Christmas Break 2018

We spent about 10 days in Durham for Christmas break.

 Grayson sang in church on Sunday morning, and then after church, we hit the road for Durham.

 Monday (Christmas Eve) we had a pajama party brunch at my parents house.

It's not an easy thing to get this picture!

 the girls

Miller loovvvvvvves his Papa

these 3 went to lunch at a Korean place

playing in Papa John's basement... 

 Christmas morning

 On Wednesday, we (the girls) went to Clemmons to see the Hobsons and meet baby Madison

Clemmons for the day to meet Madison and spend time with the Hobsons

 dinner at Maggianos 

 being handed serving spoons to eat our dessert with was a highlight of the evening... 

getting energy out at the playground

dinner at Stoney River Steakhouse

the boys had a sleepover at Nona and Pop Pops with Keller

 we met the Harpers at RBC to play and eat Italian Pizzeria for a few hours 

Clemson won the Cotton Bowl

 New Years Eve ridiculousness... 

first movie theater with Pop Pop, Nona and Bett to see Mary Poppins Returns

Merry Christmas!

December 2018

It's been a sweet advent season in our house. Grayson has wrapped ALL THE THINGS, Miller has loved the tree/ornaments and Bowen is always down for a hot chocolate morning. What a wonderful season to teach these little boys about the waiting and anticipation of the birth of Jesus and fixing our eyes and hearts to His return! Chad and I have been reading Sinclair Ferguson's 'Love Came Down at Christmas' and he says " Our celebrations of joy this Christmas are only a kind of reverberating echo of the joy we will know in the future when at last we come face to face with Jesus." Praise Him! 

We love the Clemson Christmas parade!

peppermint milkshakes!

It's not a Clemson event unless the tiger is there!

 Trying to get a picture before a date + real life with a toddler... 

Miller LOVED the ornaments this year. He would pull them off and walk all around the house with them. Or just stand at the tree, looking at them. He would also put stuff in the tree. I found matchbox cars, toy horses. I guess he was decorating... 

please note Simba and Nala are at the nativity too...