Christmas Photo Session

I finally got around to taking the boys' pictures for our Christmas card. If you receive your card after Christmas now you know why! :)

We went to the lake nearby and shot a lot of pictures within about 15 minutes because it was chilly outside. I actually got a number of good ones with both of them looking at the camera at the same time!

Here are some of their outtakes, though!

Of course, no photo session would be complete without DJ's signature Zoolander pose!

Cody would not stay still. Now that he can walk, he has places to go and things to do!


I like this one. He kind of looks constipated, but it is still cute.

GO CODY!

Not sure what DJ was doing here, but he was having fun doing it.

Karate Promotion

Yesterday was DJ and Doyle's karate promotion. We had DJ convinced that he was getting one stripe on his yellow belt. He was excited that he was moving up to one stripe.

He didn't know it, but we had already been told that he was jumping up to his orange belt!!!

Neither Doyle or DJ knew it, but Doyle was jumping up to a yellow belt. DJ was NOT happy about that. He wanted his dad to only get one stripe! :)

Here are pictures from the promotion ceremony:

The White and Yellow Belt

Doyle's picture with Master Amen after receiving his yellow belt

When DJ was asked to take off his yellow belt, he was confused. Master Amen then asked him if he wanted to keep the yellow belt or get a new color. DJ was quick to say "a new color!" He looks confused, doesn't he?

DJ getting his new belt put on

DJ standing proudly with his new belt and certificate



DJ "reading" his certificate. I even overheard him say "mine says the same thing of yours". Funny thing is, he can't read!

The new Yellow and Orange Belts!!!

DJ's 1st Christmas Cookies

DJ had gotten a cookbook for kids one day at Chic Fil A. This was awhile back.

Lately, though, DJ has been wanting to cook a lot so he found this cookbook again and wanted to make something from it. He and his dad decided on a shortbread cookie recipe.

He had a BLAST decorating the cookies. Here are a few pictures from DJ's 1st attempt at Christmas Cookie Making.