A quick reminder...

If you get a chance, please continue to pray for my friend Julie Cossar Jones and her family (Ben and Becca) What a long 4 months it has been and they are doing good, but a little extra prayer never hurt, right? Thanks for being willing to pray for those you may not even know, for God hears them all!

Santa came to visit Becca a little early this year!!

www.caringbridge.org/visit/juliecossarjones

Alpine Christmas Village...

for the girls...We went last year and had such a good time that we decided to head back. Trinity Baptist Church hosts it and does such a good job with all of it!We met The Parks and The Quinn's and had a fun filled Sunday afternoon!

Christmas came early...

Thanks to MiMi and Grandfather...Last week when MiMi was here for Brenly's program, she wanted to go look for "big" playgrounds for Brenly and Avery's Christmas (and Birthday) present! It was FREEZING cold, but we managed to look around and find what she wanted! Her (Brenly's) main request is that she have a rock wall and Avery REALLY loves to swing! MiMi made her purchase and we were told that they wouldn't be able to deliver it until next Thursday (Dec. 18th) so Brenly was all depressed because she wanted it immediately, but she was very good and tried to be as patient as a 4 1/2 yr. old can be! Ray called me at work last Thursday and said that they were going to deliver it on Friday morning (keep in mind, MiMi just purchased it on Wed. and they built it that fast!) We, of course didn't get home until after dark, so we waited to let her find it on Saturday morning after Ray got home from work! I have never seen such excitement in all of my life! MiMi and Grandfather, we can't thank you enough for such a HUGE Christmas (and Birthday!) present. It is one that we will be able to treasure for many years to come! WE LOVE YOU!!











P.S. You MUST know that it was SOOOOOO cold out there on Saturday...and very windy...but never fear, Brenly and I were out there eating a picnic on her new "playground"!

First Preschool Christmas Program...

and she did so good! Last Tuesday night we got the opportunity to go see Brenly "perform" in her first Christmas program...They sang 4 songs and they were so cute...of course, I would say that seeing as how she is mine! They signed the words to Happy Birthday to Jesus, they sang Away in a Manger, J-E-S-U-S (to the tune of BINGO..."God loved the world and sent His son and Jesus was His name-o") and one more song which I was not familiar with...She did good and her facial expressions cracked me up! He are a few pictures from the night! Oh, and MiMi drove in from Nashville to see her baby perform! We were glad to see her!

Where does she get that RED HAIR?

Its a question that I get on a daily basis...perhaps even hourly...And honestly, I haven't really known the right answer...We have heard that MiMi's mother was red-headed, and we ALL know that she looks JUST LIKE HER DADDY! So I have always said that she gets all of her traits from her daddy! Well this weekend, I was getting all of our Christmas stuff out, and found this long lost box full of good stuff, One of which was a picture of Ray when he was a year and a half old! AND OH MY GOODNESS! He and Avery are identical. I had to get these pictures posted (the quality isn't great, they are pictures of pictures:) So if you have ever wondered where Avery's get her looks...take a look at these!





and believe me...she normally has that same "sassy" look that Ray has on his face, it just wasn't captured in this picture!

Amazing Grace and Nightly Prayers...

Last night I decided to pull out the camera and take some videos of Bren and Avery (they both are growing up so fast and I felt like I need to take more videos of them!) so I got a few videos of the girls singing and saying prayers...so sweet!

PeePee on the Potty...

that's right, you read it correctly (not that any of you care about our bathroom habits, however this is a very noteworthy time in Avery's little life!) Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, Avery was running around the house naked...yes, you read it correctly (not that any of you care about Avery's little naked behind runnin around-although it is PRECIOUS!) and I was busy in the kitchen trying to get things ready for Thanksgiving! She came up to me and grabbed my hand and said, "PeePee Mommy...Potty" So we dart to the bathroom and she sits on her little potty...We wait for a few minutes and then we "HEAR" it...She peepeed on the potty...YAY! Brenly and I were so excited, you would have thought Avery had just won the lottery...We started screaming and hollerin, jumpin up and down...singing a little "PeePee on the POTTY" jingle! Believe me, it was a SIGHT to behold...good thing I only got pictures of that precious baby and her proud accomplishment!



She has since peepeed on the potty 3 more times...very inconsistent, but any small step helps us get closer to NO MORE DIAPERS!!!

christmas pictures...

I know...its not even thanksgiving...and I have already taken my kids to get their Christmas Pictures made...however you have to proactive about these things, because if you wait to long...you will never get an appointment! So yesterday we made our way to Collierville to get pictures made at Portrait Innovations...and much to my surprise, both of my girls did SO good! They didn't cry (which is usually what Avery likes to do!) and they listened and did whatever was asked of them! And as a result, their pictures turned out really good! Just wanted to give you a few to preview! And don't be shocked if a few of you don't get some of these as a Christmas present! :)