The Vampires Strike Again

Wednesday's Blood Drive was a success!!! Thank you Grace Fellowship Church, friends, family, volunteers, donors, MJ!!!, Tina Marie, & everyone else! All together, there were 75 people, and 65 bags of blood were collected. We exceeded the Red Cross' goal for this drive so that is awesome. The competitor in me is like Awww YEAH! Here are some pictures from the blood drive:

Bailey double-fisting the Famous Amos cookies!! That's my girl!

Jimmy (world's best contractor-seriously, if you are doing a renovation, we recommend him) donating blood....at 10pm...he was a trooper, and waited so long to donate...thank you Jimmy.

I got to meet Andie and her mom, Robin! Highlight of the night.

Kate donating some of the red stuff!

Danny O'Brien, GFC's pastor, takes his turn in the chair

Great friends at a great event

Crazy Bailey Lightner, who will NOT keep rubber bands or bows in her hair at all!!!
So she looks like this half the time!

Addison-the youngest donor of the day

Jess getting ready to take her turn with the vampires

Mmmm, yummy pizza from Dominos, who donated pizza for the event. Thank you!

Litttle Miss Independent

Three Christmases

Christmas Eve at Aunt Lou's house...trying to get a kids' picture...
one little girl was not cooperating!

Mike to the rescue

Aunt Lou opening her Secret Santa gift...

Mommy and Bails, after opening her pillow creature...
a blue dolphin...someone was getting tired!

Grandma & Bailey...with one of Aunt Grammy's new singing animals!

A new red tu-tu----but that's not the way to wear it!

Tori's new Snuggie!

Christmas morning at Grandma & Grandpa's house...all these presents under the tree...
where to start! Looking cute in her new PJs from Mom-Mom!

Time to open the gifts

A dump truck...no princess dolls for this gal!

Checking out Daddy's new book from Grandma

Grandma can't wait to start filling out her new book

Grandpa said thank you three times for his new leaf blower!!!
Trump Hill will be spotless once he gets it going!

And then after Christmas, Ben's family came down to visit and exchange gifts.
Such a great visit with them!

Mom-Mom and Dominic

Beautiful baby Cady checking out her new toy

Dominic's new vest

Bails and her Uncle Nick cheesin'

Ahhhh, our new kitchen! Standing in front of my new
best friend...my new dishwasher!

No Mommy, these are MY new shoes from Uncle Todd!

Uncle Todd and Beth

Kid shot!

The Thorntons!

Cheesecake Factory...the tradition continues...

Going on over 10 years now (at least)...sometime during every Christmas break/season, us gals (me, Kate, Katie, & Sara) have headed to the Cheesecake Factory to enjoy the bread, get some drinks, and pick the best thing on the menu...and most importantly, catch up! This winter was no different and I had a great time with the girls again.

"Christmas Party" and the Ravens!

We finally had our Christmas party last week with our Catonsville friends...It had been cancelled from December b/c of the snow storm. So we finally had our party---the day of the Ravens vs Colts play-off game (sorry Ravens)...it was definitely a fun day....especially Ben's white elephant gift...hey spiderman!