Christmas Week in Review

On the first day of Christmas...

Mimi came over and we ate brunch, opened presents and watched A Christmas Carol. Vivy got a new mobile that she LOVES and basically sat around looking cute!



On the second day of Christmas...

We took Vivy to the mall for the first time! Randy hates the mall, especially when it's crowded, so he was a very good sport for going. Vivy takes after her mother and really enjoyed perusing the sale racks at Gymboree.

On the third day of Christmas...

We rode Charlotte's new light rail uptown and had dinner at Brixx Pizza. Randy and Vivy had a great time playing on the train.


On the fourth day of Christmas...

The three of us drove around town collecting bottles of Schramsberg Cremant for our little New Year's get together. Three wine stores later we had enough for the party.

On the fifth, sixth and seventh days of Christmas we cleaned our house. Yes, it took three days. I'm learning this is life with a baby!

On the eighth day of Christmas...

We rang in the new year with dear friends, many of whom are my old friends from Wilmington. We played Apples to Apples (which I highly recommend) and drank our Cremant out of our new champagne flutes that we got off Ebay. Our darling daughter slept through the whole party. Go Vivy!

Marty, Chris, Nicole and Brian. Nicole and Brian are leaving to live in Croatia for two years in just a few short weeks, so it was great to see them.

Randy and I almost never take a picture where we are both smiling, so I had to post this!

On the ninth day of Christmas...

Vivy and I had New Year's Day lunch twice! The first time was at a lunch hosted by Steph and Holly at Holly's house. It was a full house, and the food and company were great! Then we met Randy at Heidi's house and celebrated again with the McClintocks. It was a very full and fun day.

Baby Molly (Vivy's best friend although she doesn't know it yet) with Holly. I wish Molly's eyes were open for the picture, but oh well.

This is another one of Vivy's friends-- Salem. She belongs to Sheila and Jody Strange.

On the tenth day of Christmas...

Randy went back to work, and Vivy and I met my college friend Jen MacLean for lunch before she headed back to New Haven. It was great to see Jen and her mom Lauralyn!

On the eleventh day of Christmas...

Vivy showed off for the camera with her baby dance. What a feelin'!


On the Twelth day of Christmas...

We finally had a slow day at home. Randy and Vivy spent the whole day hanging out-- they both loved it. Here are some darling pics Randy took of Viv and Millie.




We hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Eight Maids o' Milking

We got these "Twelve Days of Christmas" wine glasses as a wedding gift from our friends Greg and Andrea. This year I am exclusively drinking out of the "Eight Maids of Milking" glass. Need I say more?

If you haven't got a turkey leg, a turkey wing will do

I never heard Bing Crosby's "Christmas Is A-Coming" until yesterday, and it's my new favorite Christmas song. Tried to find an audio or video link to the song and couldn't, so if you're not familiar with it just call Emily and she'll sing it for you.

Yet Another Great Reason to Support Huckabee

Crank that Soulja Boy

Oh look, Lil' Viv has joined the ranks of young hip hop artists with her own rendition of Soulja Boy's "Crank That." We're so proud!




And if you have no idea what I am talking about, you can watch Soulja Boy on YouTube:

Blue Steel

Tiona Fuller came over this weekend for Vivian's first photo shoot. Tiona was really fun to work with, and she got some great poses, including Vivy's own take on Blue Steel below. We've known all along that Vivy is unusually beautiful (as well as kind, intelligent, hard working, and athletic). We were thrilled nonetheless for Vivy to get her first taste of fame with a feature on Tiona's web site.