Sunday, November 23, 2014

Chicken Graduation

A friend of John's from work has a small farm and he invited us to his family's 'chicken graduation' day. We got to experience a morning of butchering, cleaning, and storing fryers for dinner.
 
It was hard but fulfilling work and we both had a great time. We are so thankful for our new friends who let us learn on the job!


Monday, November 17, 2014

Picture Day

I always really like to do Christmas cards. Every year, though, it seems that my standard of what those look like gets revised. This year the standard was to get a Christmas card done.
 
The best days to attempt pictures is on church days, because the kids are wearing something other than super-hero shirts and sweat pants. Apparently the standard of, "clean," didn't cut it this year as you can tell by Emmett's coat, smeared with yogurt. Also, perfectly coifed hair.
 
But here they are, nonetheless, and they do absolutely reflect the season with four little ones and a mama who can't quite keep up.

 Before you look at the next picture, please take a deep breath. I didn't and I completely lost it all when I saw this. She is growing up SO FAST. Whew.

And the first picture of just John and me taken in a long time. By Aubs. Our little photo bombers in the background make me laugh. And Stuart was sitting in the car screaming. Just keeping it real as you check out our super-serene faces.
This is our happily ever after.

Monday, November 10, 2014

Nana & Papa's Visit

Nana and Papa came to visit and it was so hard not to climb in their suitcases and hitch a ride back home!

We had so much fun while they were here and as has become my habit, I forgot to take decent pictures.
 
We had another cook-off. The teams were: Aubrey and Nana, Bryant and Papa, and Stuart and Daddy.



 We took a day to go to the Mariners' Museum and learn more about the ironclads during the Civil War and then we headed up to Yorktown and visited the farm and military encampment.



We also went to Chuck-E-Cheese and spent time watching movies, riding bikes, and going to the park. So there's my proof that we did stuff. :)

We love you, Nana and Papa, and we cannot wait to be neighbors soon!