It's Christmas-time!

Lily's first Christmas, told through pitures




Lily discovering the wonderful world of ribbon in a sea of presents.








Lily discovering the streets of downtown Knoxville on Christmas Eve eve.












All of us discovering what some people do with their spare time.....this house was one of those animated 'light shows' where you tune into a specified radio frequency to hear the music coordinated with the lights....it certainly drew a crowd, the best part was the neighbors, they definitely had the 'if you can't beat them, join them' attitude. The whole street was illuminated, with everyone getting in on the fun.







Here we are at Christmas Eve service at the Ascension. We chose the early "children's pageant" service, in hopes that if Lily decided to join in the carols, she would blend with the rest of the under one year olds. Besides getting a bit excited while talking to her toy butterfly, Lily did great throughout the service.









I think Lily was practicing the Christmas-Eve giddiness that children have the pleasure of experiencing. She got herself in the best mood once we returned from church and here is the result

Finally, Christmas morning.

Tissue paper and ribbons were the biggest hit.

Jonathan properly introduced her to her first futbol...which Gator mistakenly figured was for him....and Lily finally got her hat and matching mittens.....now socks will only be used as intended, for the feet.

Besides all this, we had some fabulous eats, including homemade eggnog (which I highly recommend, and is one thing my Dad liked to do), our traditional monkey bread on Christmas morning and as a treat Jonathan cooked his signature pecan-crusted salmon for Christmas dinner, Good Eats!