Christmas 2009

We had a great time finally getting to really celebrate Christmas after our play, "Narnia." We were so tired, but so thankful to spend the time together relaxing (a little bit)! Attatched are some pictures of Christmas Eve, with some of both of our families and Christmas morning at our house, and Christmas day at David's parent's house. William nd Lily had a blast and got so many toys, they literally didn't know what to do!

Narnia

David and I are both directing and acting in our church's upcoming theater event. Narnia, the musical, will be December 19th and 20th. The following website was made by a friend of ours and is a great way to keep up with the progress of the production.
http://web.me.com/bharris77/Narnia/Welcome.html
You can get tickets through us or by calling our church office at 271-3363. All proceeds go directly to the building fund that pays for the existing new worship center.
This musical is based on C.S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. David is Mr. Tumnus and I am Mrs. Beaver. It is definately going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so don't miss it!

Lily's First Birthday

Lily turned one-year-old last week! I know we still haven't got pictures of William's birthday, but I promise they are coming.

Lily had a great time with her cake. She needed a little help getting started, but once she tasted the cake part, she was off!
Lily also loved her Lily doll. She has played with this doll in stores for months and is so happy to have one at home now. It sings and counts and its' name is actually Lily, which I think is the draw for her.

Lily had her own smaller cake on the birthday plate.

We have been so busy I almost didn't have time to make this cake for Lily. It is not as elaborate as William's cakes have been, but I think Lily really liked it.

Lily got to wear her birthday dress from Aunt Julie. She loves putting it on! She is also wearing the little pearls Grammy and Pop gave her.

Dad had to help open presents!

We had a great party and Lily seemed to enjoy it. She loved all of her gifts. She got clothes, a laptop, a book, some Tinker Bell washcoths, and so much more! We are so thankful for her and proud of her!

Dreamfield Farms on William's Birthday

Wednesday was William's birthday. It was also his very first field trip with his preschool class. David took the day off of work (VERY rare) and we all went along. William had a GREAT time and wants to make it an annual trip for his birthday. The picture is of him and a buddy riding the "cow train," which was being pulled by a gator. The driver told the kids to hold their hands up, but this was about as far as William's got. His exact words were, "I was tryin' not to fall outta that thing!"

Taylor Road Treats the Town

This is our family picture we had taken last night at "Taylor Road Treats the Town," our church's annual celebration. Lily was a bumble bee and William was an Auburn cowboy. They both had a great time and everything was a big success. We work very hard to organize this each year and ended up reaching about 1,000 people.

The Fair

We had a great time at the fair last weekend. This year William got to ride more than ever and loved every second. We even got to go to the circus, but William insisted he get a sausage dog before he went. He really loved the every part of the fair that David loves so much. Lily had fun too. We stayed for about 7 hours and she didn't sleep a wink. In the circus she laughed at everything. Her favorites were the clown and the elephants. When the clown's car backfired and he pretended to get shot, she got a little concerned. But as soon as the clown got up, she was the first one to start laughing, loudly. We were on the front row, so when the elephants were just feet away from us, Lily did her hands like she does to tell us to pick her up. She desperately wanted the elephants to pick her up. Here are some pictures. They are a little out of order, sorry!
Dad and William loving the fair.

This is out of order, I know, but see the scary kiddy ride down below. This is William after his first ride.
Lily LOVED watching everyone ride.
We raced. I have never gone that fast on one of those before. They had just greased the slides and we were all flying.
Grammy and Lily

Pop was there somehwere, but avoided the camera.
Lily was pretty comfortable the whole time.

He really liked it.
The brave thumbs up.

This is how high it was.
This is the scariest kiddy ride I have ever seen. William rode it 6 times.

This is William's Fair Pose.
This is David imitating William in the parking lot doing his Fair Pose.
The funnel cake is what keeps me coming back. David loves the rides, the food, everything. I go to enjoy everything with David, but mainly I go for the funnel cake.
We decided to watch the cow judging this year-it was fun. We got really good at predicting the winners. If you have never seen this, you should. It is quite entertaining to hear someone talking about a heifer while it sounds like they are describing the lady leading it around.
Lily with Mimi and Papa

"Some Show!"

Last Saturday William got to see his very first play, Charlotte's Web. It was a great show and William loved every minute of it. He says his favorite part was the pink pig-that would be Wilbur. We ended up having an extra ticket, so William got to invite a friend. He chose Daniel Teal, a friend of ours from Eastwood. William loves him and felt very special to have him go along. These are a few pictures of our trip. William on the way to the show-he's not asleep. He's just blinking!
The "thumbs-up" as we take our seats.
After the show, he and Daniel give us a "thumbs-up."
Family picture-minus Lily-she's too young. William had to wait 4 years.
William and Daniel playing around.