Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New Year's Day Ice Skate Adventure

Let's go skate mom

Caroline is an awesome ice skater, she took lessons in Maryland and really misses it. She is graceful and coordinated(everything I am not).
Why can't I skate?


Jack falls




and almost falls againWe went ice skating and out to dinner in Savannah on New Year's day, lots of fun.





Christmas Day












Santa came!



Christmas Eve

Showering Nana with her gifts that night
Caroline does the handbells at the Christmas Eve service at church

Jack is giddy with excitement about Christmas


Trying out his new electric scooter earlier in the day given to him by Nana as an early present, she can never wait!




Needless to say, the scooters were a hit



Doing the yearly gingerbread houses that morning. Jack is going through a no shirt phase which drives me insane, everytime I look at him he has taken his shirt off





Monday, January 4, 2010

Mom's Christmas present











Chris and I surprised my mom with a tour of Beaufort by a private carriage ride. We also took her to lunch at Plum's restuarant afterwards in downtown Beaufort, one of the oldest and most historical restaurants in town.

Claire's Christmas party at preschool











Happy Birthday Jesus was the theme of the party, so cute...

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Christmas parade and visit with Santa

Waiting for the parade to begin
Marine Corp march

I love small town parades


Our school



Hanging out




Polar Express and pizza later that night






Jack asked Santa how much money he had, I was a little embarassed!





Claire was not a fan of Santa, he had to sneak behind the chair so I could take a picture, she would have no part of his lap!






Saturday, December 5, 2009

Thanksgiving in Kentucky

Thanksgiving monopoly
Jack and Finn

Jack has so many cousins to play with on Thanksgiving, here he is with Connor and Carter


Chris, Claire and Caroline admire the beautiful horses



Beautiful farm




Uncle Jake takes everyone on a hayride






These motorized trucks are always popular with the kids, Claire was not quite ready to drive this year





Going on a hayride with cousins Connor and Lewis







Exhausted after a long day of playing








Tons of delicious food










Coloring on Thanksgiving day










My new niece and latest addition to the Sandlin family, Isabel Margaret, she is a beautiful baby!










Breakfast in grandmom's new beautiful kitchen . We had so much fun staying with everyone at Bob and Joy's newly renovated home in Kentucky. My mother in law is always the best host.












Claire and Virginia play, I don't know why Claire has a pacifier in her mouth, it did not belong to her!













The girls were so cute together