Unwinding from the Holidays...

Hello! Wow. It's been awhile. So.. let's catch up! The holidays at the Neely's were quite busy! We had such a great Christmas. I cannot explain the excitement we had giving Caitlyn presents this year and watching her open them. Being a mommy is one of the greatest joys one could ever experience. I am so thankful the Lord has allowed us to have such a precious and sweet little girl. She learned so much this Christmas. She learned all about Jesus' birth, we went to "Bethlehem" almost every day over the season- per her request, and we taught her all about the Christmas traditions. Teaching a child and watching them grow- watching their little minds develop brings so much amazement and responsibility. Oh how I long to teach her the ways of the Lord. Well, I could go on and on about all of this. But, instead, I will post lots of pictures to show what's been going on around here. Enjoy!

 She got a slide!

 Cookies! Nathan made these- it includes everyone from his immediate family growing up. I'll get another pic up of the whole board when I do a "cookie post" coming up!

 We made these for all his brothers- who love nintendo! Hehe..

 And.. she got a kitchen! What a blessing.

 And a Bitty Baby from her great-grandma!

 And a train table.. I know. It was basically free though. (For my defense) ;)

 Hammock in the snow! (Nate's christmas present)

Reading the paper!- I love it.

More pics and updates to come! We've had an unbelievable amount of snow the past week- AND, I've been baking away! Until next time...