A Very Florida Christmas

We had a wonderful week in St. Petersburg with my parents, sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew. Although it was chillier than usual, we still managed to get some FL sunshine while fishing (my nephew, Javier's passion) and visiting Sunken Gardens. Merritt LOVED spending time with her cousin, Sara, and they spent many hours in the "reading closet" in my parents' house. We always enjoy our visits to FL!

2009 Christmas letter

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I'm One!

Here's the gorgeous cake Rachel Lee Stuart made:


Favorite "present" were the balloons.

Playing with a special new book (from Aunt Andrea) with Baby Kate:

The cake was definitely a winner!

Merritt's first tricycle...we are working on our balance.

Halloween - The Tale of Two Costumes

First we put on our "official" halloween outfit...whereupon we discovered said costume was (a) too small and (b) too warm (it was a rare 80+ degrees). Merritt was a trooper for a few photos...then she laid down on the floor and cried.

Then, Doug suggested Plan B....a UNC cheerleader outfit. This was a much better idea (and fit)...

With our neighbor, Wesley...Merritt is fascinated by him....

Trip to the Park with Granmommy

Pumpkin Patch

Our news

Baby Boy Betts is due February 13, 2010! We're thrilled!

Philly!!!

We flew to Philly to spend time with Doug's family this past weekend. Doug's sister, Anne's youngest son, Blake, was getting baptized at Tenth Pres. We flew up with Gene and Margie, stayed in a great location downtown, and had a wonderful time visiting with family. Merritt enjoyed meeting her cousins, Blaine and Blake, for the first time. We loved walking around Philadelphia and seeing the sights. We also got to see JT's parents and Doug's cousin Lynn and her family. Enjoy the photos!

Having fun with Blaine and Margie.

Grandpa Gene with Baby Blake (so cute!).

Merritt thinks Uncle JT is FUN!

On our way to a lovely dinner downtown.

First time flying on Betts Air

Fun with Dad!

Merritt loves to eat!

We love how cheerios often stick to her chin! Always in that same spot...now named, the Cheerio catcher.

We've also learned how to give her teething cookies....guess which way is the wrong way....

Baptism

Merritt was baptized at our church in July. Doug's parents and my parents came for the weekend. Doug's brother Don also came from Atlanta and Doug's Aunt Rebekah and Uncle Ed came from Virginia. Their son, Austin, his wife, Grace and their 3 kids came from N. Raleigh. What a fun and meaningful weekend. We were so busy, we didn't think to take too many pictures (but a friend posted a few more on Facebook).

Happy 4th of July!!

It's Been Too Long

I almost forgot my password, it's been so long. Here's some recent photos from this month....

We flew to Orlando a couple weekends ago to attend my grandfather's memorial service. It was a sad but sweet time with my family. Merritt especially enjoyed getting to see her FL cousins!






Merritt recently figured out that stuff on the spoon is food!