Family Christmas Photos

Our dear sweet friend Julie (owner of Be Still Photography) always squeezes our family into her busy schedule during Thanksgiving weekend while Andrew is home.  We appreciate her so much!  This particular weekend is always slam packed with family, fun, and activities we never know when we'll be free but she always manages to work us right in and thankfully her studio is in our neighborhood!  I'm holding out on one photo that we will be using for a Christmas card this year. I'll post it after I get them mailed out.  :) 

Enjoy & Merry Christmas!

The sweetest face ever!

Andrew's 8th Birthday Party

As I said in a earlier post it seems so surreal that Andrew turned 8 years old this year.  It seems more realistic that I was changing his diapers only a few months ago...but alas that is not the case and our little boy is growing up before our eyes much, much too quickly!  It's bittersweet to say the least...but we celebrated in fantastic "Here Comes the Boom" style!

We did a little pre-game boxing.

  

 Aunt Erin of course made the cutest ninja cookies ever!

 I was so proud of Andrew, he took the time to read each card outloud.

Allie girl.

 Hannah Banana

 Andrew was taking too long to unwrap Allie's gift to him so she decided to help out! :)

 Making wishes!

 Sweetie Pie AJ

 Silly Brady

Jax found a nice cozy lap to relax on.

 Cuz Tristen

Our birthday boy said he had the best 8th brithday ever! 

We had a great time too! 

 

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving is one of my favoirte holidays, the reflection spent on all of the blessings God has sent our way really fills my heart with love, pride, and above all gratitude!  He is so good to us!  I'm also so very thankful that we get to spend this holiday with Andrew each year!  His presence adds so much more to the holiday cheer. :)

 Someone wasn't too excited about his Daddy swinging him "too high"!

 We love our Willie!

 Carrie enjoying her red swing!

 Drews 2, 3, and 4!



And in traditional fashion we ate ourselves into a wonderful Thanksgiving coma!

 Told ya, coma! 

Next up Andrew's Birthday Party! 



Geaux to Hell Ole Miss!

My Mama and my sister Paula came down a few weekends ago to go to the LSU vs. Ole Miss game.  My neice and nephew, Emily and Jacob, had never been to a game in Tiger Stadium!  It was the perfect weekend for us all to get together, Drew was out of town on our friend JJ's bachelor party, so the girls (poor Jacob) had the house to ourselves!  We had so much fun hanging out cooking Christmas goodies, arguing like sisters, and laughing a lot!

 Maw T passing on her cooking expertise to Afton.

 My poor kitchen!

 Stacie and Paula

Super sweet Divininty!

 Our Thanksgiving table was never complete without my Mom's Giblet Gravy yuck!  Since my mom wasn't going to be here for Thanksgiving, Stacie wanted her to teach her how to make it.  For those of you who don't know what "giblets" are it is a delicious combo of chicken or turkey neck, livers, hearts, and gizzards...like a said yuck yummy!

 I love the look on Stacie's face here!

 Just keep stirring, just keep stirring...

Thankfully I was giving the job of stirring the peanut brittle.

Now that looks yummy!

We had a great weekend ate tons of delicious Louisiana food.  I can't wait to spend Christmas with my Mom and Dad!