Wake Forest Christmas Parade

This afternoon we went to the annual Wake Forest Christmas Parade. The kids had a blast. By the end our fingers and toes were numb. It was just a little chilly out this afternoon.

Here we are waiting for the parade to start. Me and my little munchkins.

Caleb and mommy and then mommy getting a sugar kiss from Caitlyn. Chloe took this picture. She did a great job.

Chloe is always saying how Caitlyn is her best friend. Is this not the cutest pic?

Here is daddy with his little man. He was trying to contain all the wiggles.

Chloe's face is priceless in this shot. She was so excited!!

Well that's what we have been up to the last few days. Keep checking back and leave me a comment if you want. I love hearing from everyone.

Christmas Party

On Wednesday we went to our small group Christmas party at The Pauleys house. It was an unusual warm day for December. We all had a blast. We even went around the neighborhood Christmas caroling. The kids loved it.

This is just a few of the people in our "small" group. We definitely had a house full. It was a great time of fun and fellowship with one another. Here we are singing Christmas carols at a house.

The kids loved seeing the houses decorated and the lawn decorations. Here they are saying Hi to Mickey.

Caitlyn and Caleb saying Merry Christmas!!

What's Up?

Well its hard to believe but today Caleb turned 18 months old. It just doesn't seem possible that he is that old yet. Time sure does fly. People are always telling you they will grow up fast and they sure do. I just treasure and am so thankful for each moment God has given them to us. They are such a blessing to Dale and I. I can't imagine our lives without them, we wouldn't know what to do with ourselves. Christmas is just around the corner and it seems to come so fast. Then it will be New Years and then summer again. It seems like life just passes by so quickly especially nowadays. I guess sometimes I need to put things in check and SLOW down. I need to savour all that is around me. Well just thought I'd write a quick note. I'll update later this week. Dale has his finals tomorrow and then he is done for a few weeks until Jan when classes start back up. So that is great!!

Friends

This weekend we took a trip to Bishoppville SC. Dale had a speaking engagement at a church there then we went over to Conway to see some of our close friends. It was a long tiring weekend, but it was great to see some of our friends. Here is Christina with her new little one Patrick. He is 3 months old and sooo cute. They live in Sumter, SC.

Then we spent the afternoon in Conway visiting The Smith Family or at least part of them.

Here is Bethany, Stephanie, Chloe and Caitlyn

This is the Smith Family: Bethany, Stephanie, Merlin and Lonnie ( who wasn't there when photo taken) Since we didn't get a chance to see Lonnie before he left to go back to school at Clemson we had to pull a photo out so we could see him.

Caitlyn kept asking for Lonnie all day in the car. She wanted to show him this picture the girls had made at Redbone Alley, but Lonnie had to go back to school at Clemson so he wasn't there when we got in. Caitlyn thought this was so funny. Here she is with her man Lonnie. Sorry Lonnie you couldn't see us in person and that we missed seeing you, so we had to go with a picture instead.

Well that's all for now. Hope we can come visit for longer next time and actually see Lonnie in person!! :)

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving here in Wake Forest, NC this year since I had to work that night. We went over to The Pauley's for dinner. They are a family from our small group from church and they have 3 boys. We had a wonderful time.

Here are all the kids. Her neighbors came over also and they had 2 kids. We had a houseful of entertainment!!

Here is Caleb chowing down.

The girls cheered what a great time we had!!

Thanks to the Pauley's for inviting us over and including us in their Thanksgiving this year.

Fun in West Virginia

So we left on Friday afternoon from Wake Forest and traveled to West Virginia. I had worked Thursday night and was up the entire day and through the evening. So needless to say I was tired. I was so looking forward to sleeping in at least some, but I must have been dreaming to actually think that would happen at moms house. Bright and early I was up with mom barging through the house and waking up us all. Once Caleb is awake that means we all are awake. Then the phone rings and dads calling wanting me to take a picture with his camera of a white squirrel that Derek got hunting. So it was freezing outside and I was up with a smile on my face taking this picture.

We spent a lot of time at Aunt Denise and Uncle Eric's house (kid friendly). Denise is a real homemaker and actually cooks and bakes and does that kind of stuff. Here are my girls taking it all in. I'm taking notes on the side (ha ha) or so Dale hopes. They were helping make some dirt dessert for a church dinner the next day. They did such a great job!!
Then they were helping her take the yucky stuff out of a pumpkin so she could make some yummy pies. Chloe didn't like how it felt at all. It was so funny. Notice Caitlyn in the background eating one of Uncle Eric's famous milkshakes.

