A Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus!

     Today we went to the Parks Mall to see Santa. I normally hate mall Santas. But this one has Mrs. Claus with him and they are both so precious-it's definitely worth dealing with the mall madness (no-not the game...ha!)! They spent time chatting with the boys before getting to the most important question-"What do you want for Christmas?".

     I held my breath. Logan has been saying he wants the WWE 13 Xbox game; Lucas has been saying he wants a skateboard. Then when Santa asks them their responses were totally different! Logan asked for Star Wars Legos (which I happen to already have!) and Lucas asked for Legos too (which I already have too!).  I still have quite a bit of shopping to finish but at least the big guy is covered! Whew!

Santa Claus Memory Lane

     The boys and I are going to see Santa in the morning. As they were playing in the their play room, I got out all the past Santa pictures. It's amazing how big they have gotten. I'm reminded how time flies; it seems it was just yesterday Logan was celebrating his first Christmas as a four month old. I'm also heavy hearted for the families in Connecticut and around the world who have lost children in the last year, who do not get another Santa picture or Christmas with their sweet babies.

Christmas 2006: Logan's 1st Christmas, 4 months

Christmas 2007: Logan, 16 months

Christmas 2008: Logan, 2 yrs

Christmas 2009: Logan 3 yrs, Lucas' 1st Christmas, 4 months

Christmas 2010: Logan 4 yrs, Lucas 16 months

Christmas 2011: Logan 5 yrs, Lucas 2 yrs

Lord, I'm so thankful for each Christmas You've given me with my boys. 

While I ask for many, many more,  I trust Your will for our lives. 

May we always be grateful for the Christmases You've given and not bitter about the ones You've haven't. 

Grammie's Boys

     Until my brother came along when I was six, my mom thought her life was destined to be full of girls. Now her life is filled with little grandsons. Here's my mom with my boys and my little nephew Kyle.

Logan's Bible

     At our church, when children go to 1st grade, they promote from the preschool department to the children's department and our church presents them with a Bible. In August, Logan received his Bible from the church. We stood in front of the church and Pastor Monty prayed a special prayer over each child. Logan was terrified and didn't want to stand in front of the church. We practically had to drag him up there. To celebrate, we ate lunch at Logan's favorite restaurant Beto's.

Christmas Pictures 2012

The boys had their Christmas pictures made today. Here are a few of my favorites:

Surprise Party!

     This year I turned 30 on October 14th. My sister, Calli, and best friends, Rikki, threw a surprise party for me the night before my birthday. I knew something was up, but I thought one our best friends who moved to Paris, TX had come to surprise so when Joshua and I walked into Rikki and I saw all these friends I was surprised! 

     If you know me, then you know I am a HUGE Crimson Tide fan! My sister somehow talked my best friend who is a huge Arkansas fan to give me a Crimson Tide party and allow Tide decorations into her house. I think Rikki must really  love me! :) The wooden sign at the back of the table, my sister made for me. My sister also made the cake. 

Rikki and I:

Some of the party guests:

Calli and I:

My love and I:

Here are a couple of family pictures my mom took on birthday before church. I love my boys so much!

A Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

     This past Saturday, we took a trip back to Logan's old school-TLC (The Woods Learning Center) to pick out some pumpkins and take some pictures. The commission the church makes is donated to local charities and foreign missions. Yes those are the three pumpkins we bought. The largest one is about the size of Lucas and is currently sitting on my fire place. The boys had so much fun and Logan loves returning to his "old school".