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Can you tell which one is which?

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Just to share- Reed's first pics with Santa (Christmas 2010)

We did get to stop by and visit with Santa at the mall this past Christmas but Hannah Kate bargained that she really didn't want to take a picture with him. I agreed since we had seen Santa at a school party that week and Reed still seemed a little traumatized. What do you think?

We had a wonderful Christmas at Mimi and Papaw's. Lots to be thankful for this year!

Swinging in to our 4th year

We celebrated Hannah Kate's 4th birthday at the Y this year with a great time for these busy little ones. Bouncing and tumbling around the gym was such a nice chance to enjoy our 4 years with HK and her boundless energy.

Reed loved being a part of the excitement, too.

Reed's 1st

We actually got to do this twice ! The first time around was while we were recovering from the flu and staying with Mimi and Papaw. And our second chance was the weekend of Hannah Kate's 4th birthday when we finally made it back to our house. Let me just say, Reed didn't mind. She loved the squishiness and the sweetness. This sweet little bear has been such a love to live with for a whole year.

Just as I was getting the blog back on track...

The "Great Flood of '10" hit our house and we were ousted out for around 6 weeks! We celebrated Christmas and Reed's first birthday while camping out at Mimselle's and Poppy's (that's Mimi and Papaw's new nicknames per Hannah Kate). The Monday before Christmas we had raw sewage emerge from our air conditioning return and ooze throughout our house, ruining flooring and some central walls. This was not on my Christmas holiday To Do list.
Just as I had started organizing one closet and run to Wal-Mart to buy storage bins for said project, I came home to soggy carpet and a horrible smell. The city guys were still in the front yard waiting for me to tell them if my toilets were flushing okay again. "Yep", I called "They're great! Thanks so much!" Little did I know that the little spot of sogginess that I was splashing in and couldn't figure out where it was coming from was thanks to them and "blackwater".
With that shared, we do have great new hardwood floors, new carpet, new front door, and new paint up in 4 rooms so it was a great opportunity for a little remodeling. Timing could have been a little more on our terms. My wonderful in-laws did host us for our extended vacation. We stayed at the Hooker Hilton with complementary laundry, cooking and even babysitting....back in the real world, it really was a huge help having my mother and father in law be so generous. Can't. thank. them. enough! Can you imagine opening your home to two busy little ladies that love to learn (touch everything) and play (move everything from its original place), not to mention two grown up children to cramp your style? They are saints.
But I did miss sharing some milestones with the blog.....so Christmas will be coming (I know you are excited), and 1st and 4th birthdays, a little snow, and maybe a few random laughs along the way. Just wanted to let you know that we have not abandoned the blog, life just got in the way.

Skating Princesses

Natalie and I took the girls to Jackson for a Disney on Ice Show and I don't know who enjoyed it more! We saw Princess Wishes and it was just magical. It was a short synopsis of each princess' story and a song or two from their movie all while they were ice skating ! Really worth it.

Gearing up for the big show...

Jasmine and Aladdin

Tink

Beauty and the dancing utensils!

Ariel (our favorite) and the underwater orchestra!

Intermission- $2 for the snow cone and $12 for the commemorative cup!

Boy, do they know they have a captive audience.
The princesses and their princes

The carriage with Cinderella (that shot out fireworks for the finale)

All the lovely princesses (that waved at us throughout the show!)

Reed's on the go

Pictures have been really tough this year. Reed is on the move! She started taking steps the week before Thanksgiving and hasn't slowed down. The 10 month old was cruising around and balancing on her own. Her favorite thing is to just stand up all by herself (nothing to pull up on). Now we are barely crawling anymore.