"These are a few of my favorite things..."

Brown paper packages tied up with bows,

baby doll bed,

custard, yum!

books,

dinner for two,

old and new (furniture made by Lydia's great grandfather for her mommy 20+ years ago and her grandmommie 50+ years ago added with some new dishes, food, and pots and pan)

basketball goal,

one of many new babies- good thing Lydia has a doctor kit for all those runny noses and colds they will have this winter!

AND...also Pappi!!! We are so thankful to our friend Laurie W. for finding our beloved Pappi so that he could enjoy Christmas with us!



And to think, we still have 3 more Christmas events to go! What a blessed little girl we have! Merry Christmas!

Seven Years of Bliss

Happy 7th Anniversary to a wonderful husband and best friend! I love you Josh!!!

Kasey Chambers Lyrics

Today is also my parent's 39th wedding anniversary! Happy anniversary to them too! We got to celebrate with them tonight with dinner at Maggiano's Italian restaraunt in Nashville. It is so good- I totally recommend it, as it was highly recommended to me!

Merry Christmas to ALL!

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas!
AND a happy New Year!

One week to go until Santa makes his apperance!

It is surely the "MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR."

Enjoy this special time with family and friends!

Oh You Better Not Pout!

I am working on addressing my Christmas cards this week. I love sending Christmas cards every year. I keep all my cards from previous years and look at them when I unpack the decorations. It is so nice to see friends' families who are close and those who are far and see how their family changes each year.

This year I was excited to get some pictures of Lydia made for our Christmas card. Nana bought Lydia a beautiful dress with a red sash for Christmas. I had high hopes of getting a picture of ALL 3 of us to send out this year. Josh and I were coordinating so well with our baby girl and I just knew we could get atleast one decent one of us all together. Well here is a preview:

Needless to say, the card that will be mailed out will only have Lydia. She decided that we didn't need to be in the picture with her! I am sure that we will cherish this picture (as Melissa D. suggested we keep it) and there will be many more photo moments like this with her and future children.

If you have a fun Christmas photo, like the above, I would love for you to share it on your blog!

Halloween Happenings

Lydia enjoyed her 2nd Halloween. She got to trick-or-treat with her cousins to the homes of her Great-Grandparents and Grandparents on Thursday. Then on Friday we enjoyed Trunk-or-Treating with our church family!

Lydia seemed to get so tickled seeing her friends and cousins all dressed up. Her favorite thing was to give candy back to the givers in "their" bowls. She was a very sweet princess and enjoyed wearing her costume, which will be great for dress up throughout the year!

1 1/2 years old!!!

Today Lydia turns a YEAR and a HALF!!!! WOW!!! Where has the time gone? She is becoming so independent as she grows. She is talking a lot and into everything. She loves Elmo, Barney, books and puzzles. She loves being outside, going to the park, swinging, walking/running and playing. She continues to be our bundle of JOY! Check out the October '07 and October '08 pictures to see how she has changed and grown!

Oh and a bonus picture: I have to share a cute picture of Lydia with Audrey and Zoe- I see some pianists in our future!!

Jackson Orchard Fun with Friends and Family

There are so many wonderful things about Fall. This is my favorite season! I love visiting the pumpkin patches and orchards and being outside. Melissa planned a fun day for Lydia's buddies at Jackson's orchard this month. We had a fun time with our buddies and were very glad Lydia's cousins, Jameson and Ally could join us!