MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! If I wait one more day to put this outfit on Ford, he will be too big! He had his 9 month check-up this week and is just shy of 20 lbs. (double his birth weight!) and 30 inches long I think. Four big teeth on top, two on bottom, and commando-crawling everywhere! It will be a fun visit at Nina and Big Jim's this time since he is mobile...

And here is Charlotte...just can't resist the camera not being on her :) More pictures of tomorrow to come!

We celebrated our 6th anniversary yesterday! I love my husband who loves me so well and the gift from God that blesses me more as each year passes.

As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man is woman:
Though she bends him, she obeys him;
Though she draws him, yet she follows;
Useless each without the other.

- Henry Wadworth Longfellow

Charlotte and I spent Saturday afternoon making "Cinnamon Bundt Cake" loaves for our friends and neighbors. My mom used to make this for special occasions and it makes the house smell heavenly! My cousin Katie brought a cake to Amy and I Monday when I was up in Virginia visiting and it inspired me to make some for Christmas gifts. Charlotte is wearing my apron I wore as a child, too.

Oh, and there is the beautiful cypress from below in our dining room all lit up :)

Sy has been wanting to get rid of this cypress tree to make more room for his compost/garden/etc. and we thought we'd see if it would make a good Christmas tree. It looks great in our dining room and I'll post a picture once we've finished the lights and ornaments this afternoon. It is pretty funny that we cut down our own tree...from our backyard :)

Timber!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James "helped" Sy trim the tree up using his whiffle ball bat. He will look for any excuse to hit things with the bat!

We enjoyed some time in the backyard on Thursday playing in the leaves and swinging! It was a gorgeous day and we always love having Sy around on Thursdays, his day off.

Charlotte worked hard sweeping leaves into piles on the porch...which James promptly rode his Diego bike through!