More Christmas!

The final week before heading out of town for Christmas, we filled our days with Christmas fun! Chad had a few days off  after a ridiculous 70 hour work week-we were so thankful to have him home!  It was such a joy this year to see this season through the eyes of our children.

Christmas lights...

crafting with friends at Chick fil A...

yummy treats...

 a visit to the aquarium...

baking...

and celebrating a certain little one's very first Christmas.

 We surprised the kids with their very own Christmas tree.

Sibling gifts--Grayson picked out a Minnie Mouse snow globe for Caroline and she gave Grayson a drummer boy nutcracker

-they were both broken within 24 hours...  

Sweet Anna Claire---we just can't get enough of this baby!!

Santa came to our house a few days early so that we could head out of town.  

So they had a day to play with some of their new things.

Coming up...

Christmas with the families!

More Christmas Fun!

 We've been busy this past week!

 Hide and seek with this little guy has been super fun this year!

By the way, his name is Tippy.

We spent the day at the BASS Pro Shop with some friends--there was much to do and the kids loved it!

 

 We enjoyed our neighborhood Christmas party this year.  We jumped on our annual sleigh ride through the neighborhood-despite the rain and cold.

 And we made it to the square to welcome Santa to town.

 

And we have enjoyed many of our days just being home.

This is how we found Anna Claire after a few minutes of no supervision. Sweet baby has no clue that Caroline had her dressed as a reindeer!

Christmas time is here!

 

We have decorated our tree...

made a few crafts...

dressed up real pretty....

Our countdown is on!

 

new pjs...

milk and cookies...

and more cookies...

It is the MOST wonderful time of the year!!
LOTS more to come...

Thanksgiving Day

We were able to spend Thanksgiving Day this year at Chad's aunt's house in Covington.  

Chad's parents drove from the beach to spend the day too.

Grandma made all of the grandchildren these cute turkey shirts...

Anna Claire got to meet her Pops for the first time...

and her Great-Grandmother Ruth...

 

and Great-Granddaddy Max...

It was such a fun time!  

So thankful for this sweet family!!