Merry & Bright

Christmas is in the air and on our to-do lists, which has left little time for blogging, but we've had a recent development this past month that is too monumental to go undocumented:

Miss Nora Lynn is walking and talking and oh so cute.

She melts my heart.

I'll post video clips of both the walking and the talking soon. Meanwhile, here's a snapshot of Nora in action.

The mischievous grin is all-too-common with this little gal, and Andy is already fearing the teenage years, as Nora is much more "passionate" than Porter was at this age.

And speaking of Porter, here's a few shots of his recent antics (from Atlanta...better late than never).

At the Atlanta Aquarium with his cousin Taylor.

VERY nervously perched in a Lawrenceville fire truck. (For a kid who eats, sleeps and breathes cars and trucks, I was amazed at how nervous Porter was to actually be inside of one.)
At the musuem of natural history...as a dinosaur.

And back in Cedar, chatting with Santa.

Throughout the entire month of December, Porter has been asking for the same thing: "a car that I can climb in and that drives itself." Anyone who knows me knows that powerwheel toys are not my cup of tea, and I was getting really nervous for Christmas day because I didn't want to disappoint Porter on the first Christmas that really counts (until now, the Santa concept has been a bit over his head). Well, I lucked out: when Santa asked Porter what he wanted for Christmas, Porter simply replied, "a new toy." THAT I can do.