All 7 Townsend grandchildren - notice Charles is the only boy!
Cowboy boots
Sweet Frances at 5 months
Uncle Jim (my brother)and Frances
Uncle Jim and Charles swinging on Christmas Day
James Island Christmas Lights - notice Charles' shiner still glowing
Our little sweetie
Bathtime girl!Here are a few pictures from December. We had such a nice Christmas...not too rushed or hectic, allowing us to focus on Advent. After returning from Pennsylvania, we had some nice times in Charleston including the most relaxing day at the beach during the 80 degree weather. Now I realize why I love it here so much. We gathered with our neighbors to drink hot chocolate and sing Christmas carols to the elderly in the neighborhood - which is an annual event with over 20 children participating - have I mentioned how much I love our neighborhood?! The week before Christmas, we went to a spectacular light show on James Island. It was great to have my mom and brother here for a while and to be able to attend our first Christmas Eve service at our new church home. We then went to Jacob's family in Augusta after a quiet New Year's to celebrate his 31st birthday.
Charles is so much fun these days. He is officially potty trained - I can't believe how well he has done with only a few accidents in the past two weeks. I never thought I'd be able to have a potty trained boy at the age of 2 years and 2 months, but I am so proud of him! Singing his ABC's and Jesus Loves Me are some of his new tricks along with counting to 10, but always omitting 4 and 7. He's major into anything with wheels - trains, plains, bulldozers. He loves, loves, loves his Baby Frances and enjoys making her laugh.
Frances is sweeter than ever. She loves laughing at Charles and watching every move he makes. She needs her beauty rest - still napping 3 - 4 times a day. She has now started going to the church nursery, so I feel she is such a big girl! I love her smiles and making her laugh. She is almost ready to sit up - she does the little tripod action. I cannot wait to see how her little personality will develop over the next year. I think she will be one little laid back cucumber!
3 comments:
Purrrecious babies!!! can't wait to see them next week!!
That is so funny about Charles being the only boy - Claire is the only girl in our family! That one picture of Frances in a pink hat looks JUST like Charles - so cute. That hair is just too much. We miss you! Glad you had such a wonderful Christmas celebration!
Charles na Frances are adorable, and OMG I would have never recognized your brother! He is such a handsome man! Little baby Jim~ we used to put bows in his hair and make him be the student in our make-believe school! :)
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