joy to the world!

we got some snow the week before Christmas.

this little guy loves to watch it! how cute are those carharts?!? thanks, kissy!

buddy and kissy got into town on Christmas eve eve. we love having our grands here!

we had an incredible new orleans breakfast on Christmas eve. eggs hussard. absolutely worth the work (and calories). delicious!!!

kissy helped laurel make some Christmas cookies :-)

this big boy always just goes with the flow

after the Christmas eve service at church, laurel got to open one present from kissy. and then proceeded to wear it for the next 3 days. i think she likes it, kissy!

she also got a special grand to grand princess necklace from kissy. so sweet. i love the kissy hug and i love her showing her daddy her new necklace. :-)

the night before Christmas -- all set!


no, they weren't trick candles. we just haven't mastered that skill yet...


freddy's feet!


she doesn't quite know what to do with herself!

super excited about her helmet and the Lion King dvd...

thanks for the matching pjs, B! they were perfect.

the fredster. so many new toys (and mama's new mixing bowls) to play with!

all boy

family shot

she's blurry in the picture on the right bc she's jumping up and down. that's what she does when she gets excited. like a jack russell terrier. i love it!


note the jumping...

in princess heaven

abbi and pops flew in that day. yay!! yes we realize it is a blessing that are parents love to hang out and that we actually want them all here at once. the only problem is that it's never long enough! we had another outstanding meal that night - pot roast, mashed potatoes, creamed collard greens, cornbread, and dark chocolate caramel sea salt tart for dessert. YUM!!

pops got a tour of the castle, with his martini :-)


our cups runneth over. what a very merry Christmas. thank you, Jesus.