christmas, round two and three...

oh-what-fun!!! we have had the best christmas ever because of our sweet link. we have had two christmases with my family (in order to celebrate with both of my brothers' families), one with jay's parents - and one more to go with jay's brother and sis-in-law this week. and it has all been so special. not to mention the fact that jay's awesome boss-men, scott and doug, are wonderful enough people to give the employees time off from the 24th through the new year! it is beyond fun and so special having jay here everyday to enjoy this time with link and me.

gosh, seriously. i promised myself i wouldn't be one of "those" people that talks constantly about their kids, their blog shifts from being about wonderful vacations and crazy experiences to pics of kids and conversation regarding them. but guess what? YOU CAN'T HELP IT! and i don't care...it's fun. :)

don't get me wrong, we have definitely had fun with friends, had some fun parties and time to ourselves, had our annual pritchard-holiday-party-bus-light-extravaganza (hope to get pics from someone soon - but i forgot to take any!) with 30 of our closest friends...but my favorite parts this year have been the moments with link - seeing twinkling lights catch his eyes, watching him grab the toys he's been given, seeing him giggle with delight at all his grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and most of all, us! gosh, i'm just overcome with how in love with our precious son we are - he is truly our little miracle!

the funniest story is from the christmas eve service at my parents church. i had link on my lap and he was FASCINATED by all the lights, candles, music, people - just loved the whole experience. a soloist was singing the line, "sweet little jesus boy..." and just at that quiet, holy, sweet moment...BURP! way to go, link! my dad was sitting next to us and we were both in tears laughing, along with everyone around us. gosh, it was so funny.

and to add to all the fun on jesus' birthday, link turned 3 months old! in ways i can't believe it's only been three months, and in ways i can't remember our lives without him. all i know is, our lives are richer, fuller, and we feel so incredibly blessed to have this precious boy in our lives. thank you, sweet boy, for enriching our lives beyond all comprehension! your dad and i love you with all our hearts!

our 3 month old son!

christmas morning with the grinch!

look at all that snow! since we were at jay's parents, our neighbor was nice enough to send us a pic of our house with all the snow! wowser, this is big for dallas.

my mom's new maltese, gracie - she doesn't even register on a scale she's so small, not even a pound! it was her xmas present and she is precious!