IT SNOWED..................

1st runner...Toddler Miss Sweetheart GA

Eat your heart out Toddlers and Tiara's. Your show sucks anyway. We have the real pageant winners in our family. Lila and Larkin entered a pageant in Buford this past weekend where they awed the standing room only crowd and left all the Bufordites whispering to each other "Those girls must be Jon and Nancy's, because only God could create something as pretty as those two". Larkin ended up being the first contestant of the day and sat everso graciously in Mommy's arms wowing the crowd. Even though she didn't win, she still was the prettiest baby there. In fact, she was one of only two babies in her group which was unfair because the rest of the girls were walking and chewing gum at the same time. This is Dad's point-of-view of course.

Next up was Lila. After hearing screams coming from backstage we wondered if it were her creating those un-pageant like sounds. Then, from behind the curtain appeared your Toddler Miss Sweetheart of Georgia 1st runner-up. Yeah I know, how could she not be the champ? I didn't have a c-note in my wallet at the time, I guess. Bribery is illegal. Anyway, Lila put on a SHOW when she stepped on stage as if a switch was turned on. She truly will be a performer of some kind. Both girls were wonderful and we couldn't have asked for a more precious couple of little ladies. Also, the girls's cousins Emma, Rachel, and Gracie all were in pageants of their respective age group's and all were very pretty and should've won. You gotta love pageant judges. Like I said before, bribery is illegal.

Lila and Larkin in their dresses after the pageant. (Lila was not feeling like having her picture taken, so this is best we could do.)

1st runner up .....Toddler Miss Sweetheart!

Should have been Baby Miss Sweetheart.... Larkin in her dress.

Cousin Emma and Rachel in their beautiful dresses.

Hanging around

Hey everybody!! We've definately had alot going on this month. After days of liberation and late night discussions, we've decided to hire a nanny to keep our girls. Goodbye runny noses and dirty fingernails. Everything is going great so far. The girls seem to really like her their nanny. Larkin has begun to hold her bottle and write poetry in the third person and Lila has become little Miss Chatty. The other day, she talked for 5 hrs and 38 minuts straight. We timed it. Wonder where she gets that.......


Below are just a few pics of us hanging around the house.









Lila and Larkin playing together on the floor. Larkin was the only one who would turn and look at me. Yo Gabba Gabba was on....

Lila enjoying her snack and the nice weather.

Larkin started holding her bottle all by herself this week.

Rolls for days...

Look at those Rolls.....

Larkin after her bath

Lila trying to give her little sister a kiss.

Sweet Sisters!

Larkin and her Daddy.
While at my parents house Jon and Lila discovered a new game, she would get in an empty box and Jon would push her across the floor. She loved it!

Lila decided Larkin was not going to be the only one wearing a bib, so she put one on herself and made me wear one. Poor Larkin looks a little scared in this picture!

We took Lila to Leaping Lizards to get out of the house since it has been raining forever. It wasn't long before she grew bored of the toddler area and headed to the big slides and even wanted to go down by herself.

Lila getting ready to go down the big slide by herself.

Lila on the toddler slide.

Larkin trying on her sisters boots.

Lila and Sarah B. playing ring around the rosy.

Mike, Theresa, and their girls came to visit before heading to MN. Sarah, Adalynn, Lila and Larkin became fast friends.

Santa came

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, it came and went way too fast this year, however Santa left some big gifts behind. Cousin Zac got a new truck and Lila got a 4-wheeler. This was the first year Lila actually had some what of an idea about what was going on, Larkin not so much, but I think she (as well as the entire James gang) enjoyed being with family and karaoking






Zac opening the keys to his New Truck... he claims he had no idea..


Lila and Larkin with cousins Zac and Emma Christmas morning

Lila and Barney on her new 4-wheeler.
Larkin singing christmas carols christmas eve.
then it was Lila and Cole's turn.

Lila and Larkin with cousin Luke.