best night sleep i’ve had in AGES….thank you new sheet set! i LOVE new, fresh laundered sheets…they make me so happy!!! :-)

good morning laundry.

Hayden lovin’ him some Chuck E. Cheese’s.

Chuck E. Cheese’s!

Build A Bear!

nine…9…NINE!!! Happy Birthday Vivi Jo!! We are off on her birthday adventure.

A project that I started….Tate got tired of walking around it…so he finished it. HA! I have to add one more touch and it will find its home. :-)

Watching Property Brothers with Sadie.

Sweet Sadie! We are enjoying her visit so much!

He’s ready….for what I don’t know but he’s ready! LOL

NO girl toys here!

Elliott sings in the LIT band in our youth group. They led worship this past Wednesday night. The entire band did a great job!

a snowy hike!

This is my first White Christmas!

The one in the helmet is DOMINATING our Monopoly game.

Viv did take the helmet off to eat but she might be sleeping in it.

Vivi shootin’ in style.

Sadie loving her new Christmas shoes.

Chef Elliott is at it again. :-). We were cleaning out the frig and I had 3 chicken breasts that needed to be used. He pulls out the wok and starts whippin’ up some authentic Chinese cuisine. Mmmm… It smell so good!

these two boys….LOL

I guess their hiking up a “mountain”, I’m really not sure…. but one thing I am sure of, their backpacks will be full of sand…LOL.

our official wrapper.

This boy is a HONEY!

Bucky the Red Nosed Reindeer.

It’s going to be a late night wrapping gifts but we have 20+ episodes of Duck Dynasty recorded to keep is awake. :-)

MONOPOLY! Vivi won last night but I don’t know if she’ll pull out a win tonight…..we’ve got some pretty serious players over here that want revenge ….LOL.

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I love cooking with my guys!

JACKS!

Is this not the SWEETEST set of antlers that you’ve ever seen in your whole entire life!?! A few days ago, Max’s class was talking about Rudolph and how he was made fun of because he was different and a precious little girl spoke up and said, they shouldn’t make fun of him because his nose makes him special….just like Max’s little hand makes him special. His teacher spoke up (love you Mrs.Whitaker) and said, yeah, and he was the first one in my kindergarten class to tie his shoes……Max was so proud! :-) We are so blessed to be surrounded by so much love and encouragement! God is so GOOD!

Finger lickin’ good! Today Max’s class had their Christmas party. They got to wear their pajamas to school (max wore his elf pajamas) and they had a hot cocoa bar….their own Polar Express. Max enjoyed it all but said his favorite part was decorating his own cookie. :-)

red velvet cake in a jar. i am a messy cook….my kitchen looked like someone had bled out all over it.

The kids at school wrote letters to Santa and then our newspaper published all the letters. This is Vivi’s letter to Santa. There must have been a typo because she never calls herself Viv Jo. This girl of mine CRACKS ME UP…..1st of all, we don’t even celebrate “Santa”, so she really pulled out some creative writing….HAHAHA! And 2nd, an iPhone???…LOL…I don’t even have an iPhone! My girl is hilarious! Remember Santa, everything pink…..very girly & very PINK! HAHAHA!!

Peppermint marshmallows in the making.

She’s back….with cleats on her feet and a football in her hands. I’m so glad my feisty girl is back to her feisty self. :-) NO fever at all today with NO fever meds to keep it away.

the cutest self portrait!

I looked out my window and grabbed my phone, I had to get a picture. Elliott and Max playing catch with the football. These are the things that bless my heart.

It’s the flu. :-( The good news is that she’s feeling better today than she did yesterday and she wants to eat….that’s always a good sign. I know my girl, this won’t keep her down long. :-) Thank you all for your prayers.

Vivi Jo’s Christmas tree. She decorated it herself. When the tree was all finished, there was a pile of hot pink balls left on the floor, she was NOT about to put anything pink on her tree….LOL. She and I (under her direction) made the paper chain and I love the little star she put on top. She loves to fall asleep with her Christmas lights on. :-)

When I tucked Max in, this is what I found under the covers. :-)

Chillin’. Love those sweet muddy knees.

Come on cold weather, we’re ready for ya.

My poor baby girl is so sick. We’ll be visiting the doctor tomorrow.

This boy’s in chainsaw heaven!

Max us ready for night #2 of the Christmas program at our church.

Tate needs a pair of boots. Viv took his…she’s out grown hers…LOL

Check out the water bottle in his back pocket…. this boy’s prepared…LOL

The guys on Duck Dynasty would love the Lester crew…LOL

I think it’s time for a trim.

Getting ready for the Christmas program. :-)

This cool owl planter was going to be my Christmas gift from Elliott. He knows exactly what I like. It came through the mail….he opened it and sadly it was broken. :-( The seller was very kind and refunded him his money so all is good. :-)