A tender Tennesse Christmas...and Thanksgiving...and January...

So since October, we've celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and a snowy January. Thanksgiving was a balmy seventy degrees, and Brent, Laura, the boys, and the new puppy, Wilson, were here. December was one of the coldest Decembers on record, so Kai got to see his first snow. We had a great Christmas followed by a trip to Tallahassee to spend New Year's. We made time for shopping in Orlando, and we had a BLAST. These are in no particular order because I don't have the patience for that...

His joy has a way of making even the winter months seem okay.

It was really warm on New Year's Eve at Brent and Laura's. We used the opportunity to get the required naked baby picture that will, no doubt, come back to haunt him.

To contrast the above warmth, here he is experiencing his first snow. He didn't love it. While he was fascinated, it turned out it was too cold for any true interest.

The Christmas decorations...

We got a lot of snow...

He may look a little overhwhelmed as he pushes buttons wearing one new shoe that he just opened, but it's merely an illusion. He CLEARLY loved Christmas...haha...

We started a new tradition this year, and we went to Fantasy of Trees with my parents. Because Kai loves to eat so much, his favorite section was the gingerbread house village. We just finished that tour in this picture, and he's still basking in the afterglow.

Notice the flip flops in the picture below. Little did I know that this would be the last time I would be able to consider wearing those for MONTHS.

The best part of this picture besides the obvious difficulty in getting them to look even remotely interested, is Tyler's pajamas. They had gotten into town the previous night, and Brent had to go somewhere the next day. Everybody's clothes made it out of the truck except for Tyler's. So, he wore penguin pajamas all day.

Kai's second Christmas is in the books, a success as far as I'm concerned.