Harper and Aidan have continued a Christmas tradition that Audra, Andi, and I had as kids. We used to love getting together and exchanging gifts.
Harper has gone from pulling Aidan's hair a year ago to giving hugs.
Our good friend and soon to be country music star, Matt Stillwell, played for a large group of friends, family, and fans this past Friday night at the Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville. Matt's new video "Shine" is now playing on CMT. For those of you who were at our wedding, Matt was the one who sang most of the songs.
Connie, Whitney, Matt, and Me!
Marcus and I had a great time....it was a good date night!
Marcus is a smart man. He always surrounds himself with women.
Wake up, Sleepyhead! We had to wake Harper up @ 9:30.
Harper came walking into the living room with blankie and her sippy cup. When she saw her kitchen she threw down her sippy cup and came running. It was fun to watch!
She immediately started cooking. Santa really didn't need to bring anything else.
Harper needed some alone time to wait for Santa.
Before....
Aunt Andi and Dad putting together Harper's kitchen...
Finally, all is calm and it's time to go to bed....
It's hard to believe that Marcus and I have been married for 4 years! Time flies when you're having fun:-) Marcus woke up this morning and reminded me that this time 4 years ago he was in trouble....he was supposed to be at the hotel at 7:30 to get his hair cut. Needless to say, after being at a cabin in Gatlinburg for 4 days with his friends, he had a hard time getting to Knoxville by 7:30 a.m. Obviously, it all worked out!
Doesn't Dad look nice in a tux?
If you can tell by looking out the window behind us, it snowed about 3 inches that day...
Marcus and I decided that every year at Christmas time we will clean out Harper's room and give the toys that she has lost interest in to charity. We turned a potential chore into a good time! These were some of the stuffed animals that Harper decided to keep. We filled up a whole trash bag full of the others. It's kind of hard to get rid of stuffed animals. I kept thinking of the "Velveteen Rabbit."
We had to keep the hat and glasses!
Harper and I are getting a lot of play time in while Dad's on the road. Sometimes Harper will sit still for a minute, but most of the time she's on the move.
She loves taking care of her baby. She will put her down for "night night" and feed her french fries.
