HELLO
Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.
One of the best things about having a baby this year is that my sister-in-law, Katie, is also having her first one too! Baby boy Cole is due this May, so that means the little cousins will only be five months apart. Last weekend I hosted a shower for family & friends from around the Fayetteville area (she lives about an hour and a half away). Since my brain is strictly in baby mode, I had fun crafting the decorations and seeing all the baby goodies get unwrapped. Here’s the afternoon in photos…
Christmas has come and gone
and all that’s left are
the few million photos below
the lovely gifts I received
and the tree in the living room
that I’m too lazy to take down.
Sadly, the holidays mean that
some friends go out of town. GL and I got in the Christmas spirit
before she jetted off to Los Angeles.
We celebrated with
cheap champagne
torturing our dogs
and a Christmas party with friends.
Happily, the holidays also mean
that out of town friends pass through Fville.
This often works out perfectly
for Todd’s oh-so-close-to-Christmas Birthday.
We stuck with tradition
and made reservations at Logan’s Roadhouse.
Years ago it started off as a joke,
but then we realized how good those dang rolls are.
My mom’s gift to Todd
We ended up at a random bar
The Elixir Lounge… in the Comfort Inn.
We heard they turned an old room
into a bar & had to check it out.
One of the best things
about this Christmas
was that I got to spend it with my momma
and our family dog, Henry.
For the first time in four years.
On Christmas Eve
we all headed to Tulsa
(new camera in tow)
for a couple relaxing of days.
One of the best parts about our trip to Tulsa,
was Todd’s sister’s present to their dad.
She’s pregnant and surprised him
with an ultrasound picture…
that told him she is having a BOY!
A very Merry Christmas, indeed. Hope yours was too.
I’ll leave you with my favorite Christmas song.
It pretty much sums up my southern childhood holidays.
In the best way ever, of course.
“Merry Christmas from the Family”
Robert Earle Keene
