Fun Times

Here is a little recap of the last few weeks.....


After Thankmus in Starkville, we all bundled up and braved the elements in hopes of a Bulldog victory.  Luckily, the frostbite was worth it and the Golden Egg returned to Starkville where it belongs.























We were able to visit with the Gordons and play for just a bit.  Wendy and her husband were in town too, so we all got to catch up over some yummy pizza.  I love my friends and I love that my kids get to grow up with their kids!

EK got to participate in the Hanging of the Green service at church.  It was a very family friendly service geared towards the children and all the Pastors really tried to tell the Christmas story and some of our traditions in a way that was super easy for the kids to grasp.

Haley and I went to watch some of our d group girls sing at the Ice Rink in Madison.  My kids really loved the singing Christmas trees.

We went to visit the Big Guy.  EK was surprisingly shy this year and would not even tell him what was on her list.  Walker just kind of stared at him and of course, pulled on his beard and pulled off his hat.

A group of girls from our church went to Tupelo for a women's retreat with Jen Hatmaker.  Yall.  She is amazing and I wish she would just move to Jackson so we could all be her friends!!!  She has such a heart for teaching and encouraging women and she is HYSTERICAL!!!!! She really challenged us to be true disciples and be about service.  Not sure what the Lord has in store but I know it is HUGE and I'm just excited to get to be a part of this story!!!!

Mom and I took EK to the Nutcracker on Sunday.  She did not move the whole time and had such the serious look throughout the whole performance.  Just taking it all in, I guess?

We had our "Mission Moms" get together for this month at our house.  The kids have so much fun together and it is so neat to get to watch them as they become aware of the need in the world around them.  This month, we colored pictures to send to "Color-a-Smile" which is an organization that distributes kids art work to nursing homes and hospitals.  We also made Candy Cane Happies.  The kids decorated the cards with simple phrases like "Love" "Joy" "Merry" and the hope is to carry them around and give them out to people that we meet to just brighten their day.

Yesterday, we went to the Blairs house for some cookie decorating.  Amanda was BRAVE!!!!
16 kids + an enormous amount of icing and sprinkles = an AWESOME time!!!  They all had such a great time playing together and the mamas had a fabulous time visiting as well!!! I love my friends!!!!