Saturday, December 17th

Yesterday was a pretty busy day for our little family. First, we met with our photographer, Mrs. Lynne Richardson, to have maternity pictures and Rylee's 18-month pictures taken. Rylee missed her morning nap, so she was a bit on the fussy side, and after a while, she decided she was DONE with the whole picture-taking thing, so we didn't get to do as many poses as I'd hoped we could. It's hard to get a lot of good shots of little ones her age who just don't sit still very well and get cranky easily when people try to make them do something they don't want to do (i.e. smile for a million pictures). Mrs. Lynne is always great to work with us as best as she can, though, and she still got some really sweet shots. She's already uploaded some of the pictures on Facebook, and I thought I'd share a few of my favorites so far. Please remember that these pictures are copyright of Lynne Richardson, Making Memories Digital Photography. Please do not copy, edit, or cut. Check out her Facebook page for more information (her website is currently under construction).

After our photo-shoot with Mrs. Lynne, we grabbed some lunch at Las Casitas in Prattville, and then headed to Bass Pro Shop so Rylee could visit Santa Claus. She was only 6 months old when we took her last year to meet him for the first time, and she did really well with him then. She smiled and everything. This year, however, I fully expected her to SCREAM the second we put her in his lap. When it was finally her turn to see him, Jordan put her on his left knee. The "elves" shook a little noise maker at her and snapped a picture. They did it so quickly, I don't think she even had time to process what was going on. So, the good news (I guess) is that she didn't scream... but she didn't smile, either. She's just sitting there with a "Huh?" expression on her face. I reckon it's better than no picture at all, though. Here it is:

After we visited with Santa, we went to Target and T.J. Maxx to exchange some baby gifts I received from my shower last weekend that we don't need. When we finally finished doing our running around town, we headed home to let Rylee nap for just a bit while Jordan made some Rice Krispies Treats for our Sunday school class's Christmas party. We had a good time hanging out, eating, and laughing with our friends for a few hours, and then it was time to head home for the night. It was a long and busy day... but a good one.