Christmas 2011 Video

For Lynlee's First Christmas we  spent a few days in Asheboro  with Josh's parents and His  sister's family . We then traveled  to Florida to spend Christmas  with my family . This was my  first Christmas In Jacksonville .  We spent part of our  vacation down  there since mom couldn't travel  to North Carolina  (like we usually do)  because of her hip surgery.  Here are a few highlights  of our 2011 Christmas Vacation!

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Lynlees first christmas

 I Look forward to this time of year each year but this year was especially exciting because it was "Lynlee and me" (and daddy's) ;) first Christmas as a family of three! This Christmas was filled with firsts not only for Lynlee but for Josh and I as well. 

Lets begin with our first attempt to make 

our own handprint ornament!

This was our first try.... and definitely not the last!

She hasn't got the creative bug 

just yet!

FYI:

 If you try to do this with a five month old we found that painting her hand instead of putting the hand in paint works the best :)

Lynlee and daddy are glad that this is done...for this year. ;)

O Christmas Tree!

O Christmas Tree!

After we picked out our tree the tree lot worker strapped it onto the top of our Ford Escape.... Well lets just say we didn't go too far until Lynlee's first Christmas tree landed in the middle of Peters Creek Parkway!

Cars had to dodge not only our tree but Josh as he was trying to rescue it before it got hit by a car! Josh and the tree survived without hardly a scratch!

Our first Ornament as a 

family of 3

Pinterest, O how I love thee!!

How many of you are obsessed with Pinterest?

I am!

I was determined to make something that I saw off there for someone for Christmas this year. So me and my sister decided on Scrabble ornaments for my mom and dad . 

Since my mom LOVES scrabble we thought this would be a cute gift from the grandchildren. It was super easy and turned out super cute. I made five, each with the grand-kids names on them. 

They all looked great on mom's tree!

Here is Lynlee's ornament. 

Lynlee's First Operation Christmas Child

I have always been about traditions and this year Josh and I have decided on starting a few of our own family Christmas traditions. We started with the Operation Christmas Child. Lynlee probably won't remember shopping this year or even packing up the shoe box but hopefully this will be something she looks forward to doing every Christmas.

Lynlee's First Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving like we always do in Jacksonville, FL with both my family and Josh's family. This year for Lynlee's first Thanksgiving was a little out of the ordinary. Lynlee and I came a little early with Granny to help take care of my mom after her hip replacement surgery. Very thankful that my mom made it through the surgery successfully and is healing great! 

We always have a big gathering at my parents house. 

This year Josh's family couldn't join us because of  some sickness in the family and my brother and his wife and kids were spending Thanksgiving in Tampa with my sister n laws family.  Although it was a little smaller gathering this year, it was still memorable one and lots of fun.

Jackson Vorphal

Lynlee started her first Thanksgiving watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with me and Josh and then enjoyed some sweet potatoes for her first Thanksgiving meal. 

Maybe next ear she can try some turkey!

We spent Lynlee's first Halloween at Gran and Grandaddy's house in Asheboro.

Since she is a little to small to enjoy all the candy she helped Randy and Katrina pass their candy out to all the Trick or Treaters. Lynlee met lots of Pirates, Princesses, Woody and Jessie from "Toy Story", but her favorite character of all was a little cow she met who was just about her size.

My Little Pumpkin

Lynlee took her first trip to the Pumpkin Patch

with Gran and Grandaddy. 

Josh and I were on an overnight youth event 

so Gran and Grandaddy took 

some pics for us!

Lynlee got to pick out and bring home 

her first pumkin and daddy named him "Patches".

Four Months ALready?!

This past month FLEW by! I can't believe that it is already almost November! September and October was another busy month for the Evans family. Lynlee and I as well as daddy spent alot of time traveling back and forth to Asheboro. We got to spend two weekends n a row in September at Gran and Grandaddy's house. Josh preached at a Youth Conference at our old church East Side Baptist so Lynlee got to meet alot of our old friends. Then the next weekend Aunt Jen and cousins Braden and Laney came to visit while Josh went on a Father/Son Camping Trip with our church.

Lynlee loved watching her cousins play. Soon she will be able to play with them!

Laney wasn't a big fan of her mommy holding Lynlee.

Lynlee watched cartoons 
with cousin Braden

Laney and Lynlee: 
soon to be best cousins!


The next weekend I had my gallbladder removed and My parents came up to help take care of me and Lynlee. While I was in the hospital Lynlee held her bottle for the first time and then Sunday night after my surgery she rolled over for the first time.


Enjoy the highlights of her 4th month!