Christmas 2008.... Grace chats with her Papa soon after they arrive.

Caleb gets comfy playing with the dogs, while he waits oh so patiently to open presents!

He concentrates really hard to get a good grip on this package so he can take it to his dad. He loved playing Santa's helper.

"Here, Grace......a present for you!"


"Ok, Grandma, I'm ready to hand out some more!"

"Are you sure?? This one is really for me??"

Grace loves her Curious George doll. It lights up and plays music.

"Say it isn't so........that's ALL the presents?"


Chrismas 2008 is now a part of the past. It was a really nice one in this household. We really enjoyed having the kids come down and getting to spend it with them, even if we did wait til Saturday. It was well worth the wait. Caleb had a wonderful time playing Santa. When I'd hand him a gift, he'd give it to whoever I told him it belonged to, and if I said, "This one is for Caleb", he'd plop down and start unwrapping. It was adorable! Grace just kept an eye on all and enjoyed the fuss and attention.

Mark and Me at Tantara Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks. His work puts on a huge production of a Christmas party there every year and as we walked by this Christmas tree in the lobby, I insisted we have our picture taken!

Way to shop! While we had the kids for the weekend, we decided to take them to Bass Pro to see the animals. Caleb had a hard time seeing anything from the stroller, so we "elevated" it by setting it in the cart. You can see he was comfy! This shot was taken while we waited for the elevator so we could go upstairs to shop.

Gracie and I pose in front of the big bear.

And I just couldn't resist sharing this picture of her! Just makes you want to pick her up and HUG her, huh? Her little personality is coming out and she's so much fun. We really enjoyed having them that weekend!

New Pics.. Daughter sent me new pictures of the babies today. I made a collage of them for my desktop. I love it! I am so looking forward to this weekend when they are coming to stay with us for 2 nights. Haven't seen them since Halloween weekend, so it's been to long!

Today, she called and told me that Caleb had pointed to the phone and said, "Grandma".(comes out more like mamaw). She asked him if he wanted to call Grandma and he said YES......I LOVE it! He wanted to tell me about seeing Santa Claus yesterday. If you ask him what Santa is bringing him, he'll tell you, "BIKE"... Today, when he told me that, she said she couldn't believe he remembered, since they hadn't even mentioned it in several days. He's no dummy! He even tried to give the phone to his little sister to let her talk to me, too! Ok, enough gushing! Wait til next week, I'm sure it'll be worse! hehe