We went to Monroe, LA to be with my Uncle Ray - mom's brother ( in the red) who just got diagnosed with Cancer.
I sent out an email for prayer to some of my friends. He will start chemo soon. Please keep him in your prayers.
We had such a fun time with my family and it was great to see my aunts, uncles and cousins!!


















Lynelle- my uncle Ray's new fiance - he proposed to her Christmas morning! Congrats to them!!
My uncle Ray, my mom ( Ta Ta) and my Uncle Ralph


















Uncle Ray, Aunt Mary Gayle and Uncle Ralph



















Me and my aunt Suzy


















after lunch! My aunt Gabriella is the best chef !!!

My Aunt Gabriella used to have an oriental rug shop and they have the most beautiful rugs I've ever seen all over their house.
Beau kept laying on the rugs so I guess he likes them too!




















monkey see, monkey do!


















Mom's two sisters.
Aunt Suzy, Aunt Mary Gayle and Ta Ta


















My cousin Natalie and me

my cousins
Mark Armstrong, Jessica Vincent, Natalie Armstrong and Me


















My cousin Jessica, her dog Bailey and Mary Bratton

























My cousin Jessica and her mommy ( my aunt Suzy) - they live in Austin, TX.

Here are two pictures that his teachers took of Beau at mother's morning out.
Beau has all of the sudden started trying to talk up a storm.
I was singing 'Santa Claus is coming.... TO TOWN' to Camp and Beau on the way to school.
and Beau will trying to mouth out the words and at the end say "Toooooo Tooown"


























love you Beau Beau!!!

Mary Bratton had her class Christmas party yesterday at Pinelake Christian School



















Mary Bratton and her friend Anna Claire Bonds


















Her class!!!!

all of the kids brought a gift and drew numbers and did a gift exchange.
Mary Bratton is picking out her gift!



















she said "my very own Barbie"

















Madison Turner, Cailey Walker, Mary Bratton and Anna Claire Bonds

Beau had his class Christmas party yesterday. Mary Bratton had hers earlier in the morning so she was excited to be able to come to Beau's room and meet his friends and teachers!



















Mary Bratton was showing Beau the Barbie that she got from her gift exchange at her party

My sweet friend Amy Bates took our Christmas pictures this year. She did such a great job and I appreciate it so much!!
I can't imagine how many would have turned out if my kids had been looking at the camera. she was so patient and made Mary Bratton feel like a princess! Thank you Amy!!

























She told me that Tal needed one of me for his office and I told her that he DIDN'T. But he said he wanted one.
























I felt like i was in my senior portrait. we had fun!!


















look at the camera Mary Bratton!! I don't know how many times we had to say that! Amy was jumping and singing and doing everything she could to get the kids to look.

do we love Mary Bratton's criss cross pose?

This is the one I chose for our card


















I actually really love this because this is our Beau Beau. Always throwing something and Amy caught him in the act