Did you say Santa Claus?

Chloe's first Christmas.  What a priceless gift we received this year!

I'm on the Nice List!

The night before Christmas!

Cookies for Santa, on our fancy plate from "Aunt" Amanda!

9:30am...probably the latest we will get to sleep for many years to come!

Christmas morning

Monogram pancakes, and a Christmas wreath :)

Stocking stuffers from New York!

Holiday Tour of Homes

Out enjoying the "winter" weather, C and I took some snapshots of the beautiful decorations along Bluff Drive.

Home of one of our favorite clients.

Holiday disco??

Another Everbloom client

Almost asleep

Love the egret shutters

Making use of local foliage

What I love about coastal GA - the Live Oaks!

Recent adventures

This past week we have been out and about, making our usual appearance at the greenhouses to place our flower orders, hanging out at home with Brody, and trekking to Atlanta for Melear Christmas and meeting more of the family.  It sure has been busy!

Checking out the poinsettias

Chloe taking over the office

Figuring out the wrist rattle from Aunt Al!

Brody waiting for said rattle to drop to the floor...

In Atlanta meeting some cousins!

Visiting with D

Someone is not feeling the family photo...

Back at home, enjoying the lights

Mesmerized...

Two Months Old

Who loves ya, baby?

There she goes, taking all these pictures again...*sigh*...

Holiday Spirit

Today Chloe and I braved the masses to make a few key Christmas purchases.  She was quite the trooper, and even endured the second trip into World Market when I realized in the parking lot, post-purchase, that I forgot to use my $10 off $50 purchase coupon.  Just couldn't let that one go!  Special thanks to the cashier who was very helpful and didn't require me to bring the bags back into the store for the adjustment.  In the end, we made it home safe and sound with stockings for Chloe and Brody, and a couple small gifts to boot.  Shopping trip success!


Here's the holiday look around the house tonight.

The stockings all hung from the armoir with care...
(one day we'll get that mantle for the chimney!)

Our first tree since the old days in the apartment on Whitemarsh

The mercury glass forest

Modeling Aunt Jamie's outfit for Brody

Earlier this week we met our friend Marybeth for lunch at the Blue Turtle Bistro.  We highly recommend the chicken salad pita and the bacon cheddar potato salad!

And lastly, Brody in a self-induced time out after getting a hold of one of Chloe's hats.  One the plus side, he did drop it right away once he was caught!

It's already mid-December??

I totally believe the "old" people who talk about how fast the time flies.  Christmas just two weeks away, and then another year is in the books.  Jeff has pulled out the decorations, and we bought our first tree in five years.  I love lighting holiday scented candles, turning on the white lights and leaving everything else dark, it creates such a warm and cozy feeling.  And since our house is so shaded, I can even turn them on during the day while I work at my make-shift desk on the dining room table.  One thing I've learned with this rapid progression of the days is to take out the camera more often.  Capturing the ordinary moments of our days and witnessing the progression of little Chloe's growth will be priceless in the years to come.


Here are a few shots of Chloe's first night out on the town:

Private honey tasting party at Savannah Bee Company

Snackin', drinkin' and learnin' about honey

Love the cotton branch arrangements!

Time to get tasting!

No honey for babies...boo!