Best way to ring in the new year!

 New year...

full of everything possible to strive for and accomplish!

Cant wait to see what 2023 holds!

We had the best trip and always fun memories made with the Messer's and the Ray's!

Beaching it! We had amazing weather!

These kiddos know how to have the most fun!

Relaxing!

The cutest! They have the sweetest bond!

Dancing with the waves.

We saw the sunset....and it was a beautiful way to end a fantastic day!

A girl's lunch and shopping and doing some fun art.....with a little man with us too. :)

They had so much fun creating their masterpieces!

Love all of these smiling faces!

Working hard on her flamingo!

Alexis did a heart!

We put them up in their bathroom and I love it!

Came back and spent the rest of the time enjoying playing outside and crafting and playing games!

The girls!

Dinner time! It started pouring down rain so we all were a little wet. This was the only bad weather time though!

Another beautiful day! They made up dances and had a blast!

They all get along so well!

New Year's eve! We all got 'cute' dressed up.....to take pictures! ha! Then we put our comfys on and cooked dinner and enjoyed the night!

The group!

My little family!

They out number us! :)

Christmas day night!

 Well...

Christmas 2022 has come to an end!

We wrapped up Christmas with Christmas at Nannie's!

We ate and enjoyed Dirty Santa and then rounds and rounds of BINGO!

Lily and Aunt Pam were the biggest winners of the night!

Time to eat!

Ready for gifts and then Dirty Santa! I didnt realize I cut out Tyler in this one!

There he is...kind of! ha!

Now...on to cleaning up Christmas and gearing up for the new year next!

We had a wonderful Christmas as it is always my favorite!

Christmas day!

 It wont happen again for what another 11 years from what I can count. A Sunday to celebrate Church and the birth of Jesus!

I mean...that will make Alexis...

25.

Soak that in.

Wow!

We soaked up the beautiful crisp cold day with Church at Nan and Pawpaw's before heading to have lunch and Christmas at their house.

Since we went to Nan and Pawpaw's Church...we got to see the Ray's! Cassell and Calhoun sang a song on stage so we had to go down to see them to tell them they did a great job!......and ask what Santa brought them! :)

Christmas day family picture!

With Pawpaw!

Girl's pic!

Ready to dive into gifts! Lily couldnt wait!

Game time! Pawpaw always comes up with some fun games!

Wheel of  'Miss' fortune was the name of the game!

Explaining how it goes! BOY was it a struggle for Alexis and Lily to figure out a letter to choose! bahaha! OH me! They finally started to figure out the gist of the game................towards the end! 

The girls had to spin just like Wheel of Fortune!

The Law's!

We enjoyed our time before heading home to gear up for round 2 at Nannies!

Merry Christmas!

 Always love our annual Christmas Eve picture!

Always a favorite!

Always love to include our fur babies too!

Love looking back at these pictures each year and seeing how we have changed and the girls have grown!

Soccer and Aubie...well, they never really cooperate! 

She is grown. That is all.

My sweet girl! We were the ones sitting and snapping pictures waiting on the other....who is never ready! :)

Christmas Eve!

 We had a wonderful Christmas Eve especially since we started it off with our Christmas and a nice Christmas breakfast!

We spent the rest of the day with the girls sorting and straightening up their Christmas goodies and getting ready for the Christmas Eve service and then Christmas at Gran's.

Pam, Richard and Nannie met us and then we also met the Messers and the Bentley's at the Church of Highlands Christmas Eve service and it was so nice! We enjoyed the service and then headed to Gran's for dinner and Christmas fun!

Ready for Church!

At Gran's and Lily doing her favorite thing! Passing out the gifts! That is her number one and favorite job to do of all!

Lining them up before giving them out. She has a system. Dont forget it!

READY!

Then picture time. My girls changed into comfies a little too soon. 

Another shot! Feels a little odd that I am now home and dont have to worry with getting up super early and stressing over getting Christmas laid out! We had a great day and enjoyed doing it today! Ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus and more Christmas fun tomorrow!

Christmas!

 So...we did it a little differently this year!

Our Christmas came on Christmas Eve morning since tomorrow is such a big day and we actually get to celebrate Christmas at Church celebrating Jesus and the reason we are celebrating!

So...Santa came a day early and the girls were excited to go ahead and do our Christmas since tomorrow is special and us being rushed for heading to Church.

Our 2nd Christmas of the girl's knowing we are Santa and just like last year, it has worked out perfectly!

Love my little family!

Lily and Soccer!

Christmas goodies ready!

Coming to check it out! She was SO excited! She was hanging out in her room while we were getting everything ready and just kept asking...'can I come out  now, can I?' :)

Lex actually woke up early too! Christmas miracle! :)

Lily's side!

Lex's side!

Opening their gifts from each other. They both said they had a great Christmas and loved all their surprises! It was a great morning! We cooked breakfast together, cleaned up and then gearing up for Christmas Eve fun!