Christmas at Opryland

Watching a little TV before going to dinner

James, Mommy, Hannah, and Connor

Pizza in the resort atrium

Four happy children

Two happy grandparents

Demonstration with professional ice skaters

Weston on the ice

James ice skating for the first time

Hannah crying while we pushed her on the ice

Will and James using the Polar Bear for support

Connor, Will, and James

Mommy pushing a tired James

James with Daddy and Mommy

Grandy consoling Hannah

Hannah and Mimi

Mimi hugging Hannah and Connor

Group picture taken by our Connor

Racing around the rink

Holding up Jamesey-Love

Will, Connor, and James

Skating with my Weston

Running into each other

Weston pushing Connor

Mommy and the Littles

All of us about to leave the ice skating rink

Making sweet memories together

Mommy and Hannah

Mommy with all four

Family pic by the trees

Ready for bed in Christmas pajamas

Weston and James, Two Peas in a Pod

Grandy, Mimi, and their grandkids

Heading to the Cirque Holidaze show

Pic by the tall Christmas tree

Hannah and Mommy having a little fun together

I wanted to do something special together as a family as part of the kids' Christmas this year, so Will and I booked the Gaylord Opryland Resort for some good family fun.  We loaded everyone up in the car on Thursday and told the kids where we were headed after we were on our way.  We arrived late afternoon, and Mimi and Grandy met up with us for pizza in the resort atrium.  The resort was decorated so pretty with lights everywhere, and Christmas music filled the air.  We went ice skating, and we had the best time!  Everyone got out on the ice, even Hannah, who was a little hesitant.  The "Littles" rode on a polar bear seat that we pushed around.  Weston and Connor braved the ice skating rink without skating aids, and they did really well.  Will and I had a blast pushing the kids as fast as we could around the rink.  We also formed a train as we skated around in a line with hands on each other's hips. The next day, we went to the Cirque Dreams Holidaze show at the Grand Old Opry.  We also took a ride on the Delta Riverboat Cruise that winds through the Opryland Resort.  We left to come home today, so we could be home on Christmas Eve.  The kids have already said that they want to come back again next year!

Boys' First Time Shooting Guns at the Farm

Daddy showing the boys how it's done

Weston ready to shoot

Connor ready to shoot

First attempt for Weston

Hit the target

James taking shooting practice very seriously

Connor's first attempt

Hit the target

Daddy helping James with his first attempt

Hit the target

Mommy about to shoot

 

We went to Georgia over the weekend to celebrate Christmas with Nana, Granddaddy, Uncle Eric, Aunt Stephanie, Kayla, and Emily.  The highlight of the trip for the boys was shooting a gun for the first time.  All three boys got to shoot, and all three boys hit their target.  I'm sure they will want to do this every time we go to Georgia. 

TCPS Christmas Program and FUMC Parties

Two of the Wee Three Kings

A Dancing Shepherd and a Wise Man

Mommy helping with Hannah's class Christmas party

Hannah and Friends

Hannah posing with James's preschool class

Thanksgiving at the Beach

James and friends ready for their school program

Connor and James wearing hats Hannah made at school

Meeting baby Connor Godbold

James working hard at the beach

Three brothers looking for sea creatures

Hannah hanging out on the towel

Boom Boom Bang...Firepower!

Enjoying milkshakes at Flip Daddy's

 

TV time together in the condo

We spent our first Thanksgiving at the beach this year. On our way down, we stopped in Hattiesburg to visit Mary and David and meet baby Connor.  Connor was so excited to hold him and spend time with him.  Then, we traveled on to Orange Beach to meet up with Mimi and Grandy.  We went to the beach each day for a couple of hours, followed by time in the indoor pool and hot tub.  Mimi made Thanksgiving dinner for us, and we all watched the Egg Bowl together at Tidewater. On our last night, we went to Flip Daddy's restaurant.  We ate burgers outside by the fire.  All the boys played corn hole, and we watched football games on TV.  We finished our meal with hand-scooped milkshakes.  It made for a very fun night out!

Game Day at Mississippi State

Riding down to Starkvegas

Pom Poms, Paw Print tattoos

And a new cowbell

 

Mimi and Grandy kept Hannah so we could take the boys to a football game yesterday in Starkville.  We accidentally left our cowbell at home, so of course we had to go buy a new one in the bookstore. We also had to get bone and bulldog sugar cookies from the bakery.  James had a blast ringing the cowbell during the game.  The Bulldogs pulled a win!  Afterwards, we met up with Danielle and Emory to chat for a bit.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trips and Halloween

James at the pumpkin patch with his class

Picked a good one

Hannah holding her pumpkin

James with his classmates

Connor and his classmates

Connor made his choice

Bond...James Bond

Family pumpkin carving and cookies

James (4), Connor (7), Hannah (2), and Weston (9)

Leftover cookies and milk for our Jack-O-Lantern

The posed picture Weston wanted me to take

Weston and James

Connor, Weston, and James

Cinderella (with her Puppyrella), 2 Power Rangers, and a spy

Cinderella scared of the Power Rangers

Ready to go to Trunk-or-Treat downtown