A trip to Tennessee

We went to visit my SIL in Franklin, TN a couple (as in 4) weeks ago to celebrate my nephew Jeremiah's 3rd birthday!
They have your standard rental home... on 80 acres...with horses....golfcarts...zip line...a thousand riding toys.... ya know just the usual. Oh, and a pony named Emma.
We had a BLAST! I love getting all the kiddos together and watching them play.
Here are a few pictures from the day!

Oh, this would a DEAD BIRD that Jeremiah handed us.... yes a DEAD BIRD.  Needless to say we all screamed as soon as he showed us. That was one for the books.

 

Favorite Family Pictures

Christmas according to my iPhone :)

WARNING: Picture Overload

These picture consist of the month of December.  We were really busy but had great time!

Real quick, I will say that Hudson is army crawling like crazy and pulling up, and walking around the table, he getting very mobile. Addie Jane and Jack are also growing like weeds. I love listening to them sing and play make believe together. Ever since Christmas they have been in their rooms playing nonstop. Now....their rooms are a constant disaster but that is to be expected I suppose. Our life is a little chaotic right now but I honestly would not have it any other way.  Between my work, Jent's work, school for Jent and the kids, and just trying to keep everything together it is kind of crazy, but I know one day I am going to wish that they were still little like this.  I have decided to take a breath each day and realize that this time with them, at these ages, will only last so long and to not take it for granted. Right now my favorite thing the kids' are doing is after we get done eating dinner they sing and put on a show for us on the "stage" it is precious. I need to put some of the videos on my blog! Too funny not to share.

  Anyways, that is all for now hopefully I will one day have time to blog again but we will just wait and see :)

Also, these pictures are a bit out of order.  I am blogging from iPhone again :)

Deacon and Jack after the kids' school Christmas program.  They are too sweet together.

I caught this little gem one morning on my NEW CAMERA! My mom and dad got me a new camera for Christmas WAHOO.  You will also notice I do not have a lot of pictures from Christmas day because I took them all with my new camera and forgot all about my silly little iPhone. Ha

Me and the little one

These three :)

Jack in his fishing vest with his fishing rod so pumped!

Family pic from Christmas Eve

This little ones Emma Kate and Hudson

The boys at the park

Huckleberry

Our Christmas decor

Making Christmas crafts with Dad

My new camera! Love it

All 7 cousins sitting on a couch in matching pajamas..doesn't get much cuter than that!

Left to Right:

Deacon (2) Harper (10 months) Jeremiah (3 TODAY) Levi (17 months) Jack (3) Hudson (7 months) Addie Jane (4)

BLESSED.

Hudson just attacking our Elf, Snowflake.

Mona and the kids cooking Christmas Eve dinner which consisted of, filet migon, twice baked potatoes, 7 layer salad, and to top it off a little lobster tail! Thanks grandma!

BFFs Mary Ella and Addie Jane

Baby whiperer Gran Janey

I can't handle his pictures sometime.

Family pic

my new pandora bracelet complete with charms!

Tweety bird..Emma Kate.

Just like his daddy

Recent happenings

No time to type as usual. We are extra busy around here lately. Basically it's been school, beach, sickness, school, Halloween, sickness, healthy time, sickness, and now thanksgiving. I am thankful for the very few day of healthy kiddos I have had this month. Hudson has 2 bottom teeth that have popped through. Crazy. Really he has been in a pretty good mood for cutting 2 teeth at the same time. He sits up by himself and says "ba ba" and "ma ma" yay! Finally i had a baby that says "'mama" first instead of daddy! Anyways here are few pictures of the past month. I still haven updated pictures from our family beach trip in October. I feel ashamed but we have been sooo busy!! I will update more on Hudson and the big kids soon. Have a great day! Roll tide :)