Happy Happy New Year

Uncle Ty finally got a picture made with Braedon... And he is actually awake!!!!

He Loves his mama the bestest of all... this of course was the high light of Christmas.

Santa's got nothing on Grandma.... Granny Jayi was proud of her bib

Braedon loves his daddy and laughed and laughed at him Christmas morning..talking about making Christmas... it was wonderful

Family picture at Mawmaw's. Braedon had to strip cause it was so hot

I'm on Santa's Nice list for at least one year... He loves his jumper but he hates hats...

This is Braedon's Uncle Michael's Look... Granny Jayi calls it his go to hell look.

Well it's over!!! It was a long wonderful Christmas week but it's over. This is the first year that I was ready for Christmas to be over with. The hussle and bussle finally got to me I guess. The decision was made BY ME that this is the last year my family will leave my house anytime on Christmas day. It's just to much and the next years will just get harder and harder with Braedon. We all had a wonderful time though, ate to much, got to much and enjoyed every minute of it. Braedon, of course, didn't know what was going on, but he got so much and we just don't have a place for it. Guess I will be finding room for everything now. I am fixing to start redoing my house I guess. Its a act of Congress to get all our stuff down but it's gotta be done. Anyway enjoy the pictures and I hope everyone has a great start to the new year.

Happy New Year,

Love

The Banks

PS... I also finally figured how to load images like everyone else so I will soon Rearrange my page if I ever have time.

Merry Christmas To All

Well we have had a busy busy weekend. Sunday was our play date with Jessica, Stacey, Nikki, Nichole and all the kids. IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!! Addison, Camryn, Briley, Braedon, Maggie, and Lilli Kathryn all seemed to really enjoy themselves as well. I can't wait til we do it again and all the kids are up walking or crawling and getting into everything. My house is not child proof we did learn that. But it never will be at Christmas time. I think we need to all get together at the swimming pool this summer so they will be contained. Sunday night Braedon, Granny, and I went to see Landon and Savanah's Christmas program and it was wonderful. The kids always do a great job. Landon and Savanah both had solos and sounded wonderful. I hope they will always use their talents. Landon got to come over Monday and play with Braedon. We ended up riding to Starkville with Nichole and Briley and went to eat at Oby's. We had a great time visiting with them. We missed Savanah though and I hope she gets to come over sometime during the holidays. Braedon and I spent the day with Nichole and Briley today. We had a great time catching up and will greatly miss them until we see them again. Maybe we can get up there soon... hopefully for someone's 1st Birthday coming up soon. Johnathan is home now so I guess we will get Christmas started... it will be a long two days but I am sure we will enjoy every minute of it. I can't wait til next year when Braedon will know what is going on. He is loving all the lights this year though and getting so big. I can't believe he will be three months old on Christmas. Its amazing how time flies!!!! Well I wish everyone a wonderful holiday and I will post pictures of the playdates soon.

Love, Michele

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Happy Birthday Granny... We Love You and hope you have a great day!!!!

Life is busy busy busy these days and I have not gotten a chance to sit a take a breath lately much less get on the internet. Christmas shopping has really gotten to me this year and I just don't understand why in the world we exchange gifts any more. I say leave it for the children. I don't need anything and there is not an adult I am buying for that needed anything either. Anyway I am about done with it all THANK GOODNESS. I am looking forward to Braedon's 1st Christmas but the hussle and bussle and the deciding where we going each day is getting on my last nerve. I am looking forward to Sunday. I can't wait to see Lilli Kathryn, Maggie, Briley, and Addison. It will be a house full but it will be wonderful all being together. I am trying my best to get the house ready. I don't know why I am trying to clean it all up knowing that the kids don't care and the mama's all understand the busiest of motherhood. House work used to be a priority to me but boy has that changed. Anyway I just wanted to drop in a post while I had a chance. I am at work but I am fixing to leave. Got lots to do.

