Christmas Snow

Something strange happened in Atlanta on Christmas Day...SNOW. I think my grandfather said it has not snowed in Atlanta on Christmas Day since the 1880's.

That night we went out sledding & had a great time.

The next day Lola & Andrew made a snow man.

Actually, Andrew made the snow man & Lola held the carrot nose.

Christmas Day

Santa came! When Lola woke up Christmas morning we asked her if she thought Santa came, and she said "no, he is at church". I think she believes Santa lives at church since we went and sat in his lap at breakfast with Santa. It was cute, but Santa did come.

She was so excited about all her toys, but the first thing she noticed was her Tinker Bell pajamas. She slowly took it all in & soon began playing with everything.

The immediate hit was a little fishing puzzle, she played with it all morning.

I had to get Brantley out of bed & he slept through everything.

Brantley was so cute Christmas Day, I dressed him up in his new sweater & khakis, he looked like such a big boy.

Lola & Daddy having tea

It was a wonderful & lazy day, we enjoy just being with family, such a blessing.

Trying out her new Tink Four Wheeler

My parents dog, Charlie, loves babies. Here he is cuddling with Brantley.

Christmas Eve

One thing Lola loved about the Holidays was all the sweets. She still ask for dessert after every meal!

On Christmas Eve, Lola & Nana made a Christmas Tree cake... one piece of candy for the cake, one for Lola.

That night we made cookies for Santa with icing & sprinkles. She was so excited & stole a few of Santa's cookies for herself!

Brantley had a lazy day, snoozing & being carried around, oh the life!

Brantley & Uncle JC

Cousin Christmas

A few nights before Christmas we went over to my cousin Brian's house for dinner. He has 2 little boys, Beau 3 & Luke 8 months. Lola had a great time with the boys & playing with all Beau's toys, she is still talking about Beau's trains. The kids were great and we all had a wonderful time visiting.

My grandparents were there & got to meet Brantley for the first time. We were able to get some great photos of them with their great-grandchildren!

Love Beau in this photo!

My cousin Ashley & her husband Josh were in visiting from Texas, it was so good to see them.

PawPaw & Luke

MawMaw & Brantley

Christmas with Andrew's Family

This year we were in Atlanta for Christmas, so we had Christmas with Andrew's family a few days early. Grams cooked a wonderful dinner for us. I am now realizing I did not take enough photos that night, I must have been scattered. Anyway, we had a wonderful evening celebrating & exchanging gifts.

Aunt Whit & Brantley

Lola & Andrew opening her new doll

Lola was into opening presents, I think she opened several of everyone's!

Snow, Gingerbread House, & Snuggling

A few weeks before Christmas we got our first snow. One day I bundled Lola up and took her to the mail box with me. She was a little unsure at first, but quickly decided she liked it. She immediately started asking for a carrot. It took me a while to figure it out, but she was telling me she wanted to build a snowman!

The weekend before Christmas Lola & I built a Gingerbread House. Lola was so excited all morning & could not wait to start. I had bought a kit at Publix that had everything we needed. Upon opening, I realized it might have a little bit more than we needed, there was TONS of candy. Lola eyes immediately lit up like a Christmas Tree! The set came with a little tray you could separate the candy into, just right for Lola's little fingers. She would grab a handful of candy & say 'one for Ginger, one for me'.

She was so cute the entire morning, maybe it was all the sugar.

Happy boy!

Lola snuggling with Mr. B

Brantley 1 Month

Here are Brantley's 1 month measurement photos. Andrew wanted him to be sized up to a football, he is convinced we have a lil linebacker!

He is such a sweet baby, cooing has started, & he loves to hear his big sisters voice (which is a good thing because she does a lot of talking)!