SILLY RY GUY

This little guy loves all types of shoes. Now that he is finally walking, he thinks he can run around in whatever he wants. He doesn't do too bad actually.

CJ's 4th Birthday

CJ TURNS 4

Our little Cutter James is four. Oh my!!! We had lots of fun celebrating with all his friends and cousins. The girls completely took over the picture taking and videoing. It was great because I could focus on cake and clean-up. We had quite a few pics though, so you can view them all in the slideshows below. There are lots of fun ones!

Harrison, CJ, Justin and Taylie pose as Transformers.

HAIRCUT

CJ was terribly in need of a haircut. His cousin Toby buzzed his head, so CJ was ready to let it all go. Dad liked this style. What do ya think?

We ended up buzzing it. Not sure why we didn't take a picture of the final product.

SESSIONS FAMILY PICTURES

WOW!!! Look how our family has grown!

The smaller picture above was taken back in 2002.

6 years later, our family is now this.

It's just AWESOME!

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER

Christmas Morning

We enjoyed a fantastic Christmas together. As you can see, when there are 5 kids in the house, the presents begin to pile quite high. I believe everyone received what they had asked for - for the most part - and hugs and kisses went around a number of times.

THE JOY OF GIVING!

When it was all said and done, we were wiped out!

Christmas Eve at our HOME

CHRISTMAS EVE 2008

We enjoyed an evening together at our home. The kids put on a show, clogging and entertaining. We did a little Christmas story so we could keep in mind the TRUE meaning of Christmas. We shared gifts and feasted on Prime Rib, Crab, and many wonderful things. What a blessing to all be together - to have this opportunity to share Christmas Eve with those we love so very much!

After a tremendous dinner, the kids entertained us with their clogging and dancing.

The kids do a little gift exchange. I think they truly enjoyed the giving - excited to watch their cousin open the gift they got them. There was talk of not doing this next year, but the excitement the kids shared while giving and receiving, I think it was a lot of fun!

The adults also share gifts with one another. We have an assigned sibling every year. Sometimes it's hard to decide what to get, but it is always fun. We also share gifts with Mom and Dad and they share their gifts to us. The kids wait until Christmas morning to open their presents from Grandma and Grandpa. The most exciting part of the whole evening is just being together!!!

We had so much fun together - and loved having Matt, Lorie and Roger here! It was the first time most of the cousins got to meet Roger.