Giving to the poor

Nolan has two stuffed bears that he sleeps with in his bed. At night and naptime he decides where they will sleep, whether it be under the covers, at the head of bed or at the foot. The other day he said, "Mom, I am going to give one bear to the poor b/c it is just too hard to take care of both of them." So precious!

Gaylard Palms and Universal

Gaylard Palms was amazing and a FREEZING 9 degrees. But, it is the closest we are going to get this year to a real WINTER! We all wore huge blue parkas and even got to zoom down a slide made of ice. The boys had a blast teasing the fountain at Universal and trying not to get wet. Grayson and Dalton chilled most of the time while eating popcorn and drinking Icees.

Universal Studios

We had a great time at Universal over the Christmas holidays. Jackson and Nolan both went on stage at Jimmy Buffet's. Nolan sang his favorite song, "Give me the Beat Boys..." and Jackson kept the beat with the tamborine. Nolan fell asleep inside at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville while the music was BLARING! He was completely tuckered out!

Good Livin'

One of the boys all time favorite things to do is build a fire in the little fire pit with their Dad. They do this at least once a week! Nolan calls it, "Good livin'!" Jackson actually knows the names of all the wood types and can build the fire himself! If I get stuck out in the woods I definitely want him with me!

Two Christmas Parades!

Two Christmas parades in one day! We had so much fun watching Jackson and Maddie in the Starke Christmas parade. Maddie was in for student council and Jackson rode in the Cub Scouts float. That evening we headed over to Keystone Heights for the annual night parade!

Two Cuties

Here we are after enjoying hot chocolate at the boy's Christmas program. Daddy and Grayson went home early because Grayson wasn't feeling well.

Christmas Program

Here are the boys performing their carols at school! Nolan memorized the entire Bible verse of the Christmas story. We were amazed! He loves center stage, while Jackson is a little more shy!