. . . you know what they say . . .

"if i would've known how fun grandkids are, 

i would've had them first!"

{don't they know how ridiculous/preposterous that is?}

. . . it is hard, though . . .

. . . to remember christmases 

before these fun kids 

came into our lives . . .

. . . addi ~ 7 1/2 . . .

{on the phone, drew told her she sounds like a woman now}

. . . halleigh ~ 6 . . .

{keeps us laughing}

. . . tate ~ 3 1/2 . . .

{was really excited about his old man pjs}

. . . tagg ~ 19 months . . .

{mostly likes eating}

. . . elliott ~ 13 months . . . 

{loves candy from papa}

. . . as cute as they are on their own . . .

. . . it's not as easy as it looks 

to get a good photo of all five . . .