Still living in the past - prelude to Christmas

So here are a few more holiday shots. Mom came down on Carlisle's actual birthday and all the girls (my mom, me, Carlisle, Rainey, Charles' mom) went to see the Nutcracker. Mom brought the girls actual nutcrackers (as you can see in the picture) and Carlisle absolutely loves them. She is insisting that we display them year round - and they are still out, but relocated from the mantle to a less conspicuous place. A few more weeks, and they will be quietly relocated to the attic until next year.

We also made it to south Georgia for the Spurlock family Christmas. The group shot is all my cousins on that side of the family. Also my dad and the girls from that trip. They were making a man out of pinestraw in the middle of the road - gotta find some way to entertain yourself at family gatherings.



And finally, here are some videos of Carlisle's Christmas show at her school. Not the best quality, but you get the idea. Most of the time she looked like she would rather be shot than singing in front of a group. But she did step right up when it was time to say her lines.