Congratulations Lauren

Last month Brian's cousin performed in the Nutcracker Ballet. I wish I got a picture of her, but I did capture some pictures of our sweet little girls all dressed up! Who knows - maybe one of them will be a famous ballerina?

Merry Christmas Y'all

We are blessed to have spent so much time with friends and family throughout December into Christmas.

I have so many pictures I want to share, which are below.

Merry Christmas (ok, this is a little late) to all our friends and family. We are blessed to have all of you in our lives!

Peppy baked treats with the kids to deliver to policemen, firemen, and constructions workers on Christmas Eve

Morgan delivering goodies

Santa's little helper

Christmas Eve Service

Me and my babies

Matty and his new baseball helmet

Nana and Morgan

Megan and her nieces/newphews

Peppy and Morgan reading a Christmas Eve book

The kids put out cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer, and sprinkled reindeer food on the lawn

Christmas morning - Matty loved his bike!

Morgan and one of her new princess outfits

Jackson and Matthew - Christmas Dinner at Grandaddy/Nene's House

Morgan and Jackson

Matty

Morgan - opening her favorite gift - the Easy Bake Oven

Morgan and Granddaddy

The cousins - it isn't wise to take a picture right before presents. They were too excited to care about pictures!

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Cousins

Spending time with family is what Christmas is about....

Happy Birthday Lily!

Hudson

Ryan making us cookies - a fighter pilot that can bake!

Stephanie - she so desperately wanted to get rid of those green beans

Lily and Hudson

...and it doesn't hurt to have a beautiful Lake View

Thank you to the Howlands for hosting us this year :)

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Happy New Year! and Bring on the Snow!

Although I haven't posted about Christmas yet, I felt I should wish everyone a Happy New Year.

The pictures below were taken the day after Christmas...yes, we HAD A WHITE CHRISTMAS! Living in the South doesn't bring this treat very often (for you trivia buffs, the last white Christmas here was in 1882!). Although it was COLD we loved having snow on Christmas. It even lasted four days before it melted - another unusual treat.

Today is Jan 9 and we are expecting several inches of more snow/sleet/ice tonight into tomorrow. We even have a winter storm warning. The funny thing about the South is that everyone runs to the grocery store to buy milk and bread. The stores were crazy yesterday but I am happy to report I have plenty of food in case we are stranded for a few days :) We just hope we don't lose power - Auburn plays in the national championship game tomorrow!

Berry College

Right before Christmas, we visited Berry College where Brian attended for a couple of years before transferring to Auburn. It is located in N. Georgia outside of Rome and it is probably the most gorgeous campus I have ever visited (sorry UWYO). Although the campus itself is rather small, the land it sits on is vast. I hope to visit in the spring or fall when the leaves are blooming or changing next year - I will also come better prepared to take photos. The architecture of the buildings is also beautiful - full of stone and history. It is a gorgeous place and definitely worth visiting if you are in the area.