December Wildness

I am still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Christmas is really over. Each year I feel like the month flies by and this year proved no exception. Despite my best planning and organizing (I ordered my Christmas cards in September!) things snuck up on me. It probably wasn't helped by three trips to the doctor: Springer was diagnosed with 'almost asthma' and had a terrible bout with a cough; Carver came down with a high fever/upper respiratory/ear infection the last week of school and I had a maddening chest cold-even fractured a rib from so much coughing! Add to that a Christmas Open House with 125+ folks dropping in and a quick two day trip to Georgia...well, you get the idea! So in lieu of a daily update all month long let me bring you up to speed with a story in pictures.

Our month started with lots of coughing and many a late night outside snuggled under quilts. Those times proved to be good for the lungs and the soul!

Oh, Christmas tree!

Springer and Mae enjoyed strawberry cake (along with who knows what else they managed to snag from the dessert tables!) at the annual Christmas Open House.

Springer, Skylar, Ellie, Anna Wade and Abby at Christmas Tea.

Springer's Christmas music at school...they moved around so much that most every picture blurred.

Christmas snuggles

A short trip to Columbus and some ice cream making with Granny and Sara James

Back up to Atlanta for Family Christmas...

Carver, Smith, Springer, Madison, Isabella and Sara James

Micah gets some baby love from sweet Smith

Children's Christmas Eve service (and party) at Covenant Presbyterian

Mae and Springer as princesses at our Christmas Eve dinner

The train: Springer, Carver, Sam, Jack and Mary Gray on Christmas Eve

Digging in to the new presents!

Rock'Em Sock'Em robots with Daddy

Post present rest time...Springer loves her huge bear from her great grandfather, but didn't want to part with her new scooter either...perfect solution!