Christmas Break!

We had lots of fun on our Christmas break! We went to all went to see Tangled, which was a pretty awesome movie. That night, Bryan did a favor for a friend and dressed like Santa, which was quite hilarious! We woke up the next day and went to Bullets for breakfast and to let the kids play, then all of a sudden decided to go ice skating in Tupelo. We all were clinging to the wall at the beginning. Brant really did great; it didn't take him any time. I am proud to say, I didn't fall once :). We had a great time!

Brylee's Christmas Open House & Brant's Birthday!

Every year, Brylee's preschool hosts an Open House for Christmas. The children sing songs for the parents and present a gift. Brylee did so much better than last year. She wouldn't even sing last year; she actually sang and participated! I loved the gift she gave us. It was a jar of cookie mix with her handprint on the jar in the shape of a Christmas tree. After they sang, they had their Christmas party. I then had to go back to work, but thankfully, Bryan was off and was able to get ready for Brant's 7th Birthday Party that evening. After Brylee's Open House, she went home with Bryan's parents so Bryan could get ready for Brant's campout. He also went to Brant's classroom and brought a treat for the class to celebrate his 7th birthday. Brant also got special permission to touch our elves, Ralphie & Christopher. They came to school that day, too! That night, we had Brant a campout. We even borrowed a 12 ft inflatable screen & projector to watch movies. It was pretty cold that night, we had fire pits going, and we set the tent up in the garage. Well, we ended up having 10 boys come and spend the night. Bryan & I felt like we had lost our minds to host this event, but it all ended up fine. It was a long night, though. We had one kid get sick, and they finally went to sleep at 1 AM. The next morning, I ran to Shipley's for donuts around 7:30. After the last kid left, we celebrated because - We SURVIVED the campout! After the party, Brant opened his gifts from us, and later, headed to meet all the grandparents, Aunt Layla, Uncle Chip, & Aunt Ginger at Mi Toro's, Brant's favorite restaurant. Brant got brought the sombrero and was sang to! After, we headed back for more gifts and cake. Mim & Pop's dog, Buster, even came!

More Catching Up - November

I am still trying to catch up. Well, November was very eventful. Brant was in a play at church - he was a shepherd.

During November, Brant had a field trip to the Buffalo Park. I took off and went with him. It turned out to be a great day. The temperature was perfect!

Brylee had her annual Thanksgiving feast at school. Check out my little Indian! Brant was a Pilgrim on the Sunday before Thanksgiving at church. I think they both looked pretty cute! Brant also has been taking Karate. He is now officially a white belt with a black stripe. He really enjoys taking it. I tried to snap some shots during the Thanksgiving break.

During Thanksgiving break, Brylee & I went with some good friends to see the Disney Princesses on Ice. Brylee absolutely LOVED the show! In fact, she has pretended to be a princess at home on ice while changing into different princess costumes.

Thanksgiving was spent with family. We spent most of the day with Bryan's family. We enjoyed seeing all the family we don't usually see. It is crazy that most of us live in the same town, but only see each other on special occasions. We cherish the moments with Bryan's grandparents. They are both in their 90s. It is awesome that my children get to spend time with them. After lots of food, we headed to visit my family in Meridian. We spent several days with them and then visited my grandmother in Laurel who is recovering from being in the hospital. It was good to see her doing so much better. The Thanksgiving weekend then ended great with a Bulldog Egg Bowl win! A perfect Thanksgiving ending!!