New Dresses for the Cousins!!!!

It was so sweet! The girls have matching Christmas dresses and they wore them to church and to Mimia's (me) house on Sunday evening. We took literally over 100 pictures and mine did not really turn out, but here they are. Annie seems to be able to sleep through anything! (do you like her hair color??) She is so sweet! I anticipate loads of fun with Violet as we open gifts on Christmas Eve. As this year comes to a close I am so grateful to the Lord for these two little girls who have been such a delight to me!!

Violet's Little Words!!

Welcome Sweet Annie

Annie Kate has arrived!! Callie gave birth to her first baby on Saturday morning at 12:44 after about 7 hours of labor. It was amazing! Annie is so sweet. She favors the Payne family the most, though we think she has Callie's eyes and maybe her chin, but the shape of her precious face and the general look reminds us of Tim. Her hair is lighter than I imagined, but I only had dark haired babies. Her eye are blue for now, but I bet they will change. She is perfect!

I am so aware of the great blessings in my life. As I sit here this morning I am so aware of how kind the Lord has been to me. Oh, how different it all could be. Today I will go to church and worship with a heart filled with gratitude and awe for a God that loves to lavish His children with tremendous gifts that they could have never earned. Amazing!

I am sure there will be lots of pictures on Callie's blog, Erin's blog and Megan's facebook. Enjoy! ( I know this is a bad pic, but it will have to do!)

Thanksgiving Part 2

Well, everyone has gone home. The beds are stripped, the floors are washed, the leftovers are devoured and it is a bit too quiet around here! We had so much fun with the Lawler clan this weekend, we cannot wait for their return! Since, Tyler's request was that we had a low key weekend we spent most of the time at home. Erin, Dru, Violet, Tim and Callie were here just about every waking moment. We ate alot, played Wii alot, Blockus, Pit, Settlers and Farkle. We had a movie night and a round of disc golf. Trying to pick the pictures to capture the weekend is a hard task, but I will l try.

Wii watchers!!


Erin feeding Dru..notice the sweet potatoes flying in the
background and Violet covering her face!!!

Tyler showing affection to Mindy!



A round of Settlers....



Our guests of Honor.....



Dustin and Megan showcasing the layered Jello that took then 4 days to make!!?? A basic cooking class coupon will be in their stockings this Chrsitmas.