The Road Less Traveled...

Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas fun at school

Henry decorating his gingerbread house

Rebecca putting some touches on hers

Vivian's preschool Christmas program

Getting a hug from Granddaddy David

Our angel. Her rendition of "Away in a Manger" will just melt your heart.

Vivian's preschool party

Henry's party: They decorated cookies and made several crafts.

William's party: They got a special visit from Santa!

Rebecca's party: They wore their pajamas and watched Polar Express and then had a fun party full of games and yummy snacks.

My sweet baby girl turned one on December 8th. Where has the time gone? She has grown from that little infant that just went everywhere I went over the past year into this little girl who has fought to make her presence known! She really loves to be out and about. She will not nap unless she is convinced that she won't miss anything! She is not walking yet. She can "lightning" crawl because the second she hears me open the dishwasher, she is there in a heartbeat. She loves to see what awaits her in there! She stands alone and cruises. She waves and blows kisses, and can say several words, like Mama, bye-bye, night-night, Daddy, more, Elmo. Billy even got her to say "Roll Tide" tonight! :) Her favorite food is banana. She adores her brothers and sisters. She has eight teeth now and her hair is getting very curly in the back.
We celebrated her birthday at home with family. She had a great time at her party, eating two whole cupcakes and showing everyone her "tricks."

December snowfall

We woke up December 5th to a little surprise, about a half inch of snow! Well, that wasn't the first time we were awakened...William woke me around 4 am vomiting beside my bed. This was after Henry vomited while riding through the Galaxy of Lights at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. (I was in the back seat of the van between Henry and William. Let's just say I am so glad there was a plastic bag in the car!) Ellen had been sick with a stomach virus earlier in the week, and was still having stomach "issues." I changed an icky diaper in a restaurant just before we headed to see the lights! Anyway, I digress... The snow was beautiful, although it didn't last very long. William was still under the weather and didn't feel like venturing out. Maybe January will bring more snow!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Fast forward

I have not abandoned the blog. One of my new year's resolutions is to keep it up! I think I had got so behind that it seemed like an impossible feat to catch up. And, since I have not been keeping up with photo albums, much less a scrapbook, for my kids, this just seemed like the easiest thing to get going again. Oh, to have everything organized would be such a great feeling, but that's never going to happen!
The fall has been especially busy, with lots of appointments, parties, and family fun. Everyone has been healthy except for a cold or a short-lived stomach virus here or there. :) That's something to be thankful for!

Visiting Grandma