Christmas time is here.

One thing I've really enjoyed about Christmas this year is the kid's knowledge and simple understanding of the reason for Christmas- Jesus. It's so exciting seeing them grow in so many ways.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Good times in Columbia

The second half of Thanksgiving was going to be a trip Myrtle Beach but since Jason's brother came into town we spent more time in Rock Hill and then decided to visit Columbia too. We first enjoyed an evening at one of my favorite pub's, Hunter Gatherer.

Cheers!

Good Eats!

Goat cheese salad, Duck Confit over grits, and kalmata olive pizza.

The next day we enjoyed Riverbanks Zoo with our cousins. They had special wristbands for the kids that allowed them to do all the extras at the park for FREE. Thanks Melanie and John!

Feeding the giraffes lettuce.

Riding ponies.

The carousel.

Feeding the birds nectar.

An early Christmas Gift

For Christmas, Josh and Rachel got a play set from the grandparents. Since we got a used one, the guys got to have fun with big tinker toys (ha,ha). First they disassembled the playset at someone's house, transported it, and then reassembled it at our house. After two days of work, it is standing strong and being enjoyed on warm days. Thank you all and Merry Christmas!

More Thanksgiving...

I just realized I hadn't uploaded all of our photos from November. Here are some from Thanksgiving in SC. Rachel and Noelle had a little photo shoot outside. Cheese!

Our Thanksgiving surprise- RUSSELL came home from Sicily!

He picked Hibachi Grill for the day after Thanksgiving. This was our first time going with the kids. The kids loved the entertainment!