The Girls' "New" Bedroom

When the renovation of the parsonage was completed, the girls moved into the room that was previously the master bedroom. We finally got their names on the wall in the new room, which was the last little touch, and I made some pictures the other day. So, here is their "new" room that really isn't that new anymore. :-)

Random Photo Thread

These first 2 of Malcom standing are actually from our Christmas trip to Louisiana. I didn't realize I still had a few pictures from the trip left on the camera. He looks so pleased with himself in the second picture.




Saphirah is our cat who really doesn't like anyone except Chet. However, she has decided that Malcom must be okay, too. We think it is because he is a boy.


This child just cracks me up!


A Couple of Malcom Pics



One of my New Favorite Pictures


Mary Joyce looking at a book while wearing her Daddy's Sunday shirt...


Playing Candyland

Christmas Card and Santa Photos

We are never sure how our Santa photo at the mall experience will go. Mary Joyce is fine with it. Katherine, on the other hand... The first year she was too little to know any different. Last year, she was screaming in the picture. This year, the tears tried to come, and then she just became very determined that she was NOT going for this whole scenario. Thankfully, there was a great photographer's assistant who made it her job to get Katherine to smile, and finally, she did. No, she is not looking at the camera, nor is she interacting with Santa, but she is relatively close to Santa and smiling. Malcom did great for his first time. He was inspecting Santa's [very real] beard, and seemed to be calculating how much of it he could grab in one swipe.



Since we moved here, we have wanted to do a Christmas card photo on the beach. Our first attempt, a few years ago, was a rather hilarious failure. This year, we decided to make it a family photo and have my sister take it while she was in town for Thanksgiving. It actually turned out rather well. :-)

Christmas 2009

I've included a slideshow of Christmas photos in the post below. Included are photos from Mary Joyce's preschool Christmas program, along with pictures from our Christmas morning at home and our trip to Louisiana by way of Georgia. We were able to spend Christmas night with Chet's mom, and then headed to Lousiana for time with my parents and a visit with extended family on my side. We were also able to visit with Chet's cousin's family and to meet Thomas, the newest member of our extended family.

Malcom at 8 Months

Yes, I know I'm lagging terribly behind on my blog posts, and I apologize. Here are pictures from December 21, the day Malcom turned 8 months old.





Stay tuned for a Christmas slideshow...

Mary Joyce is Four!

On December 16, Mary Joyce turned 4 years old. I can't believe she is that old already. We had her 4th birthday party on the Saturday before at "Old McDonald's", and the kids had a great time. (By the way, easiest.birthday.party.ever.) Then on her actual birthday, we took cookies for her preschool class. Pictures are in the post below.

Pajama Day at Preschool

Mary Joyce's preschool had pajama day for their Happy Birthday Jesus party. All of the kids (and teachers) wore their pajamas, and the kids got to bring a favorite stuffed animal. I think Mary Joyce was most excited about getting to take Bear Bear to preschool.

Meeting Kacey and Julie

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we were able to finally meet Julie and Kacey in person. Julie was a parent who went through the whole long China adoption wait at the same time as we did, and got her referral for Kacey at the same time as we got ours for Mary Joyce. At the time, we all lived in Georgia, and now we've all moved to Florida. It was fun to meet them at long last. :-)