Christmas Pictures

Christmas this year was wonderful! We woke up and had the morning for just the three of us. We opened presents and ate pancakes. Then we got dressed and headed to the Gauntt's for a delicious brunch and more presents! After that, we took a nap, woke up and headed to the Smith's for some barbecue shrimp (i'd had some cravings for these) and even more presents! We are so blessed!

Some of Anna Grace's favorites were her wagon, table and chairs, shopping cart and tea set. Thank you to all our friends and family for a wonderful holiday!

Moving On Up!

We moved Anna Grace into her very own big girl bed this past weekend! Now, if you know me, I am a reader. I read everything I could on what the best protocol for achieving a smooth transition was. We were going to be prepared. The problem with all of that reading though, was each article or book talked about children who LIKED their cribs and did not want to move. Anna Grace has NEVER liked her crib. Was this going to make it better or worse? Would she hop right out and come down the hall in the middle of the night? Would it take even longer to get her to sleep?

Well... it was a success! If I would have known the results we would have just skipped the crib altogether! My child, who has never put herself to sleep, got tucked in under her covers, kissed good night and she told Aaron he could leave! Are you for real?? Was this just first night luck? Nope. She has done this ever since and she is sleeping 11-12 hours a night! Wahoo!! I'll post pictures of her bed later, but right now she is tucked in and "sleeping like a baby". It's about time.

What's in a name?

Apparently a lot. We have gone back and forth between two names and now we are ready for some input.  Keep in mind, this is just input, no guarantees. We may get 100 votes for one name and still pick the other, but at least we will know all the opinions! And then when our daughter grows up and hates her name, she can say, "You should have listened to your friends!"

So let us know what you think :)


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Gingerbread Men!

Nanna took Anna Grace for the morning so Santa could finish up her to- do's. They took Macy to the park, stopped in at Starbucks for some "coppee" and decorated Gingerbread Men!

It's About Time

Months and months later, I finally ordered our CD of Anna Grace's bluebonnets and pumpkin patch photo shoots. The wonderful Erin Mueller, of Brooke Shelby Photography took them and we couldn't be happier! Here are my favorites:

Christmas Treats

We have been up to a lot lately! Anna Grace has been busy busy making treats for all of her friends and family. She made delicious coffee spoons. And when I say "make" she really did most of the work. She dipped, sprinkled, wrapped and stamped! I twisted the twisty ties and wrote names (and supervised the sugar intake) but that was it!

Later this week, Nanna is coming over to start their yearly tradition of decorating gingerbread houses. I'll post pictures of the masterpieces when they are finished.

Hot off the Press!

Check out our model! Anna Grace did a photo shoot last January for the December issue of Suburban Parent and it was just printed yesterday! No, she didn't get paid, and yes, it's a free magazine...but I'm still SOO EXCITED!!

For pictures of the photo shoot you can check out Shelbi's Blog post about it here.

We also had some family pictures taken last week and you can see our slideshow on the link below through December 10th. Hopefully we will get some Christmas Cards out this year... but no promises.

http://hjayroe.photobiz.com/viewing/?slideshowID=113119

If you want a copy of her cover, I have 40 left or you can get one at the Library or Kroger's!