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.

Thanksgiving Vacation

We had a wonderful time at Grandpa & Grandma's "snowbird" home. We went swimming, hiking, running, bowling, wiing, miniture golfing, and much more - the boys are ready to move there:) We flew into Las Vegas and the boys thought it was cool that we were in four states in one day. Two of LeAnn's brothers came down and we enjoyed playing with them and their families. Thank you Grandpa & Grandma for a fabulous thanksgiving trip!

Oh Christmas Tree

Every year the decorations go up sooner...Jeff loves that:)

The tree was actually set up Friday night and the boys have been anxiously awaiting the decorating part. This has not always been the case - my cute neighbor girls use to come decorate because the boys were not interested.

We're obviously not quite finished with Halloween which is why spiderman is putting Christmas ornaments on the tree. Justin also loves the Christmas music (another thing Daddy is soooo excited about!) and he sat at the computer listening to Mannheim.

An angel left this nativity on our door a few years ago

for the 12 days of Christmas.

It's one of the boys favorite things to play with.

I love setting out the mantel nativity!

Grandma spoils us with most of our Christmas decor!

Baseballs, soccerballs, basketballs and footballs...

and a few bows too:)

Nick could not wait for the Christmas books!

He read them and put them in the basket for quick access.

A beautiful nativity quilt.

Santa soaking in the sun and golfing.