Forgot this one

Here are the kids with Santa. Jack didn't cry, but check out the expression. There was no talking to Santa, but I would say it is a huge improvement over last year.

Just for laughs, here's last year's picture too.

Long over due...

Whew...it's been busy! Yesterday was the last day of school for me and I am so looking forward to the Christmas break. This semester was really rough! The kids are doing great. It is going to be a very exciting Christmas as Jack is in full Santa/Christmas mode. He is putting together the idea that Christmas is Jesus' birthday. I think it is still all a bit confusing though as Tommy just had a birthday, his neighbor friend had a birthday and now Christmas is Jesus' birthday. I figure the earlier we can really start getting him to hear about it the better! We will be heading to Knoxville later in the week to have Christmas down there.

Anyways, here are some fun pictures of the first real snow that we got today. Jack had a blast!

I also have to brag on Tommy. December 11th was our 5 year wedding anniversary. He was so sweet and had all this laid out when I got home that Friday. The cake is actually a small replica of our cake. He took a picture of ours and took it to someone to make. The kids even went to the neighbor's house so that we could have a quiet dinner (which he cooked!) together. What a treat!

Jump!!

We recently pulled out the jump up to see if Caroline was ready for it. I think both of them have enjoyed it! It's hard to believe that she will be 9 months old this month. She has been such a good, sweet baby. I'm really looking forward to having a couple of weeks off to really enjoy them over the holiday. It will be busy but great!