The funny and sweet

Addy Scott keeps us on our toes. If only I could leap into that head of hers for a few minutes to go to the same glorious, wonderful places her imagination takes her. I often find her talking to herself and creating a storyline with her as the lead character, of course. As a result, she often disappears at times as she escapes into her imaginary world. Well, one day she had been quiet a little too long, so I sought her out and found her in my makeup. She had created this masterpiece:

oh how I giggled and she smiled so proudly while I took this picture, but then she wanted to see her "work" for her self. When she saw this picture, she burst into tears from embarrassment. It made me so sad the pride had melted away into sadness. Darn! I wish they could live forever without knowing what embarrassment was. There was no convincing her that she was "cute"...poor baby!

Below is a picture of one of those "tender moments" I blogged about earlier. I love to witness all the sisterly differences put aside for security and love. What a blessing that they find comfort in each other's presence.

Catching y'all up

Yep, I've really been slacking on this thing...I'll try my best to catch you up. On October 31st we welcomed a new member into our family, James Tommey. He married our sister, Kristin in Boston, MA. Mary Ella and Addy joined us on the trip and were actually flower girls. Molly (the two y/0) stayed home with grandparents. Below are a few of the pictures from the wedding

the happy couple

all the pretty ladies

Mary Ella and Addy Scott all dolled up

the flight up...notice the scab under Addy's nose...she put a hole through her lip that week :)

We are so excited that James and Kristin have now relocated to Texas were they will pursue careers in the Austin, Tx area. We are so thrilled to have them closer to us and were so blessed to be part of their beautiful wedding!

Burlison Family Christmas

The day after Christmas we went to visit our family in Shreveport, Louisiana for some Christmas fun. We also got to meet the newest member of our Burlison clan, Annasyn.

Our family



Hanging out with Nana and Pop






Daughter-in-laws with sweet mother-in-law

Loving on Annasyn

Meeting newest Burlison girl, affectionately called baby Annasyn

My nephew's little creature friends. I think God was wise to give us girls :)

The girls admiring the lizards....from a distance, of course.

The girls with their cousins

All the cousins minus baby Annasyn

A few days after Christmas I went back to Shreveport with the girls because Scott's oldest brother, Kevin, and his family came through. So we took advantage of the rare moment to have all the grandkids together...TWELVE in all!

Christmas 2009

Christmas was such a special time for our family. We celebrated the joy of our Savior's birth and watched our three little girls ooze giggles and happiness. It was wonderful. Below are just a few of the pictures:

Mary Ella couldn't just leave cookies and milk...she had a list of questions she wanted answered.
Unbelievably, we had to go wake ALL the girls up. Scott and I enjoyed some quiet time before with Christmas music and coffee....heaven!

Mary Ella and Addy both wanted scooters from Santa. Mary Ella requested a pink, Hello Kitty scooter and Addy wanted a blue one, of course. Molly got her Bitty Baby and stroller. Once Addy realized her baby sister was pretty interested in her Christmas presents, she quietly removed them from the room and took them upstairs to her bedroom. She didn't even stay up there to play, she just put them away and came downstairs....such a silly girl.

However, Molly was more interested in taking one piece of chocolate at a time to the table and consuming as many as she possibly could before I would notice enough to say, "no more." That girl loves her some chocolate...guess she comes by that honestly!

They finally settled in to unwrap the presents under the tree. Molly was still a little apprehensive about having to stop eating the chocolate at this point. I guess she might be wondering how the coming activity could be more important than eating chocolate??? :)

The "family gift"

We enjoyed a visit from our neighbors and family Jan and Kelly. The kids LUUUV "Aunt Jan".

Mary Ella and Scott trying the Wii out. Scott's shoulder was hurting by that night. He was reliving his glory days as a baseball player. Addy is actually a better bowler than any of us! We've had so much fun!

Random stuff before Christmas

The girls truly had a blast through the month of December. Mary Ella and Addy totally "get it" when it comes to all the Christmas traditions and Molly fed off their excitement. We spent much of our time doing Christmas parties, Christmas light gazing, and just enjoying the season. Oh how excited they were when they got their first wiffs of pumpkin bread and when they see the first houses with Christmas lights at night...too fun!

Mary Ella has been doing cheerleading classes at Dance N Drill. She enjoys coming home to show me her "stunts" and often has to be reminded that those "stunts" really need to be done at the studio, but I often find myself spotting and praying for her not to fall. It is also worth noting that Mary Ella is still enjoying school. Life has gotten pretty interesting since she has become proficient at reading and writing. I found this little "festive" reminder on our bathroom door one afternoon. The girl cracks me up!

Well, at least I know she's mindful of washing her hands after using the restroom...haha!