We had a very fun, low key week for Spring Break....visited the zoo, Ruffner Mountain, swam LOTS & LOTS...it really was a great week.  We also had a special guest with us for Spring Break...Flat Stanley!  I think he enjoyed out adventures, although, he never told me otherwise!!

Langston had her very first Tball game...she was so excited and had a great time.  She was ready to stop anything that came her way (or anyone else's way too!!) 

I especially love this picture...she picked the jersey #4 to wear...the same number her mommy wore during her MANY years of softball!  Love it!  

Two thumbs up for a great time and a great game! 

My sweet baby, ready for her first Sunday Soccer!  Hard to believe she is old enough to do this!!  But what a cutie!  Personally, I think I need to get her a bigger bow??!!  She did really well for her first organized sport & had a lot of fun.  She also slept really well that night!!  :)

The Comings & Goings of Winter

 It seems like winter just literally passed us by!  We had such a mild one this year (with exception to the Mercedes Marathon weekend), it really seemed to fly by.  We have enjoyed our winter with basketball, more swim team and lots of fun thing to get in to...

 Sure, my son can dunk!!

Taking care of Charlie, the class "pet".  He loves a good bike ride!!

Stephen was excited to do his first Mercedes Kids run this year.  He did great and finished under 10 minutes!!  Much better than I believe his mom could do!!

Big man with his well earned medal!

Langston & her friends on a field trip to the Birmingham Museum of Art...sweetest group of kiddos!

ROLL TIDE ROLL!

We decided to forgo our trip to the Championship Game....even though we had a great hotel reserved and many friends to have fun with....we just couldn't find another ticket for our sweet little man who SOOOO wanted to be a part of the game.  We let him stay up for the entire game, for which, he watched very intently, cheered and jumped up and down and even finished the game with an special celebration with a super neighbor he adores.  While we would have loved to have been back in the stadium to watch another championship, it was so much fun to have our kids there to enjoy the game with us!

Pre-game seriousness

This little one ALMOST made it to the end of the game!!!  She fell asleep right before this big run...

Go Trent Go!  RTR!

Happy to welcome the 14th National Championship to the University of Alabama!  ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

Merry Christmas!

We had so much fun getting ready for Christmas...decorating, talking about Baby Jesus (and Santa too!), with Christmas programs and now....decorating Gingerbread Men cookies with G!  So fun and SO yummy!  

Our Christmas Eve with my family...

We must have been good this year...Santa DID come!  Stephen was so excited!  He woke up well before 6 am and the sunrise, ready to check out what Santa brought!  He was so funny trying to wake his sleepy sisters, who just wanted to sleep a little longer (as did mom and dad!!).  Once they woke enough to realize that Santa had come, they were excited and ready to ransack the tree!

Santa was good to us this year!

Langston's new doll came dressed as her favorite princess!

So did Carson's!

Stephen's new "Super Cool" bike!

Happy Faces!

Santa brought Langston's doll (Rebecca) some new clothes, including her favorite...a swim suit, swim cap and goggles!! 

Carson's absolute favorite...MORE ponies!!!  I love the look of excitement on her face!!

Stephen didn't even wait for the sun to come up to start putting together his new LEGO sets....thanks Santa, we need MORE lego's!!!   :)

Santa also remembered the girls liked this play Cinderella's Castle from when we were in Disney World!  They were so amazed that he brought it all that way and they have LOVED it!

Night Night!  The girls are having a slumber party in Carson's new Tinkerbell tent that Aunt Ann & Uncle Ron gave her!  Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas Programs Galore!

If you have ever been to a children's Christmas program, then you know it just screams of Christmas praise and joy of so many children singing off key and happy for it!  Honestly, it is one of my most favorite things....to watch our innocent and adoring little lambs praise our sweet Lord, it brings out the Christmas spirit in me...I hope it does for you too!

This year, we got to see all three of our children perform in Christmas programs.  Each was very different, but they were all very special.

 Apparently the new spotlights are just a bit too bright!!

 That's the smile that I LOVE!!!

 Canterbury's 4K is Performing their Christmas Program....my sweet one happens to be an Angel :)

 Young Mary finding out she will have a baby and He will be the Messiah!

I just love her reaction!!

 Hoping the Innkeeper has some room!

 The arrival of Baby Jesus

 'Angel's we have heard on high"!!  Here is my sweet Angel!

 The Wisemen offering their gifts...

 Daddy with his Angel

 G and Langston

 Nana and Langston

 Molly and Langston

 I love my sweet Angel

Shortly after my sweet Angel performed, I went to see my other Angel sing a few songs for mommy's and daddy's and to give us a sweet gift.  Sadly, this is the best picture I took of this sweet couple...I did take some better video feed that I will upload soon!

Merry Christmas to ALL!!!