By the way, the key to having an 18-month-old interested in your belly is to put a piece of candy in your belly button! Lyd's idea - just in case you ever needed to know!

Ok - so we went to Lydia's potrait studio for some picture. I told her before, "No belly shots." She's very manipulative... :)

Here are some pictures that Lydia took at her studio. She did a great job!

We traveled to Bristol for Christmas. Brock was a little spoiled by his Mamaw and Aunt Alicia.

I made this gingerbread house at our last "girl's night." Special thanks to Meredeth, our very talented- in- the- kitchen friend. Adam's first comment was, "When can I eat it?"

So isn't this just the cutest thing! Here is Brock playing with his little cousin Bennet and Granddaddy.

Brock got a "horsey" for Christmas from his Mimi and Poppie. He likes to ride it...pet it...hit it...kiss it... and carry it around the downstairs... It is a multifunctional toy.

Adam looks really excited about all this.

So...here we are. The happy Mumpowers at Christmas. Our little girl is MUCH larger now (she's been eating too much chocolate cake). Anyway...I'll try to get some pictures of her in my next blog.

OK It did work! Now I'll start for real. This picture is historic. The shirt that Brock is wearing was Adam's when he was a toddler. It is an ET original! How cute is that!

I have no idea what I'm doing. I am a blogging novice. We'll see what I can figure out... This very exciting!

I think I just uploaded a picture of Brock with a John Deere... what is that thing? Very exciting! My very first upload! Now I have to see if this worked!