Christmas at home!

somefavoritesofChristmasweek:spending an entire week with my family:loving on my nieces and nephews:hosting this year:wrapping gifts:sipping on coffee with my sister and sister-in-law:playing Christmas Carols Pictionary:sitting by the fire and chatting:walking around the neighborhood:seeing the joy on my mom's face when she arrived to see her children and grandchildren:girl time:taste of thai:giving Walt his gifts:thanking God for His salvation plan in Christ Jesus:swimming:cooking with the girls:looking at Christmas lights with Walt:surprises:eating good food:listening to Christmas tunes:decorating Christmas cookies with my niece and nephews:watching everyone open their gifts:late nights and talking:watching my niece and nephews play with each other:sleeping in:

it's such a joy to be an aunt and uncle!

we are so blessed

just the siblings and kids

Cole begged to play Walt's old guitar. It was so precious! I loved seeing his excitement and their common joy together.

shooting hoops

i overheard Jake telling Colin "put these on. it's safety for your eyeballs." i turn around and he was putting swim goggles on him. he cracks me up.

swimming was a blast!

laughing pictures always look funny to me

my big bro and his family

she always had her 2 fingers in her mouth. so cute. i miss her so much already.

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas too!

From our home to yours...

Merry Christmas!

Couldn't decide which one to post...so here's without the flash...

...and with...

Wishing you JOY as we celebrate the HOPE that has come!
::For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord::
Luke 2:11

Our First Snow of the Season!

Last Saturday, we woke up to a pleasant surprise - a white wintry morning! It was so fun to enjoy the snow at our home. Hoping for snow is always fun and actually getting it is so eventful! It was a fun way to start off December!

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year and I've been decorating our home like crazy! Oh, how I love all things Christmas!!! My favorite holiday decoration is our real Frasier Fur Christmas Tree. The smell is so wonderfully delightful. I grew up with an artificial tree my entire life, so this has been especially fun for me to experience a real tree. Anyways, we're looking forward to staying in town and celebrating Christmas at our home this year!

A glimpse of Autumn

the view out of our front window

down our street

Happy Halloween! Looking forward to the trick-or-treaters coming tonight!!

Summer Fun!

I know it has been awhile since I last posted (3 months ago...yikes!). Needless to say, we have been very busy with a full schedule since our return home. I can't believe autumn is already here! Enjoy some of our summertime memories!

Charleston, SC

Walt is getting into fly fishing. This is his first fish.
It's small, but hey at least he caught one!

Having fun with these 3 cuties! I can't believe how big they are now.
Meeting Maddie. She is so sweet and I loved getting to meet her and hold her. Her mom and I have been dear friends since 8th grade.
Meeting Gavin was so fun too! I'm sorry to say that I don't have a picture of that cute chunker!

Homeowners! We bought a house and have been renovating the living, dining, and kitchen areas. This picture was taken at the front door. The living room is to the right of the closet, the dining room is to the left, and the kitchen is on the other side of the dining room. Can you picture how boxey it is?
Not anymore!! We didn't like the separation, so we demolished the wall and closet! This picture was also taken from the front door. You can see in the ceiling where the wall and closet used to be. Boy, am I glad we opened it up! It looks and feels so much better now! Walt is hard at work installing the recessed lighting. (These pictures are from awhile back. So these rooms look very different now! I need to take updated pictures.)
Staying with the Kittrells in Gainesville on our way to vacation.
Good morning, Nassau! Vacation to the Bahamas via cruise ship.
Wow, it was so gorgeous. I miss that beautiful blue water!

First time snorkeling for us and it was fabulous!! We didn't go just once but twice!! And both times were awesome. Seeing God's creation underwater was simply wonderful.