December 2014

Operation Christmas Child assembly at the Lawson house. Our little church family was able to do BIG things this year. Together we sent about 90 boxes to boys and girls in need around the world. Our family did 8 boxes. Micah had a blast picking out presents at the Disney and Dollar store. We pray that these boxes will bless the children receiving them and more importantly that they will hear the Gospel message of Jesus.

Miss Charlotte and Micah enjoying the fruit of their cookie decorating labor. I think they'd make a pretty cute couple.... at least 30 years down the road. : )

Guess what I got in here?!?! My first tooth at 3.5 months!! Ask Mommy how excited she is!

Micah's first preschool Christmas program - he was the Christmas wren and a pretty cute wren at that!

Micah's teachers- Mrs. Johnson

Uncle Josiah and Grandpa Ahlman joined in the festivities and of course DQ was a special treat for Micah's big night.

Cross of Christ did some Christmas Caroling so Micah and I decorated some more Christmas cookies... definitely a favorite Christmas activity for Micah.

On one cold and wintery night, Tim and I introduced Micah to the wii for the first time! Good times beating Daddy in tennis.

While we don't "do" Santa in the Lawson home, we still participate in some of the fun Christmas traditions, like taking Shiloh to meet Santa for his first Christmas. Good thing Micah knows the truth because he spotted the Santas changing shifts at the mall! Ha!!! The Daddy of the year award also goes to Tim for standing in line for 1.5 hours just so the boys could sit on Santa's lap.

The dynamic duo - What fun it has been to live close some of our extended family. Micah has most definitely enjoyed being able to play with Aubrey frequently. Ashley, the kids and I usually get together at least once a month. For almost a year now every time they get together at either ours or Aubrey's home, they are sure to play "Animal School." They love it so much they will literally play for hours.

Here's something that I prayed Tim and I would see some day... extra stockings above our fireplace. For four Christmases we spent hoping that we would have little ones to share Christmas with. We praise Jesus for the gift of our precious children, both here and the ones in heaven we will meet one glorious day.

This Christmas was especially unique in that we were able to worship as a family! And Tim didn't work on Christmas Eve.... at all! Cross of Christ

Chhristmas cuties!

The tradition of cocktail shrimp continues... a tradition Micah definitely enjoys.

Matching pj's!

Happy rolly baby Shiloh.

Micah adores his new stable and horses... all of which have names now.

This year Tim got some much needed comfy pants(how fun are we!!!) and a hopefully a new watch soon too!

A fun date night to look forward to in June - Wicked tickets!

The boys gifting each other... what fun it was for brothers to shop for each other too.

4 Months!!! Shiloh is growing like a weed. He now has two bottom teeth, rolls all over the place, "swims" on his belly, takes 3-4 naps a day, and smiles all day long. In early December, Shiloh started having some GI issues and had a few bloody stools. Through a few doctor visits and an elimination diet for me, we've found that Shiloh has a milk protein intolerance. The allergist said that it is most likely something that he will outgrow around a year of age. We certainly pray so!

We celebrated Christmas with some of the Ahlman clan on Christmas morning. Micah was pretty thrilled to receive a big boy CD player from Grandma and Grandpa Ahlman. Now he gets to listen to music during his rest time. Big changes in Micah's world!

On Christmas day, we went on a long-awaited trip to California. With moving, pregnancy and a newborn, it's made traveling nearly impossible for our family. What a nice time it was to see all of our Lawson Family and spend some quality time together.