Christmas Pictures

Well Thad survived his first Christmas and got way to many noise makers!! He can start his own band with a drum, saxophone, banjo, tamborine, and more! We started out in Russell, Hays, Cedar bluff lake and finally Tribune. We spent a few days in Russell then went to my parents cabin at Cedar Bluff for a few days. On Christmas Eve we drove to Tribune and stayed until Saturday. It was good to see both families for Christmas.

Thad's drum he got at the gift exchange.
Tearing into those presents! He had more fun with the paper than the actual toys.

Grandpa Steve and Grandma Luci with all the grandkids. (Emma's in there too, do you see the orb to the left of my dad's head? Everytime I see an orb I say it's Emma in the picture)

Santa and Mrs. Claus came to the Budke Christmas and delivered the presents. Thad sat on there lap for about 5 seconds and then had enough!

On to Tribune now where Thad got to see his cousins. Maddix and Joshua are both 6 months old.
The three amigo's! Maddix, Joshua and Thad.

The three little boys got matching pj's from Grandma Kathy and Papa Wayne. We had to hurry and snap this shot since Thad likes to beat on the boy's heads!

The three amigos with there daddy's!

Opening a few more presents from Grandma Kathy and Papa Wayne

Zekke and Titus made cookies for Santa and had fun decorating them with frosting! They also got a Wii from Santa so the big people had fun playing with it too! We had bowling tournaments and played all the games. It was a workout!

We had a nice time visiting and making the rounds. Thad is completely off his schedule and was back to sleeping with us while we were gone. Last night was a rough night for him back in his own bed. He woke up about 4 times! I have off until January 5th so I get to spend lots of time at home with him. We hope you all had a Merry Christmas.

This Christmas......

Let's give a little Jesus, a thoughtful word or deed, an act of generosity for someone who's in need. Let's give a little Jesus, to everyone we meet- the salesclerk or the server, the person on the street.

Let's give a little Jesus, that's what really counts-not what's spent or bought, for whom, in what amounts. Let's give a little Jesus to everyone, large or small....for Jesus, the Messiah, is the greatest gift of all!

I thought I would share this beautiful poem with you. My mom received it from one of her friends in a Christmas card. I'm sending you a little Jesus this year so you can send Him to!

Merry CHRISTmas!

Santa Picture

Here is the picture of Thad and Santa. He wasn't very happy to be sitting on Santa's lap! After screaming and crying for what seemed like hours was really only about a minute on Santa's lap. The photographer finally snapped the picture and this is what we got. It will be good for the scrapbook!

Wow this year has really flown by us. We have so much to be thankful for this past year. We feel so blessed to have Thad in our lives. He brings so much joy to us. God has worked miracles through him and continues to remind us everyday how precious life is.

We are headed home to Kansas to see both my family and Adam's family for Christmas. Hopefully the weather will hold out a few more days! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas spending it with family and friends. If you are traveling anywhere drive safe and see you in the new year!

God Bless

Our Children.............Superstars!

Thad and Emma are superstars!!! Saving Little Hearts an organization devoted to helping children with congenital heart defects and their families puts together a calendar every year for a fundraiser. Emma's picture is in April and Thad's picture is in November. Emma is the last picture on the page and Thad is the second from the left on the bottom. It was exciting to see their pictures in the calendar. You can view the calendar at http://savinglittlehearts.com/shopping.html You can click on the picture on the right hand side and then view the months. If you would like to help Saving Little Hearts you can purchase a calendar for $20.00.

Yah Thad and Emma!!!!

Can't wait for Christmas!

I thought we would be safe this year with the Christmas tree since Thad isn't crawling yet. Well I was wrong. I came into the living room last night to find a little boy who was anxious to open a few gifts.

Then he found the Christmas bulb and decided to take it off the tree and play with it. I snapped a few pictures before taking it away from him since it is glass! Knowing him if he would have played with it a little longer he would have broke it all over himself.

Examining it very closely!



He actually opened one gift and shredded the tissue paper! I think he will have more fun with the wrapping paper than the actual toys!!!

Funny Face

This is Thad's new face he likes to make!
He is such a silly boy!!

This weekend we decorated for Christmas. Adam put the Christmas lights up outside and I decorated the tree. Thad likes all the lights! Thad got his picture taken with Santa yesterday which he was not too impressed with him! He cried and cried while sitting on Santa's lap. I think we finally got a picture with him not screaming too hard!!! I'll post them once I get them back.

Beautiful Sunday Morning

Adam woke up early Sunday morning and captured these amazing pictures of the clouds.

Fireman in Training

While we were in Russell we made a stop by the fire department. The Christmas parade was on Saturday night and my dad and the other firefighters were decorating the firetruck. Thad liked the big truck and had fun playing with the steering wheel. He even got a little fire chief hat.

Big boy driving the big fire truck!

We sat in our van for the parade since it was freezing outside! Thad liked the lights on all the floats but got a little bored!