunt Liz getting to know the real Boyd... the nap king

Christmas dinner with the Wilcox/Lane grandkids

Any more grandkids, and we are going to have to reserve a party hall!

A little Christmas music to finish off the night, thanks Willie and Dad!

Gilroy Gardens' Holiday Lights

On Dec. 20th, 2008, we invited our friends Glen and Aimee (and Boyd's little friend, Gage) to go to the local theme park here in Gilroy to see the Christmas lights that they had put up. And, since Shelly works there, we were able to get in for pretty cheap! : )
We all had a great time, and survived the chilly air! We love Christmas time!

Boyd really liked the lights everywhere, but it was too cold to keep him out for long.

Gage was dressed a little warmer than Boyd, so he got to hang out on his daddy's shoulder.

As we were leaving the park, we wanted to take one more family picture, but Boyd was already asleep... So here we are!

Our Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree...

I was very proud of myself this year, and actually got our Christmas tree up in time for Christmas! Yeah, i know, I'm amazing...

We had a fun time decorating it, and Boyd was happy watching us put up the twinkle lights from his chair. We sure do love Christmas time!

It's Story Time!

Boyd loved Six Little Twinkling Stars, especially the little flashing lights.

Dec. 7, 2008

Quentin has decided that he is going to start reading a bed time story to Boyd every night that he is home. I caught a few pictures of their first "Story Time" and I am happy that they both seem to be enjoying it.

Here Comes Santa Claus!

Oh yeah, Santa! Can you touch your nose? I can!!!

OOH, twinkling lights.

Snoozing in Santa's arms.

The perfect picture of Boyd with Santa. Thanks to Daddy!

Dec. 5, 2008

It was love at first site! Boyd's favorite colors are red, black and white, so of course we knew that Boyd would hit it off with Santa.

Daddy Day

Boyd is already multitasking--holding his bottle and his pacifier.

Dec. 4, 2008

It's "Daddy Day" at the Wilcox home, our first one actually. I returned to work to help out for a special event, and Quentin stayed home with Boyd. I heard that Quentin asked his friend, "What was Shelly thinking, leaving Boyd home with me?" Well, I thought it would be a good bonding moment for the boys.

Anyways, the reason why I am blogging this is because of what I discovered when I returned home. Boyd was holding his own bottle, and not just for a few seconds at a time. He was holding it until he finished it. I was impressed! I asked Quentin, "How did you teach him to hold his own bottle?" Quentin replied, "Easy, he could not eat unless he could hold his own bottle." Okay, so that is borderline abuse, but it paid off and we are all reaping the benefits.

Graduation Day

Dec. 1, 2008

Boyd has graduated, from his bassinet. He is no longer in our room, but his room. He loves his crib! Some mornings he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to sing us a morning song, and then returns back to sleep. He is quite the talker, and we love it!