MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Mary Blake is quite distraught over the fact that we don't have a Christmas card to mail out this year. I thought I would wait and send out New Year's greetings/Baby Announcement. She took matters into her own hands and designed the layout for this card! She made Brad, Collins, and me draw in our designated box and initial our drawing. Pretty clever gal, I must say.

Gingerbread house

Big thanks to the Sanders for giving us a gingerbread house! I wonder if anyone has one to turn out like the one on the box?

Sweet....

One day Wren can use this photo against Griffin, but for now it is too sweet

First night with everybody home!

Marsh and Paw Paw kept the kiddos while we were in the hospital. Wren had one quiet night home before the wild ones returned Sunday morning. That night we made chocolate chip pancakes for supper (otherwise known as chipmunks - named by Collins) and had a fun time taking turns holding Wren.

More pics

Marsh and Wren

Paw Paw and Wren

The best picture of all of us in the hospital

Griffin checking out Wren

Our children!

Wren's Birthday

Mary Blake learning how to swaddle. I am already behind and Wren is only 4 days old! I forgot how many pictures are taken in the first day of a new baby's life!! I will have to post a little at a time. Wren was born December 2, 2010 and weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz and was 18 inches long!

Pops and JJ

Mary Blake, Wren, Brad, and Granma

This was the best we could do of getting all the kiddos in the pic right after Wren was born.

Thanksgiving in Tupelo

I am really on top of blogging because I got a new computer. Yay me! I have entered the Mac world. Right now Brad's family is here and we have had a great time. I went ahead and pulled out the Christmas decorations while they here so Brad wouldn't complain about it! Last year I decided I would try Saran wrapping the Christmas tree and store it in the shop. I must say, it worked great. After a little fluffing and adding the stuff to the top of the tree, it was done. It took me about twenty minutes. Thanks to Mandy for the Santa apron! I have been wearing it three years now. . . I actually looked a little like Santa this year :) It is going to be interesting this year with Griffin. So far, he has only pulled one ornament off. Now he walks up to the tree and touches the ornaments and says, "no, no". We will see how long this lasts.

Granma's House for Thanksgiving

Ada, Ashley, and Rebekah Every year we eat Thanksgiving lunch at my grandmother's house, then head to Alabama to be with Brad's family at his Aunt and Uncle's lakehouse. This year, because of being a week away from having a baby, we went to my grandmother's house, then headed back to Tupelo. Brad's Mom, Dad, and brother came to our house this year for the remainder of the Thanksgiving holiday. I have to brag on my grandmother. . . She hosted 34 people at her house for lunch!!! AND she did all of the cooking. She absolutely refuses help. I am really sorry I didn't get a picture of the spread. Thankfully it didn't rain and the children played outside the majority of the time. Glenn, Brad, Daniel, and Jay

Lis and Ada

Wren's room

I have been waiting to put the finishing touches on the room to take pics. When I was getting the blanket hung on the chair folded (just finished it minutes ago), I discovered a pin I left IN the blanket. . . . just when I thought I was DONE. I have to take the blanket apart and fish that pin out. The joys of being me. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pictures. It was such a joy to decorate this bambino's room. One of my favorite things to do... All my kiddos have been safely delivered to my parents for two days. Perfect time to kick back, right?? Nope. Just 9 days before I am scheduled to meet Wren, I will attempt to clean out Mary Blake and Collins toys AND make a tent for Griff's Christmas present (consisting of about nine yards of fabric). I'll keep you posted! For anyone that cares, I will tell you where my random findings in the room came from: Old Coke bottle holder from Brad's mom

Pillows I made on red iron bed that was Brad's when he was little

Close-ups of the hospital door hanger. Wren is my maiden name and Thomas comes from daddy (Tommy). He was named after his father's brother, Thomas.

Prints from Robert Louis Stevenson book. Wish I could say it was because I love poetry. . . but, I just really liked the drawings.

 

Baby bed with beddding I made (not the bumper pad - too hard) loaded down with fun gifts from baby shower. Jane Clair is letting me borrow her beautiful bed!