Our First Christmas!! (Part 1)

Garrett & Walker's first Christmas was GREAT!! They actually had a really big Christmas before Santa even made an appearance. It started a couple of weeks early with an annual get-together with friends. Last year, the four couples had a total of 3 kids and this year we doubled to 6! Glad to say we contributed more than our fair share to the increase :) And amazingly, we got a decent picture of all 6 of them!

Garrett, Walker, Gordon, Mia, Quinn & Hannah

Then, Grandpa Jim and Sue came to visit, bearing lots of gifts to entertain the boys. Another fun day!

We celebrated Christmas with Aunt Cindy (and the rest of mommy's family) early. Santa (aka Uncle Charlie) made a surprise appearance! The kids had a blast with him, even though Abbie and Brady figured out within a minute who he was. They stole his costume and became Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Garrett with "Uncle Santa"

Brady, Walker & Abbie

One of the cutest elves I know :)

Garrett with Nana

Walker with Papaw

A couple of days before Christmas, we visited with Daddy's family. First stop was in Wytheville to see Great Grandma June. We had a great visit!

Walker with Great Grandma June

Santa Babies

Then, it was off to Marion to see the rest of Daddy's family. We had a very fun day and were showered with way too many fun toys!

The boys with Grandma Brenda and Grandpa Weldon

Tearing open our toys, with a little help from Grandma Brenda

Garrett with Blair

LOVE this pic of Walker checking out Amelia and her new kitty

Our best attempt at a pic of all of the cousins,

Lauren, Garrett, Walker, and Amelia

On Christmas Eve, we celebrated with Mommy's family. We missed Auntie Jessica! But, she joined us via webcam (along with Jansen, Kenzie, and Uncle Chris) so that she could still be part of the celebration.

Papaw always gets the grandkids a fishing pole for their first Christmas. Garrett was having a fun with his and was ready to reel in a big catch!

Garrett also loved Auntie Jen's jingle bell earrings.

Abbie and her dollhouse

Brady in his real Navy flight suit from Uncle Chris and Auntie Jessica

We had such an amazing time celebrating with all of our family and are so grateful for all of the generous gifts! Next post...Santa comes to the Overbay house!

Walker is on the move!

It's been in the works for a while now, but I think it's finally official--Walker is crawling (kind of)! He will get on his knees some but makes the most progress when he scoots on his belly. Here is a little video clip of our sweet little guy in action. Let the babyproofing begin!

First Visit with Santa

A couple of weeks ago, we took the boys to the mall for their first visit with Santa. They did great! No real smiles, but they didn't cry. They just kept looking at him, trying to figure out who this guy was. Garrett even tried to pull his beard (and it was real!). Merry Christmas!!

Walker

Garrett

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The boys sure enjoyed their first turkey day.

Gobble, gobble!

We traveled home for Thanksgiving day, and made several stops. First, we visited with Great-Grandma June (and Grandma Brenda) in Wytheville.

Then, we went to Nana & Paw's house where the rest of mommy's family was gathered. Playing with Cousin Mollie was fun!

Then, we visited with Grandpa Jim and Sue before going to Grandpa Weldon and Grandma Brenda's. Margaret and Amelia came out to visit with us there (us with Cousin Amelia below). It was a whirlwind day, but lots of fun!

6 months old!

The boys had their 6 month appt Tuesday (a little late) and everything looked great. Garrett weighed in at 16 lbs 12 oz (25th percentile) and 27 1/4 inches (70th) and Walker was 17 lbs 5 oz (30th) and 27 1/2 in (75th). I was also surprised that they both have really small head circumferences! Garrett was only in the 12th percentile and Walker was about 20th. Guess all of that brain power is concentrated :) They got 4 shots each yesterday (including the flu shot) and did really well. I think the dose of Tylenol I gave beforehand made a world of difference! On a side note, we saw a new doctor yesterday and she has a fraternal twin sister! And our nurse has triplet boys. So we definitely had a great perspective on multiples :)

Some new things our little men are doing: Walker loves clapping his hands, Garrett waves bye-bye, Walker is getting up on his knees in crawling position, Garrett squeals really loudly when he is excited, Walker gives "kisses" on my cheek, both are playing with their feet, laughing, and "talking" to each other all of the time. I'm sure there's lots more things that I'm forgetting!

Here are some of their 6 month pics...

Garrett

Walker

And a few bloopers...

Not really a blooper...but the sweetest pic of our Walker! Love how he rubs his little eyes when he gets tired :)

Just shy of their 6 month birthday, the boys started baby food. Their first food was carrots. I am attempting to make all of their food. So far, so good! They have enjoyed carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, squash, and bananas so far. They have liked everything, especially Garrett. He eats really well with a spoon and gobbles down every bite I feed him. At this rate, he will be as big as his "little" brother in no time!

Carrots ready to freeze

Garrett
Walker

"Come here, Daddy, and give me a kiss!"