Our Christmas

HG and Flower

We had a great Christmas!

We have been running non-stop since Sunday.

On Sunday, we went to Auburn to visit friends. It was a wonderful trip!

It was great to see everyone!

HG opening presents!

You may notice scratches on HG's face. She was bitten by a dog on our trip.

She was trying to play fetch, but the dog thought she was taking his toy away.

The scratches are healing well. I am hoping this will make her more cautious around unfamiliar animals. She always runs up to animals and expects them to play with her.

This is a present from Aunt Cathy.

It is an autographed Alabama jersey. Rolando McClain signed it!

YEAH! She thinks it is awesome!

She has learned the BAMA fight song. She has sung it so much this week that I cannot get it out of my head! It is driving me crazy!

"I can't see."



Here are the cousins!
This was a very difficult pic to capture!
Mackenzie, Haley, KayCee, and HG tried to be good sports!





Christmas morning in her ballerina pajamas!





Pink Barbie Jeeps and Babies


These jeeps are the ones I fought for on Black Friday!
A very tall man tried to take one away from me. LOL! He didn't know who he was dealing with!
We bought 2, because SH is going to need one!
HG picked out these dolls. She wanted one with red hair, but it was "too Chucky-like" for me. So, she said the blond would be her second choice. She picked the brunette for SH. You can't see it, but the dolls are wearing a Mandarin dress.


Driving her jeep "on the REAL road."

More presents!

A PINK camera from NaNa and PaPa.

HG and NaNa made our family aprons with our names on them.

Greg continues to ask,"Why did you make Stephanie one?"
I must admit that cooking is one of my least favorite activities.

But, maybe this will encourage me! LOL!

HG's FAVORITE Present!

PaPa and NaNa bought her tools. PaPa made her a work bench with bolts and screws in it. She was in HEAVEN!

We all waited to see if she knew how to use the tools.

The most impressive was the socket wrench. She picked it up, put it together, and started using it appropriately! She had never seen one before!

I know that I am bragging, but it was surprising!

Eating Sprinkles

Jesus' Beautifully Decorated Birthday Cake

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus

HG and Aunt Cheryl

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We really enjoyed all of the time we shared with family and friends!

I wish we could have spent more time with everyone!

Our family received an AMAZING Christmas gift today.

We received 21 pictures of SH from her Birthday party!

(We can't post the pics, yet. HOPEfully soon!)

It has been a great encouragement to us! (I didn't cry! SHOCKER!)

She seems very healthy and happy! The people around her in the pics appear to care a lot about her! They were hugging her and feeding her cake. They even sent a picture of her playing on the computer.

I know that I am her mother, but Sarah Hope is so beautiful!

Every time I look at the pics, that is all I can say!

I am very grateful to Ladybugs and Love for obtaining these pictures and sending gifts to SH!

I am most grateful to my Heavenly Father for loving us so much to bless us with SH!

She is a precious gift from Him!