More from Baby Jace

Another funny video from Baby Jace. Apparently he has a love/hate relationship with baby food. Who doesn't love banana baby food? It was one of Emily's favorites. He seems to be getting to the toddler-opinionated stage really early!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4DNSIsPpHE

Comfy Cozy

Getting Emily ready to go out anywhere during this cold snap has been lots of fun because she has numerous snazzy hats, scarves, and sets of gloves. She particularly likes this polka dotted hat from Old Navy. She wears it around the house and makes snow angels on the living room rug. Let's not even talk about what her mop-top looks like when she takes the hat off! She's too cute wearing it to worry about all the tangles that will come later.

Our Little Mozart

This month's edition of Parents magazine has an article titled "Why toddlers like to get naked - and other mysteries revealed." I'm thinking of submitting this photo of Emily to the publishers. What do you think?

Ten Years!

On December 19, Donald and I celebrated our tenth anniversary! I can hardly believe it's been so long. We booked a Caribbean cruise to Key West and Cozumel aboard the Celebrity Century and had an amazing trip. We left out on December 20 and arrived home on on Christmas Eve afternoon - no small feat, considering the general craziness of the Atlanta airport! We didn't think we were going to make the plane to Miami, but by grace and Donald's good schmoozing skills, we were able to get through security with time to stop for breakfast. Our ship was amazing - we would highly recommend the Celebrity line if you're planning a cruise. The food was wonderful and the staff took care of everything we needed. We enjoyed having a huge breakfast on our veranda each day - and also enjoyed a huge supper in the gorgeous dining room each evening. Key West was incredible. We spent lots of time exploring Hemingway's house and getting friendly with the many six-toed cats running around. Of course, that was my favorite spot. We spent some time at Carlos and Charlie's in Mexico where we practiced a bit of Spanish and did some shopping for the girls. I spent some lazy hours catching up on reading while Donald hung out in the casino during our last day at sea - which was incredibly rocky. Break out the Dramamine! Donald was the big winner, as you'll see from the pictures in the slideshow. And he remembered to buy me something pretty with his winnings, too! We were very relieved to make it home on Christmas Eve - we've never spent that much time away from Emily. Incidentally, she had a fantastic time feasting on pancakes, making play-doh creations, getting her toes painted purple, and generaly being spoiled rotten with Mimi, Papa, Abby, Amy, Cici, and Granddaddy. We're planning another cruise soon and are expecting you all to go along with us, so start saving now!

Christmas 2008

Donald and I came back from our anniversary cruise just in time for Christmas Eve at the Farr House. We had a wonderful supper, opened some gifts with the girls, and hurried home to put out cookies and milk for Santa, as well as reindeer food for Santa's helpers. Of course, it was raining on Christmas Eve, if you will remember, so Daddy was dispatched to the yard to sprinkle the reindeer food while we watched from the front steps! Christmas morning was wonderful - the look on Emily's face when she saw all the purple presents Santa left her (her signature color) was so exciting! We shared breakfast with our friends Amy and Lane before heading off to the other White House for lunch. Emily had a great time there chasing Max the cat and playing with her new pink piano. We got together with the Farrs again on Christmas evening to open our gifts for each other. All in all, a very busy but great day! Hope you enjoy these pictures and that your holiday was merry!