We had another wonderful Christmas with family and friends! Lots of celebrations, parties, get-togethers and of course loads of presents for Sawyer's 2nd Christmas. We are so thankful for the love and generosity for our little guy and feel very blessed starting the new year. This is definitely my longest picture posting ever. Guess I should have broken it up into multiple posts but thought this was more fun!
And without further ado, I give you our Christmas in Pictures ....
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Blair's, Tarwater's and Hamra's before the McQueary's Party
Girls at the McQueary's Christmas Party
And the Boys
The Fuller's
John and Joe
Photo booth at Elly's
Reece and me
Krissy and me
Celebrating Megan's 1st Night out!
And Host Kyle
The Fabulous Hostess Kaye
Megan, Carlee and me
John, Miles and Tim
He missed him so!
CHRISTMAS PREP + PRESENTS
Painting pottery with Trina
Visited Santa and was not happy!
Visited Santa again and still NOT HAPPY!
Sawyer's Babysitter's Present to us, a beautiful painting of Sawyer
ANNUAL BESTIE CHRISTMAS
Auntie Trina breaking out the awesome gifts!
First train!!!
Loved the Mizzou shirt so much he ripped his other shirt off!
I love Elliot snuggles!
Elliot's 1st Christmas!
Love these girls and our new additions!
CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH OUR FAMILY OF THREE
Sawyer's plate all ready for Santa
Let's get this party started
Doesn't even need my help anymore
Loves his new Mr. Potato Head
Painting with his new watercolors
Drum set from Aunt Cindi and Uncle Rob
Train from Auntie Trina
CHRISTMAS MORNING AT THE MY PARENTS
Much harder to get this guy to take a family photo
Puzzle Books
Grandpa helping carry all his new stuff around
Me with my sisters Rachel and Amie
Obsessed with his Wagon and new Minion
Taking it for a stroll
CHRISTMAS EVE + CHRISTMAS DINNER AT JOHN'S GRANDPARENTS
Had family photos Christmas Eve
Cousin Kaiden's 1st Christmas
Cindi and Kaiden
Playing with his cousin Kaiden (I think I caught him trying to hit him, yikes!)
Flashcards from his Aunt + Uncle
Playing Piano with Mimi, Kaiden Sawyer and John
Started off Chrismtas Day with a nice nap
Uncle Mike, John and Sawyer playing pool
Presents from Mimi + Papa
Loves the Lawn Mower from Aunt Jackie + Uncle Carlos
Family Dinner
Loves his cousin Gabrielle
Mom, leave us alone!!!
WEEKEND IN ST. LOUIS
Quick breakfast stop at Village Inn and off to St. Louis
LUNCH AT MY GRANDPARENT'S
Cousin Elijah
Sawyer was so excited to see Chase, he decided to tackle him
And chase him (pun intended)
And hug him
More presents
Awesome nightlight from Great Grandma + Grandpa
Playing with Cousin Emily, he even took her sock off for her
DINNER AT MY UNCLE SCOTT + AUNT JULIE"S
Dinner at the Engel's. My dad with his brother Scott
Scott, Joe and my Dad
Cousins, missing Amie :(
Hockey with the boys
He was so obsessed, didn't want to leave the bubble hockey
Jules showing off her Piano Skills, playing Frosty the Snowman
More Bubble Hockey with Grandma
Meghan and Nick
Yes Erin I know you said "No Facebook" but I have to show how awesome our skills were (kidding of course). Maybe no one will see this but our family :)
Just Dance battle, I am proud to say I won at least 1 match. Erin is a Pro
With the crazy weather we've had, I was worried we wouldn't get to see Sawyer perform in his 2nd Christmas Program with Messiah Lighthouse. It was cancelled due to the snow last week but they were able to squeeze it in this past Tuesday. His teacher asked if he could wear his chicken Halloween costume again to be one of the animals in the stable...he of course loved it.
It was super hard to get pictures because we were hiding a few pews back so he wouldn't see us but here is what I managed to snap along with a short video.
