Merry Christmas 2011

The fun just keeps coming! The family is in town and we're having a blast spending the holiday season together. I'm trying to keep up with everything that is going on and documenting as much as I can, but I'm bound to miss something at some point. For instance, Dad, Dan, Grandpa, and Josh just got back from a trip down to the tennis courts. I would have loved to go down there and take pictures, but Mom, Danica, Tillman, and I were on a walk and Tillman fell asleep in the stroller before we got back to the house. So I put her down for a nap and Mom and I made our second batch of puppy chow. Yes, I said second batch.

So here's a quick recap of the last 72 hours, since the last post:
And just a little FYI: the pictures are not in order b/c they came from several different sources.

brothers & cousins

Chiefa (Beef) loves laying under the tree.

spoiled rotten

Chiefa (Beef) & Tony (Tiger)

Beefy! <3

LOVE this! Tillman giving Daddy kisses

My family before the Christmas Eve service at church

Grandma, Tillman, & Grandpa before the Christmas Eve service

Moustaches!

We added a little Christmas morning humor with all the kids coming down the stairs (Christmas tradition) with a set of fake moustaches on. It was a big hit. & fun.

Tiger & Danica

Family moustache picture - and there's Chiefa perfectly posed

Grandpa didn't need a moustache. He's got his own.

Merry Christmas, Tillman Brantley!

She's now a pro at opening gifts.

Family photo - TOMS

Grandma & Tillman reading a new Christmas book

She seems to get the hang of it.

The orange bag!!

I finally got an orange bag!!

Dad doing the passing of the bag. (If you don't know the orange bag story, you'll have to search a little bit for the post that explains it all.) This is a big deal in our family.

Chiefa under the tree (again) in her new Clemson dress.

Tillman loves her new basketball goal!! I think we need to adjust the height already. Thank you, Tiger & Danica.

Oh, and she loves boxes too. Silly girl.

Family love.

Opening gifts at Nanny Christopher's house - more baskets, books, dolls, and a really cool ladybug nightlite.

Tillman & Tiger

Tillman loves playing with Chiefa and touching her. She tends to squeal about it.

She even plays with Chiefa's toys when Chiefa isn't around.

Great-Grandpa Franks came to town! Tillman is quite interested in him right now.

Great-Grandpa Franks is highly entertained.

We got on the phone and talked with our extended family members. They were trying to get Tillman to chat.

Christmas dinner. One.Big.Happy.Family.

We are so blessed that this child is so loved!

Tillman sharing her books with Grandpa

Tillman brushing her teeth on Chiefa's bed. I think she would sleep there if we let her.

Admiring the tree.

Christmas morning - Franks family style.

The kids Christmas morning after coming down the stairs.  A new moustache tradition??

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!