Christmas with Maudie & Pa and Family

CHEESE!

Sawyer was pretty sweet with Oliver.

I hope he is as gentle with our new baby girl!

I think he helped Maudie and Pa both open every gift. He loved it!

Don't let this picture fool you. I did not do any cooking.

Debbie made a great Christmas Dinner.

Sawyer and Ilsa LOVED Pa's new train set.

Just a swingin'

Jared, Celeste, Ilsa and Oliver

A kiss for Oliver

At Mamaw's House

Daddy got a coconut and I drank the milk through a straw. He also shredded the coconut so that Maudie could make not just one

but 2 coconut cakes. They were the best!

CHEESE!

Pa and Sawyer just relaxing in front of the TV

Sawyers reaction when he saw the train for the 1st time! I think if you ask Sawyer he would say that the train was the best part of Christmas!

Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma and Family

Sawyer loves his Curious George books

Even more train tracks for Christmas!
He was very excited when he opened these.

Grandpa and Sawyer relaxing in front of the TV

I'm not sure what kind of game they thought they were playing with these.

Bub and Whitney

In Flight!

Pillow Fight!

Tickle Fight!

Having a good old chat

Me and 2 of my cousins - Shelby Johnson (L) and Katie Weaver (R)

Sawyer was glad to see Santa, and he even got a present from him.

The kids were singing Christmas carols for our family.

Sawyer didn't sing much, but he enjoyed being on stage!

Grandma and Grandpa Pearce

Rhiannon and I were just comparing bellys. I think I won!

Rhiannon's girls - Ashtinne (L) and Khloee (R)

Going Home for Christmas!

This will be our last blog post until 2009! Hope you all have a Happy Christmas (Australians don't say Merry Christmas) and a Happy New Year, too. We will be flying (not surfing) back to the States for Christmas tomorrow. We are very excited to see family and friends for our short 3 weeks. We are also wishing for a little SNOW. Pictures like the one above are everywhere here. It is kind of neat to see a different twist on Christmas in AUS, however it doesn't feel at all like Christmas to us. I have a suspicion all that will change as soon as we take our first step off the plane. Burr!
This looks exactly like FRANK when he grows his beard. I know he enjoys dressing like Santa at Christmas time, but I didn't know he had a wet suit. He also said he has never been to AUS, but this looks exactly like his profile. Who is he kidding?

Merry Christmas, Frank!
Love, Melisa

Swimming at South Bank

At South Bank, in Brisbane, there is a man made beach. We met Sawyers's good friend Greyson, Laura, and Adelaide there. The boys really had a great time swimming and playing in the sand.

Definitely a Girl!

My doctor did a quick ultrasound today to confirm that we should continue to buy pink. Here is a picture of our baby bedding that we bought. I just love it!