Christmas Cheer!

This year we went to my moms for Christmas. All of my family was there except one of my brothers. So it was a packed house we started our Christmas vacation with the blessing of my sister, Jessie's baby on the 21st.
We took the kids to the mall to see Santa, and they did have that stupid sign that says if you don't buy a package that you can't take your own camera in there but I wasn't going to buy no package and I did march right on in there and snapped my own pictures and they didn't say a word to me.
I am surprised that Austin sat in his lap he didn't even cry or anything.

The girls wanted to give him hug after telling him all they wanted him to bring to them.

While at my moms Austin found the doggie door very fascinating. He kept going in and out of that thing. Me, Kelley, and Mom. Do you think we look alike?

Abby and Austin chilling in the buggy at SAMS doing some after Christmas shopping.

Mom reading the grand kids the story of Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas Eve, we always have a tradition of having a party with finger foods and it is great. This year the food was wonderful and I loved it.

All the kids throwing out Reindeer food before they went to bed on Christmas Eve. It was like in the 70's so not Christmas weather.

CHRISTMAS MORNING!!!!!!

To sum it all up this year has been a good one. The kids had a fun time at Grandma's and although it was the first Christmas without my dad it was a memorable one and very emotional one. One that we will never forget. So I hope 2009 will bring us lots of happy times and fun memories!

Austin's 1st Birthday!!!

I know, I know I am late posting but Austin turned 1 on December 19th, and since we left for my moms that day as soon as they got out of school we waited to celebrate it down at my moms house. My sister Amy made his cute cake and he loved every bit of it. I can't believe that my little boy is already one. Time has flown by so fast. It just seems like yesterday he was born and we were in the NICU with him. When he was born he fractured his coller bone during delivery and he never had his maconium plug pass, you know that first black poop they have. Well he kept spitting up everything and would not poop so they kept running test and they thought that they were going to have to send him to children's in Birmingham but then Joe gave him a blessing while in the NICU and it was like two seconds after Amen was said he had the biggest poop and passed the plug. He progressed from then and only had to stay there in the NICU for a week. So last year on Christmas Day I was in the NICU and and I can tell you that one year later I am so grateful for my precious baby boy!! He is a joy to my life and I love every minute of it! Happy Birthday my little Bud!!!