MBA Max

HE DID IT! After two rigorous years of studying, working and balancing being a husband and father, Max has finally finished school and now has his MBA! I truly could not be more proud of him and all of his hard work and determination! I don't know too many people who could work full time, go to school full time, graduate with a 3.92 GPA and make their family feel like he never missed a beat! He was always there with us during family time!

Max, We love you and are so proud of you! I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for you next!

Special friends at Christmas!

We recently got together with these special friends (and a few others, Lisa and Nikki) to celebrate Christmas. I used to work with these girls! Gosh how I miss them. Love you, girls, and can't wait to see you soon!

Breakfast with Santa

Wells had his first memorable encounter with Santa. We will sum it up to say, he was NOT a fan!

One of our only good family photos.
You can see Wells look out of the corner of his eye at Santa as if "I am not too sure about this."

So, daddy did the honors of introducing him to the big man in the red suit.

He only would sit on his lap if daddy was holding him.

And then we tried....

And as you can tell, it did not go so well. Actually this picture makes me die laughing!

Poor thing. You would think we did something horrible.

So, I tried holding him on Santa's lap. Nope, not going to work.

Only thing this guy wanted was his daddy! So, we settled for a family photo on Santa's lap.

All was well in his world after his Santa encounter.

Precious little guy who loves his Gami and Gampi.

Our little elf!

Wells loves Christmas. He loves the tree. He loves the lights. He loves the stockings. He loves trying to unwrap Christmas presents. He loves his Elf on the Shelf, Fargo. He loves the nativity set we have. HE LOVES CHRISTMAS. What can I say, he is his mother's child!

A Brisk Chicago Thanksgiving

We recently got back from our annual trip to Chicago over Thanksgiving. We had the most amazing trip with Max's family. Wells really seemed to enjoy the city and the brisk weather! He relished in the time he had with his Gami and Gampi!

Baby it's cold outside!
Wells was fascinated with the tree.

My little elf!

Elf loves to give sugar!

At the end of the day, what guy doesn't like to walk around in his diaper with his boots and Santa bib! All in a busy day's work!

John Kevin Ellzey, "Jack"

On October 31, our family welcomed John Kevin Ellzey "Jack", weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces. My sister did fantastic. Her hubby, Jake, was deployed when Jack was born, so I had the honor of being in there to coach and help my sweet sister. She did PHENOMENAL!

This precious little one is such an amazing baby!
And, Wells absolutely loves him! He is already so good with babies.

Congrats, Shelb and Jake. We absolutely adore our new addition to our family!

12 and 15 month stats and highlights!

12 Months

At 12 months, Wells:

- weighed 24.8 pounds (75th percentile)
- was 30.5 inchest tall (78th percentile)
- had a 48.5 cm head circumference (95th percentile)
- started walking with his walker at 12 months
- mastered the art of eating solid food (favorites include: apple sauce, duck confeit, salmon, green beans, turkey, cheese sticks, black beans, bananas, any kind of dessert)
- said "Doll Doll" (his version of Dolly - my mom's grandmother name); "moo juice" (milk); "agua" (water); "all done"; "duck"
- started exerting his will more and more
- wears size 18 - 24 month clothing
- wears a size 4 Huggies Little Mover diaper
- is eating us out of house and home
- takes two 2-hour naps each day
- wears a size 4 shoe


15 months

At 15 months, Wells:

- weighed 25.14 pounds (75th percentile)
- was 32 3/4 inches tall (90th percentile)
- has a 49.7 cm head circumference (97th percentile)
- is WALKING (started December 3)
- is pointing at everything he "wants"
- drinks about 24 - 32 ounces of milk a day
- has officially gotten rid of the bottle in the morning
- has started throwing huge temper tantrums (so embarrassing in public :))
- takes two 2-hour naps each day
- loves to play with remote controls, play outside, loves babies (his new cousin), LOVES books, enjoys reading at night time
- has started saying "Dutch" (my dad's grandfather name); "dog"; "leche" (milk)
- he knows sign language for "all finished"; "more"; "book"; "all gone"
- he is a huge daddy's boy
- loves playing in the dishwasher
- is fascinated with the puppies
- wears a size 4 Huggies Little Movers diaper
- wears size 24 months - 2T clothing
- wears a size 5 shoe
- enjoys eating English muffins with peanut butter; bananas, applesauce, cheese, guacamole, chicken, Mexican food, pad thai, Ramen noodles, (anything that mom and dad eat).

This child continues to be the biggest blessing and such a love. He truly loves life, loves his mama and daddy and loves playing with others. He is so very healthy and we are so thankful!

A Caterpillar Halloween

Wells was the cutest caterpillar on the planet this Halloween. And, we had to celebrate a day early because his new cousin was born on Halloween (more to come in the next post.) We went to Trunk or Treat at our church and his uncle Al (pictured below) was the Oz.

As you can see, Wells thought he was pretty darn cute.

Charles Bridge DeJean

This fall, we showered one of my dearest friends, Baylie. She recently had her precious little boy, Bridge, but I wanted to make sure we captured this momentous occasion! Baylie looked like a super model during her entire pregnancy!

My sweet group of girlfriends!

Little monkey

Wells is now walking! Yes. He is mobile and into everything! We love it. On the first day that he walked, I caught him over in the red hutch, exploring. Too precious not to capture!

Bears and the Bass Girls

This fall, we went down to see a Baylor game. Wells met his sweet new friends, Ellie and Emmy Bass! Both girls are just dolls! It was a great game and we loved seeing all of the Bass crew!

My little punkin' at the best pumpkin patch EVER!

My mom and I took Wells to the Dallas Arboretum where they have the most fabulous pumpkin patch/display EVER! It was a pumpkin wonderland. Warning...very long post with lots of pictures.