a cousin Christmas.

Our house guests are dwindling and we are wrapping up a busy week full of family and fun.

Wishing you all a silly and joyful New Year!

baby's first Christmas.

Just about the sweetest thing is a baby's first Christmas.

And this little angel enjoyed it all...especially the wrapping paper and bows. :)

Merry Christmas to all.

We have been busy little elves around here.  

Never a holiday, birthday or event without a little project around here. :)

As Christmas Eve is upon us, more updates will likely come in the New Year after lots of time with family and yummy food too!

We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Love,
Todd, Lisa, Quinn & Andie

december.

We were without our main computer for a few weeks so I haven't been able to update.
Despite not uploading pictures and updating our blog, it's amazing how "freeing" it feels to be disconnected.  I can't imagine how it would feel for someone far more connected to devices than I am.  Give yourself the gift of disconnecting from all devices for a while, you will feel refreshed, grateful and keep life simple. :)

Here is just a tiny bit of what has been keeping us busy this month:

Walk with Santa - Another adorable event our town hosts.  After a viewing of The Polar Express at the Downtown Theatre, Santa and Mrs. Claus greet you outside and you walk with them up Main Street to the Courthouse where Santa will light the tree.  Such a fun event to get into the Holiday spirit.

poor little Quinn has been prone to injuries lately - her band-aid is a reminder of an incident with a heavy stocking holder that left her with a black eye for a week.

Lots of snuggles.

A Santa visit. (I don't think that chin could get any juicier :) - Andie's, not Santa's!)

Quinn's Preschool Christmas Concert
I've been looking forward to this since the moment I became a mommy.  It was adorable.
I'm working on getting a video together.

This concert was past Andie's bedtime, but she did great!

 A wonderful Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Derek

Coming up this month:
Beauty and the Beast dance recital this Friday!! yay!

More wonderful time spent with family.

Baking cookies together.

Seeing Christmas lights.

And Christmas with both of our girls - Andie's first Christmas.

gobble up.

As we still gobble up all of our leftovers from Thanksgiving, there is something even more scrumptious we just gobble up every day...

 the most delicious butterball turkey ever!
Andie, you are so incredibly beautiful and the juiciest little baby- we eat you up every day and it's still not enough - so, slow down just a bit. :)

 Quinn wore this Grandma-made outfit for her first Thanksgiving at 9 months old.  Our little 5 month old Andie actually fills it out much better. :)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week.  It was filled with extra time with Daddy and two Thanksgiving dinners hosted at our house.  We saw both of Todd's Grandmas, his Dad, Mom, Stepdad, Aunt Polly, Uncle Hal, Aunt Linda, and cousins Kelsey and Eric.  We were so grateful for good family time spent together.

Todd and I have so much to be thankful for this year.
Especially the two little beautiful and healthy girls that fill our days with so much joy.