Our little actress!

Cecilia had the starring role as the baby Jesus in our church's Nativity pageant! It was so cute! It was put on by the children of the church (K-5). Cecilia did such a good job and didn't fuss or cry. Mary was so sweet and did great with her. She is the oldest of four so she definitely knew how to handle a little baby. We were so proud and excited that she played such an important role (or THE most important role!) in the pageant.

Merry Christmas!!

Okay, a few days late, but with everything going on there is no time for blogging!! We had a great Christmas and Santa was good to everyone! Breakfast with the Brooks Christmas Eve, church, then to the Smith's. Christmas morning at our house and my parents came for breakfast and then Christmas dinner at Jimmy's parents. We had Christmas with my parents yesterday. Jimmy and Cecilia got lots and lots of presents!! Too many I am sure. Santa brought him some Toy Story stuff and a John Deere tractor! He got a bike from Mimi and Papa Joe and a Cars rolling suitcase from Sissy and Papa and more! Cecilia got a learning tea set and my mom started a Christmas china collection for her. Here are a few pics from our Christmas:

Holidays keep us busy!

The holidays keep us busy! Jimmy is swamped at work and now with two kids I haven't had much time to blog! It was good to be on maternity leave all of December as it made it a little less hectic. We've had a lot going on these past two weeks

We went to the annual Debtors (men's social club in Savannah) party. This year it was at the Pink House and it was fun and the food was wonderful! It is always a black tie affair so fun to get dressed up.

My friend Kelly had her annual Cookie and Champagne party for our friends from work. She bakes the cookies and then we come over and decorate and drink champagne! We always have so much fun and end up with some great cookies to take home.

I had the opportunity last week to go to tea at the home of SCAD's President, Paula Wallace. I have worked at SCAD for 9 1/2 years and I have never met her. There was a small group and we had the chance to talk about what we did at SCAD and just talk and visit. Her home was beautiful and looked fabulous for the holidays. Of course, the artwork was TO DIE FOR. I got the opportunity to tell her how thankful I was to be able to work part-time and job share.

Cecilia had her 2 month check-up and is doing great. She weighed 12.12 pounds and is in the 89th percentile!

Our friend Jennifer (Jimmy's middle school girlfriend, ha!) had a birthday/holiday party last Friday and we had a fun time visiting with friends. Here is a pic from the party:



Saturday we had our Kelley family dinner at Garibaldi's. It was so yummy! I am still thinking about the grouper and lobster risotta.

The biggest highlight was Cecilia had the part of the baby Jesus in our Church's Nativity Pageant. She did a great job and didn't cry while on stage. The girl playing Mary could not have been sweeter and did a fabulous job. She is the oldest of 4 and really knew how to handle a baby! We weren't able to take pictures during the production but I hope to get some pictures the church took soon!

Tonight is our friends annual "Night before the night before" party. Looking forward to seeing some great friends.

Tomorrow church, Christmas Eve at the Smiths and then hopefully Santa will come! Merry Christmas!!

Santa's Lap

Santa visited Jimmy's class yesterday. Of course he will sit on his lap for his teacher but when I took him to see Santa on Friday all he would do is give him a high-five! He asked Santa for Woody and Buzz and cars and trucks. We will have to see what Santa will bring!

School Days!

Jimmy's preschool picture! Mrs. Hibberts and Mrs. Ellenwood's 2 year old Tues/Thurs class at Isle of Hope United Methodist Church preschool.

Cecilia 8 weeks!

Between Jimmy's 3rd birthday and Cecilia now at 8 weeks I feel like time is zipping past me! Cecilia is getting so big! She is definitely turning into a little chunky monkey which I love! We might have to move up to Size 2 diapers pretty soon! Her smiles are the best and she is starting to coo a little bit. She is an easy going baby and is a pretty good sleeper. She will sleep about 5 hours and then wake up to eat and then go back to sleep for about 3 hours.

Here are some pics of Cecilia at 8 weeks:




Jimmy at 8 weeks:

Happy 3rd Birthday to Jimmy!!

I can't believe my little baby is 3!! I know everyone says that but it is true! I wish I could show down time because it is passing too quickly. We celebrated his birthday all weekend! His party was planned for Saturday but it was forecasted to be cold and rainy so I called the moms and rescheduled for Friday morning at the park up the street. It worked out great and almost everyone was able to make it. It was a little chilly and overcast but the kids didn't care. Everyone enjoyed running around and playing. As long as there is cake, everyone is happy! It is so funny how I had been stressing, planning and thinking about his birthday for months and I ended up just doing everything in a day! I think next years party will be planned for indoors! You never know in December...it could be 80 degrees or 50 degrees. Here are a few pics from his birthday:






Yesterday we had a family party and Jimmy had so much fun. We gave him a Toy Story sleeping bag (complete with flashlight and compass) in the morning and he loved it. We also gave him a guitar (or GUH-tar as he would say it) and he loved that as well. He actually played the guitar while we sang "Happy Birthday." We also gave him a little computer but he was none too interested so I think I am going to pack that one up for next year! It said it was for ages 3-6 but it was even a little hard for us to figure out the games! Sissy and Papa gave him a Buzz Lightyear and I woke up this morning to "I am Buzz Lightyear" over and over. He got a set of Matchbox cars and a garage from Mimi and Papa Joe. Aunt Gin Gin and Uncle Marty gave him a roaring dinosuar. He had a great birthday!

Almost 3...

Jimmy's birthday party is Saturday! I have been fretting about the weather...rain, no rain, warm, cold? As of now it looks like it will be sunny and around 56. A little chilly but they will be running around on the playground and won't really care! I went to Party City and got a bunch of dinosaur decorations, ordered dinosaur cookies from Two Smart Cookies and a dinosaur cake from Bakers Pride.

Tomorrow is his special day at school so will be baking some cupcakes today! Birthdays are so fun!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We got our proofs back from our photo shoot with Christine Hall yesterday and I placed my Christmas card order this morning. I am so excited. She is really amazing! From the pictures you could not tell what a crazy, hot, chaotic day it was and she really captured the moment. Hope to get a proof by next week and then mail them out the week of the 14th. I am also incorporating Cecilia's birth announcement.