Holidays 2008--Christmas

HO, HO, HO!!! Merry Christmas!

We had such a wonderful Christmas! Norah turned 6 weeks old on Christmas Day, so we were able to get out and do a little more. Adam, Britain, Jack, Bryan and Wendy all came home, and it was their first time to meet Norah. It was also Bryan and Wendy's first time to see Jack, so we all had a blast hanging out and enjoying the babies. Emma and Caroline are big enough now that Christmas is really fun with them, too...it was so much fun watching them open gifts! I got to visit with several out of town friends over the week, too, and that was so great! Norah did really well, but she ended up catching a cold from me and Russell, and a couple of weeks later it turned into an ear infection...her first time to be sick. We went to the doctor and got an antibiotic, though, and she was finally better after about a week. We were so glad to have our happy girl back! I took SO many pictures over the holidays that it was really hard to choose which ones to include here, but I did my best.

visiting with Nanny and Popa

Jessica and Jack

we busted Jack feeding Mackenzie instead of himself--they became best friends!

look at those big blue eyes!

Jack checking on Norah in her pack-n-play

he looks a little sleepy here...

Adam, Bryan and me

Norah sleeping on Uncle Adam

Jack looks thrilled...

smiling at Uncle Bryan (aka Uncle BS)

GG singing to the babies

Britain, Adam and Jack

sweet...listening to GG sing to Norah

If you could only see me, Adam, Bryan, Wendy, and Britain behind the camera, trying to get Jack to smile...we were acting like idiots and this was the best we got out of him!

how cute!

feeding time

Papa Lane helping get Norah to sleep...what a big day!

Aunt Wendy and Jack being silly

GG, Tiff and Norah

hehe

Lamm, Cook and Knox and Jackie came for a visit...Knox LOVED Norah

...and Mackenzie!

he was so gentle with her!

sweet boy

Jack with Pops and Noni

Norah and Noni

Linda and Jason

Jarrod, Kim, Ethan, Linda, Allison and Jason

Emma and Allison

Norah snoozing in Aunt Linda's arms...she gets heavy after a while!

Norah loves her Nana!

Aunt Rachael modeling the hat and scarf we gave her...pretty!

Caroline, you look so big!

Norah snoozed right through the day!

cousins

Uncle Chad and Aunt Rachael

she looks so peaceful!

sweet sisters

Aunt Rach and Caroline

Nana and Grandaddy (Norah's great grandaddy!)

Emma showing off her ruby slippers...there's no place like home!

I think she was milk-drunk in this one!

Emma and Norah

Holidays 2008--Thanksgiving

Norah was only 2 weeks old on Thanksgiving Day, so we didn't get her out a lot, but she did make her first trip to Nana's house and GG's house. She pretty much slept the whole time, of course, but it was nice to get out of the house and visit with everyone...the food wasn't bad, either!

Check out the sweet "Baby's First Thanksgiving" outfit

Proud Grandparents

Jessica and GREAT Aunt Regina (does that make you feel old, Regina??)

Norah and Nanny

This was the message we found at the entrance of Nana and Papa's house...how sweet! (Nana, you're pretty good with the sidewalk chalk--guess you've had lots of practice!)

Emma and Caroline

Rachael snapping some pics of my sleepy girl

Emma with Norah, who was wadded up in a little knot, as usual!

Caroline reading a story to Papa and Norah

I just LOVE to watch her sleep!