Christmas at the Hicks

smiling at his new friend, Liam- we think they are destined to be best buds.
Hello baby Liam.
Griffin had no nap Christmas Day, and he is used to his nap. Around 6:00 he crawled up on the love seat with me, snuggled up against me and fell fast asleep! It was so sweet. He had had a very busy day.
The ladies in the kitchen..I love my mom and mother-in-law.
the best moms in the world!
showing Meemaw and Papa my new book.

all I need is a cowboy hat!

Tyler's new boots my mom and dad got him.

Christmas Eve service
I love reading with my Poppa. He'll read me the same books over and over again.

This Christmas was very special to us. It was special because we got to have Christmas at our house! My mom and dad got to come and stayed with us for a week! It was splendid and such a blessing to have them here. Of course it went by faster than I expected, which it always does. Tyler got to spend some quality time with my dad, which they both enjoyed and Griffin got to spend lots of time playing and reading with his Poppa and Naunie. My mom made him a sweet blanket with a big buck on it and Griffin LOVED IT! He loves deer. They also got him a tent and a camouflage chair from Cabellas that he loves. And also some new bedding for his big boy bed he'll move into soon.
Tyler's family came on Christmas Day and spent the day with us. It was so nice to have everyone here! Meemaw and Papa and Pa got him a riding horse on springs called "Blaze" that Griffin went crazy for. He wanted to climb up on it and ride it as soon as he pulled the blanket off of it. He is getting pretty good at riding it. It came with a fake carrot to feed it and a comb to brush his mane with.
So Griffin had a very fun Christmas. He did go see Santa, but wasn't so sure about him, and when I placed him in his lap he wailed so loud that I felt pretty bad. He was so mad about being in Santa's lap that he was pulling his hair. Thankfully the lady took the picture real fast and I grabbed him up. The picture is hilarious though and you can see on facebook. Next year we plan on doing Santa with him, maybe he'll understand it more then.
Thank you, Mom, Dad, Peggy, Steve, Tobe, and Uncle Mitch for coming to our house for Christmas! And thank you for all the gifts as well! God has truly blessed us with an amazing family and we are so, so thankful.
I really feel like this Christmas we were thinking of Jesus a lot more than in the past. It was because Griffin kept reminding us of him. Yes, Griffin. He LOVED the navity scene and we got to teach him the Christmas story day after day and remind him of who that baby was he kept stealing from the navity scene. He ended up breaking one of the wise men, but that's ok. We were thankful he was so interested. He kept saying "JESUS!" We also loved going to the Christmas Eve service at church with my mom and dad.
And we also got to see our sweet friends, Will and Alyssa Laing, and meet their sweet baby boy, Liam for the first time! Such a blessing! Griffin loved Liam and Liam loved Griffin! it was so fun to watch them together!
Merry late Christmas from the Hicks family in New Mexico!

For you, Mom.

My mom, who lives back in east Texas where I grew up, checks our blog quite frequently since she does not get to see Griffin very much. Well, if you haven't noticed I haven't been keeping it updated as much as I used to. Why haven't I? Because I haven't felt like it. I will be 13 wks pregnant Sunday, and the last month 1/2 have been ever so stressful and trying. I have barely been able to keep my head above water. I have come realize these past weeks that I LOVE FEELING WELL! I suppose we all do, but I REALLY DO!!! I am appreciating this new found energy that has come my way the last, well, day. haha.. yeah just today I have felt the best I have felt in a long time and I am thanking my God for blessing me today.
Anyways, these pictures I took just tonight. Griffin is 19 months old now and is looking more and more like a boy instead of a baby. He is talking up a storm. I'll try to list as many words as I can think of that he can say:
fish, dog, cat, sky, stars, mama, dada, papa, meemaw, nauna, poppa, wa-wa for water, Jesus, Bible, book, blue, boots, house, ball, bye bye, of you- for love you, please, up, down, tree, naner- for banana
That's all I can think of right now. It seems like he learns a new word every day which has been so much fun! If he didn't have books, I'm not sure what he would do all day long. He is such a bookworm. His next fav thing are balls and playing catch with his dad. Tyler has actually taught him how to catch a ball! So funny! But he can really do it! Tyler has also taught him how to climb up onto the couch, loveseat, and recliner. He likes to climb up on one of these with a book and sit and read. He stills enjoys eating pretty good, but his molars are coming in and so that, I think, has prevented him from eating a whole lot lately. He loves fruit like it's candy and will eat any kind pretty much. I was washing some oranges the other day and he walked up and wanted one, so I handed him one, which wasn't peeled yet, and he bit right into it and I had to pull the peeling out of his mouth. And today I gave him some apple juice, which I hardly ever give him, and he sucked that down like it was ice cream or something.
What else? We are just enjoying the stage he is in right now and eager to see what a great big brother he will be. :) I predict he will def be the leader of the pack and be very loving to his siblings.
I will try to post more frequently now that I'm in the 2nd trimester and will try to post a prego pic soon of this growing, sweet baby soon. Oh and Merry Christmas!!!

