we had a great Christmas this year and had some great family time!!

LOVE this time of year! Merry Christmas to everyone!

We hope Santa is good to all of you!

this is our 2nd year of putting up an additional tree and dedicating it to all things nautical, or better know as Daddy's fishing tree to Mia! Our main tree is in the formal living room and we do not get to enjoy it as much as we would like, so we put a second tree in our family room! This tree is all about fishing, the beach and sea life! We love it! I took some shots of the ornaments and it was so hard to decide on which ones because they are all unique in their own way!

Christmas is rolling in fast and we are almost ready. Just some wrapping and getting ready for Grandaddy and Grandma T to come and stay a couple of days for the holiday!

Thanksgiving Blessings

we spent Thanksgiving in Atlanta this year. Deanna and Vince hosted the holiday this year and it was great to have some cooler weather and all be together. Mia of course LOVED her time with her cousins! I ventured out in the wee hours of the morning with my sister and my Mom for the Black Friday deals and it was loads of fun! (yawn)

Very Proud!
Mia's first professional job is hot off the press! Parenting Magazine's December 2010/January edition is now on the shelves. Mia is featured in the Rising Stars section which shows children in different holiday clothes ideas. Mia has been busy doing some modeling jobs and she really seems to be enjoying it, her agency is keeping us very busy. Her favorite part is the hair and makeup!

I entered this picture in the I heart faces weekly photo challenge. The topic this week is paper and I remembered Mia brought this home from school last week! She is always soooo giggly and full of smiles! This face makes me thankful every single living day!!!

Happy Halloween 2010

this year we invited Mia's friends and their parents to our house. These children have known each other since preschool and us Mom's have formed a special friendship! We had a hayride type of Halloween this year. In our neighborhood, there is a lot of walking and the hayride made it much easier and more fun for the kids!! Stephanie, Jamie and Kelee joined us again this year and I loved Mr. Potato head! My Mom and Dad as you can see joined in on the fun as well, and to be quite honest with you, I think my Dad makes a pretty woman! Mia acted very distant to my Dad in costume and I asked what is wrong and she responded, "Papa is scaring me" !!!

I love when I catch these moments on camera!
These pictures really get a feel of what goes on in our house quite often! Mia loves being mischievous with Daddy!