Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015: A year in pictures

What a fun year we have had!  My children have all grown by leaps and bounds.  As Houston & Gatlin get a little older, it is easier and more fun do different things around town/out of town.  Below are my favorite photos by month for 2015.  Many of these are milestones. 
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

JANUARY
FEBRUARY
{first cart ride for Houston -L & Gatlin -R}
MARCH
{The boys 1st Birthday}
APRIL
{Easter}
MAY
{Harper's first dance recital, 3. This was picture was when she was waiting to get her professional pictures made. It's my favorite}
JUNE
{that time I took all 3 kids to raleigh by myself}
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER 
Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Fun with friends

Over Christmas break, my friend Jordan (and her 3 kids) came to visit.
It was a quick trip...but we made the most of our time together.
They drove straight to Opryland and Kim and I met her there for some exploring!


Just watching the man clean the water







We also took a boat ride through the atrium
pretty sure people thought we were crazy.
3 Moms and 9 Kid! 
We ended with lunch and headed home for some rest/nap time. 
While the kids and I were exploring, Josh was hard at work on the house (with our neighbor)
That night, we took the big kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunks
They were good through 90% of it and then had a dance party down below.

The next morning we did some lounging before they got back on the road.
Gatlin LOVED lounging with Evey. He stayed there for 20 minutes. 

Such a fun time with old friends!
I love that all our kids have fun together!

Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Meadows Christmas

What a fun month!
As always, the holidays fly by.
One minute it's Halloween, the next minutes it's January.
This Christmas was no exception!
As our children get older, we are trying to teach them the real reason we celebrate...Harper half listens and then just wants to open presents.
One day it will sink in! :)
Here are some pictures that sum up our Christmas this year.

My 3 little Reindeer in their Christmas PJs!




Harper tested out a few cookies before leaving a plate for Santa
HE CAME!
SANTA CAME!

(I used a cool new app to "paint" my photos)
Harper was the first one to see if Santa came!






















Safe to say we had some pretty happy kids on Christmas morning!
For lunch, the Gatlin crew came over for some dirty Santa!
One of my favorite traditions.

During naps, Harper had a little rest time on the porch with Max, the gift she won in dirty Santa.
They even took a little rest on the new Christmas swing from Nana & the Gov.

That night, we went to Church for the Christmas Eve celebration
{Santa visited us a day early b/c we traveled on 12/25}







One of my favorite parts of Christmas
The next morning, we dressed the same and loaded up the car to head to Grandmother's house.

Harper, Grandmother, and Nana with Harper's new Christmas fans. 
Trucks, Trucks, and more Trucks!
These boys sure got a lot of "boy toys"



Building with Lily - they are so proud


We even go to visit Aunt Virginia in the hospital.

Dancing with Weston
The best Christmas present would be the "balloon hands" from hospital.
Playing in the sand with Grandmother and Weston
When we got home, we opened our presents from Hoppy & Seesaw! 


Our last stop on the Christmas train was a visit to Bossy & Pawpaws.
The boys were so excited to discover their gifts in the Tree-pee
(Bossy's version of a Christmas tree this year).

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!!