Gingerbread Party

We traveled to Chattanooga recently so John could be in a wedding. Actually we went so we could attend the 4th annual Gingerbread Party at the Collins' house. Rebecca was so excited about seeing Mae Mae and Ambrose. Presley was just along for the ride.

The big girls decorated cookies.

Presley stared out the window.

I got a chance to visit with Denise.

After the wild party, the big girls relaxed in front of the tree.

Christmas Program

Rebecca recently had her Christmas program at school. I should let you know in advance that it was also known as the show your belly program. Here the kids are practicing We Wish You a Merry Christmas before they walked to the Sanctuary. It doesn't look like it in this picture, but for those of you who personally know Rebecca, you know that she was singing the loudest of them all.

Here they are before they started singing.
Once the music started, Rebecca forgot to sing. She was busy doing other things...showing her belly.

Lucky for her, or me, she was not on the front row. Gracie, on the other hand, put on quite a show.

Dear Santa

Mimi and I took the girls to see Santa at Phipps Plaza the other day. Rebecca was so excited about seeing Santa. I knew that she would be okay sitting on his lap, but I was for sure that Presley would freak out. I talked to Rebecca about how she had to be very brave for Presley because Presley had never met Santa before. Mimi and I were very smart to fill Presley's stomach up right before we handed her off to a strange man.

The girls went right to Santa. Rebecca loved every minute of it, Presley never cried but looked very frightened. She kept looking at Santa as if to ask, "Who the heck are you?" Rebecca informed Santa that she wanted a beach ball and Presley wanted a baby doll. Santa asked if there was anything else, and Rebecca said no. How easy are they?

We ran into two of Rebecca's classmates while in line to visit Santa. I think the girls were as excited to see each other as they were to see Santa.

Lily, Grace, and Rebecca

After our visit with Santa we did a little shopping and ate lunch with Mimi. It was a great outing. Thanks Mimi for helping out.

Cousins

My girls have a lot to be thankful for, but this Thanksgiving, I think they were most thankful for their cousins. They had such a great time in Mississippi with Nannie and Pop Pop and the rest of the Denton crew. But they sure had a lot of fun with John, Carrie, Mae, and Ambrose. Here are the pictures to prove it:

Playing dress up

Playing house
Looking out into the world
Some of the boys frying a turkey (or 4)
The big girls and Ambrose playing Phase 10
Presley's first stick fire
The only picture of John
Pulling out Nannie's magazines
Slumber party with the pillow pets
Presley feeding Ambrose
Ambrose stealing Presley's food
Playing Go Fish with Lala
Riding on the pillow pets
Playing Duck Duck Goose with Lala
Making Smores with Nannie