Are you ready to rrrrrrrumble!!!!!!!!!

God is so good! This is a really long picture post. I tried to pic a few of my favortie pics that seemed to summarize our holidays. I don't have any pics from our New Year's party HAHAAA lucky you! :) So here it goes... My dear friend Becca was sweet enough to watch our kids (in addition to her 3 little ones) so Nate and I could go out and celebrate his FINAL day of school! We can hardly believe he is done! After being in school the past 5 years, he now has graduated with his Master's degree. I'm so very proud of him. He is the most unselfish man I know. And I love him so.

Holidays are a BIG deal to me... It was a tremendous treat to have my family :) (by marriage) come stay with us for over a week and share our Thanksgiving dinner.

I LOVE the family I married into for several reasons, but I think my top is that they know how to have fun! We have fun just being together... cards are always a family favorite. We played a few games of poker that lasted late and into the early morning hours.

The girls have some of the best aunties... can't you tell? :) Thank you Amy!!!!

Mya was thrilled to have Grandma and Grandpa watch her at gymnastics

Thanksgiving day began with the Turkey Bowl... just a friendly game haahaaaa yeah right!

Our guys, the men of the South took home the braggin rights :)

It is fun to watch and cheer...

and eat the snacks :)

Thanksgiving dinner! I love how the guy's eyes are glued to the turkey haahaa

Mya had been begging all year long for her family to be at her birthday... thankfully her birthday wish came true!

Gorgeous day and wonderful time at "the Mall" (downtown DC)

Special times :)

Sunday afternoons... we took Nate's family over to our friend's house to get a taste of what life is like here and how we usually spend our Sunday afternoons. The Parkers are one of the most awesome families I know and I thank the Lord for their friendship!

There are 11 Parkers but here a few :)

Abby, Rachel E.G.















We sipped our coffee and and enjoyed the game from a distance :)

Dinner out ~ Thanks mom and dad for treating us to such a scrumptious dinner!

Boy will be boys... I love these guys, " these guys are funny guys!" (3 Amigos)

Our time with the Sullivans was pure sweetness

Christmas 2009

Let it snow!

Slaeter meets Chuck E Cheese - wasn't too thrilled :)

However, these girls couldn't get enough of Chucky haahaaa

Nate had off thanks to the snow, so we took the girls to eat pizza, play games, meet Chucky... and later Santa. It was quite the day!

At least one of us enjoyed the loud music ... Slaeter has the latin rythm in his blood. It runs deep. :)

Waiting to meet Santa~

See header to see how it went ;) Mya was in awe, Audrey couldn't stop giggling, and Slaeter welllllll just see the pic.
























Christmas was very different this year, very quiet, well as quiet as it can bee with 3 excited kiddos on Christmas morning. It was low-key and we just chilled for most of the day.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

As we head into the new year we thank the Lord for His many blessings!

Below are a few more pics of our fun silly times... movie night with my girls to see the Princess and the Frog...

My lil' sis Steph is here at the moment and patiently waiting for me... gotta go! Love you mom and dad! Wish you could be here! Thanks for sending Stephanie!!!! Best Christmas gift ever! :)