The Yarbrough Family Christmas

After visiting with my family at my dads, we loaded up and went to Searcy to have Christmas with Kevin's family.

Here's Anna opening her "stocking". Kevin's mom always buys us so much stuff for our stocking, she just puts in big bags now.

 

 

 This is Lindsey. Later she told me that this and her light saber were her favorite toys she got this year. She's such a cute little tomboy!

 Anna and Lindsey with their great grandmothers

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The Downey Family Christmas

On Christmas Day, we went to my dads house for lunch. My stepmom made a great meal and it was nice being able to see everybody, especially my aunt and uncle who live in Georgia. Each year, this family gets bigger and bigger!

 

 

 Anna's Grannanny got her this walker. Now it's time to put those legs to use!

 Avery and Jacie patiently waiting for their next gift to open.

 "Christmas Rocks!" says Anna.

Christmas Morning

We had our first Christmas with Anna and it was so much fun. Santa brought her all sorts of fun toys. And since she's been so good this year, we even got her some too.

Anna with her Daddy opening her first present.

 Playing with her new toys.

 Lesson #1: Assemble all big toys the night before, otherwise your kid loses interest while she waits for you to put it together.

 FINALLY DAD! It's done!

 And here's what mom and dad got for Christmas... a sweet little angel named Anna. Merry Christmas Poo's Poo's! We love you!

Christmas Eve

Every Christmas Eve, we always go to Kevin's grandmothers house for a big family dinner but this year we mixed it up a little and had Christmas Eve at our house. I really enjoyed having everyone over, and I admire Memama more and more because hosting a dinner for 16 people is hard work. The thing I liked the most about it was being able to use my grandmothers china. She gave it to me when Kevin and I got married back in 2000 and I've never had the opportunity to use it until now. It made the meal even more special.

 The Yarbrough Family - Gary, Lindsey, Carnell, Anna, me, Kevin, Laurie and Greg

 Anna with her Memama

 More Cousins! Here's Lindsey, Emily and Anna

 Anna in her Rudolph shirt. (You can't really see it in her hand, but her cousins Melisa and Emily got her a Razorback duckie! It's Kevin's favorite gift!)

Anna's having so much fun opening her presents!

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Christmas with the Cousins

Each year, my sisters and I get together with the kids for Christmas. It gives us a chance to hang out before the BIG family Christmas. So on Saturday December 20th, we continued our tradition and went to Tracie's house for the festivities. We had a great time and even had some entertainment from my B.I.L.'s (brother-in-laws). They sang karaoke!

Christian (almost 2), Avery (3 1/2), Jacie (3) and Anna (almost 1)

 Just the girls!

Jacie and Avery (you'd think they were twins)

 Jacie loves "Baby Anna".

 The Downey Girls... in height order - Tracie, Stacie and Me

My sister Tracie with her husband Jason and daughter Jacie.

My sister Stacie with her husband Sean, daughter Avery and son Christian.

 The Yarbrough Gang!

Avery opening Hungry Hungry Hippo, which she played for the rest of the night. I never realized how loud that game was!

 Anna's new ride! Thanks Aunt Tracie!

BIG NEWS!

Anna has cut her first tooth! YEA!!!

Christmas in Fort Smith

We headed up to Ft. Smith on Sunday to have Christmas with my family. For now, Anna is the only grandkid so she got the hookup! (And I say "for now" because I'm ready for my sister Rachel to have a kid! Remember Rachel, you get to play with the toys when you have a kid.) j/k

We had a really good time seeing everyone and we appreciate all the gifts. Thank you so much for all that you guys do. We are grateful to have you.

Here's Anna with her Poppy, who just had a birthday. Happy Birthday Poppy!

 Anna got this cute little pink pony from her Grammy and Poppy. When we got home on Sunday night, she kept crawling on it wanting to ride it. She cracks up laughing when she's on it.

 Here's Anna in her sea of presents!

Happy Birthday Lindsey

Saturday, we celebrated Lindsey's 8th birthday at the roller skating rink. We had a great time and even Anna got in on the fun with stroller skating! I can't believe my little niece is 8!!! We love you Lindsey Lou! Thanks for being such a great kid and a wonderful cousin to Anna. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Here's Lindsey taking a few laps.

 Here we are Stroller Skating! It was a ton of fun!

 

 

 

Here's Anna eating some ice cream and cake. Yummy!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSEY!

Eleven Months

Anna turned 11 months old last week! She is growing so fast and learning something new everyday. She is such a joy to be around. She hardly ever gets fussy and she always has a smile on her face. This may sound sappy, but Kevin and I are so thankful for our little Pooter Head. She has changed our lives for the better and she's shown us how much love our hearts can actually hold... and it's a lot! Happy 11 Month Birthday Poo's! We love you so much!

 

 

My Buddy and Me

Anna has a favorite toy. His name is "Mr. Hippo" and she carries him everywhere. I just think it's cute how she already has a favorite.

 I can see why she likes him... that smile would make anyone happy!

I love my pets!

Anna's getting some love from her pets. Here she is with her dog Abby. Abby loves Anna, but sometimes she forgets how big she is and we have to pull her off of Anna. But Anna just laughs!

 And here she is with Houston. She's figured out that Houston works on his own terms, meaning if he wants your attention he'll come get it. Otherwise, stay away. So now instead of crawling after him , she lets him come up to her and give her kitty kisses. She's even learning a new word... "kitty kitty". It sounds more like "tee tee" but I know what she means.