December at a Glance

we decorated our tree with care and lots of homemade decorations! welcoming Christmas time into our house, with excitement and anticipation!

so proud of her tree! 

we made a handprint Christmas tree! thank you pintrest!

then we made all of the reindeer!

she loved her advent calendar and was so excited to start it! 

everyday was so much fun finding a new treat!

love this smile more than anything in the world!

workin hard on makin some jingle bells!

making ornaments for our North Pole Party for friends to decorate!

got to go see Santa at the country music hall of fame! it was great! 

this girl loves Santa and was so very excited!

she asked for a unicorn! 

raymak and her friend grace dancin it out to some great Christmas music! 

love this!

time to make the cookies with my little baker!

Papa's Funeral and Life Celebration!

on the airplane watchin a movie and drinkin a sprite

got to open her halloween box at when we got to gran's - so fun

grandad was throwin her around on the bed

"swing me just one more time grandad"

she was sooooooo excited to see her uncle jared

all the cousins growing up way too fast

watchin a movie with aunt darla at the restaurant 

love this girl and her smilin face!

uncle jared and aunt darla we love them a whole lot

papa's seat at church

me, amanda, emily and jared

my mom and papa's seat

raymak and cousin justin

papa's parking space

snugglin with grandad

sweetest girl, i love her so much i can hardly stand it!

me, amanda, emily, jared and darla - all grown up (how did this happen)

gettin a ride from uncle jared to the car, so much fun!

all the kids got their bag of halloween fun from gran in the parking lot

pooped out girl, snugglin with aunt emily before we go trick r treating

my cute little giraffe - love it

giraffe and captain america eatin candy corn!

iron man ready to go

attack of lilie

iron man, giraffe, and captain america patiently waiting 

"knock, knock, knock.....trick or treat?

busted

Reindeer Farm Wonderment!

we experienced what will now be an annual Christmas tradition! we went on a Reindeer Tour at Strickland Farm in White House, TN. It was an amazing experience! 

did you know that reindeer shed their antlers every year and grow them back? 

we got up close and personal with all of the reindeer! 

did you know that they really do click when they walk? not kidding!!  

 raymak said : "they are sayin, 'rudolph, come hang out with us!"

 her smile says it all! feeding blitzen some graham crackers!

 so much fun and so exciting!

 we think this is jingle!

 sweet donkey hope

 hope got raymaks thumb - it was a mistaken for hay - pour baby, but she recovered well!

 raymak and snowflake!

snowflake is 10 yrs old and retired from santa's sleigh - she now trains all of the younger ones and teaches them how to fly! 

we had such a fabulous time together and will be back next year for sure!