Happy 4th Birthday Josh!

Happy Birthday to our sweet son, Joshua Vinson. He got to choose the theme for his birthday party this year and it was a 100% Buzz Lightyear. Josh wore his costume from Halloween and Rachel dressed up as Jessie for about an hour, then she was ready to put on her princess costume which she likes better : )


We had Toy Story named food and yummy cupcakes for dessert. I also wrote a book for Johs, "Can you do it?" I used Toy Story characters and the format from Eric Carle's book that asks questions like, "can you do it?" For example, "I'm Buzz Lightyear and I say 'To Infinity and Beyond.' Can you say it?" Josh really like it and was asking me to read it the next day and the next : )



Jason also made Mr. Potatohead so the kids could put the pieces on him. All the grandparents made the trip too. They stayed for the weekend and we had a great time. Thank you for celebrating Josh's birthday with him!

Happy Birthday to you... now blow the candles out. Yeah! There was no hesitation from Josh with eating the cupcake though only the icing was completely finished. He likes his sweets. It runs in the family : ) Thank you God for another wonderful year with our son. We are so thankful for such as sweet little guy.

Let it snow...

Look Mom! There's snow.

Crunch, crunch as we walk.

1, 2, 3, Ready, Go...

Whee... down the hill.

Lick, lick on the snow.

Cheese for a photo

Churn, churn goes the mixer.

Yum, yum for snow cream and cookies!

Christmas Day 2010

Christmas Morning began with coffee and milk, coffee cake, a Christmas reading, and then gifts galore. The kids didn't waste anytime and thoroughly enjoyed opening their loot. It was fun to see what their immediate favorite toys were and then which ones they liked a week or two later. The monster truck was Josh's top present. Whenever someone asked him "What did you get for Christmas?" he answered, "a monster truck." It's hard to pinpoint Rachel's favorite gift, but she would say a princess since she received several princess related gifts. Boy does she love them!





Later in the day, it SNOWED. Apparently it had not snowed in Georgia on Christmas Day since 1882. Wow! It was so beautiful and an amazing Christmas gift to us all. Of course, after playing outside, we came inside to warm up with hot cocoa and chocolate chip cookies. Yum! Merry Christmas Ya'll!

Christmas Eve 2010

The past three years we've attended our church for a family Christmas Eve service. This year I played cello with another cellist and a pianist. The service was very simple with alternating hymns and scripture readings telling the story of Jesus' birth. I enjoyed participating in the worship and looking down at my kids in my Mom's lap and in Jason's lap. They did a great job during the service!

These pictures were taken when we got home. Josh was eager to get his tie off and Rachel had fun playing dress up with my high heels. So cute!

A week with The other Vinson's

Santa at Bass Pro Shop

Trains!

Stone Mountain Christmas

more trains!

Josh's 1st train ride : )

It was a sing along too.

The other Vinson's

So glad you guys could come and visit. We had a great time!

Rachel's 1st Haircut

You would think our daughter would have had a haircut by now, but no. It didn't happen until she was 2.5 years old. Over the Christmas holidays we were visiting my Mom and she was helping with the kids after bath time. She took Rachel into her bathroom and decided to pamper her some by brushing her hair and blow drying it. But then she asked, "Would you mind if I cut Rachel's hair?" First off, this was my Mom's first profession and she had some experience cutting hair especially little girls, me for example. So, I said okay.

I had enjoyed how long Rachel's hair had gotten and the natural layering she had as well as her curls and blond hair. God is so creative and amazing and created such a beautiful Rachel. I never thought I would have a blond girl!

December Times

As I mentioned before, I'm still catching up on posts from December. I think it might have to do with all the things we did and all the pictures that got taken. See below for some fun we had...

Josh playing with trains at Imaginations at Play

Rachel painting away : )

A trip to Edventure in SC

Drivin' the tractor

...and the firetruck

Good times with The Bauknight Family

And silliness at home again