Merry Christmas to Everyone,

Love The Banks

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Well it has been a long week this past week but fortunately I am slowing recupperating. I have never before thought what a parent/MOM does when she is sick but I have quickly learned that it is not about me and it does not matter how sick I am or tend to be. Last week of course we had the funeral and the killed the big deer. This weekend was long as well. John had DU so I had decided to go to the Columbus Christmas parade and then do a little shopping. Well that didn't happen. I miss the parade; but I did go to Belk and Kmart. I bought three presents at a Belk. That's it and that is about all I have bought so far. I am so lacking this year. We were back early and then had to go pick up John. Sunday my cousin's baby, Lawson, was Baptized at the church so of course all three of us got up to attend those services and made it early which is so shocking. We went to eat at Mawmaw's as well and we tried to take family pictures with me, John and Braedon and that was just plain awful. Braedon was happy as a lark until I got the camera out and then it went down hill... Needless to say I did not get a good family picture so I have no idea what I will use for the Christmas cards!!! NO THESE HAVE NOT BEEN DONE YET EITHER... MAYBE THIS WEEKEND!!!! Anyway Mama, Braedon, and I attended the Community Christmas program at 1st Baptist Sunday afternoon and it was just wonderful. ITs amazing the talent we have in Noxubee county. I was amazed at the people. Monday was a day as well... All three of us Banks woke up snuffy. Braedon ran fever but then he was fine; I had to take Johnathan back to the boat for work in Mobile and I was gone until like 3 in the morning. Thank God for Granny!!! We stayed with her and she helped a lot. Tuesday I was back at work in full swing with both of us sick. We are a little better now but the weather is not helping. It just needs to snow or quit raining. We have had enough. I had my 6 month inspection today and passed so that is over with. Now I am just trying to figure out what I am going to quickly get everyone for Christmas, how, and when I am going to get my house finished up. I am planning a little get together and I am trying to get my house clean and decorated. It is so much harder with a little one, but I don't know what I did without him. Well that is my past week and we have a even busier weekend coming up. We are to meet Braedon's Great Aunt Gentry for the 1st time Saturday night and have the Gentry Christmas Sunday so Busy Busy. Hope everyone is having the Jolliest of Days....

John is home

John came home this week. Unfortunately he had to come home for a terrible reason. His Meemaw, Clyde Jones, died last Sunday night. She would have been 90 years old on the 17th of this month. We just loved Meemaw and I adored her sense of humor. We are just so thankful that she got to meet her youngest great grandchild. She just adored him the weekend we brought him home. She has been staying with her daughter, Margie, in Fairhope, Al since that weekend. We will surely miss Meemaw. I did get to meet lots of new family this week at her funeral. I have met most of the people before but it had been a long time. It was nice enjoying their company and getting to know them all a little better. John has had a terrible time this week but he did do something he has been trying to do since OCTOBER 1st. HE GOT A BUCK!!! We are thrilled for him. He has been watching this buck for months on his game camera and finally he got a shot at him this afternoon. He does not surpass all the bucks on the wall but my gut tells me, the buck will be the next one mounted. Let's pray not. This weekend is DU and we all know that is a huge night in Noxubee county. I do believe that Braedon and I will be attending his first Christmas Parade in Columbus if it is not tooo cold. Anyway I hope everyone has a good week and please keep the Jones' Family in your prayers.

Braedon's First Thanksgiving

Well this year was Braedon's 1st Thanksgiving and unfortunately John was not home with us this year. Breadon and I spent lunch at Mawmaw and Pawpaw Presley's house with all the family. We missed Chad and Terra as well this year. Chad had to work and Terra was at her mother's. We all had a wonderful lunch then Braedon and I went to Columbus to Kmart and Wal mart just to get out and plus we needed dog food. We just had a peaceful day together.
Friday I enjoyed Black Friday shopping with Mrs. Carrie Franks although we did not get as much this year as we have in years past. We did do some good eating though. Braedon stayed with Granny Jayi and they went to spend the day with Grandma Billie in Caledonia. We know Grandma and Gerald really enjoyed this and Grandma tooks lots of pictures. The rest of the weekend was spent lazing around the house and at Granny's where I had to put up the Christmas tree. This year mama decided that since she was now a Grandmother that she would do colored lights on her tree so we enjoyed helping her decorate her house although I am not yet through with mine. My stuff is not outside yet and my snow baby tree is still not up. I am just so busy these days. I plan on having it all finished up this weekend... HOPEFULLY.