Christmas in Savannah

After bible class this morning we all headed to Savannah to have Christmas with my family. I always enjoy the times when we can all (or most of us anyway) get together for a little while and visit.

It was SO cold today and Cooper has the habit of taking his shoes off pretty much every time we get in the van to go somewhere. As soon as we left our house his shoes went off. He fell asleep so I didn't bother putting them back on until we got to Savannah. When Chad got him out of the van to run inside we looked and his little toes were curled up..I'm sure because it was so cold. Just thought they were sweet little feet.


Chad and the boys got Mario Kart for the Wii with 4 different steering wheels. Cade was super excited about this gift


Cooper hanging out with Sarah


I actually didn't take very many pictures today..very unusual for me...but I did get this picture of my brother Jon with Amanda's (my sister) new scarf wrapped around his head! Silly!


The boys with Papa and Clara Ruth.

Happy Birthday Chance

My New Year baby turned 4 today!! I can't believe how time has flown by. He picked this cake out of one of my party cookbooks for his birthday. He opened a few presents and had his cake today. Later in the month we will have his "BIG" party with friends and family. He and Cade are going to have a combined party this year. Cade's birthday is at the end of Feb so we thought we'd try the party in the middle of their 2 days. They are excited about it. Cade will get something special on his actual day too!! We are planning an Incredible Hulk party for friends and family. Now to come up with 2 cakes for that!! More birthday pictures to come later in the month. Happy New Year!

Christmas Morning

SANTA CAME!!
And boy was he good to us this year!



The boys gift are each put in piles with their stockings. This year they got several things together. Those things were placed unwrapped in a separate pile. They got a Wii Nerf game, some indoor balls for their basketball goal, some books, bible trivia, and a couple other things to share.



Chance got some fun things including a Larry Bird jersey, light saber, laser tag, remote control truck, star wars legos, another Webkinz and more! He was one happy little boy!





Cade got laser tag, a new Webkinz, Didj hand held learning games system with games, Lebron James jersey, star wars legos, and more! He was very happy with what Santa brought!





Cooper was a lot of fun this year. He really understood what was going on for the first time and really had fun! He got his very own scooter, a Grant Hill jersey, some hot wheels cars, and more!






Chad and Cade both got matching school shirts! They loved those!


Here are the newest additions to our rapidly growing Webkinz family. We have Bonnie, Jack, Bull, Pooch, Creamy, Beau, and Oreo!!



HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
We will be heading to Savannah after the new year to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family.

Christmas Eve!

After traveling home from Montgomery most of the day we got home and rested for a little while before heading over to Rah Rah's house to open gifts. The boys were so excited about opening gifts. They had been checking out the packages for past couple of weeks and having a hard time waiting...especially Chance. He spotted a big present with his name on it and could hardly stand having to wait until Christmas Eve! He did wait though!!

Rah Rah and her boys!



Cooper got his very own basketball goal! Now he can shoot on hid and the big boys can shoot on their high goal!



Cade and Chance both got Star Wars comforters! They look so cool on their beds with the new curtains and pillow cases. They are loving them. They got some other fun things including games, Webkinz, trucks, etc. They were very happy with their gifts. I got some neat things too but didn't take any pictures. I guess I was too busy taking pictures of the boys! A few of the things I got included a huge skillet...can't wait to use it. I'll be able to cook up tons of pancakes in no time. A new Freed hoody, a cute purse, and a 3 tier buffet server...looking forward to using that too. It was a great night! We headed home to get the boys ready for bed. They had a LONG day and we still had a some things to do before Santa's arrival!




After baths we headed outside to put out our reindeer food. It was raining but we didn't let that stop us....the reindeer HAD to have their food that sparkled in the night!! Chad took each of the boys out under the umbrella so they wouldn't get wet.







We sat out cookies and our magic key for Santa. We don't have a chimney in our house so we hang a "magic" key on the door knob for Santa to use. He leaves it on the end table by the cookies when he leaves! Don't have a picture of that..sorry, but you can go here to see last year's post and picture! We read a couple Christmas stories and then headed to bed!

More Fun in Montgomery

On Tuesday we took the kids to Bass Pro Shop to look around and to see Santa. There was a big section for the kids to play with different toys and games that are sold in the store. It was really neat. We also got to see Santa. They took the boys picture and printed us off a free copy immediately. Very Nice! For some reason Cade wanted nothing to do with the Bass Pro Santa so I have a picture of just the other two with him. Oh well! Cooper wasn't too sure about him either but he at least sat in his lap!



Cooper sat there like such a big boy but he really just wanted down!



Chad and Chance shooting turkeys!



That night we went over to one of Mrs. Joyce's (Grammy) daughters house and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. The kids played ball..of course..and had a good time. We enjoyed sitting around the warm fire.



We have very few pictures of just the two of us so I had Rah Rah snap one of us by the fire!



The boys dressed and ready to go to bible study Wednesday night. We got up and left as early as we could on Thursday morning. We really had a great time.

Christmas in Montgomery

Monday morning we got up early to head to Montgomery to visit Gramps and Grammy. We were planning to take Rah Rah's van on the trip but when she went to start it to come pick us up it wouldn't start. The key wouldn't turn. She ended up having to call a tow truck and we transferred everything to our van and headed out only 1 hour after our planned time...not bad considering the van trouble! Her van is fixed and back home with her now and it was covered under warranty so that was GREAT news!



The boys did great on the trip. We arrived at about supper time so we ate a HUGE meal that Grammy fixed and relaxed after the long trip. Tuesday morning before heading out for the days activities the boys had to first go outside and feed the chickens. Cade checked the hen house and found an egg..his lucky day!



Here's Cooper with an egg



Chance enjoyed being outside feeding and chasing the chickens. He never did catch one!!



Cooper loved feeding the chickens and got closer than both the other boys. I think he would have picked one up if they would have let him get close enough. Gramps did end up catching one for the boys to pet.



The boys were happy to be there and looking forward to the next few days. Check back for some more pictures from our trip.

Christmas with Cody and Lauren

This year we began the first of several Christmas gatherings the weekend before Christmas. Cody and Lauren drove in for the weekend. It was a short visit but filled with fun and laughter...there is always much laughter when Chad and Cody get together. We ate a big Christmas meal and opened gifts. We had a great time and look forward to seeing them again soon!!

Cooper slept through part of the gift opening but was ready to open as soon as he woke up.
The very cute hammer Rah Rah got from Lauren. It opens up and has screw drivers on the inside.

Cade drawing in his new art book.

Uncle Cody reading a book to Chance

The boys helped Rah Rah with the yeast rolls. They made a huge mess but had lots of fun.

sweet messy face

Chance had the most fun I think!!