Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Best Gift - Presley Parker Hyatt



Christmas may be in 10 days, 
but as far as gifts go…
I’ve already received 
THE most 
precious 
priceless and
perfect 
gift.

Santa 
can scratch me off his list this year.
He doesn’t need to bring me a thang
cuz I got it…
something money can’t buy...
not even all the tea in China.
Okay a shiny bauble is always acceptable.

Sandwiched between a 
Thanksgiving turkey and a Christmas ham…
(Could I be hungry again?)
on December 6, 2019, 
(which fittingly happens to be St. Nicholas Day)…
our grand baby girl #2 
was born into this world.


Meet
Presley Parker Hyatt


8 lbs 11 oz       20 in.


The morning we went to to the hospital to meet Presley…
felt just like the Christmas mornings I had as a kid.  
The anticipation was palpable.  

I can remember back in the golden olden days 
going through the Christmas edition of the Sears and Roebuck catalog
flipping endlessly through the pages of toys offered by the duo...
taking a pen and circling the toys I thought I had to have 
and hoping like all hope 
that when I opened my eyes on Christmas Morning…
I hit the jack pot.

So for St. Nicholas's day
Ansley donned in her very official Big Sister scrubs, 
PaulA (aka Hop), Auntie Bri and MeMe 
(Uncle Colin and Auntie Alex will meet her soon) 
eagerly walked/ran/skipped  

to meet the baby sister 
Ansley's mama and daddy had been talking about for 9 months…
which is just about a third of Ansley’s life.  
Talk about anticipation.
We were about to come face-to-face with the angel 
who God delivered safely...
PRIORITY delivery 
via her mama and daddy.

Good job
Chelsea and Austin

Anywhoooo…

Presley will soon learn how fortunate she is to have big sister Ansley,
a sweetheart of a 26 month old
who is already so nurturing and loving.

As Presley’s Big sister,
Ansley will always be there for her
to show her the ropes…
show her how to cheers with her cup,
show her how to wrap daddy around her finger,
show her how to make mommy and daddy laugh.

Surrounding precious Presley ...
we were looking into the face of an angel 
fresh from heaven sent.


Presley Parker...
a baby sister for Ansley... 
girlfriends for life

a baby girl for her momma and daddy to nurture and cherish
and
a grand baby for her MeMe and Hop to love on forever.


Life doesn’t get better than that very moment.
God is great and we are forever grateful.

And so
when I opened my eyes 
and met Presley 
for the first time….
I knew

Meme hit the jackpot.





2 comments:

Jane Nash said...

Congratulations! So wonderful - your family blessed! So happy for all of you!

Enjoy your new bundle of joy, and your beautiful family!

Merry Christmas!

Love you,
Jane

Jayne Thomas Greene said...

Can't wait to meet my new great niece Presley and see my sweet great niece Ansley again!! Great Blog Kat...I cried of course "I'm a Thomas" LOL