Warmest Wishes on this New Years Eve

These four. How can any year or season be remembered anything but happy with these four around? These four are a source of great joy in my life! I love being their mom!

All photos were taken by GwyneMark Photography during our family beach vacation this summer. This year was a year of exploring new places together with family and friends…Oklahoma City, Colorado, New Orleans, Seaside, and the Texas Hill Country. We were abundantly blessed in 2014. We are looking forward to a great 2015. Thinking back to a few of our past New Year's Eve, I'm so grateful that on this NYE we aren't worried about Tyler's bleeding eye and what that might mean. Thankful for healing! I don't like to make new year resolutions but I'll borrow a quote from Maya Angelou on my thoughts for the upcoming year….New Year's resolutions? I don't do those. Instead, every day I try to do better. See better. Say better. Talk better. Be better. I do my best. And I blow it 10 times out of 12. I ask forgiveness of anyone whose feelings I may have hurt. I ask forgiveness of God. I forgive myself. And then I start again. May 2015 be a blessed year!

Happy Christmas 2014!

'Twas the night before Christmas...

My favorite Christmas pic. It's a bit blurry but I love the excitement and perfect representation of Christmas morning at our house.

One out from excitement illness…

Three out and one wondering what the heck is going on….

Now they are all in on the silly fun..

Present time!

Making Copper check out his goodies..

She said she's dreamed of opening a present on her bike on Christmas morning. Goofy girl!

Marley and Copper enjoyed their gifts too.

Nanny, Papa, and Kyle present time! It's always an exciting for them when they realize that they have more presents to open after Santa's are put away.

Dinner time!

That's all folks! Merry Christmas 2014! We ended the night by watching one of our Christmas favorites, Christmas Vacation. It was a happy day!

Christmas Cards

I love getting Christmas cards….it's my favorite!

Over the river and through the woods...

Ok,not through the woods but to grandmas house we go…

Our sweet baby Audrey in a hat that her Auntie got her for Christmas. Notice the background of this pic too. Papa with a little girl's arms around his neck! Sweetness all over this photo!

Jennifer may kill me for this picture since she is enjoying some of the yummy food but I couldn't resist. Love the way the boys are looking at/listening to Tyler. Melt my heart!

Olives on fingers…why not?

We love our cousins!

Baby Audrey's first Christmas…

She loved the paper, was crawling everywhere, and was lots of fun to cuddle! Present time…

All the greats with their Nana!

Christmas Eve at Nana's is always such a memorable Christmas tradition for me. So happy that our babies are getting to experience the fun! This year there was a full house and it was especially merry!