Lead Up to Christmas

The weeks before Christmas were filled with lots of fun and special things:

Making lots of yummy cookies and realizing that this cookie monster was tall enough to steal his own from the counter.

Visiting the fish tank at Bass Pro Shops.

Riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Goofing around with Auntie Sarah.

After nap cuddles from happy boys.

A terrible picture of my Christmas crafting endeavor.

And an after dinner trip to The Ice Cream Company for a family sized banana split!

Next up: Christmas!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

The day after Thanksgiving we went and picked out a Christmas tree. (Yes we're those people!) We grabbed the first one we saw at The Home Depot, picked up a couple of wreaths for the front door, and made it home in time to decorate. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Caleb found one just his size!

Lockridge boys 

Our new Fisher Price nativity. I wanted one that the boys could touch and play with. They LOVE it! Baby Jesus may have been missing for a few days but, thankfully, he's been found. :)

 We have to get outside every day. These boys need exercise and fresh air and a place to run. The weather has been ok (rainy one day, sunny the next) so we've had lots of time to play. Thank goodness!

Enjoying some sunshine and a walk. Levi's quite the helper these days!

A little rain doesn't keep us inside for long!

These boys love playing in the leaves,

and under the slide,

and eating picnic lunches outside!

And we also went to the mall to visit Santa! Levi was excited. Caleb was excited until the strange man touched him. Oh well. That's just how it goes right? Merry Christmas!

Belated Thanksgiving

Well I'm not entirely sure what the problem was with uploading pictures. There were lots of people without the ability to post but no real answers. Weird. It's entirely possible that I'm at my limit of storage space but for some reason it seems to be working. Fingers crossed! :)

So, we had a great Thanksgiving! Yes, it was a few weeks ago but it was fun nonetheless! We spent Wednesday at the Lockridges for a full afternoon of cooking, eating, playing, wrestling, talking, napping and general thankfulness. 

Our future quarterback!

Getting snuggles with Grandma & Grandpa Lockridge.

The older Lockridge boys take any opportunity to wrestle. Now the littler Lockridge boys are getting in on the action too. I think Levi thought he was helping Dave win, but I think Dave would tell you otherwise!

 On Thanksgiving morning we ran in the annual (3rd time for us!) Turkey Trot. We actually didn't run. We walked. Well, Dave carried Levi because he decided that he wasn't going to walk or ride in the stroller. Bless his heart. At least Dave got some exercise out of it, right?

Family picture attempt at the Turkey Trot.

Aunt Claire, Me, Caleb, Auntie Sarah, Levi, Grammy, Auntie Alison

Levi & Caleb are ready for the run now that they have their snacks.

 We came home from the race and hosted Thanksgiving at our house. It was super yummy and everyone helped. I even made my first ever pies! (They tasted good but they were a lot of work. I'm not signing myself up for it again any time soon.)

The best way to end a busy day? In the bathtub! :)

Blogger Problems

Hey folks,

I have lots of great Thanksgiving pictures to share. I have lots of pictures of our Christmas decorating and picking out a tree. Unfortunately, blogger is having some issues. It's telling me that I've reached my picture quota (which I know is a possibility) but when I look around it tells me I've used 0% of my storage space. It tells me to purchase more storage. (No thanks!) Some people said to start a new blog (Done: lockridgeland2.blogspot.com) but that won't let me add pictures either. I looked around some more and it seems as though lots of people are having problems adding pictures right now. So, instead of purchasing more space I'm just going to hang in there and wait patiently for the problems to be fixed. Hopefully soon, because I have some cute pictures of my little guys! :)

Happy Holidays!

Lockridgeland Update

Lockridgeland has been busy, busy, busy but still taking time to enjoy the fall weather and each other's company. Our boys are growing so fast and we're having so much fun getting to watch them learn and explore. Here's a quick peek at what we've been up to:

Caleb is starting to do some independent play with his new birthday toys. (Thanks Auntie Claire & Uncle Roger for the cool workbench!) It's so fun to watch him learn these new things but it's also nice for his big brother that he's into his own things instead of just destroying everything around him. :)

We got to celebrate Uncle Charlie's birthday and we still love his awesome fish tank. Hours of entertainment!

Levi is getting really creative and has so many new words and sentences. Here we are coming back from the park with his "sword" and "fishing pole" (both sticks) because he's a pirate.

I got to take a trip down to LA last weekend to celebrate one of our favorite people and their coming-soon-baby. I got to ride down with my mom, hang out with my mom and dad, eat some awesome food (hello, Bruxie! Waffle sandwiches, what???), go out to dinner with three amazing girlfriends, stay with the Smarts and their sweet, sweet girls, and go to a great baby shower. It was so fun! And Dave held down the fort while I was away. Everyone was happy, rested and without pants. :)

Caleb has finally figured out where Daddy is when he says he's "going to work." That means lots of door knocking, handle jiggling, and sneaky trips to see Daddy. From the outside of the door it's pretty cute, from the inside probably a little less cute. 

This big boy thinks he's a big boy. He would rather walk then ride in the stroller, so he's finding all sorts of fun, new things around him. It makes for a little more hand washing but it's pretty fun to see his interest in new things.

And last but not least, we're looking forward to the annual Turkey Trot this Thursday. It's only our 3rd year participating but we've taken two little babies with us in the past and has really become a part of our Thanksgiving traditions. Gobble gobble!

Ten on Tuesday: Fall Edition

Last trip to the pumpkin patch:

Levi 

Caleb

Halloween fun:

Woody & Buzz Lightyear

Pre-carnival dinner at McDonalds with the cousins

Buzz went fishing for candy.

We met "Jessie"!

My Buzz showing off his cookie face.

Yummy caramel apples-- carrying on my grandma's Halloween tradition!

 At the ONTHERUN one year anniversary celebration:

Chowing down on yummy hot dogs.

Running laps around the indoor track: Levi back left, Caleb front right.

Caleb's 1st Birthday Party

Caleb's twelve month photos to show how much he's grown.

Driving his cousin Charlie in his car.

Cousin Ashley, Auntie Sarah and Auntie Amy rocking the birthday hats.

Our sweet one-year-old and Daddy.
Caleb fell on the concrete right as the party was starting and he has a good looking scratch on his forehead to prove it. Just in time for family pictures!

Opening presents with Mommy and Daddy.
(Photobombed by Uncle Bryan)

Auntie Sarah and Levi showing off his lovely new expression.  I promise he wasn't really grumpy about his brother's birthday but he gets a good reaction whenever he makes this face so it's making an appearance pretty often.

And a picture of Caleb demolishing his first cake. He loved it!

It was a great night filled with lots of people who love our little guy. We were so glad to celebrate with everyone, so grateful for all the help setting up and tearing down and, of course, all the great gifts for the birthday boy. Happy 1st Birthday Caleb!!!