Saturday, December 27, 2008

Wiped out post-Christmas


A new annual tradition in photography . . .




Favorite toys from Christmas 2008



A furniture filled Christmas

Grace has learned to use a chair at school and church (activity table chairs) and at her grandparents' house (Kristie's childhood rocking chair), but the poor girl has had no chair at her own house.  She has had floor pillows and such, but she had taken to pulling tupperware out of the cabinet and sitting on it as a make shift chair.

Well, that all got corrected this Christmas.  She got a chair for her room, a chair for the living room, and an activity table with two chairs.


As you can see, she may be the only toddler ever overjoyed with receiving furniture for Christmas.  She actually moved presents out of the chair so she could sit in it to open them.

Christmas morning - our little elf




We had no presents under the tree until after Grace went to bed on Christmas Eve.  She was really impressed to find it full on Christmas morning.

We started with the stockings by the hearth.  

She loved her new play phone and can now say "Hello!"

Christmas Eve


We went to the annual "Family Service" at University Christian Church and Kristie's parents joined us.


Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Thanksgiving 2008


Our annual joint family lunch at Ridglea Country Club.


Spoon control!



Grace finally started feeding herself oatmeal with a spoon all by herself.