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here are a few favorite pictures from our Christmas celebration! we had a fabulous couple of weeks, adjusting to daddy being home (what adjustment? ethan has a new best bud-- "where daddy?" is his new question anytime my husband even so much as leaves the room for a second!), spending time with family, doing christmas-y things, and simply enjoying the season.

even with Christmas behind us, i am realizing daily how blessed we are-- to live in this country, to have salvation freely given to us through Jesus Christ, to be graciously provided for in practical ways, to have health and a home and food to eat, to have family and friends who we love and who love us!

i love this little boy! i can't say it enough! i love his expression in this picture-- he looks so much like his daddy!

merry christmas! 35 weeks today (this was at 34 weeks)

our merry christmas eve, all-dressed-up, picture! not the best quality, but not bad for a phone camera!

the sweetest little girls! our beautiful nieces, abby and katie!

can't forget this happy guy! our not-so-little nephew, wesley!

this picture cracks me up! i promise he smiles! just not in pictures, apparently! this was on one of our daily walks-- i taught him recently to sit on his hands when they are cold (and he refuses to put on his gloves)-- i guess he got it because he did this on his own. so cute!

another fun ethan expression. this was while singing christmas songs accompanied by grandaddy Harmon on the guitar! one of his favorites this christmas is "feliz navidad"!

definitely can't leave this one out! this is our precious little Levi, to be born sometime in the next 30 days or so! look at those sweet cheeks and lips-- amazing! we love him so much already!

linking up with rachel today. check out her fun post of favorite posts of 2011!