a trek through Christmas time.

{he has reached that age where he wants to be independent...He used to fall over when we'd put his backpack on his shoulders. Guess he's ready to take on the role of big brother in three months.}

{Pixel enjoying the beautifully decorated tree done by Nina.}

{Peeps 1st Christmas.}

{Ok, consider this...I'm not married, therefore I have no children, so Penelope is my puppy child. Therefore, I shall post a massive amount of photos of her. Enjoy for the sake of me. ;) }

{I do believe Peep enjoyed the ribbon more than the gifts. Good to know for next year.}

{Penelope inspecting all the goodies she got in her stocking on Christmas morning.}

{Despicable Me 2 & homemade popcorn. That was the stillest he's ever been....for twenty minutes.}

{Penelope resting from all that hard work she does as a pup.}

{One of Nina's gift to her was this giant bed...she basically gets lost in it, but nonetheless, she loves it & so do I.}

{This was captured in the middle of him saying the word..."YES!" one of his newest obsessions.}

{While in Starbucks, Liam is only your friend for as long as you'll allow him to have 'ka-ka'...then he's gone. Needless to say, Popi was his favorite.}

[Crazy bath time curls.}

{After bath time cuddles with my little man.}

--I probably say this in every blog post, but my life is incredibly blessed.
I have a nephew that runs up to me & grabs my hand every time he sees me, a pup that gives me endless kisses when I come home from work & a family that I know always has my back. These are only a few of the moments captured over the holiday season...most of them are just in my memory, but those are the best moments in my opinion. The ones where your sister-in-love grabs your hand & puts it on her stomach & you feel your niece or nephew kick for the first time, or the moments of helping your momma cook Christmas dinner in the kitchen or seeing that spark in your nephew's eye as he sees the Christmas tree light up. It's these moments that you can't really capture, you just remember.

I hope as you all go to sleep tonight...your life is blessed.

Grace.