Christmas Pics
Friday, January 8
Soooo - I uploaded pictures about 2 weeks ago as I kept aluding to in my previous posts. I kept saying "see our album for more." Well, I uploaded them, but to my email address, not our joint email. I kept seeing them when I clicked but it was because I was signed into my email address, and not our joint email which would enable you to see them here. Anyway - won't get technical, but they are up where the world can see them now.
I added a lot of the ones my sister took to the end of the album. If any Ray is out there reading and has any extras, please send them my way and I can add them too. I know you took a lot!
Christmas Part III
I didn't think we'd make it to Richardson for Christmas. If Sander wasn't such an expert driver (thank you College Station ISD bus driving program) we would have been in a ditch or hit for sure. There were so many wrecks along the highway and I was a little freaked out. Sander told me I wasn't allowed to talk as I went a little overboard (who, me?) on the possible outcomes along the way. When we got to downtown Dallas it was "chock a block", so we cut through a frozen downtown, and finally made our way up 75. I started to calm down them. Whew. I am so glad we made it so Dexter could have his first Christmas with lots of loving Rays around.
Here he is with his Skuncle. That is Skyler + Uncle = Skuncle. Carrie would be Cantie (Carrie + Auntie), which she didn't like. We'll have to wait and see what nickname Dexter dreams up in a few months when he can talk.
Dexter got a few presents every where we went this Christmas.
It's official - he is now a Ray if he made the family line-up
Christmas Part II - Andrews Side
Requests have been flying for more Christmas pics. I have been flying solo here with Dexter a lot this week as meetings and work have kicked into high gear for Sander. Right now he is on a STEALTH (its an acronym, but I can't remember what it stands for...) retreat for a committee he serves on at Church. Our church is sending a relief and development team to the Republic of Georgia (remember, Sander went there last March). The retreat seems like it will be very informative - I can't wait to hear what he learns. I am sad it takes up all of tonight and all day tomorrow, but I'll survive by meeting friends at Lupe's tomorrow.
Ok, but we're talking about Christmas.
On the Andrews side of the family, we traditionally open gifts and celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve (which works out well as the Ray's celebrate on Christmas Day). Sander and I woke up at the crack of dawn Christmas Eve (5:45am) and hit the road for Ft Worth. By the time we got there it was snowing, and it only got worse as the day wore on. We made it to my aunt and uncle's house despite the icy conditions and really enjoyed our time there. I have many more pics in the album, but here are a few with my sisters and babies.
Sisters and babies in matching "First Noel" onesies made by yours truly.
First dance.
Putting Stephen to sleep so Meredith could finish opening her gifts. He is so laid back and easy going...ahhhh....
****Note, all pictures above were taken by my sister Meredith - thanks for sharing - your camera is better than mine!****
Good fences make good neighbors
Tuesday, January 5
Chronicles of Christmas - Part 1
Oh Christmas, oh Christmas, why do you have to be so hectic? The weeks leading up to Christmas I thought I had it all together. The lists were shortened with care, with hopes that some solace soon it would bear. Alas, even with a short list things had to be made, clothes had to be packed, and a supply of baby food to be made. We got out the door at 6:30am Christmas eve though, and so our trip began.
First stop? Grandmom and Jerry's (Big Guy) house. The highlight of the stop was the bag for Dexter. The first of many boxes and bags that he went NUTS for. He still isn't officially crawling, but he can army crawl just fine and was scurrying from one package to the next to see if he could get a bite.
Aunt Victoria was on hand to lend some help. One of the perks of having a baby around during a holiday is you get to dress them up in whatever hilarious outfit/hat you want. Doesn't he looks great? I love it! He didn't, and shortly after the picture was taken, the hat was off.
More to come!
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First stop? Grandmom and Jerry's (Big Guy) house. The highlight of the stop was the bag for Dexter. The first of many boxes and bags that he went NUTS for. He still isn't officially crawling, but he can army crawl just fine and was scurrying from one package to the next to see if he could get a bite.
Aunt Victoria was on hand to lend some help. One of the perks of having a baby around during a holiday is you get to dress them up in whatever hilarious outfit/hat you want. Doesn't he looks great? I love it! He didn't, and shortly after the picture was taken, the hat was off.
More to come!
Happy New Year!
