A Christmas Story

Every year we celebrate Christmas with my side of the family at some time during the holiday season. This year we met at Mom's house a week before Christmas.

The kids pretty much fill up the table nowadays.

  

Look, quick! It's a teenager! And she almost cracked a smile!

There was a lot of cousin sillyness going on. I wish I had taken more pictures of these two.

My brother gave Joshua a Christmas Story to remember: an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! (the movie is an all-time family favorite)

Then he took all of the boys outside and gave them shooting lessons and shared his own memories from his first bb gun. 

It made the night absolutely priceless.  One I hope the boys never forget. 

To Nana's House We Go

Throwback

This is a great picture of me and my family when I was little. There I am on my daddy's lap. It's such an "80's" picture. My parents were in their 20's, I was almost 3 and my brother is 2.

Christmas 2010

I had to work Christmas Eve. When I came home the kids got to open one gift.

Tim Hawkins: Insanitized.


We watched in on the drive to Mom and Dad's.

My sweet little niece Emily showing me what Santa brought her.

Emily was sure that if it had wheels it must be for her to ride.



I just love this little girl, can you tell?





My mother's masterpiece!







These two boys are so much alike. They are both very creative souls.

White Christmas

NC Museum of Art

This exhibit of Mona Lisa is awesome!



It's made from spools of thread!



Here's more info:



This was a very neat painting. Notice the paintings within the painting.



Very nicely done!



I gave the kids the camera to pick out a few exhibits that they liked. I would be remiss to leave them out.



This one came out dark. But you can see the wood and distinguish that it is the floor. I thought it was funny that the boys took this picture. We were at an art museum. They spent a lot of time looking at the floor because they were too embarrassed to look at some of the nude portraits. They started joking about the floor being the best exhibit of all.





My Aunt Dawn, and cousins Christopher and Callie. I had to bend way down to get Christopher in the frame without cutting his head off on the display box.



Christopher bent down for me this time...saved me the trouble. ha! He's so funny!





It was extremely cold but we braved the chill to get a look at the fountains.



It was worth it.

Thanksgiving

We spent the day with our good friends the Pyles.





Leon made Crash Hot Potatoes.



The game is on.





All the kids.



The food.



Post Turkey game time.









Happy Thanksgiving!