Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

I'm taking the rest of the year off! :)

Daddy's Girl

Ok, I'll admit it, as much as I always say that Emma Lee is a lot like me, she also has a good bit of her daddy in her too! Outside of my dad who has lists any and every where, Andy makes the most lists of anyone I've ever met. Emma Lee has also developed a love for lists, and I find them all over the house. Here's today's:

*The proud mama/teacher in me would also like to point out that every word is spelled correctly and she's even mastered the use of the possessive apostrophe! :)

The Next Level

I feel like we've taken a step up to the next level in our life as parents. That's right, even though it's not the "official" swagger wagon,

we are now proud new owners of a minivan!

Hey, I think it's already been proven that dads have major cool points, and a minivan only enhances that. Just in case you still have  some doubts, I offer you more proof: 

I mean, come on, just because I may be a minivan driving mom doesn't mean that I have to pull out the mom jeans anytime soon (or ever)!

Oh, by the way, while it has been proven in this post that owning a minivan does not inherently make one "uncool," if one was to happen to take a lets-all-jump-in-the-air picture in front of said minivan, that would most likely result in a pretty significant deduction of cool points. 

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Just Because . . .

he's so amazing 

                        . . . my sweet husband not only decided to fix my favorite breakfast this morning (biscuits and gravy, sausage, and eggs),

he also decided to pull out the Christmas tablecloth and napkins and really do it up right! 

Yep, he's a keeper!

Mermaids, Mice, & Men

We've had some busy busy days visiting with my two youngest brothers - one who has just been stationed at Fort Benning, GA (a mere hour and a half away!) and one who is home on leave from Iraq. Like the good uncles they are, they agreed (with complaint!) to some girly activities with their little nieces. We had a fun time visiting the aquarium and seeing "real live mermaids" (said in Kerri's voice) with Nathan.

Jeremy got the privilege of watching Tangled with us, but he also managed to fit in a lot of wrestling time!

We managed to make it back to GA in time to meet the mouse from "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" at today's library story time.

   Next up on our agenda - lots of baking of Christmas goodies for our neighbors and getting our Christmas cards in the mail!