Christmas Morning!!

Anabelle had a wonderful first Christmas with our family in Little Rock. Santa Claus took very good care of her this year, since she had been such a good girl :)

Here are some pictures of her opening her gifts on Christmas morning

The best Christmas gift mommy could have ever hoped for



Her bib says "Who needs Santa, when I have Grandma"...boy was that true!



With Daddy at my Memaw's house

'Twas The Night Before Xmas

As long as I can remember, we have always spent the night of Christmas Eve at my Memaw's house. It is something I look forward to all year long and this year did not disappoint

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Anabelle ready to go pick out her very first Christmas Tree:

All bundled up:

Wow, these things are cool!


Everyone but the cat

Thanksgiving 2009

This year (and every year) we spent Thanksgiving with my family in Little Rock. Don and I were very brave and DROVE to Little Rock with our 6 month old in the backseat. Surprisingly, she did very well and slept almost the entire time both ways. The drive takes about 5 hours, which is a pain. But, I actually thought that it was a lot less stressful than hauling a baby with all of her stuff (car seat, stroller, bag, bottles, etc) through the airport. We had 2 wonderful Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, and got to spend a lot of quality time with the fam. All in all, it was a nice trip.

The happy family


Turkey coma...oops, I mean formula coma

It's Been Awhile...

Things have been busy at the Yates household with work, a baby, 2 pets, and life. I must admit, I have been a terrible blogger lately. So, stay tuned, I will have updates on here very shortly

Happy Halloween

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my wonderful husband's 40th birthday. As such, Anabelle and I made a wrecktastic birthday cake for him. Here are some pics of Anabelle helping me bake