Merry Christmas!

Marlene, my mother in law


Emily and Jeff looking so snuggly with his new Snuggie- the blanket with sleeves!


Robert and Amanda


Lil Alyssa



Doesn't Cam look so cute in his lil red bow!


Cameron got a new laptop from Grandma and Grandpa! He loved it! Cameron really enjoyed his first Christmas!

Christmas Eve Party

Every Christmas Eve we go to my Aunt Sheila and Uncle Joe's house for their annual Christmas Eve Party. I look forward to this event all year because my Aunt makes the most DELICIOUS party food and it's so much fun to spend time with all our extended family and cousins that we only see a few times a year. Here are a few pics we took...

My lil man looked so handsome!


And so did my big man!


Cam opening his present


The Thomas clan


Emily and me


Cousins











Kelly, Aunt Sheila and Shawn


Jacob


Me and Em

Family Pictures

Today we had family pictures taken since it's our first Christmas with Cameron and let me tell you, that was an experience! I was pretty proud of myself that I was able to get Cameron and myself ready in time for our appointment. John met us during his lunch break at the studio. We are not unlike millions of other people rushing at the last minute to get their pictures taken and their Christmas cards sent off. I arrived at our appointment on time only to find that EVERY single parking spot in the parking lot was taken. I had to park about a mile away. And did I mention is was 80 degrees today! That's right! 80 degrees in December! Unbelievable! So I parked, grabbed Cameron and his car seat (it's gotta weigh close to 25lbs by now!), I put his diaper bag filled with about 7 changes of clothes on one arm, my purse on the other, then proceeded on my mile hike. By the time we got there I was 10 minutes late and sweating! Lovely right before you take a picture huh! I seriously struggle! This whole picture taking thing with kids is no easy task. I think it will be close to impossible for me to take a good picture of myself until he is able to get himself ready and is able to walk on his own and carry his own stuff. Anyway, thought I'd post some of the pictures we bought...

The Tree

I just love our Christmas tree this year! It's like a party on a tree...


Cameron's first glimpse of the tree...



He liked it! He couldn't keep his eyes off all the bright colors and lights.



I have to say, one of my FAVORITE things about being a mom is watching Cameron experience his "firsts". Like his first taste of baby food, his first time feeling the sand between his toes at the beach or his first dip in the ocean (his feet anyways!). Today, he beheld his first Christmas tree. There is something so magical about seeing Christmas through your child's eyes. I'm sure it will just get better and better as the years go by but I am really enjoying these precious little moments!

Black Friday Trip to Savannah

This year, instead of shopping on Black Friday, we decided to take a little mini trip to Savannah with John's friend Jeff who was visiting. This was Cameron's first trip away from home and he did great! He was very good and liked being out and about in Savannah. Here are a few highlights from our trip...

Downtown Savannah was so beautiful and already decorated for Christmas





Cameron looked SO CUTE all bundled up! It was cold the first day we were there!


This is one of the historic homes we toured


Cameron enjoyed this tour and did his little "happy song" all throughout the tour. We call his happy squeals his "happy song"





We stayed the night at the Country Inn and Suites in Dowtown Savannah


It was really nice and very comfortable.


After his bath, Cameron was ready for bed after a long day of touring


The next morning, we packed up and set out for more fun in Savannah. As you can see, we didn't pack light! Mostly Cameron's stuff!


Here we are in front of the BEAUTIFUL fountain in Forsyth Park


Cameron had lots of fun seeing all the sights!





He even had his picture taken with Santa Claus!


Here we are sitting on the famous bench where Tom Hanks filmed his famous "box of chocolates" scene from Forest Gump


"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."


After a long day, Cameron tuckered out and we said farewell to Savannah