my new chair

Poppa & Su-Su bought us this cool chair for their house. We love sitting in it and feeling like a grown-up. Thank you! We love you!

Update on the kiddos

Jonas had his 2yo well visit and everything is good. He weighs 30lbs and is 3ft tall. He also had a developmental assessment on Friday (required for every speech therapy candidate) and that was fun. Jonas really enjoyed playing with all the toys. It appears he is delayed socially and in the adaptation area (I think). Not sure what all that means, but will know more this Thursday as I meet with our caseworker to go over the assessment. Due to his delays, Jonas will also receive developmental therapy once a week along with speech twice a week. We are still not in speech therapy, but hopefully by the end of the month we will start. It's been very frustrating and I am anxious to get it going.

Reese turned 10 mths on Sunday and she is into everything. She has just started pulling up and does it with no problem. She ate her first cheese puff this morning and loved it. The pics show her cute face (and the puff remains). Jonas appears to be very jealous of Reese and they are starting to "fight" over toys. Mainly just push and shove.... and then Jonas hits Reese in the head. She remains to be fearless, independent, and on the move. One of these days, she is going to beat Jonas up.... and it won't be long.

Abby's Birthday~January 4

The Henderson's: Jeremy, Abby, Penny, Ethan

Abby opening her birthday gift.

This happened 2 weeks ago and I am a little late in posting. We celebrated Abby's 2nd birthday with her family and here are the pics we took. Happy Birthday sweet Abby!

At the park

On our way back home to AR, we stopped at a park so the kids could play. It wore them out and we were glad! They had a great time playing. My friends, Sharon and Sarah, were able to meet us there.



Sharon, my BFF, with Reese



Sarah, my BFF, with Reese




Reese's first time to swing... and she was all smiles!



Here we are..... but Elizabeth is missing. You can check out her blog link on our blog. She is doing missions currently in the Phillipines. We love you E! These are some of my best friends from college. Come see us soon friends!

Our Lozada Grandparents

Pops feeding me before bedtime!


Nana, Pops, & Reese


Reese eating her first biter biscuit with Nana and loving it!






Nana & Jonas


Pops & Reese




We love our Nana & Pops!


Uncle Derek & Reese ... He's a hottie up for grabs:)


Jason & Derek... they look so much alike.


Pops playing with my new toy that I love.



We decided at the last minute last Thursday night (Dec 27) to go to MS. Jason & I had 5 days off and we thought it would be a good time to see his dad and step-mom. SO, we headed out Friday evening after I got off work. We made several stops along the way seeing special people in our lives and our trip ended up being great! Our travel time with the kids was a little crazy, but overall our time in MS was very special! Thank you Nana & Pops for hosting us with delicious food, Taco Sombrero, cute outfits for the kids, Krispy Kreme, and loving on us. Glad you guys were able to rearrange your schedule on such short notice of us coming home.

Lozada & Walter kiddos

Ann Elise, Bankston Hays (baby), Wes, Reese & Jonas

What a joy to be able to spend time with Kris, Presley, and their sweet children. Jason & I know Kris & Presley from college and they have actually been incredible mentors for us... especially at marriage & children. Thank you for hosting us on such a quick notice. Our time with you is special as always. We love you guys!

(We had to take driving breaks along the way in our trip, and we stopped at the Walter's for a couple of hours to let the kids play. It tired them out and they slept on the way to Nana & Pops.)

Christmas Day

Thank you Nana & Pops for the art easel for Jonas and music stand for Reese. SuSu & Poppa, thank you for the remote control car and little tykes workshop for Jonas and the cool light-up toy and crawling ducks for Reese. We got Reese her first Cabbage Patch doll and Jonas a lap-top. And you would know with all the new toys, the kids still love their old ones and have been playing with them all day. Jonas has been using the chalk board on his easel and Reese loves pressing all the buttons on her music stand. Thank you grandparents and mom & dad for our fun gifts this year.

Thank you mamaw and Jason for helping prepare our Christmas meal. It was delicious!!!

Update on the kids: Reese has been crawling for 2 weeks now. She has pulled down a snow-globe and it shattered all over her.... glitter, water, glass and all. She wasn't even scared. Jonas didn't pull things when he crawled and Reese has already started.

Jonas had his 2nd birthday on December 22 and we celebrated in a very relaxing way at home. On Sunday we went to Hot Springs and enjoyed some shopping and a good steak in honor of Jonas. It was what we did last year on his birthday too.

I have been sick for the past 4 days and have slept the time away. I didn't even get up on Christmas Day due to being sick. I am better now and taking medicine so hopefully this sickness will pass soon. Jason is off all week and will be keeping the kids as I go back to work tomorrow. We hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas. Sorry for not sending a Christmas card. I bought them in the fall but never got the picture printed to stick on it. I know most of you keep up with us through the blog anyway. We love you all!

The Lozada's

p.s. If you sent us a card, we LOVED it. Thank you for the pictures, sweet words, and letters.