December 7th

Finally, some recent pictures!  We just snapped these tonight and I thought I should get the blog updated since Christmas is sneaking up on us!  I'm sure I will have several posts during the rest of December and I'm going to try to stay caught up!  Hopefully I can do a better job than I have recently :)

Kale & Lane

Lane trying to block the kiss...then Kale put his hand up to his lip and looked at me as if to say "he hit me"

 

I can't believe how big he is getting so fast!



One Month

Lane is gaining just as good as Kale did.  At his one month checkup he weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 21 3/4 inches long.  He is awake a lot more now and also talks/screams/cries more.  Kale still likes him for the most part, but still doesn't like to share Jason all the time.  When Lane starts crying Kale has to look for him and always tries to find his pacifier which can be helpful, but it's not so helpful when Lane is sleeping and Kale runs over to him, squats down to get in his face, and yells "baby!"  We are working on getting him to call his brother Lane instead of baby and I am hoping he can start to understand sometimes Lane is sleeping and doesn't need his pacifier!  Anyway, here are a few pictures...Lane is definitely starting to fill out.



1 month old



the boys just hanging out

 

Kale & Jason



Playing Outside

We haven't made it outside since Lane was born and especially since it got colder, but one Sunday we were actually home and Jason & Kale got to "work" outside.  Jason was blowing leaves until Kale got outside.  I don't think much work was done after I went back inside :)

one of the big piles of leaves

Ready,

 

Set,



Go!

Elizabeth & Greg

Saturday after Thanksgiving we were able to attend the wedding of my cousin, Elizabeth.  It was a beautiful wedding, Lizard was georgeous, and we had a great time at the reception, but didn't get to stay too long because of our long drive home.



Headed to the church

 

Cool Dude



The beautiful bride with Kelly & Alicia (picture stolen from Diana)

 

Pollard Family at the reception

the glow sticks were a huge hit- Kale is still pretty attached to his!

 

Eckler Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is usually pretty busy {chaotic} at the big Eckler gathering, but this year I captured a few pictures and stole a couple from Diana  :)  We had lots of good food and the kids had a great time playing.  I think there around 30 of us there and 22 missing!  Crazy- I'm not sure where we all would have fit if everyone would have been there, but I'm sure we would have figured something out.  It was fun to watch the little boys play- there were 6 of them under the age of 3 there!



Cooper & Kale eating lunch



Kole holding Lane

 

Cooper, Kale, & Aaron just hanging out

TJ & Kale on Papa Tom's horse



Random Shots

We have been keeping busy and adjusting to life at home with a baby and 2 kids.  Lane has been a really good baby and sleeps great at night- yay! 



still loving bath time

 

now he likes to "swim" too

 

Kale & Lane (3 weeks)

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving we went to the Festival of Trees in Springfield.  There were lots of Christmas trees decorated, a Gingerbread Village, Kale & Lane got their picture taken with Santa, and Kale & Jason rode the Candy Cane Express

Jason & Kale riding the train



Lane sleeping in his carseat.  Besides getting out for his picture with Santa this is what Kale did the rest of the night.  I have no pictures of the boys with Santa- the one they took for us was pretty much terrible so we might try to see the big guy at the mall someday to get a picture.  Kale wasn't thrilled, but didn't scream or cry- he was good with sitting on Jason's knee next to Santa while Lane sat on his lap

Deer Season 2010

Jason left for deer season in MO the day before the boys & I headed to Louisville.  That morning before he left, Kale & I made a hashbrown casserole for him to take to deer camp.

He loves to push a chair to the counter & "help"



what a nerd :)



NAILE 2010

Kale, Lane, & I headed to Louisville, KY to the North American International Livestock Exposition with brave Uncle Kyle when Lane was just 10 days old to watch Kelly show.  She did a great job, we had a great time, and I only took a few pictures to show it.  I am hoping my wonderful Aunt Diana has more that I can steal later :)  The boys both traveled pretty good, we were exhausted when we got home and are so thankful Kyle drove us home safely!



Lane got to meet lots of people in Louisville, including Callie



Kale with Papa Tom



trying to feed Uncle Kyle some straw

stealing some candy...I think Kale ate more candy over the weekend than he had ever had before