My Buddy

My littlest buddy is 8 months old and just got moved into a crib for the first time in his life. Since he was a little unexpected, he has taken residency in our living room since we got him. He has moved out of the pack 'n play and now is in the twins' room. He immediately considered himself a "big boy" and so he decided to stand up for the very first time this past week. Since Piper and the boys go to a little morning school on Tuesday and Thursdays, I decided to take some time to take a few pictures of Keller in his new bed. Here are a few from earlier this morning...

Snow Tubing

A couple weeks ago, Christmas break was turning into a LOT of time in the house. I love being home with the kids and I know my time of being able to sit home all day in our pj's will be gone before I know it, but there comes a point you just need to get out the house! It has been super cold here lately and since we still had a week until school started I figured we would have an adventure outdoors.

Jennifer and Joe (my sister-in-law and brother-in-law) were going to be taking their kids snow tubing in North Carolina for the day and invited me along. They had all the gear, I just needed to say yes! So I headed  out with all four babes to enjoy the fun near Highlands, NC. I had the help of Clay's sister and our brother in law but it was still a task managing all 4 babes. All in all though, it was a fun and memorable time I got to share with them. They had a blast and I love they got to do something out of the ordinary during their Christmas break.

Here are some pics...

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was always so fun as a child, but I LOVE it as a parent. A time to give your children presents just because. Not because they are good (because they wouldn't get any if that were the case... none of us would), not because they deserve it, but just because we LOVE them. It is the perfect picture of what Jesus' birth was, a gift undeserved because our Father LOVES us! They are on only 4, 2 and 6 months old this year, so this idea is still hard for them to understand (and hard for me to comprehend too) but I can't wait to remind them of this love given to us every year! Merry Christmas, He is born...

Kimsey Christmas 2014

Every year Lisa and Jimmy go over and above to make Christmas special for all the grand babies (and big babies). This year was no exception to the rule. Each and every gift was picked out with love and we feel extremely blessed by it all. And with 12 grandchildren under the age of 8, "gift giving" time can be chaotic, but I love it! Here are some pics from our day...