Makenzie is the BEST Big Sister!!!

Christmas Project...The Shed

Spencer wanted to use his time off at Christmas to clean out our shed. 

A HUGE THANK YOU to Katie for helping out.  We could not have gotten it done without her hard help!!! 

Before, we couldn't even walk through either side!!! 

Spencer added the window to the shed (only $50 from Habitat for Humanity). 

They took 2 loads to the dump and 1 load to the burn pile!

Sunsets for Sunday...Wk 1

We have the most spectacular sunsets here.  In an effort to enjoy them more and to continue to update the blog more often, I'm going to try to take a picture of the sunset everyday.  I have my phone alarm set to 5:30pm and I've picked out the spot. 

My goal is to take a picture everyday, and then post the week's pictures on Sunday. 

I don't know if I'll make the year, or the month, or even the week, but I'm going to try. 

So...here is the first installment (there's only 1 since it's the 1st of the month!).

Last Day of 2011

On New Year's Eve, Makenzie and Hailey went swimming!!!  It was cold and they didn't stay in long, but they did it!  Then we had a bonfire!  Happy New Year!

Quick (?!?) Trip to Florida

On Tuesday, we realized that Katie had only seen our house.  So the girls and I took Katie on a driving tour of Brunswick, Saint Simons Island, and Jeckyll Island.  We got out long enough to take pictures at the beach.

On Wednesday, the 4 kids and I drove Katie home to Clearwater, FL.  We dropped her off at the tattoo shop where she works.  Then we went to lunch with my Uncle Dave and Cousin Mike.  Then up to Tampa for a visit with our bestest friends...Cleo, Jarrod (or Jared...can't remember how to spell) and Luke.  Then home...all in one day.  We left at 6:15am and returned home at 11:15pm.  It was a LONG day, but well worth it!!!



Christmas Dinner

For several years Spencer has wanted to purchase a turkey frier.  Well...he finally did.  His first attempt resulted in NO burns or fires.  Woo-Hoot!!!  And even better, the turkey was AMAZING!!!!  Double Y.U.M.!!!



Christmas

Spencer's sister Katie was able to join us for Christmas.  The girls have LOVED having someone new to play with...especially someone with long hair and makeup!!!

I received several wonderful Christmas presents:

~~Riley splept for a solid 5 hours that night!!!

~~For the first time as a parent, I was awoken by Makenzie coming into my room and squeeling excitedly that Santa had come and left presents!!!

~~We had enough time to open all our presents infront of the fire  before heading to church.

~~The church service was BEAUTIFUL!

We had a wonderful Christmas.  We have been truly blessed and are very thankful.