Hopefully this will tide you over

Again, I'm sorry for the delay. I think I'm getting the hang of my computer now, but my DSL internet won't be delivered until the 4th! (I know.....we were STILL on dial-up, shocking isn't it!!!) So, even though it takes like 20 minutes to load one picture, I hope this will be good until we get our DSL!! Then TRUST ME there will be tons!!!




Sitting by Maw & PopPop's Buckeye tree!

Merry Christmas!

I can't believe it is Christmas. It seems like just yesterday it was summer. Our sweet Lilee is changing so much DAILY! We feel so blessed that she is our daughter. We wish you all a Blessed & Merry Christmas.

Here are a few Christmas card out takes.....



I'm feeling you reindeer, I'm ready to be done!


This is soooooooo boring


Really Mom, I'm ready to be done!!



How's this for a close up!

Birthday Party

This past weekend we went to Noah's 8th birthday party & we also finished up our Christmas shopping! We had a lot of fun & I can't believe that Christmas is 6 days away!!!

The Gray Christmas

ARE WE THERE YET????

We celebrated my side of the family's Christmas this past Sunday at my sister's house (she has the perfect house for hosting) because my parents are being snow birds & flying south for the winter :D They are taking a trip to Florida to spend the holiday's with our other sister Jessica & Sarah & I are each spending the holiday's with our in-law's.

So, we headed to Lexington on Sunday after church & we had Christmas dinner & opened presents. It was so much fun. Right when we got there the four of them plus Gaga & Papa had a dance party! It was so funny! They were all dancing up a STORM!!! (There is a Christmas montage on the right side you can click!!!)

Lilee & Zaiah are a hoot. When they open a present they want to play with THAT present, they don't care that they have 6 more to open!! Noah & Eli on the other hand had a blast opening presents & SOOOOO looking forward to ripping the paper off the next one! We had such a good time :D

Happy Birthday!!

Today is Chuck's Birthday! I just wanted to do a quick post to say: Happy Birthday to the most wonderful man. You are such a terrific husband & father & hopefully your day is as special as you are. Thank you for taking such good care of us & loving us the way you do. I had always imagined us as a family & you as a father & I honestly couldn't have DREAMED anything more special than what you are! We love you!

A special gift!

Lilee's Aunt Jessica & Uncle Eric (my sister & brother in law, that live in Florida) sent her Christmas present early. But after talking with Jessica she wanted Lilee to go ahead & open it up since she has been doing so well going to the p0tty.

Hmmmm...this has my name on it

Just what I always wanted......what exactly are these??

These are a hoot

Little does she know that this is just the packing material, goodness maybe Santa should just bring packing peanuts!!! (hahahahah)

Oh, this is the present! What is in this yellow box!

"Mama, a baby" (I wish I could have gotten her sweet smile)

"Wook Mama, messy" She LOVES the fact that she has "cake" on her face.

She gets the sprinkles from this ice cream cone....Lilee laughs everytime she feeds her this, the baby's tongue comes out to lick the ice cream....very neat!

Silly ice cream cone

Time to clean up the mess! (Magically goes away with this cloth)

My new buddy! Thank you Uncle Eric & Aunt Jessica

Snuggle Bunny

The Princess LOVES this shirt! When she got dressed Saturday morning she went & stood by the tree & said "Mama take Lilee's picture".....so, here is our Snuggle Bunny :D

So tempting....

Poor thing.....we really shouldn't tease her! I had wrapped presents & put them under the tree & boy it is hard not for her to touch them

THIS WAS JUST TWO DAYS LATER........

What....I wasn't doing anything!!!
I'm too cute to be mischievous!

So far so good....

We hope everyone is enjoying the new site. We really like it here!

I probably will jinx myself but our sweet Lilee is doing so well potty training! She only wears a diaper at nap time (when she takes one) & at bedtime. She is so proud of herself when she does it & so are we. I am actually sort of sad about it. She is becoming such a big girl! I don't mind her wearing diapers!!!!! But she loves putting on Elm0 or Tinkerb#ll in the morning. Her new "uniform" is a shirt, socks & her Elmo's.

Here is Lilee modeling her new "uniform".....

Lilee really likes to play hide & seek & this is right before a big game started, she was trying to get her Daddy motivated to play!!!

Daddy is trying to hide

Ready or not here I come!

BOOOO!!!!! ( I LOVE the look on her face in this picture, just click on it to make it bigger)

Mommy, have you seen Daddy?

I love this game AND my Daddy!

Have a great weekend