Christmas with the Lathams

Wade's parents came the day after Christmas to celebrate the holidays with us. Emma and Mary were so excited about getting even more presents and we all had such a great time! Here are some pictures from their visit.
...Emma got lots of presents from her Mimi and Doc, but the one she is pointing to was the one she wanted to open first. We think she could tell what it was by the shape of the box!
...This is the pink guitar that Emma has been asking for for months! She kept telling us that when she got it, she wanted to "have a concert" with Wynonna Judd. She was SO excited when she opened the box, and found the pink guitar that she wanted AND that Wynonna had signed it!
..."My sweet Emma - May your dreams come true. I do believe in you - Love, Wynonna"
...Mary has her own way of opening presents!
...Daddy and Mary Wade with her new puppy.

Merry Christmas!

My parents, my brother Sonny, and his wife Kelley came to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with us in Georgia this year. The girls got everything they wanted from Santa (because they were SO sweet this year!) and it was wonderful to see them so happy! Things weren't exactly perfect, though - Wade spent most of Christmas Eve afternoon at the Dr.'s office and found out that he has the flu, and Emma came down with it Christmas afternoon. Thank goodness she felt okay Christmas morning so she could play with everything Santa brought. Mary Wade was hilarious on her first Christmas and it was funny to watch her trying to figure out the chaos - all she knew was that we kept handing her pretty packages with toys inside, so she was a happy girl! Knowing that Emma really understood what was happening was so much fun to see, and she reminded us that we're never too old to believe in Santa Claus!
...Emma getting cookies ready for Santa on Christmas Eve.
...Emma helping Mary open her presents (I love the expression on Mary's face!)
...Emma checking out the toys that Santa left for her and for Mary Wade.
...Emma and my sweet brother Sonny helping her with her new Leapfrog Leapster.
...Sonny's wife Kelley with their adorable new puppy Greta, who really enjoyed her first Christmas!
...Papa carving the turkey and sporting the new Home Depot apron that Wade gave him.

Oliver Christmas Party

We went to Montgomery this weekend for Mama's side of the family's Christmas party. We had so much fun and thoroughly enjoyed the time we got to spend with our family!
...Emma with her sweet cousin Annie.
...Mary with her great grandmother (my dad's mom).
...Annie, Emma, and Bella (our cousin Jodi's baby dog).
...Emma giving Santa some last minute gift ideas!

Emma's Dance Recital

Tonight Emma had her very first tap/ballet/gymnastics recital at the Little Gym. She has been so excited about it and she did SO well! We are very proud of her - she has learned so much and has enjoyed every minute of every class. She really loved all of the attention at the recital tonight and of course she was the most beautiful girl in the class. Here are a few of our favorite pictures from the recital.
...my gorgeous little girl.
...all dressed up and ready to dance!


...showing off her medal (and her muscles)!

Emma's School Christmas Party

I'm sorry it has taken so long to get new pictures posted! We had trouble with our computer and it's taken quite a while to get it back up and running, so that combined with the holidays has not left much time to get our blog updated until now. Today was Emma's class Christmas party at McEachern. Wade, Mary Wade and I all joined her and we had a great time!
...Mary, Daddy, and Emma enjoying the party.
...Emma snuggling with her teacher, Mrs. MacMillan.
...Emma and her friend Taylor.
...Emma with her friends Callyn and Joely.