We had a wonderful weekend. After a great Thanksgiving with Drew's side of the family, my dad, stepmom, and brother came up on Friday. Bless their hearts, they arrived to our "decorated for Christmas" house but not cleaned up from the decorating. :) The mess got cleaned up and after the girls woke up from their naps we met Drew at Lieberman Farms to pick out our Christmas Tree. The Liebermans have a great Christmas tree farm and organic trees. Here are some highlights...
Here we are standing next to our choice. She's a beauty and got lights and decorations on Saturday.
Here we are standing next to our choice. She's a beauty and got lights and decorations on Saturday.
Drew went to cheer on the Mountaineers in the freezing rain Saturday afternoon and we decided to stay inside and cheer on the Gamecocks (to no avail). After their naps, the girls colored the elves Uncle Grayson brought up for them. Thanks, Uncle G!
PaPa and his grands
Three angels
What we woke up to Sunday morning...ice. Thankfully, the temperature got to a balmy 35 or so and the ice melted for the most part. After being treated to breakfast at the Mountain House we said "goodbye" to our family. Thanks, PaPa, B, and Uncle Grayson for a great weekend!
This year we are celebrating Advent with our entire extended family. Dustin and Daphne have put together some great devotions and we had a wonderful time seeing everyone. Drew's Great Uncle AD and Great Aunt Dixie were in town, so that was a very special treat. Here they are with their great-great nephew, Ward, who they met for the first time last night.
We read the story of Gabriel appearing to Mary (Luke 1:26-38) last night and acted it out. First, Halee and Molly acted while the little girls watched. Ruthie was Mary and MF Gabriel. It was too much!
This morning we woke up to one inch to a little more of snow this morning. It snowed off and on all day and was beautiful. After lunch, we put Ward down to sleep and suited up for some playing. Mary Fran was OK with it all but Evie loved it!
Eves throwing snowballs
The girls catching snowflakes on their tongues. Childhood is so much fun, especially the second time around!
1 comment:
Fran,
This is Summer Smith. I was checking up on Cara and Kerri and saw your name on the side under friends and family and thought to myself, " I wonder if this is her", and it is!!! First let me say what a beautiful family you have and it makes me very glad to see how happy you are. I think about you often and wonder how you are. You certainly made a positive impact on my life, one that still affects me to this day. I'm not sure if you remember in gym class when we had to run a timed mile and I was freaking out but you were there for me, the whole way and I love you for that. You are a very special person Fran and your husband and children are so lucky to have you in their lives.
XOXO,
Summer
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