Wyatt and the Z06

Wyatt absolutely loves Corvettes. Our friend Sam brought over the Z06 for a little visit this afternoon. Wyatt just went crazy when he saw it...he loved it. Sam let him sit in it, and offered to take him for a ride, but he didn't want to do that. Sam and Randy took it out for a drive. Boys and their toys!!!

Merry Christmas 2008

We've had such a wonderful Christmas. The only sad thing is that it passes so quickly. We look forward to it for so long with such great anticipation, and then it's over in a flash. On Christmas Eve, we spent the evening with my parents at their house and went to church with them to have the Lord's Supper and pray. Then we ate dinner at their house and exchanged gifts with them.

This morning, the kids woke up bright and early to the sound of sleigh bells ringing!!! They jumped out of bed and were yelling that they heard sleigh bells. Randy and I thought we had heard something too, but you know how it is.....in all of the excitement of Christmas, maybe we were just imagining it. Santa was very good to the kids and some very nice gifts were left for them. After breakfast, we went outside to turn our outside lights off and there at the edge of the porch, Will found a reindeer collar of sleigh bells. One of the reindeer must have lost it when they took off from our house. So they DID hear sleigh bells ringing!!! Ahhhh.....the magic and wonder of Christmas :)

We can't forget though the real reason that we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Randy read the story from Luke 2 and all throughout the day we could hear the kids saying Happy Birthday Jesus. Addie asked if he was having a birthday party in heaven.

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Addie's Ballet Recital

Addie had her first ballet recital, "Joy to the World" Saturday at FBC Brandon. The girls did a beautiful job and the little ones were so precious!! Addie's group was the little shining stars and their dance was to "Silent Night". It was just precious!

Addie's K3 Christmas Celebration

Addie's K3 class with members of the Nativity Story.
Addie and her sweet friend, Addie Hart.
Addie the innkeeper.
Addie waiting for her turn to be the innkeeper in the telling of the Christmas story.


Addie's preschool had their Christmas celebration this morning. This year, instead of having individual class parties, all of the classes rotated through different areas. First we went to the sanctuary and listened to a storyteller tell the Nativity Story. Some of the children helped act out the story, and Addie was the innkeeper. The next activity was a plateful of yummy food to eat and they had their picture made with other members of the Nativity Story. After that, there was singing in the sanctuary to end the morning. Now we're officially on Christmas vacation!!!!

Will's 1st Grade Christmas Party

Will reading the book that Mrs. Luke and Mrs. Sanders gave everyone for Christmas.
Our wonderful assistant, Mrs. Sanders, opening her Christmas gift from Will.
Some of the kids in Will's class
Such yummy food!!!
Will's teacher, Mrs. Luke, in the blue sweater. It was a wonderful party!!


Today was Will's Christmas party at Rouse. Being room mother is so much fun and I have enjoyed every minute of it, but before a party, I always experience a little bit of stress wondering things like: Will people bring what they said they would? Are the treat bags good enough? Will the children have a good time? Everyone always comes through, the parents show up (with food!) and the kids have a ball. They're still at the age that they love having their moms and dads there with them and I wouldn't trade these moments for anything in the world!!

Addie's K3 Christmas Program

You can see our sweet friend Hudson Cruthirds in this picture.



This morning was Park Place Christian Academy's K3 and K4 Christmas program, "Jesus, What A Wonderful Child". It was precious and the children did a great job!! Enjoy some pictures from the program.

SNOW!!!!

Yes, we actually got snow...can you believe it?? It was such a great surprise! It seems like in the past we've had so many disappointments when they thought it might snow but it didn't. This time, we actually got it. The children were ecstatic, and yes, so were we! We had a wonderful time playing in the snow and Randy made us a great snowman, which the kids named......hold on to your hats.....Frosty.

Upwards Basketball Begins!

This is Will's first year to play Upwards Basketball and he has been so excited about playing. His first game was December 6 and he'll play through February. Our good friend, Misty, is our coach, so that makes it even more fun!

Will's Flag Football Party

My sweet Daddy came to see Will get his trophy.



Will had his flag football team party at McDonald's on Dec 1. The funny thing was that just as exciting as getting a football trophy was seeing what toy he got in his Happy Meal!

Christmas in Canton 2008

Riding in a horse and carriage around the Canton Square.




We took the kids last night, along with some friends, to Canton to see the Christmas lights. This will definitely be a tradition for our family. We had such a good time even though it was misting rain. We got to ride a train, a fire truck, the carousel, the cars, and took a horse and buggy ride around the square. We even got to see Santa Claus!

Addie's Thanksgiving Feast

Addie's preschool K3 class had a Thanksgiving Feast on the last day of school before the Thanksgiving holidays. They had some great food and got to wear the Pilgrim hats that they made! The kids had a great time showing us their room and what they're learning.

Addie's 4th Birthday

Addie opening her gifts
Blowing out the candles...we actually had to do this twice...we forgot to light the candles the first time!
Dora the Explorer bouncer

Tinkerbell!!!


I know that I'm way behind in my blogging; this is just such a busy time of year!! Super fun, but so busy. We celebrated Addie's fourth birthday on November 18. I can't believe our sweet baby girl is already four years old. Where has the time gone? I'll never forget the night she was born and Will coming to the hospital and kissing her on the top of her little head. She's such a sweet little girl and brings so much joy to our family. I sent cookies to her preschool class on her birthday and Randy and I took her to eat lunch that day at Newk's. We had her birthday party later that week at the gym at church. We had an inflatable for the kids to jump in, a Tinkerbell cake, and everyone had a blast! Enjoy the pictures!!

Halloween '08

Trick or Treat!!
Parker Bryant and Will: best friends and Optimus Prime for Halloween
Hangin out for a Halloween picture
Trick or Treating at Grandview's Trunk or Treat. We had to make a stop at Mimi and Papa's trunk!!
Seeing what Mimi has in her basket.


We had such a fun Halloween this year. Thursday night we went to my parents church (and the church I grew up in), Grandview Baptist Church in Pearl. They had their first Trunk or Treat and it was so fun. The kids had fun getting candy and I enjoyed seeing a lot of people that I've known my whole life. When we left there, we went trick or treating in Patrick Farms with our dear friends, the Bryants. The kids had a wonderful time!