White Christmas

Hello all you wonderful people!!! Christmas was wonderful here; I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful family! We got a new table in our upstairs den that will fit all of us! Finally!!! We sold the furniture that was in there previously. Praise the Lord!!! I did lose my beloved laundry folding spot, but I LOVE the new table!!! Garrett had a little bit of a hard time adjusting to the change, as is normal for his age:) And...we got a white Christmas!!! I've had one in Colorado when we were vacationing out there, but never here in the South!!!

And now for your usual update on Miss Gabrielle...she is now rolling over!!! Yes, such a talented child:) Also, she loves to do raspberries. What a sweetheart!!! I myself believe she has said my name a number of times (calling for help):D Nevertheless, Daddy is trying very hard to get her to say "Dada" as her first word.

'Tis the time most people are making New Year's resolutions (including myself). Most people want to lose weight. That is not my actual goal, but it will occur as a result of my efforts. My resolution is to stop drinking coke-completely. Aaahhhhh!!!!!! Life without coke seems unbearable!JK:D So, hopefully I'll lose weight when I stop having those daily Route 44's:P Boy, do we love sonic:)

I hope all of you are doing wonderfully. Most of you probably enjoyed that wonderful white Christmas as we did. Our yard is like the only one played in so all the snow is practically gone. Yes, we got out there first thing (that is, when I finally got up at ten o' clock:) and played in the snow. Afterwards we came inside and had hot chocolate!!!

Garrett got a new wii game for Christmas that we are thoroughly enjoying!!! They just called me in there to try the "meter-o-love" and I was the second to the top which was wild. Kind of scary. Laid back Presley was just lovable. BTW, you hold the thing to your heart and it tells you this; I know, very accurate:D

We also got a very special gift for Christmas from our Grandad (mom's dad). He wrote a book about his life for us. I loved reading it and learning new stories!!! Thank you Grandad!!!

Hope all of you have a wonderful New Year!!! If I don't post before then:) Okay, I know; high hopes:D Farewell until next time!!!

~Alex

My camera

So, my beloved camera has broken. Please pray the warranty is not up! That would ruin my day if the warranty was up. I'm very sad. That is the second camera to break in one year!!! That's bad, btw.

Well, Gabrielle continues to grow at a rapid rate. She is already in 6-9 months clothes and she is only 4 months old!!! We're beginning to see the unique personality God has given her. What a sweetie she is. She is very close to sitting up and even closer to rolling over!!! We think she's teething. Poor baby.

So, the other day I walked into the game room to see Noah and Presley playing. Noah comes up to me and asks, "Alex, where did Joshua went?". "Where did Joshua go?" Presley corrected. Then Noah replies matter-of-factly "I don't know!". He's such a sweetie! This morning I asked him if he would like to help me with the laundry by matching socks and he replied, "Of course I would love to do that!!!". I just love him!!!

We are busy preparing for Christmas. I have yet to do my Christmas shopping:) I love Christmas!!!

How about this weather? It's freezing!!!! Brrr.....:D But I love it. Getting bundled up is one of my favorite things to do:) Especially when you have cute jackets and shoes!!!

So I had a recital this week. Can you believe I actually sang? But it was fun seeing all my old classmates. And the food afterwards, delicious junk food!!!!! One of my favorite parts of the evening, though was going to Panera Bread!!! One of my favorite restaurants ever!!!

Love,
Alex

A fun tea outing

Hey y'all, these are pictures from...October. Yes, I know. Very disappointing. Oh well. My mom, Gabrielle, my grandmother and I went to a lovely tea hosted by my grandmother's sweet friends. It was such a darling little place complete with an antique shop! Jackpot!!! Hope you enjoy the pics.












Well, more to come dearies!!!!
Love,
Alex