# 2

# 2 as in baby # 2 that is. We are expecting! We found out on Oct. 9th, the soonest it would show up, although I had been taking pregnancy tests before that thinking there might be a slight chance it would show up, right? wrong. And on that Sat. morning it did show up, it was very light and just barely there, but it was there! And we were so, so excited and praising God! It was fun, because Tyler's mom and dad were coming that day because Tyler preached the next day, and we got to tell them in person.
I am 10 weeks along as of tomorrow, so just two weeks away from the 2nd trimester, and you betcha I am ready for that 2nd trimester to arrive! I have been so nauseated and tired the last 4 weeks, but somehow you push through and kinda get used to it in a way, but not really. I am praying the next 6 months I will feel normal again and have increased energy, because ya know there is always that slight chance that you could have a pregnancy where you feel bad the entire time! please no. Anyways, we will find out the sex of the baby the end if January, and cannot wait. Tyler is set on that it is another boy, of course. He believes Hicks only have boys. I remind him that there IS A CHANCE it could be a girl. We really do not care though, just praying for another healthy baby. Griffin will be 2 yrs and 2 months old when #2 is born in late June. They will be 26 months apart. I am glad of this. Our goal was to have them at least 2 yrs apart. I barely made it, I was so eager to be pregnant again. ha.
We are just so very thankful for this special gift from the Lord and cannot wait to meet this new sweet, precious!
Please be praying for him/her and for us as we get ready to become parents of two, which we know will be an adjustment, but so much fun as well. :)

Snyder trip Nov 2010

i love all these big rocks

throwing the rocks

first boat ride

walking down to the pond
wait for me Dad!


Last weekend we went to Snyder, TX, where Tyler's parents have a place out on some land with a pond, house, etc. This was the first time we have taken Griffin out there since he started walking. Needless to say it had been way too long since we had been out there! We missed it! It was so refreshing to get out of Clovis and enjoy the quietness and solitude of being out in the middle of nowhere. Griffin loved every minute of it too. We took walk down to the pond (which is what the pics are of) and even saw some deer, wild hogs, a porcupine (he was so cute!), and tons and tons of grasshoppers. We took G out in the boat on the pond for a bit, but he was ready to get back to land so he could run around of course.
We also got to see Tyler's mom, dad, and grandpa, which was a very sweet visit. We are looking forward to going back in a week 1/2 for Thanksgiving, where we'll get to see the cousins and all of Tyler's brothers.

My boots

My mom got Griffin these boots when we were in Corsicana, and now they are Griffin's favorite shoes and will bring them to us for us to put on him, which is what he did this day. He just wanted to wear them around the house. I am loving his funny personality and mannerisms. Such a joy!

My cousins in Corsicana...

My cousin, Ty.
Loving being told what all the animals are by Aunt Becka..
oink, oink....
Sweet Lan-Lan...my favorite neice!

I think I'll suck my thumb while I look at these horses...

I've got to go see what these are over here...
Griffin was obviously not wanting to take this picture, he mad because I took him away from the goat he was looking at and could have looked at for forever..haha..
Griffin LOVED this bean bag game. Once he realized you take them and put them in the hole, he was hooked and got mad when we left this game. He loves to put things in something.
getting a bean bad out of the bucket
yep, done with that, I am the best at this, let me show you.

just able to reach..
Here, let me help you, Ty...

entrance to the farm. Griffin had on Landry's sunglasses.

A few weeks back Griffin and I got to travel to Corsicana, TX to visit his cousins and aunt and uncle. We had such a fun time just getting to hang out and play. We went to a petting farm/pumpkin patch one day and Griffin LOVED it. He loves any kind of animal and getting to see them and pet them was just up his alley. Thanks Aunt Becka, Uncle Matt, Landry, and Ty for letting us come visit y'all! We love ya'll!