The Gerth Family

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Pictures From January

frances loving her new dresser

cuddle time with buddy boy

before school on the day of the BCS championship game (ROLL TIDE)

we watched the football game at a friend's house.... frances had sooo much fun with their daughter!!

william got a cupcake after his 18 month shots

Justin and I took Frances to see her favorite movie- Beauty and the Beast- at the movie theater last weekend. She looked stunning in her Belle costume

Pizza playdate at our house with some friends

Picture with Santa

William and Frances took their picture with Santa at the Birmingham Zoo during Zoolight Safari. Frances is OBSESSED with all things Santa... William, not so much!

For our December Bunco, we dressed up in our tackiest Christmas apparel. We had so much fun playing in costume..... while our hubbys also came and played poker together! My bunco group is filled with SO many sweet and fun girls! Love our time together!!!

End of Semester Ballet Recital

Frances had her end of semester ballet recital in December. Parents and grandparents filled the ballet room. All of the ballerinas were SO precious!! Frances was such a ham (as usual). She also felt SUPER special when Justin gave her a bouquet of roses at the end of her performance. I took as many video clips as I could. Enjoy!!!

with her friend, Alice, after the performance

Fancy's ballet class

Thursday, January 12, 2012

In Case You Need an ABC Refresher

abcdefghijkELMOsopqrstuvwxyz
(how frances now says her alphabet- trying to get her on video)

Monday, January 9, 2012

Copy Cat

My Little Badgers

A few weeks ago, the kids and I went to visit my family in Mobile. While there, we went with my parents to a Spring Hill College basketball game. My dad went to college there, and he RARELY misses a game. The kids had SO much fun!!!

worn out after the game

she wanted to go on the court so bad

More Christmas Pictures

at the Christmas parade

making sure brother does not get her candy

photo by Frances (our yard Christmas tree- everyone in our neighborhood had one- SO beautiful)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Christmas Day

Christmas day was so magical. I woke up early to make cinnamon buns for everyone...then got the kids up to eat. After eating, we opened all of the presents that Santa brought us (everyone was VERY nice this year). Watching frances rip through all of the wrapping paper was so exciting. She reminds me of ME as a child. William had fun playing with the toys after sister opened them. I feel like this was our first "real" Christmas since Frances understands who Santa is. All she has asked for for 6 months was an Ariel dress (which my parents gave her) and a princess car (which Santa so generously gave her).
After presents, we went to church with my parents- i love going on Christmas morning because it is not crowded at all. It was hard with the kids, but we made it through... then after realizing I had NOTHING planned for lunch (just dinner), we ate at the Waffle House (which was VERY crowded-and VERY yummy). Then after a long nap, we enjoyed our wonderful Christmas dinner my hubby prepared for us. It was a perfect Christmas!!!