A little funny

We were at a local restaurant this past week when Karoline needed to visit the restroom. Katy volunteered to take her and Kris monitored from outside. We did not know the unisex bathroom had a urinal. Kris overheard Katy tell Karoline, "Look Karoline it has a little sink for you!" He quickly knocked on the door and informed Katy that was not to be used as a sink.

Snow in LA (lower Alabama)

Can you believe it! I surely didn't until I saw it. It is beautiful and awesome. I told the girls, God sent you an early Valentine's gift. An amazing display the God's beautiful creation.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Hit the Ground Running!

Boy, January hasn't wasted anytime in keeping us busy. Our family has gotten our first taste of kids and sports. Katy joined Upward cheerleading and is having a blast. Pictured above is Katy and her friend Grace at their first game. They are all so cute!

Our good friends from Georgia came down to visit us this past weekend. And boy did we have a good time. They are always so fun! Not to mention we have the same number of children all within a few months of each other, so playmates work out perfectly.  Karoline has a new friend- Corrianne- although Karoline refuses to call her by her name and prefers to use "my new friend". They hit it off fabulously! They were even caught on Karoline's bed sharing Katy's sucker- how sweet of them to share :)

Katy had her old buddy Cade to hang out with. She misses him so much so any visit with Cade is like Christmas all over again. He is such a good sport, and plays her girly games even though I know he would rather be doing something else :)

Karoline has deveoloped quite an attachment to Frosty the Snowman this winter. He was a good enough sport to dress up like Sleeping Beaty. He might have been a better Snow White though.

And then a little fun with the two little sisters. They have found a way to get themselves into a lot of trouble together. Here they decided to see how fast they could rock the recliner. Not to mention their various climbing adventures them embark upon. These two keep us hopping!

A look at last year Part 2

Oh Christmas Tree! We had two this year, thanks to my generous and Christmas tree loving mother-in-law.

Katy was a stable animal in our Christmas play at church- guess which one :)

A lovely home for a gingerbread family

Nativity playtime

Hopefully baby Jesus won't suffocate.

Our first Christmas tea. My sweet niece Rachel joined us and we all dressed up- Katy had some help from Rachel to look like Hannah Montana. It was super fun!

So much fun that they all crashed afterward!

Then on Christmas Eve night, after our Christmas Eve service, we all enjoyed a spaghetti dinner. Needless to say, Klaire really enjoyed it

The first up on Christmas morning was Katy! She was so excited to see what Santa had left for her that she was up a 5:45!

I have no idea how Santa got that in his sleigh, or down the chimney for that matter! It will bring hours of fun to all the girls though, so it was well worth it.

As usual, the box is more fun

What a wonderful Christmas we had this year. We had all the grandparents and Kris' brother's family with us this Christmas! We had a great day and made lots of memories. Presents are always fun, but celebrating Jesus' birth and the reason we have for living makes it all worth while.

Have a very Happy and Blessed New Year!

A look at last year

Wow! It seems like I have just not had the time to get anything posted in the last several weeks. December is always so busy, but the time it takes to sit down to blog and download pictures has just not been in my "schedule" (for more on my schedule see my blog-well maybe check it next week).

So here is a look at last year in pictures

Happy New Year!

Started 2009 in Ga but didn't take long to get to sweet home Alabama

You know Easter pictures...

This speaks for itself

The paccy girls, but in 2009 Karoline gave up her paccy, well I cut it and she wouldn't have it, so it was a more of a forced depaccification.

Learned to feed the dogs- mainly Katy

and sort our colors

 

discovered our backyard and what lives in it

Found out that wasps bite

And what fun sparklers can be

 

Hanging out with Rachel

 A fun forth of July

Had a birthday

And then another

Katy was baptized

And started public school

Klaire began her climbing adventures, which have gotten her in lots of trouble and many bumps and bruises

 Carved some pumpkins

(which Karoline would not touch)

And enjoyed Papa's big backyard at Thanksgiving.

 

And had another birthday!

Part 2 to follow with more Christmas pictures

What a great year we in 2009. Looking forward to all the God has in store for us in 2010!