Merry Christmas Everyone!

We did not send out Christmas cards this year, but we will definitely do that next year. So, thank you to all of our friends who have sent us beautiful pictures of your families this year. We hope you have a blessed Christmas!

Kentucky & Holiday Hair

Lily is showing off her new haircut. I think this is the cutest cut she has had so far! She loves it! She goes around swinging it from side to side. She says it is her favorite!

Our trip to Kentucky was eventful. It took us over 6 hours to make a 3 hour trip. We thought we were outrunning the snow, but it met us on Jellico Mountain. We were stuck in traffic for hours, but the snow was beautiful. It was a winter wonderland!Finally, we made it out to Pop's house. Lily was happy to see everyone.

Here we are opening some presents. Lily got a Drawing Board and a Tinkerbell sticker book from Pop. Then, she got lots of Melissa & Doug items from her Aunt Nancy and Uncle Sam. She enjoyed opening up her presents, and she was not interested in eating dinner. She just wanted to play with everything. I can't wait until Christmas Day at our house! Pop's other presents for Lily are here for her to open since they were too big to take to the farm.

She also got some money for Christmas for her to put in her bank account. She liked getting money like a big girl! She enjoyed seeing her KY family. It was a long weekend, and we are thankful to be back home. We left all of the snow in Kentucky. I do miss it. It was so gorgeous!

Practicing Christmas Faces...

Lily is so excited about Christmas. We decided to practice our Christmas morning faces...

This is Lily being excited about opening presents...

Here she is when she gets presents that she has asked for...

and this is our favorite face! This is what she does when she is getting ready to guess what is in her present boxes. She covers her face and whispers what she thinks her present will be! It is too cute!

We have plans every day this week with family and friends, then we are headed out of town for Lily's first Christmas stop- Kentucky to visit my family. So, I probably won't be posting until next week some time.

Enjoy every moment with your family during this miraculous season! Hearing Lily talk about baby Jesus is the best gift we could ever be given this Christmas. What a blessing all of our children are!

Lily & the Snow

Lily was so excited that the snow came to see her this morning. She kept running to the window saying "Mama- Look! God did it!"

We couldn't wait to take her out in the snow again. Last year, she got to see it for the first time. She was excited then, but today- there was a new kind of excitement.

She had the best time playing with Baba in the snow.The Kentucky outfit was a gift from Pop last time we were in Kentucky for Thanksgiving. She loves her Kentucky clothes with her matching Crocs. Pop bought her the whole outfit. There is even a KY basketball shirt underneath.

One of the best parts was when without anyone telling her to- she picked up a snowball and started hurling them at Baba. She laughed and laughed each time her little snowballs would fly threw the air.

I hope this is just the beginning of a year filled with snowy days and time off from school!

One night before bedtime while listening to Switchfoot...

Lily loves to flip, dance, and sing. She adores everything that has to do with music! Next time, I will have to tape her singing. Her versions of "Twinkle, Twinkle" or the ABC's are too funny!

Notice all of the hand motions that she has learned from Dancing with the Stars!

Lita's Photos- Last Part

Have a great weekend!

Lita's Photos- Part 4

This is probably our favorite picture of all. It just completely shows Lily's thoughtful side. She is a very good listener, and she remembers everything she hears- whether she acts like she is paying attention or not.

Lily also has a very playful side. She loves to laugh and giggle. She also loves to dance, twirl, and sing. We have some cute videos of her dancing. I will try to upload them next week.

Our family feels complete with Lily. We have no idea what we do without her in our lives. She is an absolute gift from God.

This weekend, I will post the remaining pictures from our photo shoot with Lita. We love these photos, and we could never thank her enough for spending so much time with us which gave her the opportunity to get so many beautiful pictures of Lily. Thank you- Lita!