Christmas 2010!!

Christmas with my family was so special! We got an upgrade in our stocking size this year! It was so fun to see them all lined up together! God sent us an extra special gift--a White Christmas!

A few days after Christmas, our friends came to see us and we celebrated again!

Thomas enjoyed playing with Bonnie Ann:

The three girls and our babies (my babydoll George filled in until I can round me up a real one!)

Thomas and George are nearly the same size!

New Year's Eve was spent loving on our precious nephew....me and my little buddy:

Auntie Kat:

Uncle Jon-jon:

Thomas laughing with his mommy:

We dressed our little buddy up like santa for a photo shoot:

Granddaddy and Grandmommy:

Happy little santa:

The best stocking-stuffer EVER!!

Christmas Party

We had a great time on Saturday for my mom's side of the family Christmas party. Of course, the hit of the show was our precious bundle of joy, who is now 4 months old!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

We have been busy little elves this week, decorating 2 live trees! Because we have Christmas trees growing on our property, it is very convient to just go out the back door to find one (or two! :) The first tree is a white pine. Thanks to Ivey's training over the years, we now love wild and wooly trees that have plenty of "character!" Stringing the lights:

Finished product:

The tree for the family room this year is a leyland cypress. Start with a freshly cut tree:

Add some white lights on the far inside branches:

Top with a few strands of colored lights:

Add some ornaments and a tree skirt, dim the lights and you will end up with this:

Merry Christmas!

Dorothy's Shower

I helped host a shower this weekend for my friend Dorothy who is getting married soon! We had a wonderful time celebrating her upcoming wedding! The setting was absolutely gorgeous, high atop the mountain....

...with a lovely view from the window... Here are my mom and my dear friend, Rena Carolyn, who also helped to host the shower:

The lovely bride-to-be:

Thanksgiving 2010

We started our day out with a fun family run. The Turkey Trot is an 8K road race, and it was a blast doing it together as a family! Here we are before the race:

Here we are after the race: Celebrating that it is all over!

Next it was time for family and friends to gather at a beautiful feast:

Grandmother holding her great-grandson:

Newly-wed cousins Ashley and Jared:

Sisters:

Granddaddy and Grandmama with their grandson:

Uncle Nathan with his girlfriend,Laura:

Grandmama was talking to him, and he could not stop smiling:

Getting sleepy, and trying out a new trick!

I have so much to be thankful for this year! I am glad for a day to spend time with family and count my many blessings!

Amatuer Photography!

I really don't know what I am doing when it comes to photography! I have so much to learn! But, when a friend asked me if I would take some pictures of her and her boyfriend, I couldn't refuse the opportunity to practice. Thanks to Ashley and Ben for being patient with me and letting me practice on them!! The setting was beautiful and the couple was so photogenic that it made it easy for me! I had a ton of fun with them, and I have to give a shout out to Ben for being a such a great sport! ;) I have lots of favorites, but here are just a few in random order: