Christmas at Gigi & Bubba's

Christmas Eve is spent with Gigi and Bubba ~ we have our "traditional" dinner of steak, shrimp & scallops, followed by gifts for the kids.

Cooper made a fort with his presents

 Reagan followed suit.

 my beautiful girl

 my handsome young man

 Cooper hit the jackpot with Star Wars, Legos, & MineCraft!

 Reagan got a few fuse bead design books

 and a cross-body bag for her Bible

 They were both excited when Cooper opened a Hero Factory Toy

 Reagan asked for "a little bit of candy"

 more Star Wars Legos

 MineCraft figures

 Reagan received a few Legos herself

 Dollywood and Splash Country Season Passes!

 a final joint gift

 it's an air hockey table, but we'll wait until we get home to open it!

 Once we got home from Gigi & Bubba's, the kids had a lot to do to get ready for Christmas Day.

Setting out food for Santa's reindeer

 they set out their homemade cookies and milk for Santa

 took a few pictures for mom!

 and watched a video message from Santa

 They were anxious to find out if they were on the nice or naughty list!

It was close...but Santa said they made it on to the nice list!

Gobble, Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving 2014!  We have so much to be thankful for ~ family, friends, health, jobs...and I could go on and on!  We spent this year with Greg's side of the family enjoying lunch and laughs!

our slogan for the day

 Cooper is ready to eat!

 So is Reagan!

 Cooper and Bubba volunteered to sit at trays to give the rest of us a little more room at the table

 I was there too! (very awkward shot of me!)

 Reagan dressed as an Indian for our lunch.  She really wanted Cooper to wear his Indian outfit too, but he wouldn't agree!

 the happy couple!

 the kids took a break from eating to watch a little TV

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endure forever.

Psalms 106:1

Sunday Lunch

To earn one of her Girl Scout badges, Reagan had to "interview" a woman other than her mother to learn about some of the roles she has in life.  Reagan chose to interview Gigi. She learned what Gigi thought she wanted to be when she grew up, what her favorite role has been and other fun stuff that she didn't know.

we also had to include a picture of the interviewer and interviewee!

Vacation 2014 - Sunday - Day 2

Today was our first full day of vacation - most of it spent at the pool!  Although, we did go to the beach for a little while. 

they couldn't wait to get in the pool

 so.much.fun!

new goggles

 I think we just got photo-bombed by Cooper!

 the happy couple!

 on the beach

 jumping the waves

 collecting shells

 playing football with dad

back to the pool

 back to the pool

We finished the day with dinner at Stinky's Fish Camp and of course we had ice cream at Blue Mountain Beach Creamery!