Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas filled with many happy memories! It was so fun to watch the girls...here are some pics of the big day.

Santa always comes Christmas Eve and leaves new jammies for the girls...I can't believe Santa found cute little "present bows" that matched their jammies this year!!! I have a feeling Santa (with perhaps the help of Mrs. Clause) may have found them on Etsy...or maybe the elves made them...

The girls on Christmas Eve

The girls (minus Abbie) on Christmas morning..we let Abbie sleep in!

Merry 1st Christmas dear Abbie Grace!

I laugh at this picture because she is surrounded by wrapping paper...but they truly did not have that many gifts!!

After the girls were finished upwrapping gifts in the living room they came into the kitchen for a drink...and look what they saw waiting for them in the family room under the other tree...two horses!!!! They were sooo excited!!

LOVE this picture!!

Family shot at my mom's house...

Abbie and Makenzie's first Christmas!!!

One Word Wednesday...

JOLLY

Christmas tree

Here are some pictures from our day at the tree farm picking out the perfect tree for our new house...I had so much fun this year because we could finally pick out a BIG tree (which I have always wanted) since we now have high ceilings...we finally found the perfect tree!!

How cute is this picture??

"What do you think Ella? Do you see a tree worthy of being a Whitacre tree?"

Mommy and the blob!

The Whitacre girls posing in front of their 2008 Christmas tree!

Wordless Wednesday...

Visiting Santa...

Merry Early Christmas!!!

FINALLY....the girls sat on Santa's lap and shed NO tears!!!! Yay!!!

I love this picture...and how cute are these Matilda Jane peasant tops?? LOVE Matilda Jane!!!

6th month pictures cont...

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Happy 6th Months, Abbie!

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Happy first Gotcha Day Ella!

On November 20th we celebrated Ella's first Gotcha day. Words cannot explain how much this little angel has blessed our lives. It's been a year since the very day a scared and sad little girl was handed over to us in Changchun, China. I still remember how emotional that moment was...I thought I was so prepared but I quickly figured out that there was really no way to prepare for that moment. I look back now and realize how sad and scared she really was those first few days. I remember being in the hotel room and she would just cry and cry while pointing to the door. I was too overwhelmed at the moment to understand what she was trying to communicate but now I realize she was pointing to the door so that we would take her back "home"...she wanted her nannies back, she wanted her friends back, she wanted the familiar sounds and smells back...she wanted her LIFE back...

Well the sad and scared little Ella is long gone!! We now have a happy, ENERGETIC, beautiful, and well adjusted little girl! We can't imagine life without her!

Happy Gotcha Day Sweet Ella!