TIS THE SEASON 2008

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours! We celebrated Christmas in Mars Hill with Nana, Papa and Aunt Hannie. We suffered some tragic losses this year, so it was comforting to spend this holiday remembering the good times. My dad, who is quite a photographer, finally upgraded to a digital and I bootlegged some of his photos. It's pretty obvious which are his shots because the quality is so much better, but I'll give him credit to appease his ego!

Decorating Christmas cookies...

Nibbles...

Licks...

Grahamy's ball pit (aka dog-hideaway)
Daddy and his little boy...

Nana and Roo...

G's gingerbread house...

Something from Santa...

And little Roo too!!!

Hmmm, what does Grahamy love?

A REAL drum for our little drummer boy!!!

*Dad* Christmas morning pictures

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*Dad* A beautiful morning and a beautiful boy!

*Dad* A few family shots at The Grove Park Inn on Christmas Day...

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*Dad* My beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boys!!!

*Dad* I love this picture! I love my Scott!

Another one, but with my camera...

And one last one, but without Grahamy because HE HAD ENOUGH!!!

Checking out the gingerbread house competition at The Grove Park Inn...

Roo collecting the mail...

*Dad* Sister shots!!!

*Dad* Being silly with my crazy Philly sis...

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LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS

Roo is starting to sit on his own!!!

Haircut ala Mama

We're looking forward to Daddy's upcoming vacation, which translates into a vacation for Mommy as well! Expect lots of holiday pictures before long, especially since it will be Roo's first Christmas and the first the brothers celebrate together. To hold you over though, here are a few from a fun-filled Friday, where we enjoyed some unseasonal (unless you live in Charlotte) warm weather...
Gluten-free, Casein-free Christmas cookies!!! Yum

Time for a swing! The perfect activity for an energetic big brother and an exhausted little one!

Grahamy practicing his "pumping" skills! He can almost master a swing unassisted these days. Quite an accomplishment for him!!!

Roo

Funny faces!

Yummy

Grahamy making GFCF bread with minimal assistance! He even held the beater (on level 2) all by himself.