An artist in the making!

This is Lily Kate's 1st piece of artwork, and isn't it just so precious.  I seriously had a tear in my eye when I saw it...

She made this turkey when she went to church Wednesday night and learned about Thanksgiving.  I am so grateful that she and Lucy will grown up in a Christian home learning about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who came to save us from our sins.  What more could we be thankful for!

GOBBLE GOBBLE...

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we are soooo thankful for our two little turkeys, Lily Kate & Lucy Cullen!


It's hard to get this little turkey to be still long enough for a good pic!!!

And she gets sooo tickled at herself these days:

My two turkeys!

Such a happy little turkey!

And here is Lily Kate at her desk, working.  Please  notice that her "phone" is really a calculator!  At least she didn't get into the shredded paper again!

Daddy loves to snuggle with his babies.  Sadly Lily Kate will NOT snuggle anymore!
Here is a quiz...  Which baby is which???  One pic is of Lily Kate and one is of Lucy! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cute, silly, and funny...

Cute Lucy Cullen... 

Silly -- Daddy loves to spike Lily Kate's hair...

And now for the funny...  What happens when you empty the shredder in the kitchen trashcan and you have an 18 month little girl running around and you take your eyes off of her for 1 minute 30 seconds ???  These pics answer that!

Lily Kate had the shredded paper from one end of our house to the other!  She had fun making the mess, but her Daddy didn't have fun cleaning it up!

A visit with Paw Paw!

Paw Paw (Taylor's Dad), Aunt Shelby, and Aunt Sydney came all the way from Nashville to visit Lucy when she was 4 days old.  Lucy was supposed to be the main attraction, but somehow Lily Kate stole the show.  She loved playing and being silly with her aunts, and Lucy loved being held and loved on.





Grandmommy with Lily Kate, her 1st great-grand baby...

Paw Paw with Lucy, his 2nd grand baby...

Paw Paw, Lucy, and Lily Kate

Lily Kate with Aunt Shelby... what was Lily Kate doing to her???

Grandmommy with her 2nd great-grand baby, Lucy Cullen...

A family photo...

4 generations

Aunt Sydney holding Miss Lucy...

and Aunt Shelby with Lucy...

Lily Kate, Aunt K K and Lucy...

We love our visits with family, but they are never long enough!  Thanks for coming to visit Paw Paw, Aunt Shelby, and Aunt Sydney!  Hopefully one day we can make it to Nashville!

Ella's Birthday!

What, has it already been a year since Ella's last birthday???  Time flies!  This year Ella decided on a "Ladybug" birthday party at Kid's Kingdom (one of our local parks).  When we were planning, we weren't sure how the weather was going to be for an outside party...  but it turned out to be perfect.  It was absolutely beautiful, just the right temperature, and there was a small breeze.  Thank you Lord! 

A few pics of "The birthday girl"!

With her oh so loving brother...

And her super daddy...

And her oh so silly cousin...

Party pics:

And her favorite gift:  cowgirl boots from her Daddy and Gage!

 This was Lily Kate's first trip to the park and she had a BLAST!!!  Thank goodness for Poppy, because he chased her the whole time.  (Daddy stayed home with Lucy so Lily Kate and I could go party!)  She was non stop and wanted to go everywhere!

Lily Kate loved sliding with Gage...

Look at the static in their hair!!!

And being silly with Ninnie...

And winding in and out of the castle...

And her favorite was swinging!!!  She stayed in the swing forever...

and did NOT want to get out when it was time to go home...

 This is Miss Social Lily Kate waving to the little girl swinging beside her.  Her name was also Lily and she was 17 months old.  Lily Kate was about a head taller than she was and kept calling her baby.  She meets a new friend everywhere she goes!

 Ok I saved the best for last.  This is my newest favorite pic of Lily Kate.  Look at those beautiful eyes!  She liked laying in the rocks and so I snapped this upside down pic...

 Happy Birthday Ella!  We love you and can't wait for another birthday!