New Hairdo

When I was pregnant I didn't want to dye my hair because they say it can affect the baby. Who knows if that is really true or not but I didn't want to risk it. So before I got pregnant I dyed my hair to my natural color. Now that I am not pregnant I wanted to go back blonde so my aunt dyed my hair and cut like 2 or 3 inches off. It was ok being a brunette but I am so glad I can be a blonde again.

Christmas Decorations

While I was gone to Illinois Philip put up our christmas tree. Grandma Duffin helped him put all the ornaments and lights on. I was so excited. It really put me in the Christmas mood. Then I put up more decorations around our mantle. It is not much but I sure love coming into this room and seeing all the festive decorations.

Trip to See Santa in Illinois

Hunter and I made a quick trip to Illinois so the rest of my family could see our cute little bundle of joy. They loved him!! I will have more pictures later. We did so much in so little time. We took a 5 generation picture which I will post soon. We went to alot of Christmas parties and Hunter even got to sit on Santa's lap. Hunter's picture with Santa was posted on the front page of the local newspaper because he was so cute.

Hunter with Santa in his Santa outfit.

Hunter with Santa in his Snowman bunting.

The Swing...

So I got this swing from someone who was done having kids and in the process of Philip and I moving we kind of left it outside. oops :-) Well I was having trouble moving all my stuff in because Hunter wanted to be held so much. So I cleaned up the swing and brought it in to see if it would work. Well it didn't. I would go by it every 30 sec or so and give it a good push because Hunter loved it so much and I could get alot more done.

Then I decided I would buy a new one that ran automatically. In the process of looking I became very frustrated and just decided that I would buy a replacement part and fix this swing. Well when I was trying to find the product number water came trinkling out of the top part. So I broke all of it down and got out my hair dryer to dry the parts. I tightened some wires and put it back together. Guess what...IT WORKS!! That saved me alot of money. But it does sound like it is going to die sometimes. Hopefully it will last for a long time. Here is a video of the swing working. Hunter loves it!! Especially that mobile, he will cock his head back and just stare at those animals.

Thanksgiving 2008

Things I am Thankful for:
My wonderful Husband that treats me like a Queen.
My new baby boy that is healthy and the most precious thing I have ever seen.
My wonderful family on both sides. They do so much for us. We are truly grateful.
My Faith in Jesus Christ and the powerful change he has on our lives.
There are many many more things I could list.
We are so thankful for all our blessings.

This was Hunter's first Thanksgiving. We all went over to Philip's aunt Janie's house. It was so good!! I love Thanksgiving dinner!! Especially those yams!

Thanksgiving really made Hunter tired. Isn't he so cute. He is such a good baby!

Grammy's Visit, Mom's trip & Hunter's Blessing

Grammy is my grandma on my mom's side. She is the best. I am so glad that she was able to come out and see our precious baby boy!! She helped us move too. What a grandma!!

Then my mom came out for Hunter's blessing. She only got to be here for 2 days and wouldn't let Hunter out of her sight or arms :-) Hunter sure loves his grandma.

Hunter got blessed on November 9th by his daddy. Philip loves our son so much. He is an amazing dad. I still think it is weird that we are parents and I am calling him a dad. We love being parents, our little Hunter is our whole world.

This is Hunter's Blessing Outfit. It is so special because it is 45 years old. Why does that make it special you ask....it was his grandpa Waggoner's outfit (my dad) and his uncles (my brothers) Brock and Beau were blessed in this very outfit.

Ok so it has been a loooooooong time since I last updated. SORRY!! Newborns take alot of work :-) I love him so much....

I have added pictures from his baby shower in a slideshow on the side.

I will update more often I promise.