Snow & A Buck

Atlanta got hit with 4inches of snow and when Thompson saw it he said, "WOW."  We had a great day!

Saturday, William enjoyed a hunting trip with his friend, Steve. William was in the stand for 30 minutes when he shot a 8pt buck. Thompson thought it was a Reindeer and kept saying "Reindeer Stuck."  There will be a lot of venison stew in our future!

Christmas 2010

Our Christmas holiday flew by! Thank you to our families for all the love, food, gifts, memories and fun!
The week before Christmas we met my cousins at Stone Mountain Park and played in the snow:

Then, we went to Rome and celebrated Christmas a little early. We had fun and Thompson loves his Mater truck from Auntie and bulldozer from Granmom and Granddad.

On Christmas my family came to us and we celebrated with a big lunch of 21 people at Lacey's house. It was lots of fun!

Thompson loves the Train Table from T-lo and Pop & the BBALL goal from his uncles:  

December Fun

December is my favorite month for many reasons: Jesus's Birthday, family-time, Christmas parties and my birthday. I turned  27 and recieved a Kindle. I love it and already read  Decision Points by George W. Bush. For my birthday dinner, William took me to JCT Kitchen and the southern food was wonderful. 
This December was special because my greystone friend, Gigi, got married in Roswell.  I was honored to be a bridesmaid and it was a fantastic celebration of Gigi and Howell's love. She is an incredible woman and a stunning bride!

Early Christmas at the Farm

We headed down to Sylvester to celebrate Christmas with William's grandparents. It was a 24hr trip but we had a lot of fun. Thank you for a wonderful time!

Thompson driving the golfcart with Granddad:

Grandma tried to make a gingerbread house but Thompson just ate the candy:  

 Grandma and me with my birthday cake:

Feeding the donkeys:

Elf Magic & Santa

After going back and forth on what role Santa would play in our house, we decided to go all in! T-lo "adopted" Thompson a magic elf. The company is called Elf Magic and they help you adopt an Elf. The best part of this story is how Jesus is the "best gift of all."

We visited with Jingle and Jangle Elf this week and they signed Thompson’s book. He enjoyed watching them and showing off his elf, Justin.

Friday, we went to see Santa in Smyrna. William brought Thompson to sit with Santa and Thompson started crying. I told him to ask Santa for toys for Christmas and his response was, "No toys, No Santa" What he meant was…I don't want to sit on Santa's lap for toys. Forget it.

So, we all got in the picture (even his elf, Justin):

A Brother

Thompson is going to have a brother in April and we're really excited! A prayer we have for our boys is that they will be best friends who build each other up in the Lord.

This weekend, we celebrated 5 years of marriage and that I am 5 months pregnant. God has been so good to us.

Zoo

 The Monk's took us to the zoo; it was so much fun! Seeing the zoo through our two year old eyes’ was delightful. Thompson rode his first carousel  and he choose the giraffe. We loved looking at all the animals and riding the train together.

On Saturday evening, the adults (Thompson had a sitter) went to dinner at Hal’s  and it is the best steak we’ve had in Atlanta. Thank you, Granmom and Granddad for such a fun weekend! We are celebrating Thanksgiving at their cabin.