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Christmas morning

January 12, 2018

Christmas morning! finally! Maxwell was in our room by 6am and we made him hop in bed with us just for a bit before we went and woke up Spencer and Samantha. By 6:30, everyone was bleary eyed and ready to head downstairs!

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We were all so happy to see that Santa had come – and he had been very generous!

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Everyone got what they asked for – jerseys for Maxwell, a remote control dinosaur for Spencer, and a babydoll highchair for Samantha. There were lots and lots of surprises too!

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We spent the morning happily checking out all the new stuff!

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They got these surprise balls which you unwrapped to find little presents throughout…kinda fun.

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But also had pretty junky presents in them. Not sure Santa should get those again!

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My fave pic from the morning…Maxwell reading Spencer’s new book to him. 💙

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Proof I was there…

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and Robert too!

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The wrapping of Maxwell’s present to me. Love him.

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We then had Christmas waffles (breaking tradition from the pancakes!)…

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and got ready for family to come over!

Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

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Christmas Eve

January 11, 2018

On Christmas Eve we went to the noon church service and everyone was looking holly jolly!

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Especially Samantha in my old dress (that she also wore last year!)…

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Samantha did “ok”…I’m hoping by next year we’ll all actually be able to enjoy the service! That afternoon I had some helpers while making food for Christmas day…

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Best bowl cleaners around!

That night we had GJ, Daddo, and Susu over for dinner and Daddo gave the kids these neat Santa lanterns to put by their stockings so Santa could be sure to find them in the dark!

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We then got on our Christmas pjs and got the cookies and milk ready!

The kids were excited!! (and here you either get Samantha picking her nose or Spencer’s eyes closed. Take your pick! ha!)

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We did get a cute pic under our lanterns though!

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Everyone then snuggled in with their special Christmas pillowcases…

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and went fast asleep hoping that Santa would come!

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Art on display

December 8, 2017

Much like last year, one of Maxwell’s school art pieces was chosen to hang in a local business! This year it was one of the banks right by our house and they had a nice little reception for everyone last week. I didn’t know what to expect but wanted everyone to look nice so we pulled out the collar shirts and a pretty dress! I obviously wanted a picture…

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Yea, that seems about right. I did get this one though of everyone showing their teeth (or lack thereof!)

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Maxwell’s art was fantastic (no surprise) and everyone enjoyed the cookies!

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The best part was that Santa was there! We had no idea he was going to be there and I’m so glad we had put on our “fancy” clothes! 🙂 Samantha needed a little encouragement to get anywhere close to him…

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But, as long as brothers were up there too, she was ok.

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With the help of Robert, she did manage to tell him she wanted a high chair for her baby doll!

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Maxwell said he’d rather write Santa a letter instead of telling him in person so he doesn’t forget! ha! I have no idea what Spencer asked for but I’m sure it was something remote controlled! Before we left, Santa called the boys back over to tell them something…

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I asked them after what he said and he told them to be sure and not forget the cookies and milk!! Noted, Santa, noted.

So proud of my little artist and so glad we got a surprise visit with the big man himself!

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Highlands for Thanksgiving 3

December 7, 2017

On Saturday we were feeling pretty proud of ourselves after our strong showing hiking Whiteside and decided to tackle Scaly Mountain with the Woods. It was marked as “moderate”, the same as Whiteside so we thought we would be fine. We got off to a strong start…

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But, this path was much more of a wooded trail and had big steps, tricky parts, and slippery rocks. Samantha was just having trouble. So, we did what we had to do! This was my view for much of the hike…

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and when I wasn’t looking at that, I was doing this! ha!

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The boys had no trouble at all and kept running up ahead and finding cool things to check out!

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Because this trail was so wooded, we were pretty protected from all the wind and, when you’re carrying a 40 lb medicine ball on your back and hiking up a hill, you get pretty hot! We were peeling out of our layers and trying to figure out ways to hold everything and hold Samantha!

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It was a 2 mile hike up and 2 mile hike down the mountain. We probably carried her 3 of those 4 miles! But, that’s ok. As always, it was totally worth it when we got to the top!

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Spencer and his new best bud, Shadow…

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It took about an hour and a half to get up the mountain and about 30 minutes to get done. A great hike! Not 2 minutes after getting in the car, Samantha looked like this…

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it’s exhausting being carried! 🙂

That night we watched a disappointing Iron Bowl. Oh well, Roll Tide anyway! There’s always next year! Sunday we packed up and headed back to Birmingham, but had to stop for a nutritious breakfast first!

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What a wonderful trip!! Good family time (thanks for everything Lulu and Granddaddy!), excellent food, and plenty of fresh air and adventure! I think we all felt about like Samantha on the drive home…

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Thankful for a great Thanksgiving!

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Highlands for Thanksgiving 2

December 5, 2017

On Friday we headed into town for breakfast and then back to the house to walk over and check out the waterfall!

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Robert tried to throw a trick pass with the football and it backfired and ended up in the creek! Robert made a mad dash to save it – thankfully he got it and he didn’t fall in!

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The kids were playing in the water too and thankfully they didn’t fall in either!

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After lunch, I got Samantha down for a nap while Robert took the boys over to see Patrick and Henry and hike up Satulah! We definitely wore them out this trip!

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Samantha didn’t miss out though – she had plenty of fun playing with Baby Margaret all weekend!

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Even more mountain fun tomorrow!

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