Just the Three of Us

We have enjoyed this last week with just the three of us.  We have done a lot of this. . . . . resting up for Molly's arrival.  I've tried to relax and rest some this week because I know next week is going to be exhausting.

We had Chad and Kellie and Justin and Natalie over for dinner one night and exchanged presents with everybody.

I also spent one day at my parents house monogramming some burp cloths for Molly.  I have a stack of them I want to get done so hopefully I can finish the other ones this weekend sometime.  I have a few sewing projects I'm working on as well this weekend to help pass the time :)

Friday Layton and I went with my parents to the zoo.  It was a beautiful day but the zoo was so crowded.  Layton had fun riding the train of course and we saw a lot of the larger animals.

I also had a wonderful treat this week and we got someone to deep clean our house from top to bottom.  They spent two days cleaning everything and my house is spotless right now I love it!!  We have a freezer full of frozen meals and I've gone grocery shopping one last time so I think we are officially ready for Molly to come.  Our bags are packed and we are going to put her car seat in the car this afternoon.  I'm so excited to meet our baby girl.  I've really been praying for Layton this week that he will adjust to everything and not feel like he is being replaced.  Every time I think about having to split my time between two kids I start crying but I know he will be fine.  He has been so needy and attached to me this week it has been exhausting.  He won't let Clifton help him do anything so I hope he gets over that soon because I'm going to need all the help I can get. 

We have so much to be thankful for this year and I have a feeling 2012 is going to be even better for our family as we get to know Molly and watch her and Layton grow up.  Tuesday morning we will go in at 5 a.m. to start the induction process unless Molly decides to come before that.  Please pray for a safe and healthy delivery for both of us!

Christmas at Grandpa and Granny Leigh's

The Monday after Christmas Day Layton woke up with 104 fever :(  We thought he was getting better but then the fever came back.  We spent the whole day at home resting and just playing with his new toys some more.  We ended up going to Clifton's dad's house that night because they told us to come even though Layton was sick so we could go ahead and have our Christmas with them.  We weren't really sure when we would reschedule it.  Layton's fever finally broke and he was acting fine most of the day.  We had some yummy soup and opened presents that night.  They got the boys a nice riding John Deere tractor.  The boys had so much fun riding it around the house that night.  Layton can't wait to go back to their house and ride it outside.  Here are some pictures from our Christmas with Grandpa and Granny Leigh.

Christmas Day

We had a nice relaxing Christmas Day at home which was amazing.  It was awesome not having to go anywhere and Layton had so much fun all day playing with all of his new toys.  He was so surprised and happy about his new Ford truck.  He kept telling us "Mommy this Ford truck came all the way from the north pole."  I loved seeing him so happy.  We lounged around in our pajamas until lunch time and then my parents came over for lunch.  I made a simple Christmas lunch of chicken cordon bleu in the crockpot with green bean casserole and rolls.  It was yummy.  After lunch Layton took a really long nap and Clifton and I managed to get a nap in too which was nice.  Here are some pictures from our quiet Christmas at home this year.


I got up and made some yummy sticky buns for breakfast courtesy of pinterest.  It was so easy and delicious.  This is before I baked them.

 Here is Layton waking up

 He is saying "Silly Bonnie put up a gate on my door."

 He loved the new truck!

 Checking out all of his gifts from Santa.

 He immediately started loading up all of his presents in the bed of his truck to haul them.

 Daddy playing with his new helicopter.

 We let him ride his truck for a few minutes even though it was so cold and nasty outside and he was sick we had to let him try it out at least.  Surprisingly he drives it really well and now goes everywhere as fast as the truck will go.  It is strange to see him driving around in something.

 His legs aren't quite long enough to reach the pedals so that is why he has the pillow behind him :)

 Building a tower with his new peg set.

 He woke up from his nap and wanted to cuddle so we were watching his favorite "Big Green Tractor" video on the Ipad.

Christmas Eve

Layton started running fever the night before Christmas Eve so I wasn't sure what to expect when he woke up the next morning.  He was still running high fever the next morning so we decided we better take him to see a doctor so he wouldn't get any worse.  He also had a horrible cough that was not getting any better.  I knew we didn't have time to waste because I didn't want him to be sick when Molly arrives and that could be at any time now.  We ended up taking him to a pediatric clinic in San Antonio that was really nice and the doctor was very thorough.  She sent us on our way with an inhaler, some steroids and some claritin and told us it was a bad virus but he should be feeling better soon.  Three hours later our prescriptions were finally ready to be picked up at Walgreens.  We had to kill a lot of time in San Antonio while we were waiting for all the medicine.  It was of course cold and rainy and we had a cranky sick toddler with us that really needed a nap.  I was really disappointed that we had to spend our Christmas Eve like that especially our last one with just the three of us but at least the three of us were together.  We missed my family Christmas lunch with everyone because I didn't want anyone else to get sick especially Layton's cousins Cooper and Kyleigh so that was a bummer.  We also missed the Candlelight service at church this year which was sad because that is my favorite service of the year.  We made the best of it though and my parents, Carter and Laura and Amanda and Jerrod showed up after the service with tons of leftovers from the lunch we missed and we all enjoyed a nice dinner together Christmas Eve night.  I'm so glad they came because it made the night feel so much more like Christmas.  Layton was in good spirits despite being sick so we had lots of fun as a family.  We watched Four Christmases and just enjoyed the evening together.  We helped Layton leave the reindeer food outside and put out some cookies and milk for Santa.  Here are a bunch of pictures from our Christmas Eve.

 Playing that morning with his new toys despite being really sick.

 Passed out in the truck on the way to the doctor.

 Having fun with daddy once we got home from San Antonio.

 Helping daddy open his present.

 He wanted Aunt Amanda to be a fireman so here she is in Layton's new costume.

 Feeding the reindeer or Roscoe and Daisy.  They thought it was a treat for them so then Layton dumped the bag on their heads they were covered in glitter.  The whole time he is telling them "No Roscoe and Daisy that is for Rudolph."

 Sitting by the fire with daddy.

 Putting out cookies and milk for Santa.

 This is a horrible picture of me I was in my lounge clothes already we had a very long day and I was exhausted but Amanda and Laura look great :)

 We stayed up way too late that night playing Santa.  Clifton had to assemble Layton's truck and it was really cold that night so he just did it in the middle of the living room.  I kept an eye on the monitor to make sure we didn't wake up Layton.  It was nice to spend some time with just the two of us that night after everyone left.

 Bonnie was up to her crazy ways one last time.  She taped off the door to Layton's room that night so he would have to bust through the next morning.