Friday, December 28, 2007

christmas blessings

a few days before Christmas, we drove up to Florence to celebrate Christmas with everyone! emma and ava did a little bedtime reading in her pack-n-play!


and this child seriously melts me in this nightgown.


seriously. melts.


and this would be the last year that we would get to celebrate with mamaw outside of a nursing home. little did I know at the time, but I'm so thankful for this picture.


and then the kiddos opened:


and opened:


and opened some more!




and then sang karaoke:


and read books. it was such a wonderful celebration and as always, so much fun with family that we love so dearly!


back in birmingham, we woke up to find lots of surprises under our tree on christmas morning!


so thrilled to see the tricycle {which was on our list to santa}:


and also the purple crocs {which were the most requested item on the list by far}!







then off to celebrate at mimi's:



mimi gave emma the madame alexander doll, "victoria" which is the doll that I LOVED growing up.


here is victoria's first diaper change.


what???


and here another baby is getting a little "lift" from charlie!


and another diaper change!


what a truly wonderful Christmas!!

Saturday, December 15, 2007

christmas card pictures!

the chosen one:


the outtakes:



God love her!


and mimi's "chosen one":


the outtakes:


"hark the herald angels sing", I guess.