Christmas in Texas

Today Joey, Max and I are setting off on our long Christmas journey to the country of Texas. It will most likely be a 20 plus hour adventure. We'll be staying in Amarillo and Pampa until Jan. 1st and then we will be coming home. We are excited to see family, and for Max to meet Joey's side of the family. The last few days have been very stressful, trying to get things finished here as well as prepare for our trip. Today, I have a huge list of things to do before we set out. In case you are wondering, I still have to pack, walk the dog, go to the post office, etc.

Some how this advent season has snuck by. I have to confess that this has probably been the first advent where I really haven't been able to slow down and really appreciate what this wonderful season is all about. Maybe 20 hours of sitting in the car is a God-send afterall. I'm sure we will be sharing some Texas pics with you shortly.

Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year!!

Thanksgiving

We went to PA for Thanksgiving this year. It was wonderful to be with family. Max finally got to meet some of his cousins. Isaiah is only 5 months older than Max. The two of them became friends really fast. I think Isaiah is really to credit for Max taking his first steps while we were there. Max had to keep up with his new buddy after all.

Here's Jael trying to get something from Joey. :-) Ethan is in the background.

Abby and Jael were all over the place all the time. You had to have a lot of energy to keep up with them.

Here we are on our way to go sledding. I can't believe how big Gracie, Nathan, Dan and Caleb have gotten. Thanks for a great time you guys!!

Max actually seemed to like sledding down the hill, even when snow got in his face but...

...he didn't like sitting in the snow by himself.

I thought the lighting in this picture was kinda fun. Actually, I think the lense was fogged up when Joey took it.

Here he is all bundled up. I had to get a picture of this since this will never happen in SC.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!