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This one's for you "Nana" & "Papa"...

Happy Brithday Great TuTu & Great Grandpa!

Today was my (Lisa's) Grandma's 80th birthday. She is affectionately known as "TuTu." Brianna wanted to wish her a very Happy Birthday. Unfortunately we don't get to see them much b/c they live in TX. This is for you TuTu...and Grandpa too...whose birthday was last Friday. We love you! Hope you had a memorable birthday!

Brianna's new toddler room!

As you can see...Brianna LOVES her new toddler bed! Some friends of ours were kind enough to give her this bed. I did find her "stuck" between her bed & the wall last night, but it didn't seem to affect her spirits! :) We found her a pretty "big girl" dresser today that she is quite excited about too. I plan to add some color to her walls by doing some stenciling. Her new little brother is getting her nursery set...hard to believe our little girl is no longer the baby!

Here's a video clip of Brianna's fun time in the snow!

Snow in the South!

We had our first snow day in SC last night & today! This was Brianna's first time to actually get to play in the snow. She kept saying "Uh oh!" She knew something was different. She liked it for a while until she started feeling cold & wet. Poor southern girl doesn't even own a pair of boots so she had to play in her sneakers. The snow is pretty much all gone now, but it was pretty while it lasted!

Here are some more pics we've taken recently. Some are from a Kid's Christmas party we had just before Christmas with Brianna's cousins & friend Leah. The kids had a blast making Christmas ornaments, decorating cookies, eating pizza, & playing together. I think we've started a new tradition for the little ones. I've also included some pics of my current violin students.

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Christmas Pictures

At long last...

I've finally found a block of time to update our blog with pictures from Christmas. I know it's a bit late...but better late than never...right?! We had a fun-filled week of celebrating. Everyone came to us so we didn't have to do any traveling. We had just about 20 family members here on Christmas day. Lisa's parents were here for about 10 days & Machen's parents were in town for about 4 days. We had many family get-togethers with both sides of the family...lots of yummy food...fun new games...lots of great memories. We are pretty much recovered now from all the late nights & junk food, but it did take a little while! One of our New Years resolutions was to go through the entire house & get rid of anything we are not using...so that project has been keeping us quite busy! Needless to say we have a huge pile of things either going to Goodwill or a garage sale! It feels great to simplify our lives before the arrival of another baby. Lisa had her 24 week check up last week & everything still looks great. We are now down to 15 weeks & counting! Brianna has transitioned very nicely into a "toddler bed" this week. We wanted to have her fully adjusted before she has to give up her crib to her little brother. Hard to believe she is no longer the "baby" anymore. She's growing up so fast. Happy New Year to all of you!