Making Memories at Home

First gift under the tree, from Weston to Mama

James and his cookies

Weston decorated snowman cookies

Connor chose the candy cane cookie

Putting on the frosting

Decorating with sprinkles

Cookie tasting

All on display on the cooling rack

Wrapped presents under the tree

Jamesey-Love in pjs

The Littles hugging

James's gift was asking Mama to go on a date with him

James and Hannah with their gifts

All ready to go to Hawaii

Hangin' loose after opening all the gifts

Connor on Christmas morning

Hannah playing with Star Wars toys

Santa Polly

Hannah, RoRo, and Mommy

Daddy and Weston

Opening more gifts

Hannah's Kitty purse ("CoCo") from Mimi and Grandy

Time for bed to try out the new mask

Mommy's best girl

Weston wearing his mask

Tucking James in the bed

Hannah's Barbie and remote control jeep

Bert and Connor playing with the new foosball table

Hannah helping with Christmas morning breakfast

      This Christmas was a lot of fun.  Will and I surprised the kids with a special gift.  We wrapped up individual gifts of sleeping eye masks, Hawaiian necklaces, Aloha shirts for the boys and a Moana costume for Hannah.  We really enjoyed watching the Bigs put all the pieces together and determine that we were going to take a plane trip to Hawaii.  Connor was the first to guess correctly.  They couldn't wait to try on their Hawaiian clothes.  Hannah even did a special dance in her Moana costume.  Santa delivered some cool gifts on Christmas morning, too.  We made a special breakfast to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  It was homemade blueberry biscuits with a powdered sugar glaze.  We read from Luke 2, put a candle in one of the biscuits, and sang Happy Birthday, Jesus. 

Christmas in Georgia

Christmas Traditions New and Old

Weston reading The Polar Express to Hannah

Caroling in the neighborhood

My first hand-painted ornament

Weston's "O Tannenbaum" ornament 

Cornerstone Christmas Program

James, Connor, and friends on stage

My little shepherd boy

My wise man and shepherd together

The complete cast

Wise men offering gifts

James' classmates

Thanksgiving at the Beach

James showing off his treasures

Weston and Connor kicking a ball on the beach

Hannah perched on her beach chair

Hannah after a long day at the beach

Thanksgiving dinner

James' plate full of food

Daddy and Connor

Mimi and Grandy by the "party lights"

Connor and Hannah sitting together

Daddy teaching Hannah how to putt

James' turn

Mimi helping Hannah

Weston, James, Hannah, and Connor

Hannah got a hole-in-one

Mimi and Connor

Family pic

James' hole-in-one

Playing in the tide pool

Hannah and James

Connor and Weston

Weston tossing the ball up

Dinner at Original Oyster House

Hannah walking on the beach with Grandy

Hannah holding her seashell

Weston and Mimi

Weston admiring a shell

All cuddled up on the couch to watch the Egg Bowl

Hannah asleep on the beach