Harrison's Bday

Harrison is 5, I can't believe it! My baby is 5 years old. It seems like yesterday I was rocking him to sleep or he was crawling around. Time really flies by. We have had a really rough year this year with Harrison. He has come so far in his behavior. I am so proud of him working so hard. All of the time and effort we put forth has truly paid off.

The boy loves Chucky Cheese. Honestly, I had rather do just about anything else, but it was his birthday and we let him pick the location (within reason of course). Most of his friends were able to come, some couldn't and some got lost, (jk Windee!) He loves his birthday and milks it for all its worth. He got great gifts from great friends and loved being with them.

It is really hard to believe that he will start Kindergarten next year. I hope he's ready.

Children's Christmas Program

Molli Beth was involved in the Christmas program at church again this year. Although her favorite way to participate is to sing, there were not solos this year. She, as well as several other children, had speaking parts. They all did great. MB loves attention and loves the stage. Maybe we can use this to our advantage one day. It was a good program. It helps the children to focus on the true reason of Christmas. With all of the commercialism that is a hard thing to accomplish sometimes. God Bless

2nd Annual Christmas Party

December 5th was our 2nd annual Christmas party. We had a smaller turn out this year, but it is all about quality, not quantity right? We played adult games and had a great time of fellowship and EATING! Dirty Santa did get a bit dirty this year, hence the name! We really did have a great time. Now it's time to start planning for next year, and not waiting until the last minute.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving seemed to sneak up this year. With the Disney trip it came a bit quicker than I was ready for. It turned out fabulous and we had a great time visiting with family. My parents came from South Carolina and my sister and her husband were here from Atlanta. Even though my house is a bit on the small side we all got along reasonably well.

On Thanksgiving Day we went to Travis' family in KY. We had a bit of drama while at his mother's house. Harrison and MB decided to climb a tree, however could not get down. Harrison decided to just jump out of the top of the tree. Well, on his way down he was injured by a limb. That led us the the rural Emergency Room of Russellville, KY, BLESS! They did a great job giving him his 4 stitches. Harrison, of course, would not be Harrison if he did not pick one out on the way home, goodness! Saturday we had Thanksgiving with my family on Saturday, at my house, that I cooked, for 25-30 people. WHEWWW!

Molli Beth's birthday

Molli Beth chose not to have a party this year and instead have a night out with her mom, how sweet! We started the day by having cupcakes at school for snack time. Then after school she got a big girl, 7-year old hair cut. Actually I was hoping to get that baby look to her face like this haircut produced when she was 5, but this time it had the opposite affect. Oh well. We then headed off to Opry Mills. She got a moose named "Holly" at Build-A-Bear Workshop. If you know Molli Beth at all you know her love for stuffed animals. Then we headed to Libby Lou to get her all done up. She also got a Jonas Brothers CD from Carah and a Jonas Brothers t-shirt! She had a blast and so did I. It was nice having her all to myself.

Playdates

The kids enjoyed having some friends over to play, different days of course. I can't handle that much at once. Molli Beth had a great time at the movies and playing with Maddie. Having friends over seems to get easier the older they get.

Harrison and Graham don't get to spend near enough time together. They are best buds and love being boys together. They were rockin on Guitar Hero. Perhaps they will be a new "boy band" of the future. The park was fun but it was freezing.