2012 Reading List

My favorite picture of Charlotte this past year!

I almost couldn't sign in to my own blog! It has been over 12 months!

But I was inspired by all of the blogs I have been reading about book lists. Sarah and Andrew are reading 50 books each this year so she has a post about that. I also found this one and this one! So I decided to make a list of my own. Well two lists really. The first one is a list of the books I read in 2011. ( well the ones I remember anyway!). And the second is the list of what I plan to read in 2012. I may have to update the list occasionally.

2011 Books

The Help
The Hunger Games Trilogy
Kisses for Katie
Organized Simplicity
Jesus Calling
Still Alice

Mudbound

2012 Books

Jesus Calling
Same Kind of Different As Me
Happiness Project
Grace for the Good Girl
Start Something that Matters

In Spite of Everything

The Paris Wife

Home Comforts

The Dry Grass of August

The Waiting Place

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Something Flannery O'Connor

Delta Wedding

As I Lay Dying

The Lift

Happy New Year

This beautiful little girl had a great Christmas!

Her latest trick is to fake laugh to make you laugh! Precious.

That is a peacock feather on her head. So cute.

Grammy, you are as bad as momma with that camera.

Her new baby doll.

Matt and his new puppy, Duke.

Here's hoping 2011 will be as good as 2010.

"Oh, We Need a Little Christmas!"

Eating pears!

Reading Are You My Mother?

Absorbed in her book!!

Cereal!

Not pictures again?


There is a learning curve to gingerbread cookies. On my first attempt, I wanted to give up!!

But by the end, they looked okay...

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons.

It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.

And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

Dr. Seuss

Blogging Block

The McAffry family's Thanksgiving picture!

Because I seem to be having a huge blogging writer's block , and it doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon, I thought I would quote others for a while and see if the inspiration hits!!
And maybe a I'll throw in a picture or two of Charlotte along the way!! ; )

Here is today's Christmas quote...

“But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.” — A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

Gratitude

What a beautiful fall day in East Tennessee, I would rather be here than anywhere else on earth.

This afternoon as I was rocking Charlotte to sleep, I was literally overcome with gratitude. I am so grateful to God for giving me this feeling of absolute contentment. With David alseep in the recliner, my children in the next room watching football together, and Charlotte in my arms, I know I have everything I have ever wanted. Everyone is happy and healthy and I just wanted to soak in the moment.

Here are some pictures of Charlotte from this afternoon. She is growing so fast.

It,s been a good fall break. Yesterday, David and I went to Nashville for a little shopping and a little Cheesecake Factory. Yum!

Here is a picture of the pineapple upside down carrot cake that I made for dessert today. It was a hit. If you are interested, here is the recipe. I used raisins in place of the pecans.

Awesome Day!

Isn't she perfect, seriously??

Watching the Colts play with Grammy and Big Cole!!

I love that sweet face! I live for her smiles!

Stretching...

First bath at Grammy's.

Nothing better than a sweet smelling clean baby!

Today was a wonderful day around here. We got to keep Charlotte for the whole day while Sarah was at a bridal show. She was such a good girl. We loved it. She was so much fun and everything she does is precious, I could watch her for hours. It was great bonding time for the three of us.


Doesn't she look all comfy and cozy?





We had so much fun it wore her out!

For more picture of our big day check out my smugmug!!

It was also Matt's 25th birthday. How time flies. I feel like it was just yesterday that he was my baby. I love him so much. He is such a good boy with a good heart. I am so proud of the man he is.

The Latest Pictures

We pretty much all can't get enough of her!

She is so alert lately!!


She loves her Big Cole.



Sarah caving in to the flower pressure but we all think she looks better without anything!!

How could you improve on this face unadorned?

Peace baby!

I love all of her expressions!

The best part of my week.

Charlotte's first day at church!

There are more pictures at my smugmug!!