Christmas #1 - The Floyd Fam

WOW... I am just now getting around to posting our Christmas pictures! Things have been just a tad busy around here for us! The biggest news is that we finally found a house in Little Rock - yay! We close on the 24th of January then are having a little bit of remodel work on it. Once that work is complete, then we will finally be making the big move. So bittersweet, but Reider and I are so ready to see Ben every day again! More updates and pictures coming on our move very soon...

But for now, I'll move on to our wonderful Christmas...

Christmas #1 was spent with my side of the family on Christmas Eve - we had a blast! It was Ben, Reid, myself, Doc, KK, Aunt NeeNee, and Uncle Craig. Is this not the most handsome little man who was SO VERY ready to open presents???

But first... before the present opening... we went to the Candlelight service at my parents church. And, as you can see, Reid has become VERY opinionated on the clothes that he wears and he was none to thrilled at his Christmas sweater I had picked out. These pictures are classic...

Yes, we are most definitely almost two! =)

Aunt NeeNee and Uncle Craig

Ben and I (Reid was still throwing a fit)

After the Christmas Eve service it was finally time to begin opening presents. It was so much fun this year to watch Reid get so excited and wide-eyed! He definitely understood the gift giving this year!

The first present Reider opened was full of "choo-choos"... yes, he is OBSESSED! Here is is trying to carry them all at the same time...

Then we figured it was time to bring out the BIG gift... Reid's new train table!!!

He ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! I have never heard the words "choo-choo" so many times in my life! He kept saying "Ho, ho, ho... choo-choos!!!"

Of course, after getting the train table, no other presents really mattered much to Reid... ha!

Reid and KK

More presents

...and back to the choo-choos!

Neely and I with our wedding boquets Mom and Dad had preserved...

The guys with their signed George W. Bush books

Mom and I with our blingin' new watches

It was a wonderful Christmas! We, of course, received way too much and are so very thankful! My favorite new toy has to be my ipad... LOVE IT! =)

After Reider went to bed and all the gifts were open... we began the task of setting up the train table. It only took 3 college grads 3 hours. Wow. (And maybe the wine didn't help!)

Yep... still working...

...by 1am, all the adults were playing with Reider's toys =)

...and the finished product that is providing MANY hours of entertainment for our little man...

We are so very thankful for our wonderful family and the sweet memories that were made! Looking forward to 2011!

Reid's Christmas Party

On Tuesday, Reid's MDO class at Southlake Christian had their little class party - it was one of the cutest things I've ever seen! They all made matching Christmas shirts, ate Christmas cookies, juice, and exchanged gifts (each brought a wrapped book).

The party started right after nap time. Usually my child is the first one up, but on party day... he's, of course, taking the longest nap ever. This pic is taken as the party is starting... lights are on, parent's are there, and Christmas music is playing. Didn't phase him one bit. =)

Did someone say "cookies"? That got him up and going... Here's Reider diving into the cookies...

Me and my guy =)

With KK (and still way more interested in eating cookies than taking pictures)

With Grandma (now double-fisting the cookies)

With Miss Annie & Miss Colleen - we LOVE these teachers!

Looking at his book from William

Wordless Wednesday

Fort Worth Parade of Lights

On Friday evening, our family went to our first ever viewing of the Fort Worth Parade of Lights - Reid loved it! We were a little worried, but he sat there completely mesmerized through the entire parade. This will definitely be a holiday tradition that we do every year! My Dad (aka "Doc") was actually one of the judges this year, so we got to sit in the VIP section and had a great view of the parade.

Is he not THE CUTEST!?!

Haha...this is what a family Christmas picture with a toddler looks like... =)

Reider and KK

The whole fam... Aunt NeeNee, Uncle Craig, Ben, Myself, Reid, KK, & Doc

A few pics from the parade (photographs courtesy of Neely Pedersen)

Thanksgiving 2010

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever." 1 Chr 16:34

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration this year - we truly have much to be thankful for! We spent the day at KK and Doc's house and were joined by a large crew... it was: Myself, Ben, Reider, KK, Doc, Aunt Neely, Uncle Craig, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Jeff, Karen & Jack Pedersen (Uncle Craig's parents), Wyatt & Amanda Palmer and John Palmer (Neely & Craig's good friends from med school). It was a great group and we enjoyed the day watching football and eating way too much food!

Me and my handsome little man

...someone was getting very sleepy...

The "Kid" table... =)

The adult table...

Our child LOVES to be the center of attention... and he's never short of attention when his Aunts and Uncles are around... he and Uncle Craig goofed off most of the day...

Aunt NeeNee reading books

Gaylord ICE 2010

Last week we had a fun outing with KK, Jayme, Isabella, and GiGi (Isabella's Grandma)... we ventured out to Gaylord ICE! It was a Charlie Brown theme this year and was really beautiful!

Here's Reider and I in our ICE coats before going inside - he only threw a small fit when we put it on him =)

Reid and KK

With Jayme and Isabella (sorry for the blurry pic!)

And then we went inside... this next picture pretty much sums up Reid's thoughts on the whole experience...

He was TERRIFIED... safe to say Reider was not a fan this year. Oh well. Maybe next year!

Here we are running him through the exhibit to get to the end...

But, all is well that ends well... To calm him down, we promised he could buy a choo-choo at the end. KK's a sucker and he ended up with a choo-choo plus a car and a bus. Fun times! =)