It's Christmas Eve...

Today was absolutely jam packed full of happenings. First, we decorated our cookies for Santa. Anna really only got one (and a half eaten one at that) to the finished pile. The rest were gone before we got the icing bag put down! Uncle Dan made it here just in time for church and we all went to Great Grandmother's for dinner. Anna's job was to fill the cups with ice. Bubba (and me too for that matter) was a little gloomy after church. It really made us miss Dad. For the past ten years, he's sat next to me in the Christmas Eve service. We all miss you terribly. But, with such an important visitor coming tonight, we had to go on. We scattered the the reindeer food and set out Santa's cookies. Merry Christmas!

Day 4 and Eskimo Joe's!

Still the best fried mushrooms around! We had lunch with the Hladiks in Stillwater today. Noah had two OU hats in the car, can you believe it? A stones throw from T. Boone Pickens Stadium!! It was great to see Great-Grandmother and all the Earnhearts-thanks again for lunch, Edmond...and Troy for the up close tour of the farm. Anna LOVED the cows! Oh, and after our day trip, we all let loose back at our other Great-Grandmother's house!

Day 3

The highlight today was definitely the lights! After dinner (Jumbo's Chicken Fried Steak! Yum!) we all, and I do mean all, loaded up to see the lights. Anticipation soon turned to excitement then, the youngest among us made a sharp turn into tantrum! We persevered and ended the night with carols...and Anna soon after, tucked into bed.

Day 2

After church, we made up our own list and stocked the kitchen with plenty of goodies. Anna loves to ride in the biggest and hardest to maneuver cart. Lucky for her she's the second, Noah never knew such pleasures! Oh, and plenty of love passed between cousins today! I wouldn't call them kissin' cousins just yet, as Anna doesn't trust him around her dolly stroller! And as for Noah, he's been glued to the Wii, except for the 20 minutes we braved the cold to toss the pigskin in the backyard. Yikes, it's super cold here.

Blogging All the Way!

So, I know Dad is sure sorry to have missed out on the marathon road trip...but I promise to keep you all up to date on all the Christmas cheer! The crew so far consists of Great-Grandmother, Grandmother, Aunt Cha Cha, Cousin Liam, and the Hladiks. Uncle Dan is coming up later in the week!

Day 1

On the road again...and again...and again... (Repeat after Christmas!)

Kennesaw Mountain National Park in Marietta, GA

Nu-Way Hotdogs in Macon, GA

Now, don't blame the cameraman for the quality of this footage. Miss Anna was having a great time opening and closing the sanctuary door. It made a wonderful whooshing sound followed by a thump. I am a one armed paper hanger... Noah is on the left wearing a red tie!

Anna had Grandmother set her up for story time in the comfy chair. It was quite a process to get everything just so! Thanks for the TLC!

It was indeed a Happy Thanksgiving, Grandmother came to visit us! It's always all smiles when she's around.

GO BENGALS!

32-25 Bengals pluck the Ravens!!! Noah played 7 on 7 football in the base league this year. Last year his team was undefeated, so we had high hopes this year even though it was a different team. Noah was on the line, both offense and defense. We were 5-1 going into the playoffs. In the Championship game, we were behind by 1 TD even into the 4th quarter, but when it was all over, BENGALS WIN!!! It was the most exciting game I've ever watched. Coach Brown and Coach Jackson told me often that Noah was a great player, that he played hard and was smart on the field. Way to go Bubba!

Adventures with Angie

We love our cousin Angie. She is a firefighter in Savannah and has three huge boxes of toys at her house for the kids to play with. Ang likes to spoil them with sweet treats too! We have had several adventures with Ang recently...baked cookies for dad, explored Ft. Pulaski, hiked Oatland Island Wildlife Refuge, and rode a ferry on the Savannah River, just to name a few! You're the best Ang.

Trick or Treating Downtown

Every year, the stores downtown stay open late one night for trick or treating! It really is the highlight of Halloween, since we don't do much trick or treating in our neighborhood. Our two favorite stops are the bookstore that gives out books instead of candy and the kid's store that gives out the biggest pixie sticks know to man. Oh, and the best time of year to have a baby sister is definatly Halloween...there's no way she can eat all her candy!

Happy Halloween!

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