Friday, January 1
Happy New Year from Dexter and the Ray family. We went out this chilly morning to check out the neighborhood. Since we don't have any real coats for our tropical baby, we made do with a Moby and Sander's old fleece.
Go eat some black eyed peas!
Neighbor Jane
Its been way too long since I blogged. Sorry any faithful blog followers...whoever you might be. The holidays are always busy with the baking, cleaning, packing, travelling, and eating. When it can down to it, I just didn't have the energy to blog. But, I have lots of Christmas stories to tell and pictures to share.
The picture above is Dexter with our neighbor Jane. She lives across the street and has been so sweet to our little guy. When the weather was warmer Dexter and I would sit on our bench after his afternoon nap and often we would have a visit from Jane. Now that the weather isn't so nice we don't get to see as much of her, but we paid her a New Year's Eve visit. Dexter has begun to really recognize her and smile so big anytime he sees her. I love to see how jolly our little former reflux baby is these days!
Terry Hershey Park Day
Monday, December 21
I love living in Houston...sometimes. December is one of those sometimes.
We took Dexter for his first family outing to our favorite stretch of Terry Hershey Park. The park is huge and runs just south of Memorial from Hwy 6 to Beltway 8. It is always green, but this time we had some fall color. Just in time for Christmas.
Merry Christmas from the family!
Steele Christmas party
We went to the first little Christmas get together last Saturday. It was a white elephant exchange and one of the gifts was this adorable headband. Isn't he so cute. After about 2 min though he was sick of it and trying to get it off. 
Adorable! But see how he is trying to swipe it off?
Houston Snow Day!
Saturday, December 12
Here is proof - it is snowed in Houston. Isn't it festive?
Sander came home just as Dexter woke up from his nap. Perfect timing for a little father/son snow time. Dexter however didn't seem to excited about the snow. He seemed more like he wanted to analyze every flake.
Once inside the smiles came out again though. Check out the owl hat. I love it and wish I could dress him as an animal every day of the week.
First Cherrios
Sorry for the delay in blogging. Our old computer started to have some issues and it took about 14 hours to upload pictures, so I took a mini-blogging break. I'm back with lots of pictures and lots of semi-pointless info.
For those of you who don't really get all the pics of babies, its ok. He is mine and so I love every cute little thing he does. Now...his whiny things, not so much. In fact, I slept half the night in the Honda in the garage yesterday just to get a little sleep. Sander was great and was on "Dexter duty" so I took a little vacation from the teething wake-up cries. Oh my. We get reflux behind us and then it is just one more thing. Last week was a cold with a fever, this week it's his two front teeth to be.
Here he is being adorable and trying out his first off-brand cheerios. Mmmmm!
Thanksgiving 2009
Tuesday, December 1
First Thanksgiving! So cute!
We saw the Rays...
And the Andrews (+ Quebes)
Thanks all for a fabulous time. I have TONS of amazing pictures uploaded to our album. Just click the link above.
Lindsey Carlson Photography Pictures
Monday, November 23
Here are just a few of the pictures we had taken by Lindsey Carlson last weekend. Didn't they turn out great? I love the colors! Thank you so much for the session - we loved it.
Check out her website here: http://lindseycarlsonphotography.com/
Thanks Lindsey Carlson Photography!
Saturday, November 14
Oh, what a winning streak the Ray household has been on! I won those 10 free StrollerFit sessions. Amazing. If you're in West Houston and are interested, you have to check it out. But, the best thing we won would be, drumroll please...
...a photosession with Lindsey Carlson Photography!
You have to check out her site. Her pics are always so much fun and I have wanted to do a session with her since I first saw her pics. When she launched her new blog (soooo good!) she had a drawing for a free session and, surprisingly, we won!!
We had such a fun time with her at the crack of dawn this morning. When I say crack of dawn, I mean it to. It was worth it though. Lindsey is super sweet, makes you feel at ease, and thought up the most creative background's and poses. Plus, anyone who can get a baby to cooperate and look cute is a genius in my book.
I took a few shots for the blog while she was setting up for a "chair" shot. This is the new chair she got for pics and I LOVE it. I'd have it in my house. I can't wait to see how they turn out...maybe we'll be on her blog. Check it out!
Sander trying to pose for the shot...this makes me laugh
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