Christmas Cards Past

I've been working on a Christmas Card Scrapbook these past few days. I'm hoping to add to this each year. I've really enjoyed looking back over some of our Christmas cards and remembering the stories that made each year so special and meaningful.

2000

"Merry Christmas from The You Know Whos"
This is the year that Jim Carrey's version of the Dr. Seuss', "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" hit the theaters. I don't really remember what possessed us to paint Jason's face green, but it was quite hysterical! A dear friend of ours in Kingsport took this picture for us in her home.

2002
"Fleece Navidad"
Jason and I found Andy a fleece jacket while shopping in Gatlinburg earlier that year. I think that we decided in the store that we would make this Christmas card. Our friends Corey and Alisha took this picture for us on their property after we had moved from Kingsport.

2003
This is my favorite picture of Jason and me. The reason - we were pregnant with TWINS, and we had no idea! Corey and Alisha took this picture for us. It was so cold outside and we tried just about every kind of pose to get that perfect picture with our Andy.

2004
Our First Christmas with Joshua and Abby Kate
A close friend of ours from church gave the kids these Santa hats. We put the two of them in just about every kind of pose imaginable to get that "one" picture for the card.

2005
This was the year that Jason and I WORKED to capture the perfect Christmas picture. We shot some at the house, some at Opryland, we shot on more than one day... We never got a picture of the two of them together that would work. Joshua's picture is at our house and Abby Kate's picture is at Opryland. A couple of days before we headed up to Opryland, Abby Kate fell and scabbed up her face. It seems like that kind of stuff always happens before a picture.

While at Opryland, we had the kids sitting together on a bench. I was just about to snap "the" picture, when this older lady came up and began doting all over the kids. She was the one that got "the" picture that night with her camera!

2006

Early that September, we had vacationed in Gulf Shores with my parents. We had gone to the beach the previous year, only to be evacuated because of Katrina. This was the best beach trip. We all have so many wonderful memories of our time together at the beach. We announced to our families at Thanksgiving that we were expecting another baby!

2007
We joyously welcomed Jackson into our family in 2007. This year, I took the year off and headed over to Portrait Innovation. They did all of the work and we got a great picture!

2008
This year is filled with so much wonder, awe, and excitement. The children are so excited about Christmas and all of the traditions that we are making as a family. God has truly blessed our lives with three beautiful children.