The babies were like animals in the stable
His favorite teacher Penny playing the violin
Sitting watching the other kids perform
A few from where we were hiding
For a second we thought he spotted us, nope just daydreaming
Wow, Sawyer's 22 month birthday snuck up on me. I have been calling him 22 months for a while now because I feel like he is already 2. Everyday he inpresses me with something new, usually a new phrase that I have no idea where he learned. He is like a little sponge and we have to be very careful what we say around him! Here is a video of how rowdy he has gotten when we play. A simple game with dad turns into him running around the house kicking, hitting and throwing things. We usually just let him go because the more we feed into it the worst it gets. Of course, we make always make sure he isn't doing anything harmful :)
STATS
Weight: 33 lbs. (estimate doesn't see Dr. until 2nd Bday)
Height:34 inches (estimate doesn't see Dr. until 2nd Bday)
His favorite breakfast of Cheesy Eggs, Toast + Honey
Eating: He is either a crazy good eater or the pickiest eater ever. I have seen him take down a whole hamburger and more or completely not want a single piece of food. His favorites right now are eggs, toast, string cheese, fruit leather, bananas and hamburgers.
Sleeping:Great sleeper, sleeps 10-12 hours a night and naps anywhere from 1 - 3 hours a day.
This is a monitor shot of me catching him talking to Ralph and fixing his hair
Clothing: 2T in shirts + pants, size 7 shoes
Diapers:size 5
Pretending like this box is a boat with Ralph and Bear
Playing:He loves Tunnels, Puzzles and books. Most night all we do after school is John and I hold a big blanket and he hides under it like a tunnel. Then we read 3-4 books and he is ready for bed. He is awesome at puzzles and usual figures them out within a few minutes. He is starting to love to color too and at school they said his favorite is painting.
Putting his stuffed animals to bed
Teething: All his teeth are in waiting on those 2 year molars...yikes!
his little attitude is definitely showing in this pic
Tantrum, not so pretty!
Talking:He is mastering the 2-3 words sentences, especially bossy statements like "Stop it" "Don't like it" and "No, move". He has gotten very good and telling us exactly what he wants. He knows me and John by our real names now too and even says "Sawyer Farris Hamra". He is quite the little singer too and knows the words to most of the songs we sing. I just love his little voice. I love how he says Christmas and it sounds like "Kiss-mas" and when he eats something he really likes he says "Mmm, good". Or how he preferes to say "again" instead of "more" when he wants you to do something over. He knows how to tell stories with just the important words. Like the other days, he noticed our dog faith had an accident in the kitchen and he came and got me and said "Kitchen...Faith...Poop" , I responded "Did Faith poop in the kitchen" and his answer "Yes, Mommy...Clean up...towel...throw...snow". Because he had seen me pick it up before and throw it in the backyard in the snow. So cute!
Potty Training: Has sat on the potty a few times this month but hasn't gone. We let him go without a diaper at night so it might force him to use the potty and he has had a few accidents. Surprisingly, it scares him when he goes and he cries. When he starts in the 2's room in February they have small potties to help work with him on potty training.
1st Movie Theater experience
Pottery with Trina
Other developments:This month we tried two new things, his first movie at a theater and took him to paint pottery. Surprisingly he sat a whole hour watching Despicable Me 2 before he started getting antsy. He was even talking about the movie during, it is super cute when he says "Minions" and "Gru". Painting pottery went ok, was a little restless and he ended up like the toys better that the actually painting. We might wait to go back until next year. It was super fun though, Trina joined us and we painted a platter for Santa's Cookies.
Miss Elliot is already 6 weeks old (today!) and she is getting prettier by the day. Her beautiful mother and my best friend Megan posted on her blog Elliot's newborn pics earlier this week, (by Meg White Photography) and I just had to share. They were taken a week after she was born, which already feels like forever ago. It is so awesome to see Megan + Tim as parents, they are naturals and it ooks so wonderful on them. Tim you might want to keep her locked up, the boys are going to be lined up at the door (including my son!)
Here are just a couple of my favorites (I love them all!)
You can see a lot more on Megan + Tim's Blog: The Johnson Blurb
Look at that face!
Ahhh the cuteness!!!
So sweet!
Oh and had to share her looking so fabulous in the yellow
head wrap I got her. It helped keep her little ears warm
