A "Great" Visit

We were so blessed to have Great Grandma, Aunt Pat and Uncle Kevin come visit us! Nick was excited that they were here to celebrate his birthday. We went to Callaway Gardens, El Ranchero, Kurt's baseball game and the Motor Speedway. It was so fun to spend time sharing life stories and catching up. Jeff's Grandma is the only living Great Grandma the boys have and we really enjoyed making more memories with her! Thank you Grandma, Pat & Kevin - ya'll come back soon! We love you~
*There's a slide show at the bottom of the blog - I can't figure out how to make it stay with this post:)

Manner Pains

Justin's cute friend Anika came over to play. It was one of those proud mom moments watching him put her seat belt on and open & close the door for her. As we were walking in the house, I heard a cry and ran over to find Justin's finger closed in the van door - ouch! He was very brave and after a little craziness, all was well. Soon Ankia and Justin were playing wii and the finger hurt was forgotten. The perks and pains of being a gentleman:)

The Hawks

Jeff scored three sweet seats from work to the Hawks game.

They were "flying" today!

With 5 guys in our family...

of course this is a favorite hamburger stop.

Brandon, Braces & Blizzards

Brandon now has braces!

Loved spending the afternoon with him

and topping it off with a Blizzard on the way home.

Out with the old...

Justin's tonsils are gone - yea!!!

Happy New Year

St. Nick & Rudolf

St. Nick & his little reindeer have been spotted...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

The South

There are hundreds of reasons why we love living in the south.
Here is just one...
What month are we in and what are we doing?

Wings

Justin came running in today saying, "Look Mom, I have wings!"

Doesn't get any cuter than that:)

Dear Santa...

I don't know what I want...this candy cane will be great!

I know who you are...

Could I have my two front teeth?

I'm not too sure about this Santa:)

A Walk Through Bethlehem

This afternoon we took a walk through Bethlehem. A church close by did a fantastic job of reminding us what Christmas is all about. The boys loved it and we have a new family tradition.