O's FOURTH BIRTHDAY!!!

I can't believe it!!!

My baby is 4!!!

It seems like just yesterday I was sitting at Christmas dinner getting ready to enjoy some of my mom's delicious pound cake. Then it started. I didn't get to eat that pound cake until O and I returned home from the hospital a number of days later. It has been an amazing 4 years watching "Big Man" grow and learn. I can't even begin to list the many ways the Lord has blessed us through him. Happy Birthday!!!!

December 26, 2002

January 26, 2003

December 26, 2006 "Wake Up!!! YOU ARE 4!!!"

Owen chose Thomas the Tank Engine for his party, homemade pizza for dinner, and Nee-Mommy and Bop-Bop were able to drive up for the party.

What a special treat to share a birthday week with Grandad!!!

UT, here I come!!!

Our Christmas 2006

We had such a wonderful Christmas! DaddyOz's parents and brother were able to fly down and spend a number of days with us. It was so exciting to be all together after the many things that happened this year. A true testimony of the Lord's blessings on this family. DaddyOz's vacation started on Christmas day and we began a much needed 2 weeks off. We spent the first week at home with the Oz side of the family, celebrated's O's FOURTH BIRTHDAY!!!, and visited with Great Grands, Uncle C and Aunt B. The second week we spent down in SC with MommyOz's side of the family. It was a wonderful vacation and time of resting up for the new year (and all that it will bring :) ).

Before worship on Christmas Eve morning (above).

O and D with their stockings on Christmas morning.

I don't think D has had these off since she unwrapped them (and I'm writing this in Feb 2007!)

I can't figure out if this was for O or DaddyOz ?!?! :) O def. has some of his daddy's talent!!!

Christmas 2006!

O's Cookie Baking

One of OUR favorites this time of year is Molasses Sugar Cookies. Just the smell of them puts me in the Christmas mood. Last week, during D's morning nap, O and I made a couple of batches for the freezer (and a few for snacking immediately). We turned on the Christmas music and had a good time. O stayed busy pouring in ingredients and then he rolled the majority of the cookie balls in sugar. He did a great job! Wish we could share some through your computer! Here are some pictures of O at work:
We ended up freezing most of the dough balls so that we could have "freshly baked" cookies whenever we wanted. It sure is too bad that my sugar test is Thursday!!! I'm trying really hard to be good but this time of year is difficult!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (finally!)

O and D really enjoyed DaddyOz putting the tree up and putting on "their" (a.k.a. UNBREAKABLE) ornaments. The hardest part was finding ONE place and not moving them to a new location everyday. One of the fun things that O said when he heard us talking about a Christmas tree: "Oh, Mom, I'm just gonna love having a Christmas tree!"

Off to bed after decorating the tree!!!

We also got to see Grandma!!!

We were able to head down to SC to catch Grandma for a couple of hours while she was visiting her parents and siblings. It was much, much too short! But, like our visit with Grandad, is just makes us all the more excited to have them stay with us over Christmas.

Here are some pictures of the snuggles that were shared: