Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve!! We went outside before it got dark to put out our reindeer food. Of course Jenna was trying to eat it off the ground. She is walking everywhere and is too cute! We then headed inside to make our cupcakes for baby Jesus' birthday.


Daddy passing out the food so the kids could scatter it.

Nate was looking for Santa and Rudolph!

This poncho was mine when I was a little older than Jenna. My grandmother had it made for me. I made the hat.

Nate was a great helper in making the cupcakes.



Jenna decided to get into the act.


Happy Birthday Jesus!

Christmas cards, christmas presents and a Peppermint white chocolate mocha

I woke up this morning determined to get my Christmas list checked off.
So finished my Christmas cards-check! I then proceed out to finish the Christmas shopping so 4 hours later-check! I even got to enjoy a divine peppermint white chocolate mocha-check!! Here is a preview of the Christmas card. My good friend Cookie took these and did a great job.
Merry Christmas!!

Santa's Village

We went to Santa's village Thursday with Nana and Granddaddy. We really tried to talk up Santa but when it came down to it Nate and Jenna did not want anything to do with the old guy!!


He loved the trains.

I think that Brady was eyeing Jenna's ride!
Before the candy cane
After the candy cane!

This was as close as either one would get to Santa.

Warm up

I was trying to see how much success I could have with capturing a Christmas picture tonight so I let the kiddos play with the candy canes on the tree.

I love her expression in this one!

She is standing on her own in these pictures. She took about 5 steps tonight so we may have a walking girl soon!

A Jog in Memphis

Brian and I ran the St. Jude 1/2 Marathon and Marathon today. It was fun but I am so glad that it is over! I am sure that you can figure out that he ran the full and I ran the half!! Nate, Nanny and Pa were there to cheer us on. Jenna stayed with Moma. Brian's cousin John and cousin in law Tim also ran the full so it was a family event. Nate, Nanny and Pa all spent the night last night with John and Lisa and their boys. Brian and I got to spend last night with our friends Keith and Danyelle and their precious boy Conner. I am off to get in a hot bath if I can ever get out of this chair!!

We finished!!
Nate decided that riding looked much better than all that running!