We came back to snow!!

Christmas in Dixie

 

From left to right:

Caleb (6), Owen, (3), Luke (8), Hank (9 mo's), Reese (6), & Paul (4)

 Caleb and Hank

 If you can't tell, we just couldn't get enough of cute little Hank. 

Caleb, Hank, & Sweetie

Paul and Hank

We're so happy we got to see friends as well.  This is Luke and Bradley.

We got a night out with our friends too.

The boys at Nana & Pops' house.

Goofing off with new toys and movie night in sleeping bags.

 We tried ice skating---wow!  Harder than I remembered!

But, we had a great time with Melissa and her boys.

 Paul, Caleb, Luke, Owen, and Reese

 Some of my sweet, old students who took a picture to say "hi" to me.

It was great catching up with my old teacher friends too.

 Silliness once we arrived back home.  Incidentally, we drove all day on a Saturday for 14.5 hours.  It was a very long day but we were happy to get it done in just one day.

Early December

 One more pic I just found from the O's trip up here at Thanksgiving.  Catherine called it----what beautiful church doors for a picture back drop.

Then, in early December....

We went to see A Christmas Carol downtown.  It was a really fun Saturday and the boys loved it!

Then, the boys talked with Santa at our church's FUN FEST.

And they sang ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH.  (Luke & Caleb are far right)

Then, Dad's Department had a Christmas party.

And, here we are eating around the Advent wreath (while the smoke detector above is beeping like crazy!)

Hanging with the O's

Happy birthday Catherine!!

We had a great night out to celebrate Catherine's birthday.  We ate at Ela, then went for drinks in Manayunk.

Thanksgiving

Thanks to Cathy, Judy, Connie, & Jane for all the wisdom and tradition they have taught us----we told lots of stories about how and what our moms all cook, and together we pulled together off a really incredible Thanksgiving meal!!  We have so much to be thankful for.

 Laine & Paul with the wish bone

 The official "KIDS' TABLE"

Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster County

The O'S arrive!!

 The O-family came up for Thanksgiving and we had a GRAND time!

We explored the historical part of downtown the first day.

 A courtroom from the 1700's.

 The actual room where the Constitution was written, debated, and signed.

 The actual chair Benjamin Franklin sat in.