"santa is going to LOVE these cookies"

helping with the icing

sprinkles!! this is when he started saying over and over "santa is going to LOVE these cookies. oh he's going to really like these cookies mommy"

gotta love the tongue...concentration!!!

caedmon's special cookie for santa

testing one!

proof santa came!

Jesus's birthday

all of December, we've talked about how christmas was jesus's birthday.  almost everyday we've had a conversation like this
"mommy why do we have a tree in our house?" "
"because we decorate to celebrate jesus's birthday"
"why are all the houses decorated?"
"to celebrate jesus's birthday"

on christmas eve, we made cookies for santa and cookies for jesus's birthday.  we sang happy birthday to jesus on christmas day.  we've had the plate of cookies sitting on our bar the past few days and yesterday he walked up to it and said "mommy, can i have one of jesus's cookies?"

love.that.kid.

my 4 year old

dizzy's birthday surprise

what did dizzy do? "he striped me in"

balloons from granddad

birthday boy

so excited about his movie

how in the world is my baby boy FOUR?!?!
we had a "roll tide party at the jumpy place", per his request.
we woke him up singing "happy birthday" and he quickly yelled out "NO NOT TIL THE JUMPY PLACE!!"
we love this little guy more than words can express.  he drives us crazy, makes us laugh, and warms our hearts...daily.
some recent caedmonisms:
"mommy, can you fix me a balloon tomorrow so i can fly to mamaw's house when granddad isn't sick anymore?"

after a car backed into mine in a parking lot and there were black marks on it. "mommy, why is there road on our car?  did that car hit our car and our car fell down and got road on it?"

"jesus gets a christmas birthday party, i get a roll tide birthday party"

"mommy when finley gets big like me and i'm big like you, i will show her how to go potty and i'll wipe her hiney for her"

jana & eric's maternity pics

A few weeks ago I got to shoot maternity pictures for my beautiful sister in law.  we had so much fun!  these are a few of my favorites. can't wait to meet baby colton in january!

Tiny Prints

can't believe its already time to start thinking about christmas cards!!  how does time fly by so fast!  we are so looking forward to finley girl's first christmas and our first christmas card as a family of 4. i've always used the same site to get our cards, but have heard such great things about tiny prints and can't wait to try them out!

after looking over all the cards, i have no idea how i'll choose just one!  they have so many options!
some of my favorites are this one  because its so sweet, this one because its simple and cheery, and this one because it makes me smile.

go here and find your favorite!

christmas cards are one of my favorite parts of christmas. i love opening my mailbox to find new christmas cards from friends near and far.  i come right in and put them on my christmas tree card holder.  so go check out tiny prints, order a christmas card, and SEND ME ONE!!

punkin patch

look at that baby!

5 months already?!?!

can't believe you are 5 months my girl!!  you are my angel baby, sweet as can be. 

at 5 months you:

• wear size 2 diapers
• wear 3-6 month clothes
• weigh around 15 pounds
• aren't sleeping as well as i would like at night, but you go about 3-5 hours between feedings, surprising us once in a blue moon with a longer stretch.
• nursing every 2-4 hours
• LOVE LOVE LOVE your brother.  you smile like crazy when we pick him up from school!
• light up our world.  what was life like without you?! 

it is such a joy watching you grow.  i love seeing how different your personality is from your brothers yet you have many mannerisms like his!  i love you finley girl and can't wait to see you grow even more, but could you slow down just a bit?!

soccer boy!

caedmon is playing tiny tots soccer this fall.  playing is probably not an accurate term, however, because he has no interest in kicking the ball.  he isn't very competitive, so he is quite content just being on the field watching everyone play.  if he's anything like his dad, i'm sure that will change over time!

just a swingin'

finley's first time in a swing

 "i'll push her mom!"

my sweet girl