Denise got Caitlyn to sit still long enough for her to french braid her hair. It was so cute. I
couldn't believe it was long enough to do. She looked so much older and grown up :(

We celebrated our Christmas while we at my moms house. Here are a few pics of the chaos that ensues when you have 8 children under the age 9 in one house. My sister went hunting that day
with her husband. So she may look a little scruffy in the picture. I know you will love this picture Tricia. I got my niece, Colleen this little stroller. See how many people it takes to put it together.
It was worth the hassle, she loves it!!

Caleb has this thing for Tigger and anytime he sees one he wants it. He sleeps with a mini Tigger and so my sister regifted this BIG Tigger to Caleb. I actually gave her son this a few years back. The look on Caleb's face was priceless. He absolutely loves it.

Here Caitlyn is being a good little mommy to her new little Snugglekin, a baby tiger cub. Look at Caleb in the background climbing in his new little dump truck ride on that grandma and grandad got him. He is such a boy now. I'm sure he is glad that he doesn't have to ride on the Disney princess one the girls have.

Caleb is wondering what in the world is all this mess?

Here is Dad unwrapping his surprise gun sling. Don't worry Dad I'll send you the money for it:)
Look mommy I got a car. A police car at that and it even makes sounds. (oh boy)
Here is grandma and Caitlyn getting ready for bed.

The kids got this dance mat from high school musical for Christmas from grandma and grandad. We decided to try it out earlier. I thought I would give it a try. I almost had a heart attack. So I left it to the younger ones. Here are Chloe and Caitlyn getting down. They did such a good job. I'm just glad Dale didn't think fast enough to get a picture of me.

Well it has been a fun and busy few days. We really enjoyed the time we got to spend with family. Even though we aren't there for Thanksgiving day we are still so thankful for the time spent with them all. I hope each who reads this a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. But above all ,remember who to be the most thankful for, the one who gave His life for us, Jesus Christ.

This has been a great week. We started last Sunday finishing our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Chloe and I finished the boxes together. We had went shopping and picked out some things for 2 little girls. I think Chloe really enjoyed herself and even wrote her a note and placed in the shoebox. It would really be neat if one of the little girls wrote her back.

Chloe had to disguise a turkey in school this week. We had to think of what to disguise the turkey so that he wouldn't be eaten at Thanksgiving dinner. Chloe decided to make her turkey a peacock. I thought this was a creative idea. So we made a dancing peacock.

On Friday Chloe had her Thanksgiving play at school. So we went to her school and watched her. She did such a great job!! Her class was dressed as the children in the play.
They were all so cute!!


We are in West Virginia at this time visiting my family and having our Thanksgiving/Chrismas celebration. The kids are having a blast playing with all their cousins. More pictures to come....

Friendly Visit

Well this has been a busy but fun weekend. We had some of our close friends in from Conway, SC, The Jackson 4. Maurice, Cindy, Shelley and Katheryn.

They came in on Friday evening and we have had such a great time. Chloe and Katheryn are great friends and Chloe has been glued to her hip all weekend. Here are a few fun pics from the weekend. Katheryn and Chloe always love to do stunts. Here is Chloe being Supergirl!!

Mr Maurice was putting a wrestling hold on Shelley.

Here are the girls putting on their silly faces and having so much fun . We really miss just hanging out with them.

Isn't this so sweet??

Many who know us, know we love Mexican food. We went out to eat at a local mexican restaurant even though it wasn't El Cerro Grande in Conway, SC. We had a good time of fun and fellowship.

Look closely at Caleb in the picture below. He was saying touchdown!!

Caleb loves giving high fives.

Finally it was time to settle down and the girls loved having their slumber party.

Caleb was so wore out. He fell alseep on Shelley. Isn't he so cute?

It was so funny. Caleb loved being around Shelley. I think he had a crush on her.

Today was Katheryn's 9th birthday. Happy Birthday!!

Caitlyn with her Yo Gabba Gabba Shirt.

We had a great time and weekend. Thanks guys for coming to see us and thanks for watching the kids on Saturday morning.

God is so AWESOME. Their is a local church in the area, Bay Leaf Baptist Church that does a toy chest for the seminary families. You can go there and get presents for a minimal cost for Christmas. It was just unreal. Such a blessing. People kept telling us about it and so Dale and I got up about 5 am on Saturday morning and went. The people at the church were so nice and I am so thankful for all they have done to help us and many other families during this season of giving. Thank You so much from the Myers Family, Bay Leaf Baptist Church!!