December 2009

I would tell you that December is a busy month for us...but aren't all of the months equally as plumply scheduled? Just a taste of events in Dec. 2009....Halee turned 14! We had a blast with our photo shoot to capture the perfect pose for her custom zebra themed invitations. When the party arrived there seemed to be zebra patterns everywhere we looked.

Arlee-Jane turned 4! I can't believe how quickly she has grown. Her favorite thing is still her "Hunny" doll. She really loves her. She got play dough from the Filos family...turned out to be a great kitchen distraction for both Avah and Arlee-Jane! She also received a book and stuffed cat set from Jax....wonderful idea too... she loves books so much already!

The snow kept Grandma Carolyn in Ohio for Christmas...but Joey, Charlie, Stacy, Justin and Holly made it for a fun celebration. It is March now and Ohio has been having snow every since Thanksgiving. - - Finally, it has stopped.

The Christmas gathering at Uncle Sarvis' house was casual and fun. It was a bit chilly outside. Everyone always has fun there. Seeing the cousins is wonderful. Shag totally cracked me up with his enthusiasm over our conversion van.

Our Christmas dinner at church was perfect. The girls really had a grand time. We always enjoy spending time with our church family at Bethlehem Baptist.


Nikki and Benny had their baby girl! Perfect blessing!

At some point the girls made cheese crackers. Avah got into it- literally! She had a lot of assistance from Arlee-Jane and Tabithah Filos.

The Big God conference was in Myrtle Beach from Dec. 30-Jan. 01. Rebekah Filos made Halee a surprise pie for the trip. The fire alarms sounded time after time at their hotel. Halee was wished a Happy Birthday on the wide screen at the conference.

There were a lot of things going on with seemingly no time to relax. If I remember anything else...I'll be sure to add to this post!