My Mom

This Christmas, we finally got a sweet pic of my mom and Margaret Mary. Again, here she is with her giant pig. :)Margaret Mary is so blessed to have so many people who love her.

P.S

The top pic below is of a dress that Margaret Mary's godparents passed down to her. Isn't it cute! I love the little candy canes!

Godparents

Margaret Mary finally met her Godparents, Pete and AnnMarie Hynes. We love their family so much; they were our sponsers when we joined the Catholic Church. We can't wait for Margaret Mary to grow to love them as we do, and to learn from them the goodness of our God.

Meeting The Greats!

This Christmas vacation, we couldn't wait to introduce Margaret Mary to her Great Grandmothers. The bottom picture is of Jason's Grandmother, and I think it is sweet how seriously Margaret Mary is studying her necklace. The top is my Memaw. My Memaw got Margaret Mary a HUGE stuffed pig for Christmas, as shown in the pic, and Margaret Mary still cracks up whenever she sees it! Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of Margaret Mary with Jason's Granny; if anybody took one at the Christmas party please send it to me!

Family Picture

So I know I'm still posting pics from 2009, but we've been busy! Here is our little, but fast growing family. :)

First Playdate with Piper and CJ!

I am so happy that Margaret Mary has cousins her age! While we were in Wilmington this Christmas, we took our baby to go see Jason's cousin Tonia's new baby (Piper) and her older son CJ. The kids had so much fun playing together! CJ was all about Margaret Mary, putting his arm around her, talking to her, sharing his toys. The funniest part of all was when CJ wanted Margaret Mary to walk, and when she didn't, he threw a huge fit. When his mom, in an effort to distract him, told him she liked his shirt, he took it off and threw it on the floor! I can wait for those days with Margaret Mary! I love the picture of Margaret Mary and Piper, it looks like they are holding hands!

Margaret Mary's First Trip to Big Boys!

It's a Cincinnati thing...

Night of Lights

Every year, the city decorates downtown with tons of Christmas lights. It is so beautiful and this year we were so excited for Margaret Mary to see them. It's hard to take pictures in that kind of light, but I really liked this one of Jason and MM. Over the Christmas break, they have really bonded and it has been so sweet to watch her fall even more in love with her papa.

Fraternus Christmas Party!

We had a great time at the Fraternus Christmas Party. We were a little worried because it was going to be a late party and Margaret Mary had had a rough day, but she did great! The two other kids there belong to Jason's boss, who has another baby on the way due in a couple of weeks. You could see his kids taking in Margaret Mary and studying her. I like the picture where Monroe, the boy, is holding Margaret Mary's hand. He is so excited about having a new baby! As you can see, we tried to get a picture of all the kids, but it turned out to be a much harder task then we had planned. Jason had a great time hanging out with all his missionaries and it was a great start to his Christmas vacation.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

Eryn was invited to an Ugly Christmas Sweater party with the youth group but we didn't have time to take her out shopping for an ugly sweater. So we dug into our Christmas decoration box and made one! Check out Eryn's cute pregnant belly!

Nap Time!

Check out these two! How sweet!

Maggie's Baptism

Welcome to the body of Christ Maggie Anderson! We had the privilege of witnessing Maggie's baptism this December on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In Jason's words "There is nothing like seeing an infant writhing in original sin and then set free...it was awesome!" Father Ligouri baptized Maggie (the same one who baptized Margaret Mary) and surprisingly, but not shockingly, added a Christian name to her already packed out Christian name. Magdalen Marie Anderson became Madgalen Marie Guadalupe Anderson! That's almost as awesome as Margaret Mary Elizabeth Fatima Craig! Ha! Margaret Mary had a great time being held by all her adult friends and Jason had a great time reading a book about Jesus to Sam. Nothing beats a good baptism and the great fellowship that follows!

Christmas Parade

Margaret Mary had an okay time at the Christmas Parade. It was one of the first (and only) chilly days in St. Augustine and there was a slight drizzle. I had to take her in the church for part of it because a pirate float kept on shooting off real cannons and they were sooo loud. It made me think of how blessed we are to live in a relatively peaceful country; we don't wake up to gunshots and aren't used to loud exploding noises. I had a lot of fun pointing things out to Margaret Mary and waving at all the the floats. I can't wait until next year when she will really be able to get into it.

"I freakin LOVE grapefruits!"

Playing with them that is...

Helping Mom in the Kitchen

I love my Mya Wrap!