Christmas Candids

We had a blessed Christmas.  Here are some pictures of the joyful season.

One Dozen Years

Our Drakester turned 12 this past Friday. 

We are so pleased with the young man he is growing up to be.  He enjoys sports and the outdoors and is a hard worker like his daddy.  

We celebrated with Drake's soccer team as we gathered for a Christmas party.

They sang to him with their worst voices. Hope you had a great birthday Drake.  We continually pray God's favor over your life.  

She's a Perfect 10!

Corinna turned 10 on December 3rd!

How can my baby girl be growing up so fast?  What a lovely young lady is becoming.  Our family does not do big birthday celebrations but we did go out to eat.

Corinna wanted a Brookie (brownie+cookie) sundae instead of a cake.  We look forward to watching Corinna grow into who God created her to be. I am sure the next 10 years will go by even faster.

Thanksgiving Tradition

Our Thanksgiving Tradition might sound awkward but it works for us. I usually go to the beach and JJ goes hunting.  We miss time together, yet we both do what we like to do.  I am thankful for a place to go to relax.  JJ enjoys his time in the woods. We both take in God's creation, just in separate locations.

In recent years, Drake has opted to stay home and hunt.  Unfortunately, neither one harvested a deer this weekend. They had a good time nonetheless.

Hayden, Corinna, Kay and I came to the beach to relax and unwind. We had a nice meal.  We got the turkey an dressing from a caterer in High Point but cooked the rest.  We read and lounged around and watched Christmas movies.  We saw Frozen at Surf Cinema.

We walked on the beach, collected

 shells, watched the sunset. 

We communicated with our hunters via text and face time.  We were together, even though apart.

We are packing up and about to leave.  I like what has become our tradition, but love reuniting.  That will happen in just over 4 hours!