Christmas in Louisville

Our Louisville trip was amazing. We got to see so many people, eat good food, fellowship with sweet friends and family who lives far away...and Sawyer had a blast! She had some sleep issues, but we got through it and tried to not let it get us down.

I feel so blessed to have so many friends and family that love us in Louisville. It is so much fun coming "home". I am hoping to plan a spring trip for Sawyer and I. She flies for free until she turns 2 so we are going to try and take advantage of that.

Sawyer was so sweet with all her family. Susu got lots of love and Sawyer finally warmed up to Uncle Chad





We cheered on the cats, loved on Susu some more and tried to get a pictures of Sawyer and her "Ra Ra", this is the best we got




We spent some time with Clint's dads family. Sawyer loved going outside with her Papa Bella, wish we could have spent more time with them!








Sawyer let her great Uncle Fred read her a story...so sweet


We spent an evening with our dear friends, the Schrieners. Sawyer and Lydia had a blast. Wish we could see them more!!!







Love you Hannah!!!!

My mom has the pictures we took at her house so I will try and post those when I get them! Sad that our trip is over but thankful for safe travels and looking forward to seeing everyone again.

Christmas present

We are back from Louisville! We had an amazing time but it sure was exhausting. Sawyer did great on the plane and loved being with her family, this girl was living it up! We were reminded of how much we love Louisville, but we are trusting that God has us in Philly for a purpose and that is what brings us peace.

My Christmas present from Clint was a family photo shoot done by his good friend who is a professional photographer. It was such a thoughtful gift and something I will always cherish. Here are some favorite pictures











Lang is the photographer and he is amazing, such a natural eye. We recommend him for any family pictures or weddings www.langthomasphotography.com

I'll try and upload pictures from our Louisville trip later on in the week. Now back to unpacking, and packing away our Christmas stuff...

Christmas Cards

I saw this idea on Pinterest and had to do it.

I love getting Christmas cards, it seriously makes my day. But, I hate throwing them away. So what I am going to try to do every year is make a little book out of them and then put them in a basket and we can look through them!

Here are some pictures I took of our first Christmas Card Book




Yesterday Sawyer was in rare form. Very hyper and being silly. She went into her closet pulled down this jacket, hat, and shoe. She wore it all day, no joke. It made me laugh!


And here are a few pictures for Sawyers Aunt Bri. She got her this outfit for Christmas. Doesn't Sawyer look so big in these pictures??? She is going through a growth spurt...eating A TON!!



We are packing and praying that we all stay healthy and can make it to Louisville in one piece. I probably wont blog until after our Louisville trip.

Christmas Videos

So because of my lack of sleep and having a cold my video taping is pretty stinky, sorry!! I'm sure you will still enjoy watching this girl on her second Christmas.

Philly Christmas

First it started off with some baking. I decided it was time for Sawyer to help out, she loved it!



We made Oreo truffles..amazing!!!! Oreos, cream cheese, and white chocolate...need I say more?

Then we spent our Christmas Eve with some of our church body. Mark and Elise (our paster and his wife) opened their home up for a Christmas Eve service. It was relaxing, and a great time to worship our Savior!




We had a tough night with Sawyer. She has had a cold but it didnt' seem to bother her until the night before Christmas. She was up a lot and just wouldn't go back to sleep...bummer! But we all still managed to have a great Christmas morning. I set Sawyers stroller out (her big gift from us) so it was there when she woke up. She loves it!



Here are some more pictures of Sawyer opening gifts. Sawyer loved everything she got and she has no idea she is in for a real nice surprise in a few days!!!




Christmas night we had some friends over and their sweet boys. They took a family pic of us! We had a great time with them with some yummy food.


Now we are just a few days away from Louisville. WE are so excited, and we know that Sawyer is going to have the time of her life. Please pray for a safe trip and that we all stay healthy! Louisville we are ready, are you???/ =D

Christmas Lights

Tonight the weather was in the high 50's so we thought it would be the perfect time to walk and look at the Christmas lights. We loaded Sawyer up in her stroller and I made her a little hot chocolate. She loved it! It was so precious watching her face light up as she saw the lights. Clint snapped a pic of us before we left...holding our hot chocolate!!!

Video

Here is a cute video that Clint took a few nights ago!



Counting down the days till Christmas and Louisville!!!