It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Where has the time gone???? This year is almost over, and it seems as though it just started yesterday.  We are very busy preparing for the Christmas week ahead with school parties, work parties, and bunches of gift wrapping.  Lawson wakes up every morning to see if it is Christmas yet.  Pete the elf arrived the Friday after Thanksgiving to get an early start on inspecting Lawson's behavior to report back to Santa.  So far Pete seems to be pretty satisfied with Lawson.  Lawson and Liam have gone to see Santa to tell him what they want this year.  You can find their lists below.

Lawson's Christmas 2010 list

a real big bike like Cole's

a 4 wheeler that cranks (not a 'mote one)

a little Fatman (better known as Batman)

new fast running shoes

Christmas socks

a bull dozier

Liam's Christmas 2010 list

anything I can chew on to help ease these teeth

new fast crawling shoes

an ab lounger to work on this big belly

big boy toys like my brother

more BB time (my mom thinks she can wean me but she's crazy)

Liam will be crawling really soon!

My silly boy!

The boys in their matching Christmas pjs before the Christmas program.

Lawson with his friend Lila Grace at their program.

One of the pictures we took for the Christmas card. (Next year I will shut the bedroom door and try to center the photo much better....you live and learn.)

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS!



Say hello to Barkley Fortner!

Barkley is a Bullboxer (1/2 American Bulldog and 1/2 Boxer) and the newest member of the Fortner family! We welcomed Barkley into the family in November.  Lawson was so excited to get a puppy, and Liam just laughs at him all the time.  He is a sweet puppy and has added a great aspect to this household.  He is a very smart boy already, but we are pretty sure he is deaf.  The white color is a recessive gene and being deaf usally comes along with it. I did some research and learned some of the common hand signs to use with him so that we can train him well even though he is deaf.  We have high hopes that he will be a good family dog even with his disability.  We will love him just as much as we would have if he could hear!