Annual Fall Pictures 2012

Edited to link up to Kelly's Korner!

Since the girls were little I've been taking their photos every fall.  Each year we try different poses, but honestly I sometimes like straightforward poses.  I love looking back at their features and see how they've grown and changed each year!


The girls and I had our annual Fall photo session (mini version) tonight before our evening church services.  We had fun and got some good shots!

 

Now to take a little trip down memory lane:

The year we started doing fall pics - 2004

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2012

Trying On History

While Brian was working in his new office tonight he decided to get out his grandfather's WWII uniforms for the girls to try on. They fit Anna really well and were a little big on Holly!

They are holding a picture of Daddy Burnam and a patch from the ship he was on. It's very cool that the girls can wear his uniforms that are almost 70 years old! They are truly trying on history!

January is Dental Awareness Month

I honestly have no idea if it is "Take Care of Your Teeth Month," but it sure feels like it is for our family!!!

In the past 7 days all four of us have visited our dentist! Brian last week for a little issue, the girls went yesterday for a cleaning, and I went today for a cleaning. (And not that I want to remember it, but last January is when I had a few widsom teeth removed. :)

I'm happy to report - no cavities and both girls teeth are growing in straight!!! Another blessing they are gonna get from their Daddy, nice teeth. :D

#355 - A Small Lesson

Brian made the girls para cord bracelets and Anna wanted hers just a little bit more loose. So he showed her how to redo it.

He had to burn the ends to seal them. It did not smell good. :P

But they loved their bracelets!!!

Psalm 122:8
"For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”

#334 - Shopping and a Parade

Brian was working dayshift today, so the girls and I ventured to Lexington to pick up a few Christmas presents. And just to look around a bit at some stores Brian usually doesn't like to go to. :)

We grabbed a bite to eat at our favorite - Chick-fil-A! Can't beat Christian chicken. :)

We made it back into town just in time for the Christmas parade. The sky during the sunset tonight was amazing! The clouds looked like cotton candy.

The girls before the parade started.

Nina and Greg's church had the neatest float! It says - "God's greatest gift - Will you receive it?" They made giant hands and had a Nativity scene below it and then the cross. Sissy and Eli were shepherds. In the center of our town is this HUGE tree that the city decorates for Christmas every year. There are also smaller trees that line the main street through the college and they always put lights on those too. I just love this time of year!

John 6:35
"Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

#332 - Decorating for CHRISTmas

The girls and I had a late start getting our decorations up for Christmas, but we worked hard on Tuesday and finished pretty quickly. Of course it's much easier on me nowadays.....

Hehe!

They put almost the entire tree together! We considered getting a real tree this year, but after checking prices we decided to just use our ol' faithful! This tree ^ is the one I got the CHRISTmas I was expecting Holly. So this is the 10th year we've used it!

Of course Holly's nutcracker collection keeps growing!

We decided to decorate it a little different this year. For years past we've used a pearl garland with pearl and green balls, but this year we used a neat red checked fabric and some grapevine for the garland. We also mostly used more primitive/country looking ornaments. I love how it turned out! I also used some of the leftover fabric for the tree skirt.

Brian's sister gave me the church in this set a couple of weeks ago and his mom had given us the other buildings several years ago.

And upclose view of the fabric/grapevine garland and some of the ornaments!

They had the idea for this picture! Love it!

Proverbs 3:3-4
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man."

#324 - Our Twinkie Girls

Our girls have never really looked exactly alike, but sometimes Holly will put on a pair of Anna's glasses and she surprises us!

These girls are a hoot!

We're looking forward to Thanksgiving! We've had a busy week cleaning and getting our house ready for company. But Brian and I did manage to get a date night Monday night and we got some Christmas shopping done! He also bought my present early. :) I've been needing an external flash and they were on sale and I had a coupon, so we saved over $50! The girls had a sleepover with Nana and Aunt Pat that night. :) And last night Erica and I had a girls date night, complete with dinner and a movie!

My niece Vicki, Trent, and Aidan are coming tomorrow night and staying until Sunday! We are so excited :) They want me to take Christmas pictures for them on Friday and I plan on cooking our Thanksgiving meal on Saturday. Tomorrow we're going to go to Brian's mom's house and then to see his papaw. I'll probably do a recap post on Monday night with lots of pics from our weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Psalm 100:4-5
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations."

#310 - Official School Pictures

I'm helping with our homeschool co-op's yearbook class and we've been taking the individual pictures. Here are the girls' "official school pictures" :)

Holly - 4th grade
Anna - 7th grade

Psalm 119:105
"Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path."

#299 - The New Hats

After the girls made their sock monkeys, we've been on the lookout for sock monkey winter hats. We've seen them on people, but just not in stores. Last night we ran into Walgreens for something and we finally found some!

Anna got the sock monkey of course, but...... Holly chose the frog! :D
They drew these pics yesterday of them sportin' their new finds!

Ephesians 6:17
"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;"

#290 - Another Round of Golf

After our homeschool co-op this afternoon we went to the Par 3 course and this time I got to join in on the fun!

We were able to warm up on a putting green before we played. I snapped a few pictures here because I didn't want to pack my camera around the course. Brian has been teaching the girls all kinds of tricks. :) Holly looks like a pro! Hehe!

We played on teams - Anna/Me and Holly/Brian. Holly and Brian beat us by 4 strokes. :) Anna and I were actually up for 2 holes, but we couldn't hold on for the win!!! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to go back again!

Psalm 27:14
"Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!"

#289 - Trail Cam Update #3

After Brian and the girls got finished playing golf on Friday they ran over to the farm to get the pictures off of the trail cam. To their surprise there were 23 pictures this time! The last time we didn't get one single picture of a deer. :( But this time was a different story!

Out of the 23 pictures about 18 had deer in them!

Of course, these deer must know that they'll never be harmed by us. Or why else would they pose for our camera so much?!
Psalm 18:33
"He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And sets me on my high places."