It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

I love Christmas!  It's always exciting to get all our Christmas decorations out of the attic and put out to enjoy for the season.  This year we all decorated our house together!  Isaac loved helping put up the ornaments and the nativity scene.  Eli also tried putting up ornaments as well.  We had to put all the unbreakable ornaments on the bottom of the tree, within reach of little Eli.  We only broke 4 ornaments in the process of tree decorating.  Eli loved taking ornaments off the tree and stealing the sheep from the nativity set.  I have to admit, drinking hot chocolate and watching Hallmark movies during my decorating are two of my favorite things to do! Even with all the lights and fun of Christmas, I want our children to understand the real meaning of Christmas.  It was neat to see Isaac excited about The Christmas story and his enjoyment in helping set out our nativity set.  We are ready for Christmas at the Coats' household!!!

Thanksgiving Day With The Cosby's & Whitley's

On Thanksgiving Day, we headed to St. Louis to meet baby Callan for the first time!  We went to Aunt Stephanie's friends, the DeWitt's home, where we met up with Grandad and Mimi, and Uncle Eric, Aunt Stephanie, Anna Katherine, and baby Callan.  We again enjoyed a delicious meal!  After the meal, we played some cornhole, as it was exceptionally warm that day.  It was a lot of fun! 

The four of us slept in Aunt Stephanie's basement.  Eli had been teething and woke up at 3:30 in the morning, so none of us could sleep.  Since we were all up, Adam decided that we should just go Black Friday shopping for the first time.  It was kind of fun!  We bought a bed spread and waffle maker for ourselves for Christmas.  Later on that morning after the rest of the gang had woken up at the Whitley house, Grandad and Mimi offered to watch the grand kids and let us go shopping.  Eric, Stephanie, Callan, Adam, and I all went to the mall, where we ate pizza for lunch then got a good start on our Christmas shopping!  We were so thankful for Grandad and Mimi! 

Since we were not going to see the Whitley's at Christmas, we had our "Christmas" with them, and let the kiddos open a few gifts.  Isaac got some Bernstein Bear books and a Dick and Jane book.  Eli received a couple of outfits, which were so cute!  We had a great time with our family and are so thankful for each of them!

A Time of Thanks With Adam's Family

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great Thanksgiving!  It all started with the whole Wallace crew.  We gathered at Sterling and Karen's house the Saturday before Thanksgiving!  We enjoyed a yummy meal and good family time.  Of course, Isaac pretty much just ate the rolls, and Eli ate anything in front of him. The entire Wallace crew was there, as well as, RG and Nanny, Scott and Suzanne, Auntie M and Lexi, and Grampie and Grandmama.  Isaac especially enjoyed playing in the basement with his cousins, and Eli seemed to be most content sitting in RG's lap.  Isaac still talks about how Christopher said "Yum, yum, yum" when he was eating a raw carrot after his mother said she didn't think he liked them.  Isaac thought that was so funny for some reason.  We enjoyed the rest of the weekend spending time at Grampie and Grandmama's and going to church with them.  We really value our time with family, and want to cherish every moment!!!!