Santa Sittin' 2016

We had a visit with the big guy early this year.  It felt so good to get our Santa visit in before it was even December.  Haha!  The holidays are so crazy, it was nice to not feel rushed, and there was no line!  We will definitely be repeating the early Santa visit in the future.  We went to Stonebriar mall this year, and it was great.  It was our first year not to have a screaming kid, which was a bit sad for me.  I love a good crying Santa pic!

Santa Sittin' through the years...

Thanksgiving



We had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  The kids had fun things at school, and we had a blast out at the lake.  Audrey's class had the biggest celebration, complete with a play.  She was the cutest pilgrim ever.  

I was working for Savannah's feast, so Nonnie came to the rescue to be with our girl. 

Luke celebrated with some buds and some cafeteria food.

We headed out to the lake for gorgeous weather!  Audrey was Tula's little helper and got the table all ready.

Our outdoor feast!  Tula outdid herself!

Luke was so happy to finally shoot an arrow through the bottle.  (I wont tell you how close he got to do this!)

The newly engaged couple!  We are so happy Grant found Jessica.  She is a blessing for sure!

Thanksgiving bonfire.

Tula always knows how to make things extra special.  She made a tree that we all wrote on leaves what we were thankful for.  The kids loved it.

I took some family shots while we were out there.

Savannah was over it for her solo turn.

I took this sweet little family of fours Christmas card pictures. Needless to say... we are all so thankful for many reasons this year, but I think these two little men top the list! 

Sparkle Ponies

Audrey LOVED her soccer team this year!  The Sparkle Ponies was such a fun team.  It consisted of all neighborhood girls, who will all be going to the same elementary school.  Brian was the head coach, and Audrey loved it!  The girls learned so much this year, and improved significantly.  It was so fun to watch, and we can't wait for next season!