Chirstmas in Macon 2010

Later in the day on Christmas Eve we headed to Macon.  We are very fortunate that our families get along great and my parents were going to join us on Saturday.  We always have such a big party when we are all together!  Carson is a very lucky girl to be surrounded by such love.

Carson on Christmas morning surprised to see what Santa brought her in Macon

Honey and her girls~

Evidently these Sing A Magigs are all the rage......they are something else.....and all of the children got them:)

Ava in her new chair~

Monte with a new toy that I think the adult men were quite jealous of:)

Later that evening we went to Aunt Kendra and Uncle Josh's new house for Christmas dinner.  Their new house is FABULOUS and perfect for entertaining.  I see many holiday dinners there!

Sweet cousins!

Christmas in Woodstock 2010

Well it is a shame that it takes a snow day (pics. from that to come) for me to blog:)  We had a BIG time at Christmas this year.  It is so true that having children makes the holidays such a joy!  I kind of feel like we all reverted back to our childhood having Carson, Monte and Ava around.  They are such sweet children and I am so thankful Carson has cousins so near by.

We started Christmas the week before by having our dear friends Lisa and Tim over.  They love to spoil Carson (and us too!)  Lisa and I have been friends since Athens.  She is such a sweet friend and would do anything in the world for anyone.  She is going to be an awesome mommy when the time comes!!  She's a natural.

Spoiling Carson:)

Oh my....what is it??

Yay!! A "brother" for one of her dolls.

We went to see Santa.  An interesting experience and some lessons learned.  1.)  Go early...that is in the season and in the day!! 2.)  Perhaps long before your child needs a nap.  Seriously, Carson really did do well, despite the fact we waited for quite some time and she did not have a nap the whole day.  And, she didn't even cry.  She told us she told Santa she wanted baby dolls!  I think she's covered.

At the mall....waiting.....

Riding the train with daddy

She's not quite sure about him

We had Christmas (round 1) on Christmas Eve morning in Woodstock with my parents.  Because my parents and Santa were getting Carson bigger items we needed to have part of Christmas here.  It was such a nice morning.  We had hashbrown casserole, cinnamon rolls and mimosas:)  We kept Carson upstairs until about 8:30 and then brought her downstairs.  I think she understood the Santa thing a little bit.

She's a sleepy monkey

She has just discovered her new trampoline and kitchen

Would anyone like coffee?

What a cute Ne-Ne

Bringing Carson downstairs....She didn't know what to think w/my parents and brother standing at the bottom of the stairs

Thanksgiving and Ava's 1st B-day

We'll start with Thanksgiving!  We went to Macon this year and had a really nice time.  The weather was perfect.....we even ate outside.  I wish I had take a photo of the tables set up outside.  It was right out of a magazine!

Ava & Honey

Carson counting Ava's piggies:)

Ava turned 1 over the holiday and we were excited to share in the day with everyone.  She is such a sweet little girl and we are  blessed to be her Godparents.

Honey and The Birthday Girl~

Kendra & Carson (and Honey hiding in between them)

The Birthday Girl and her Mommy

Her cute cake that was delicious!!

I think she likes it~