choo-choo

moses loves trains.  i suppose he comes by it honestly seeing as my dad and my grandfather  collect them.  even though moses is what, 19 months old, i would call him obsessed.  he loves them!  he wants to hold them, run them, but definitely not wreck them.  that creates immediate tears!  to give you an idea of moses and trains, i thought i'd let you see some pictures (i think there are some other random ones too!).  

~kel

the godfather - part 2

i realized that not only did "don natan" (what he would like to be referred to as) take lots of amazing pictures of makenna, but he also took a lot of moses.  do not be deceived, he is not this small any more.  these pictures were taken back in august.  he has grown up quite a lot since then.  enjoy!  i think he's adorable! :)

the godfather

moses has a godfather. do you have to be catholic to have a godfather? well, we're not, and he does, so i guess it doesn't really matter! his godfather is nathaniel, and moses asked him a special favor when his little sister was born. he asked that he take lots of pictures of makenna for her birth announcement. they are all beautiful, so i thought i'd share them (of course i think they're all beautiful...she is my daughter!). if you have seen them before, i'm sorry, but she's really cute. if you haven't, enjoy! and special thanks to the godfather!
~kel

snow and christmas, but not the same day

we had great fun in the snow, but we did keep makenna inside (grandpa wanted to keep her!) so she didn't get to play this time.  since the last real snow i can remember really, really sticking was "the blizzard of '93", i guess she will be 15 before she gets to play in the snow! :) unless, of course we come and visit some of you who get snow on a more consistent basis than we do, or we move to colorado or something!  i am also including christmas pictures.  enjoy!  

~kel 

Pigs fly, and it has snowed two inches in Demopolis, AL. This is Sucarnochee, our snowman, named for the local creek and local NPR-aired folk music  program. And now a haiku in reveree of our once in a decade snowfall:

Snow, hibernates self

Brings out the happy true elf

At bay spring, ye knave

The beauty of the Lord is once again put on display.

~Doug

creation of the mcnutt family blog

this is the beginning of what i hope to be an easy way for our out of town family to stay connected to us.  hopefully it will improve as time goes along and i get more time to work on it.