end of december/jan

Friends visit...

USM basketball...

small Christmas piano recital...

Disney on Ice....

More friends....

Happy New Year....

picking lemons and making lemonade....

Happy 91st Birthday Grandmother....

Richard home from Buffalo and running in Marathon....

Enjoying pretty sunsets....

No school for MLK day/beach......

District Reading Fair....

The End.

Christmas Memories

{in no particular order}

 *Season's Greetings album. I put all of our past Christmas Cards that I've been saving in an album--nothing fancy. We have enjoyed looking at it this year.

 *We "Ding-Dong" ditched a few neighbors!

 *Picking Holly with my friend Hollie!  We went out to the country to her in-laws' land and picked a bunch.  Looking at it in these Mason Jars made me smile.  I used it all around the house and even on some packages.

 *My new snowmen wreaths greeted friends and family on our front doors!

*Elfie and all of his shananigans!

*I love these carolers that I picked up in Gatlinburg. They remind me of our mountain trip!

And, Emma Kate's Christmas carols on the piano filled our home this season.  She has gotten really good and played for everyone!

 *Cookie swap at Hollie's. These Rolo Cookies were my favorite!

*lights, lights, and more lights!

*4th grade Christmas breakfast

*Ethan's Christmas party and pajama day!

*Cookie baking day at Nonnie's!

*We gave away a lot of baked goods this year to neighbors, friends, and teachers.

*I love that Emma Kate got so excited about this Baby Alive doll!  This year, I could really see evidence of her growing up in a lot of the gifts she recieved--a camera, big-girl rings, clothes....

*a bicycle built for 2!

*riding Anna Grace's go-cart.

*family, family, family

*we opened our presents Christmas Eve night.

I love the wrapping on this one...

*putting out milk and cookies for Santa.

*one of my favorite traditions: Christmas cards!  I attached them to a garland this year--I like it!

*I put a little tree on the patio with star fish on it.

*Santa came and brought lots of goodies!

*church on Christmas Day, then lunch at Mom and Dad's

*Mom and Dad gave me a {red} KitchenAid mixer!  No pictures of me opening it, but I acutally shed tears...over a mixer! I'm getting old!  I've already tried it out and I LOVE it!

*lunch with old friends (Wed. Dec. 28)

*high school besties

*Christmas lights at Bellingrath Gardens (Thursday, Dec. 29)

What a memorable Christmas Season!