Washington D.C.

For the second year in a row we have gone on our long journey to Washington D.C., then on to Erie, PA, and finally to Greeneville, TN before heading home to Georgia. We are having the greatest time. We arrived in Erie Monday night. When we woke up this morning everything was covered in snow. It is so beautiful. 

Niagra Falls

Linden's 2nd Birthday and Christmas

December has been such a busy month for us! We love all the time we get to spend with our family and friends. The children are at the perfect age to be so excited about Christmas. Seeing them so excited makes us feel like kids again too. 

Lawson's 3rd Birthday

I can not believe that our little boy is almost three years old. Time has gone by so fast, yet it is hard to remember life without Lawson. He brings us so much joy! We had his birthday party Thursday evening, and it was so much fun. 

 Lawson loved his cake

Now he can help daddy

Linden had to try and get

in every picture

Pumpkin Carving With The Kings

Last night we decided to carve some pumpkins we had picked from my mom's garden. Jason and Ashley King, some very good friends of ours, decided to bring their pumpkin and join in the fun. It was great!

Our finished Pumpkins- don't they look awesome!

This is Ashley

The master carver

 What a mess!

Linden during all the fun

The King's sweet little girl, Marley Love

She really liked watching us

Lawson had so much fun!

Lawson kept putting the guts back in the pumpkins

Savannah

For Labor Day weekend we decided to visit the beautiful city of Savannah, Ga. We met Chris' dad there on Friday. It was so much fun to relax and see the sites. We took the boat out on Saturay, which gave a whole new perspective from the last time I came here. There is so much more to see out in the waterways. My favorite part of our boat trip was seeing the dolphins that played all around. Chris got a little sea sick, but he got over it. On Sunday afternoon we took the kids to the beach at Tybee Island. They had a blast! Our friends Dave and Trisha Welsh from Erie, Pa were visiting family in Florida and decided to come up for Monday. We were so excited to see them and hang out for a few hours. The water got rough after lunch, and I am pretty sure Trisha will not be riding in a boat with us for a while, but we had fun any way. It was a great weekend! 

The first capital of Georgia

Our captain aka. Grandpa 

Some dolphins

Ships like this would come right past our room window

The hotel we stayed in

Trisha and Lawson

Dave and Lawson

It's better in Metter!

That's what my grandad used to always tell me as a little boy.  Metter is a small town in south Georgia we always stopped at on our way to Savannah.  You see, Metter does not have the big city conveniences like I am used to in Atlanta, but it does have the best milk shakes in the country.  Candler Pharmacy is located in the center of town and has been serving the best homemade milk shakes since my grandad was a little boy.  He went when he was a kid, he took me when I was a kid, and this weekend I carried on the tradition and took my kids for the first time.  And as always, "It was better in Metter!"

Happy Birthday Chris!

Today is the 24th birthday of the most wonderful husband and father on earth (I am not partial). Chris, I wanted to say thank-you for how much you love us, how hard you work to provide for our family, and for  how you lead us spiritually. I have loved watching God shape you over the last nine years that I have known you. I love you so much and am so thankful for the man that you are today. I can't wait to see what God has for us in the next nine years. Happy Birthday Sweetheart.