what another big year 2016 was for us. so many fun trips and a crazy new move. we’ve got a sports driven six year old, a very creative and funny four year old and an ever busy but happy one year old…we thank God for the opportunities we were given this last year and look forward to what He asks of us this year. happy new year!
xxoo
christmas evening we headed over to nana’s house to have a yummy christmas dinner and enjoy some more family time. this little girl loved being the center of attention…
i didnt get all the pictures i hoped for! anna kate loves to be the center of attention but i couldn’t get her to take a group picture for anything. 😛 this uncle, spoiled these boys like crazy! it was so fun to watch them together.
we missed papaw so much this christmas. but we know he is so proud of us for carrying on the traditions like we do and sharing the love that Christ taught us. family is such a blessing!
xxoo
so this christmas was full of surprises… we surprised holly for her birthday and chad and his family surprised us for christmas. it couldn’t have been better. of course this has taken forever to get all of my favorite pictures i want to remember on here. here comes picture overload probably, but it captures what a great visit it was! another wonderful christmas eve mass, so much food {that the teenagers magically make disappear} and the kids were spoiled as always. we are so blessed.
{jack you have entered an interesting picture taking stage …}
so many little bodies moving, it was almost all blurry pictures. 🙂
they love christmas eve, they didn’t like knowing it was bedtime 🙂
these little ones love singing happy birthday to jesus in the morning. they also really love cupcakes for breakfast 🙂
so call it picture overload or picture perfect 🙂 there’s no doubt that siblings are the best gift you can ever give your children. so much fun and so much love for all these people…
xxoo
oh what a fun party we had! girls kareoke almost all night 🙂
any excuse for a party…. forty’s fine when you look 29 😉 we love you holly! thanks for letting us celebrate with you!!
xxoo
during our christmas break, we welcomed the newest member of our family into our faith. it was such a beautiful sacrament to witness, with all the little eyes on the newest member.
ella gertrude marie
you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
welcome to the faith. you are so loved. we love you so much and look forward to guiding you on your journey!
xxoo
{thank you erika for the beautiful photos 🙂 }
so we didnt have many pictures to document this great holiday. we headed out and spent the weekend with kindle’s extended family. the boys got to shoot guns, play outside and catch a football game. mama got some much needed time with her sister. we have so much to be thankful for. this weekend together was wonderful.
more miles on the new ride but of course more memories made. we love our road trips as much as we love our family! 🙂
xxoo
what a great year this boy had for his first football season. it was so great to watch him and his teammates make so much progress.
you have quite the cheerleaders for you buddy! we can’t wait for next season! this may be one of my favorite sports to watch you play in right now! 🙂
xxoo
sweet little man, this is a very late post so pay no attention to the date i blogged. i had many obstacles in my way of staying on top of these posts. i wont go without sharing what a fun day we had on your
F O U R T H birthday.
it was so much fun daddy took the day off just for you. 🙂
our wild one, for sure. you enjoyed every bit of this little zoo adventure. your favorite new animal is a giraffe…
samuel, it was a big day celebrating all things you. i can’t believe what big boy you have become. you have gone through many moves at such a little age and you are a trooper! you have the biggest heart along with the biggest smile. you have the sweetest voice that some still struggle to understand what you are saying. you love, love to get messy even when you don’t think you are getting messy. you are very shy but never to shy to have a good laugh. we love you so much big boy and look forward to what
f o u r year old samuel will learn and do!
xxoo
another belated post… but oh my goodness this was a fun party celebrating joshua, jack and samuel’s birthday. these kids are awesome and are such a gift to the family!
{here comes picture overload…}
oh my goodness we underestimated how quick it would get dark. however, i think the kids were super excited how we celebrated outside in the dark like we were really campin’ 🙂 smores, movie and a bear oh my! wonderful memories were made that evening. thank you to all who were able to join us! i can’t wait to watch the boys grow this year. nine, six, and four here we come! happy birthday boys!
xxoo
through thick and thin… and many, many miles apart.
god is so good. this friendship, truly through Him… when we are together, its craziness, it’s full of laughter and tears, but mostly laughter 🙂 love this family and all the joy they can bring us when they visit! thank you for travelin way out west nadia 🙂 you and your crew created great new memories in our new home! come back soon!
xxoo