Having a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Our tree Christmas morn. We celebrated at my aunt's home. We all gather and spend Christmas Eve night at my aunt and uncle's home.

Here he comes! He was teething and DID NOT feel well. He made the most of it inspite of it all.

Taking it all in, deciding where to go first!

He LOVED this basketball!

The new thinking pose! He took a break from etchescetching to ponder! *presh*

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Sweet embrace.

Having fun with My Miss feeding the ducks.

I continue to catch a lot of flack for maintaining the length of these precious curls. I just love them.

Sweet kisses on a wall made out of love!

This is a windchime of sorts. When it rains, the droplets fill each cup and move to make sound. I have always loved ringing this myself and now Charlie does too!

Riding the lawn mower with Big D!

We celebrated New Year's Day at NaNa's house. As you can see, Charlie is cleaning her windows for her.

I love this woman!

Lovin' each other!

A cozy fire!

Watching the rain fall!

Charlie loves feeding fish with NaNa!

We learned we have a musician in the family! This boy TOOK to the harmonica. We enjoyed concert after concert after concert!

NaNa's zipper peas are my favorite and a must have when we visit home. They are so delish!!!!!

Our spread for New Year's lunch. Our tradition has always been to eat at my grandmother's house. Since her death, we have had to make adjustments. In her honor, we used all of her dishes for our bounty.

Whew! That fire gets hot!

Reading the harmonica instructions and practicing!

Lovin' on Chelsea!

What a great time we had with our family. Christmas day was wonderful and family filled. We were able to visit both my mom and dad's family. New Years day ended with napping and football. The last New Years day we were together was before I left for TX and before my grandmother became ill. I wish we could have New Years lunch together every year. Traditions have become vacant in our home, with me leaving and my husband's mom dieing. As hubby tells me, we will begin our own traditions and deepen our love making strong memories for our generations.