Look

Look what Mimi got Callie Grace and Caleb yesterday...

They love them.  I think they look pretty precious myself. ;)

Trimming the tree

We ventured out late Friday afternoon to get a Christmas tree.  This tired mama (from all night shopping!) sure wanted to wait until Saturday but 3 other people in our home wanted to go right then!  So, I threw gently placed some Christmas shirts on my duo, snapped a picture and we were out the door.

And here they are decorating...  They were singing Christmas carols and being so sweet.  It really was a fun time.  Kip went and picked up a pizza while we finished up decorating.

Giving Thanks

We really enjoyed Thanksgiving.  It was filled with family and yummy food!  Here is a sweet picture of my two turkeys that I am thankful for beyond measure...



They loved the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

It is so hard to get everyone to look at the camera! :) Moira - age 7, Joshua, age 6, Callie Grace - age 5, Caleb - age 4, and Benjamin - age 3.

 

Caleb's Thanksgiving Party

I was able to go and share in Caleb's Thanksgiving feast yesterday.  He has been sick for the past few days but was well enough to go to school.  The children sang the cutest song to the parents/grandparents, prayed and then dug in!

My Spiderman pilgrim!

Caleb and Rileigh

Look at their nice table!

Caleb was starving!

Go Gamecocks!

Callie Grace went to her first ever USC football on Saturday with her daddy.  She had "the best day ever" in her words.  At the game she was screaming for the gamecocks and doing a little dance.  She told me "a man she never met gave her a high five and said good job".  She was so excited when she woke up this morning.  Apparently, every Monday her teacher asks the class what was one special thing they did for the weekend.  Callie Grace couldn't wait to share that she went to the game with her daddy.  I think this is definitely an event that she will always remember.


Caleb and I went by for a few minutes!



so happy



Fun times

We had a lot of fun at Monkey Joe's.  Callie Grace really enjoyed playing with her special friend, Jackson.  It was really hot in Monkey Joe's!

Last night, we went to a celebration dinner for Callie Grace.  She got the Good Citizen award for her class for the month!  We are very proud of Callie Grace.  I always remember what my mama put in my senior annual - "Character is property, it is the noblest of possessions."  Callie Grace and Caleb may not be the smartest children in the bunch but if they have strong character, they will go far in life!

my silly children after dinner last night!

More Marvelous Moments with Marvin

We sure had a fun weekend with Marvin.  Caleb cried this morning knowing that Marvin had to be taken back to school today.

movie night

fun at Monkey Joe's

Sunday School

after big church