Fantasy in Lights

My Grandma and Papa Bill took us to go see the Fantasy in Lights at Callaway on Christmas Eve Eve - we had a blast! I LOVED looking at all the pretty lights! I hope we can go back again next year!

Santa's Toyshop


Pretty butterflies

One of my favorites! The fairies made the flowers bloom!



"Five Golden Rings"





This bridge looks pretty real, huh? Yeah, my mom and dad thought so too!




Thanks Grandma and Papa Bill!!

The Nutcracker

This year my mommy's cousin wanted to take some of the "girls" to see the Nutcracker at the Fox Theater. Mommy thought I was old enough to handle sitting through the performance, so we got the cheapest tickets we could find (just in case) and went to see "The Ballet". I ended up sleeping through the first half as well as intermission, but woke up for the second half and loved it! :) I still talk about going to see "The Ballet" and "the silly pig".

Here I am all dressed up!




"The Girls" - Me, Jesse, Jordan, and Lanie

On the 2nd weekend of Christmas...

Our next round of Christmas celebrations was the weekend before Christmas. We went to a shower for my Aunt Jennifer and her baby Brianna! We can't wait to meet that sweet little princess! However, I have taken to asking my mommy if she has a baby in her tummy since I have been around Jennifer while she was pregnant. That's a big "No!!"

Aunt Jennifer and Baby Brianna




Of course I wanted to play with all of the presents...including the carseat!
I was using it more like a rocker!

After the shower, we went to my Meme and Grandpa's house to celebrate Christmas! After we ate a delicious meal and opened presents, we went to "Christmas Lane" in Thomaston and looked at all of the houses decorated for Christmas!

Opening presents!


Rare sweet moments with Toribug!

Meet Clause

This is Clause. He is my Elf on the Shelf. He arrived this year for the first time. I loved going to find him every morning and even spotted other people's when we were at their house. I am not so sure that having him around made me act better, but it sure was fun!

When Mommy and Daddy asked me what I wanted to name my elf on his first night at our house, I told them "Santa Clause". They told me we couldn't name him that because there is only one Santa Clause, so I said "Ok..just Clause."

On the first weekend of Christmas...

Christmas celebrations in our family start early (this year's first celebration was actually the weekend of Thanksgiving, but we don't have any pictures from that). We started the first weekend of December off with attending the CHOA Christmas parade...one of our few traditions as a family of 3.

Waiting on the parade to start

Abby Cadabby



The Grinch was my favorite Christmas movie this year!
I also loved watching "Buddy the Elf".

After the parade, we headed down to Cordele for Christmas at my Granny Rea's house with all of my Grandma's family! We had so much fun! It was the first time all of us had gotten together in a really long time and there were babies everywhere! I had such a good time playing with all of my cousins! It was a house full, but a blast!

Making cookies at Granny Rea's

Me and some of my cousins


Granny Rea and all of her Grandkids


Granny Rea with all of her Great-Grandkids (minus Lily who was sleeping).
This is what happens when you try a group shot past bedtime!

Fall Fun

This fall was packed with fun. Here are a few of our activities and adventures!

Pumpkin carving

This year Daddy chose a more challenging design for the pumpkin. He put in lots of hard work while Mommy and I watched Charlie Brown, but we think it was worth it in the end!

Daddy and I working on the pumpkin carving



I really like the insides..they feel squishy!


The finished product: A Haunted House pumpkin

Lake Lanier Islands - Halloween Night of Lights

We went up to Lake Lanier and visited Aunt Candice and watched the UGA football game on TV then we went to the Halloween night of lights at Lake Lanier Islands. It was fun and they even had a carnival at the end of the drive through the lights with rides and a marshmallow roast!

Daddy helping me roast my marshmallows


My first pony ride and the petting zoo


Daddy and me on the big slide


After practice at the fair (earlier post)..I was a pro at riding all the rides!


I even rode my first ride ALL by myself! I LOVED it!

Mommy loves the look on my face in this picture! She says it looks like "total joy"!


Trick-Or-Treating

This year for Halloween I dressed up as a Mexican Senorita, thanks to the beautiful (and authentic) Mexican dancer dress that Randaddy and MJ gave me for my birthday! All mommy and daddy had to buy was the rose for my hair and, voila! The outfit was a hit at all of the houses I trick or treated at! (Although they often asked for clarification on what I was.) This year trick-or-treating was even more special because my Grandpa and Meme came to go with us! I loved having them with me!!