Christmas With the Putman Side of the Family

We spent Christmas at Melody's brother's house. It was a fun filled weekend with lots of snow
and family. The snow left us snowed in for a couple of days.

Nyah and Emma loved playing on the steps.

Melody's Dad and Brother Jim

Melody's Sister and Nephew, Zach.

Jordan and Eric

Melody, Eric and girls

Family

Every Christmas we read the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible.

Emma

Nyah and Uncle Jim

Crazy cousins. Jeremy and Adam

Mike and Melissa (Melody's Sister and Melissa's husband, Mike).

Sister in law-Lori and Melody's Mom, Bobbi

Melody's Parents, Bobbi and Bill

Riley and Jordan

Eric and Melody

The girls slept on the floor. 1st slumber party since we got them. :)

Nyah's 1st Christmas at Our House!

Nyah

They both got crowns. Emma and Nyah

Nyah loved opening her stocking. She was so cute.

The kids holding their stockings. Jeremy, Emma, Nyah and Jordan.

Cutest kids in the world!

Jeremy, Jordan and Eric

Emma and Nyah

Emma put on everything that she got for Christmas. She walked around with two purses, all her toys in them and the bear around her. She walked around all day like this.

Emma

Jordan and Emma

Melody and Nyah

Emma and Nyah had different attitudes about opening presents. Emma opened each one and said, "Oh, Thank you. I love it!" Nyah didn't care much about what was in the package. She just wanted to open them ALL! She would dive over me to get to another one. It was very cute.

The girls reunited

Scott, Nicole, Gracie, Melody, Emma, Eric 2007.

The girls in China 2007

Emma and Gracie. They did not like the "Red Couch" picture.

US Consulate Apt. 2007

Gracie, Emma and Nyah December 2008
We went to China with friends of ours when we got Emma. They were Scott and Nicole Rainsberry. They adopted Gracie (left). She had a serious heart condition. Since then she has had surgery and is doing great. Scott and Nicole brought there family by for a visit a couple of weeks ago. Gracie and Emma have changed so much from when we first got them. It is fun to see them change as time goes on.

Cute Pictures

Nyah playing dress up.

Eric and Melody went on a date. They came home to the girls dressed like this. Emma has a bear attached to her back and Nyah had a baby carrier on her back.

The girls are becoming true sisters. It is so fun to watch. Emma woke up the other day and said "Where is my sister?"

Emma fell asleep with her bear attached to her back.

Jordan and the girls

Style watch! Emma

Jeremy put the cat on his back. Emma cried because she thought that the cat was hurting Jeremy.

1st Sledding Trip

Nyah and Emma. By this time they are extremely cold and ready to go in.

Nyah was not sure what to think of this stuff.

Emma, Eric, Nyah and Jordan. Our house is in the back ground.

Emma liked the snow, she just didn't like the speed of sledding down the hill.

Jeremy!

Nyah and Jordan

Emma

Jordan and Nyah. Nyah is a dare devil. She likes to sled and the speed. She just doesn't show any expression on her face when she is unsure of a new situation.

Jordan and Nyah

We have a hill right by our house. We only have to walk 20 yards or so to sled. It was an extremely cold day. The girls didn't stay out to long, but Eric and the older kids did. BRRRRR.