amanda anderson photos

thanks to the talented Amanda Anderson out of Charlotte we were able to get some awesome family pics before the holiday season began. i highly recommend her! so fun and down to earth and totally patient with kiddos that don't stop moving or cooperating! i was so excited for this day because i am always the one behind the lens. i love that i have these beautiful pics with my kiddos. i think they would be so perfect in a big 8 x 10 on a nice white wall!

henry:: 2 weeks short of turning 5

fran:: two months short of turning two

 

he is the only one that can make that special giggle come out

my very handsome boys

 

 

 

so glad she caught these beautiful blues

melt.my.heart

christmas 2012

opening one after another as fast as he can.....i wonder how much we actually lost in all of that wrapping paper!

miss priss learned how to dig thru the goods pretty quickly too

it was a scooter year!

and lots of fabulous jewelry! at one point she had on just about everything she could wear that she received as a gift. i couldn't keep up with the pics! santa did not do a good job with the photography this Christmas morning.

hello kitty chapsticks one the prize for the favorite gift

can't forget the stocking!

aunt kelly gave fran itty bitty baby twins.....they are now named crawford and lulu!

yes! scored a new ninjago. assembly required!

of course frannie has to get some new auburn gear too! thanks bebe and papa for my cheerleader outfit!

Christmas day in Sea Island was perfect. I loved seeing their faces as they walked in to the living room. it took them a few minutes to actually find their loot. hhmmm....for some reason santa didn't wrap our presents but he wrapped will & lilly's!?!?! good thing no one really caught on!
this year really was great. they were both very in to it & it was the first question out of their mouth that morning "did santa come???".  the magic is truly alive with these little feet in the house. i just hope it stays like this for awhile because they make it feel so real!

celebrating christmas 2012

the boner family
christmas week 2012
sea island, ga

 

san fran cousins:: will & lilly

the shuhdas

the whole gang! (with frannie hiding behind the flowers)
christmas eve 2012

 

spreading our reindeer food thanks to tyler & harper!

the morning of....total excitement for santa at the beach

this past Christmas we hit the road and tripped it to Sea Island for Christmas. thank goodness Santa knows about UPS and Fed Ex.  Amazon and Target online were his best friend! the car was filled & off we went on the 22nd for 5 days at the beach.  celebrating Shuhda style is always fun! Lots of yummy meals and presents galore! Will & Lilly are always a great help with the kids. It was especially nice this year since Fran took a liking to miss lilly.  more time for mom & dad!
the photos above were all taken at the Cloister at Sea Island on the days leading up to Christmas. we had some great meals that week and I was so proud of the kids for actually making it through the long dinners. Lots of coloring and bribing with food but whatever works, right? Christmas day photos up next!

hfb is five!

henry:: 5 years old
birthday party at Lazy Five Ranch

charlie, henry, henry, pierce, & parker
Brett and I loaded up the car with these 5 crazies and headed to the Lazy Five for a cold afternoon of wild animals! Henry's one requirement for his friends was for them to all wear their football jerseys. It was a super cold day but the boys still had a great time on the wagon feeding all the animals. Of course the conversations were priceless. I just wish I had a video camera of the event!

i love this kid. he became besties with the two ladies in the front of the wagon.

great shot of dad & hen

at home blowing out our five candles on our panthers jersey cake!

the morning of his actual birthday. probably right around the exact time he was born.  aunt kelly from san fran shipped over an ipad mini. i guess you could say it was his favorite gift.

it quickly became sissy's favorite gift too

celebrating at school with cupcakes with classmates

AND another celebration....at home with all the cousins. walt was ready for it to be his turn :)

the best babysitter in town! (emmett 2 months)

last dose of sugar....this time neighborhood cupcakes! i think we covered all of the sweet categories!

just a glimpse of what it is like around our house!

Happy Happy Birthday buddy! You fill us up more and more each day. I think you have the BIGGEST heart of any 5 year old!! Your words are always the sweetest. At five you are loving every sport possible, really getting in to art, and currently have a huge obsession with legos and ninjagos. Thank you for teaching us so much about love & grace.  Our hearts are full because of you!

four super cute ones

lucy:: 7

henry:: 5

frannie:: 2

walt:: almost 2

well hello again! thanks to instagram the blog has been on the back burner. so sorry but i need to get back in the act of updating the blog-- especially since i am trying to use this as a way to document them as they grow up. i have lots and lots of catching up to do which i am hoping to do this week on here but totally not promising. i don't want to skip out on any events we have had over the past 1/2 year so i need to get workin!' the kids are still growing like weeds and keeping us busy & laughing every step of the way. i was lucky to have all 4 of them yesterday for a couple hours and we somehow got a few streams of sunshine in all of this wet weather. they loved being outside and soakin' up the sun.
hopefully back in the saddle this week with lots more to post! xo