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Liam has a lot to say these days. He remainds me of the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons in this video!

Sherry Family Fun

Leif's older sister's family--Lyndsey, Ben, Kaylyn, & Christian--came down to Mansfield from Boston for a few days this January. Leif's younger sister, Erin, and her husband, Nolan, came over from Waskom and we came up from Austin to converge at the folks' home for a fun filled weekend!

Early morning cartoons and breakfast:

Kaylyn loved to hold Cousin Liam (although I thought he might squish her!):

We bought this onesie for Kaylyn over five years ago and neglected to send it to her. Liam reaps the spoils:

A soccer playing family. The kids love to play "monkey in the middle":

Off for a family walk, swinging the kids in the air:

Aunt Erin got Liam to sleep:

The Rogers Family worked on getting Liam mobile. Here he's trying to crawl:

And here he's trying to walk:

Wild children:

Now we just have to get the Rogers to move south so we can do this more often!

Beer and Ultimate

New Year's Eve day was beautiful. A perfect day for the annual beer-in-hand Ultimate Frisbee game!

College friends on the line to play--Corey, JW, Matthew, and Leif:

BFF:

Even though I didn't play doesn't mean that I didn't have a beer-in-hand throughout the game (note that it was warm enough for a tank top!):

College friends (and Liam):
love JW's face!

Happy 2010!

Thuggish Christmas

Every year, my mom's folks (Mamaw & Papaw) come to Shreveport the day after Christmas to do Christmas yet again. And every year they get a boy gift for the boys and a girl gift for the girls. They will go to multiple stores to get the exact same thing for us all. The boys have traditionally gotten outerwear, and we take the obligatory group pic to document the occasion. Between Josh and Chris, I couldn't decide which of these photos I liked best:

Bekah, I need a pic of Tom in his hoodie so that I can photoshop him in!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was a good time! Liam was much more into opening gifts than I thought he would be and I think he liked everything he got.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care:

The kids ready to see what Santa has left them:

Liam in his jumpy play thingy from Santa:

and checking out what is in his stocking:

Josh, Steph, Jack, and Harvey during the present opening madness at Mom and Harv's:

Liam loved the wrapping paper and ribbons as much as the gifts:

If it could go in his mouth, he was happy:

Beez and her girls after a full day of eating, drinking, game playing, napping, and visiting:

Yay for Christmas! Let's do it again tomorrow...

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve at my Great Aunt Katharine's home, as we do every year we are in Shreveport for the holidays. Good food (Witt's duck gumbo & Josh's chicken jambalaya), good company (my dad's side of the family), and great games (we play Family Feud and Bingo every year)!

I didn't get a good shot of Liam in his Christmas Eve duds, so this was actually taken after church this past Sunday:

Liam Spent the evening sleeping on various cousins (Liam's second cousins, once removed):

With Caroline...

and Clara.

Due to a shortage of Bingo cards, Leif and I played as a team. I'd explain why our hands are in the air, but it was only mildly amusing if you were there:

Beezie with Sarah Grace:

Harv, Chris, & Mom:

Maggie and Madeline:

Cousins (my first cousins, once removed) Ann, Witt, and Philip:

So good to see everyone!!! Wish we could've stayed longer, but Liam was falling apart. On to Christmas Day...

Mansfield Visit

We stopped in Mansfield for the weekend on our way to Shreveport for Christmas. We'll be doing a "Sherry Christmas" there mid-January.

In the car, Liam accidentally pulled a scab on his nose. It wouldn't stop bleeding, so I stuck some tissue on it. It was pathetically funny:

Playing with Grandma:

We'll see you guys again in a couple of weeks!