We headed to Dallas for Christmas with Ashley's family. That just seemed like the best place for all of us to meet up. We had a wonderful weekend of catching up with each other and staying busy watching three little ones! Isabella and her cousin Bryson were receiving lots of hugs, tickles, and laughs from their uncle DJ (aka uncle Boogie). Jackson would pose more for the camera than Isabella. All three had a blast playing together. 
On a rare occasion, Bella Grace decided to pose for the camera in her Christmas dress. Of course, it was after I took her hair out of the bow, but it still turned out great! Last night, we made a birthday cake for Jesus, lit a candle (had to use the 1 year candle), and sang happy birthday to the One we celebrate at this time of the year. Thank you Jesus for coming for us!!
Jesus calls us to help others, and that is exactly what we do and try to teach Isabella. Since Brian and I have been married, we have always rung the bell for the Salvation Army every Christmas season. For the past two years, we have done the same thing with Isabella. She loves ringing the bell and hopefully grasping the concept of sharing Jesus's love by helping others. Some of our friends from our Sunday School class also helped and that is Jeffrey in the picture with Bella. Isabella loves wearing her Jesus shirt and telling everyone Happy Birthday Jesus!
We went to eat breakfast with Santa at Chick-Fil-A one Saturday a couple of weeks ago. Isabella was cautious and would not approach Santa without daddy. Thankfully, Brian was able to get a quick picture while we was working. The Saturday after breakfast at Chick-Fil-A we went to eat pancakes with Santa at Applebee's. This time, Isabella ran right up to Santa and gave him a great big hug! She also posed for the picture. She also had fun dancing with the Christmas bear.
