More and more, I enjoy unique Christmas ornaments, especially when they connect with some part(s) of our life story. Aubri also has a good foundation on an ornament collection, thanks to her Nana, PawPaw, Mimi and Daddy Terry.
Take a look.
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| A bronzed paci...a staple for a 2-month old. Courtesy of Nana & PawPaw. |
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| A 2010 ornament, which actually matches a larger picture frame of ours. We put Aubri's Santa photo in it. Courtesy of Mimi & Daddy Terry. |
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| Another 2010 ornament - we picked this one up in Boston. |
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| A pair of whimsical owls. Courtesy of Mimi & Daddy Terry. |
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| A personalized diaper pin. Courtesy of Nana & PawPaw. |
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A pair of white shoes. Courtesy of Mimi & Daddy Terry.
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| This ornament was from Aunt Brooke and Uncle Brian. A family ornament with all the stockings hanging above the fireplace. |
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| Neat story here. For our wedding three years ago, Casi and I registered for some holiday china that was designed by Auburn graduate M. Bagwell. A couple of weeks ago, Casi went to a women's lunch at church and they did an ornament exchange. When it was Casi's turn to pull from the basket of close to 100 ornaments, she opened her package to find an M. Bagwell cross ornament that goes with our holiday china. |
We went with whimsical owls for the theme in Aubri's bedroom. It's funny how, once we made that decision, we started finding whimsical owls everywhere.
Target was the destination for two of Casi's better finds - a painting of two whimsical owls, which hangs above the changing table, and a whimsical owl pillow.
Just recently, and with no prompting by either Mom or Dad, Aubri began looking at the painting and flashing her big gummy smile.
With the pillow, I think she was more intrigued than anything, but she did "interact" with Mr. Owl and has since started enjoying his presence more and more.
Our twin cousins, John David & Calder Gant, turned 3 today. There was a big party up in the ATL - unfortunately, we couldn't go but we thought about them.
JD&C are, arguably, the most photographed and videoed twins in modern history. Parents Ali & Chris have set the standard for blogging and they have provided us with many cute moments. I think my favorite has to be the "John Nana" video.
Back in the summer, Casi & I got to enjoy a day at the beach with all of Chris' family. That day, I caught some Kodak moments on camera.
Happy birthday, guys!
Aubri is getting out more and more with each passing week, and this weekend promises to be very exciting. Casi is taking her to a women's luncheon at church on Saturday, I'm hoping to take both of my girls to the Tallahassee Winter Festival on Saturday evening and then Aubri will make her first trip to church on Sunday morning!
Aubri is also developing more of a personality and Casi gets to enjoy that while being with her at home each day. It's becoming routine for Aubri to provide photo ops and Casi has caught a number of those on her phone during the past week.
Here's a sampling.
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| On a shopping trip |
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| Catching some zzzzzzzz's |
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| Hey there, world! |
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| Aubri found Frankie |
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| Patiently waiting her turn at the doctor's office |
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| Aubri decided that she likes Sophie instead. On this particular day, there were not going to be any pictures without the paci. |
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| Look who's got the Christmas spirit! |
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| What a smile! |
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| She's always moving a hand, arm, leg, etc. |
