New Camera- Love!!!

I went up to her room while she was sleeping to test the "sleep" mode for kids which means the flash is not on. So cool!
Did you even remember we have a cat? Yep, this is Indy!
And here was our first true "baby" Anna
Here is our girl waking up from her nap with her blankie. She is a blankie girl.

I am one of those lucky, lucky friends born close to Christmas. So, many times I wrap my birthday and Christmas gifts into one and well this year was no different. I was saving and asking everyone for a new camera. Thankfully everyone was very generous and I was able to get the one I was really hoping for, the Nikon 3100. WOW!!! This camera is amazing. These pictures are only good b/c this camera is that good. It is the coolest electronic I have ever gotten and I can't wait to learn more about the camera and hopefully get better and better or at least a little more knowledgeable. I am trying to sign up for a class now (thank you Mary Ellen for the tip). Anyway, I will be posting tons of pictures in the next months b/c I will be playing and learning about the camera. I hope you enjoy!

Christmas Video

Ally passing out gifts in Brookville. She takes a few breaks to open a few too. It is kind of long, but pretty cute :)

Merry Christmas!

Ally (20 months) and Penelope (12 months)
Grandmother, Mamaw, Ally, Uncle Neal
Mamaw, Aunt Katie, Ally, and Justin
Justin, Ally, and Mandy
Ally loving the snow!

Merry Christmas! I am sorry we are a little late on this posting, but things were a little crazy over the holidays. They were great, but crazy. We spent the first week of the holiday break in Brookville and then the second week back at home. The week in Brookville was great and filled with snow. Ally loved the snow!! There was about 6 in. of snow on the ground when we arrived and then when we left we got to drive in snow the entire 8 hr. trip home. So we had snow again in Atlanta when we arrived. I guess it was the first time since the 1800's it has snowed on Christmas day in Atlanta.

Thankfully we arrived back home safely b/c the roads were not bad at all. When we got back home we got to spend some time with our niece Penelope. The girls had a great time together playing. Oh and I say my brother and sister-n-law too :).

This Christmas was filled of toys and fun. Allyson seemed to have a lot more fun with Christmas this year. Some of her favorite gifts were the penguin pillow pet, princess little people house, gotta go potty baby, and her own chair. But, even with all of these great gifts here favorite gift has been her doll and stroller from her Aunt Jenny. She loves this stroller and doll!! When she wakes up for from nap her words are, "walk baby". As in can we go for a walk and bring baby along. Yes she loves it! Thank you Aunt Jenny! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!! We will be posting different pictures and a few different videos from the week.

The Pink Pig

This past weekend we took Ally to ride The Pink Pig. The Pink Pig is an Atlanta tradition that has been around for years that supports the local children's hospital. It is a train shaped like a pig that goes around a few times to see a few Christmas decorations. Anyway, this was something I was dying to take Ally too b/c I thought she would love the train ride. Well, I was right on this one... she loved it. I can't wait to take her again next year. Hopefully next year I will plan a little better and not take her on a day that is snowing and has records lows in the city :)

Friday Night Football

The video above is a little taste of what playoff football is like in Georgia. Last weekend we were in the quarterfinals and played against Lowndes County in Valdosta. South Georgia football is huge. They not only have very faithful fans, they also have big football players!! We played against some of the biggest "kids" so far this season.

Anyway the game was great because it was full of excitement. The video above is just some of the video I took before the game and a little bit before overtime. Since the game was full of excitement and ups and downs, I totally forgot to take video of the game in process. I know I need a little work on that :). The video is not the best because I am using our flip camera, which does not have zoom. We love the camera for Ally just not for football games. Anyway I hope you enjoy.

Think good thoughts for us on Friday. We are now in the semi finals playing against Brookwood. If we can beat them we will be one our way to the dome. Hopefully I will better with my video by then.

Go Eagles!!

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we were lucky enough to have an entire week off of school. It was wonderful! I think it is the best decision Gwinnett County has made in a long time. I sure hope they make the same decision again next year :).

During the week we did lots of different and fun things to make it a little vacation. Ally and I went to paint pottery, we say Aunt Jenny, Great-Grandpa, and Grandma a lot. We even saw Mamaw and Grandpa on the computer too. We got to do all of this Monday-Thursday. Then on Friday morning the fun started. I think one of the best holidays on the planet is Black Friday. To give you an idea of how much I love this holiday I feel I need to share a story with you about something that happened.

So it is 3:50 in the morning and Target is getting ready to open and I am at a red light. Well, I look over at the car next to me, it is a mini van with a mom in it. So I predict she is going to Target too. So what do I do, I speed past her at the light so I can beat her to Target. Yes, that is me on Black Friday morning. I am up and ready to shop!

I actually stepped it up a notch and it worked out great. I got up at 2 AM to first stop at ToysRus, then I made it to Old Navy by 3:15, and then to Target when they opened at 4. It was great! I had a plan to my madness, but I can't share b/c I am afraid more people might join in. If you are interested let me know and I will fill you in. I was planning all week what time to leave and where to go, I know I was driving Justin crazy with all of this :) So I got done shopping by 4:30 AM and then headed home to make one more purchase online before going to bed, again. The only problem was that Justin was getting up soon to leave for Valdosta and I didn't want to wake him so I just hung out for a little bit until he was up. It was a crazy, but great morning!