After Christmas...

This pic is from a couple Christmas seasons ago, but is still my all time favorite! 

My nieces and nephews on my side of the family.

Kiddos from Jason's side of the family from last year. They are all growing up so very fast!! 

There will be a new great-grandbaby next Christmas...

Congrats Andrew and Katie, looking forward to taking lots of new pictures!!

Wow!! It has been way too long since I've entered a post on here. I am going to have to do better keeping up with myself.

The past few months have been so very busy. My sister, Vonda and I have started a new business, with the help of our sister in law, Kim. We are the proud owners of the Polka Dot Alligator Children's Consignment LLC. We offer seasonal consignment sales in the Leitchfield area. www.polkadotalligator.com

Our first three day sale will be March 29-31 at the Centre on Main in Leitchfield, KY. We are super excited and hope to see everyone come shop and sell with us. Contact us and we will be glad to help you get started!! I look forward to making new friends! We are also on facebook, so please like our page so you can keep up with all our "goings-on"!! We will be consigning and selling all things child related - furniture, equipment such as strollers, bouncy seats, high chairs, toys, room decor, bedding, clothing and shoes. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Polka-Dot-Alligator-Childrens-Consignment-LLC/300696939964319

I have also been a bit busy with Christmas pictures, and am now enjoying some time off from the editing screen. Hopefully the new year will see a boom in activity! I like to keep my work load light enough to enjoy what I do and have time to spend with my hubby and boy.

 Photo card I created for my mom for Christmas this year.

We had a great Christmas. As usual, I think we sorta overdid it where Gage was concerned, but he is our only child, and is so easy to buy for...especially when all he wanted was trucks from TSC and Rural King. He also got a farm/grain bin set-up that has taken over his bedroom floor. He goes back to school next Tuesday, January 3. Doesn't seem possible that the year is all but over and first grade is in full swing.

All three members of my family have been sick this past month. I have been sick since the Thanksgiving school break with bronchitis that has refused to leave. I was at my third doctor's appointment yesterday. She hit me hard with meds and shots, so maybe I can get it on the run. Jason has an ear infection and ear ache, along with chest/respiratory congestion. We sound like a pack of barking dogs.

Gage has had pneumonia and a double ear infection. He has missed several days of school and we have missed more church than in forever...seems like one of us is always sick anymore. I am missing my Sunday School kiddos... and their wisdom. HA!! I asked them the other day what would happen if they grew up to be "evil" people. (They like the word "evil" - it sounds more ominous that just "bad".) The girls' eyes just got huge, and the boys piped with things like "go live with the devil", "get poked with a pitch fork and get my hair pulled" and my nephew...who has cornered his own brand of reasoning said the devil would made everyone "eat hot peppers." Love those kids!