The Week Between . . .

Well, Christmas is over and John, Jack, and I are enjoying the wonderful week between Christmas and the New Year.  The "to do" list is dated January 1st so the next two days are free and clear.  So I am updating the blog at the request of many.  

Christmas Memories

Ringing handbells, Gingerbread silhouettes, Handmade puppets complete with a doorway theater, Beef Tenderloin and Roasted pear salad, the border collie in the Nativity, an itty-bitty Santa suit, Dad's old barn with a fresh coat of paint, lots of Baby Einstein, bribing Jack with Fruit Loops, Jack doing everything but walking, Sticky Buns on Christmas morning, a fire in the fireplace in Mobile, hugs for Ted the Panda, a traditional Christmas lunch with lots of family, pralines and chocolate, Carly in brown and cashmere all around, a 10K race with a fun run for Jack, lots of toys . . . lots of laughs . . . lots of memories.  

Happy New Year! 

Christmas Card 2008

Here they are . . . the perfect pics for this year's Penguin Christmas Card!  Aunt Lulu is so good!

Mama said there'd be days like this . . .

In an attempt to find the perfect Christmas card picture for 2008, Laine, Claire, John and I spent all day with a less than cooperative Jack as you can see from the following pictures. I have come to find out that photographing a 15 month old is hard work! Laine ended up in bed with a migraine, John escaped to Franklin Cruise, and Claire and I collapsed on the couch mid-afternoon. When we called Mother to tell her about our day, she just chuckled . . . apparently, we were just as dramatic during our Christmas card photo sessions growing up as Jack was! 

Bathtime is so much fun