Parker got Miranda these cool rain boots for Christmas. She took him to a concert and got him a polo shirt.

Jenny got a lambie robe, chi straightener, books, movies, ipod dock, and money/gift cards.

Miranda got two new jackets, books, movies, ipod dock, and money/gift cards.

Jordan got new golf clubs, a new golf bag, movies, ipod dock, books, and money/gift cards.

Lisa got a new coat and new clothes.

Cliff is still looking for his gift :)

Christmas Day

We slept in till 9 am. Bruster's gift cards, itune gift cards, and the $100 bill in each stocking was a big hit!

Christmas EVE

Our Christmas Eve traditon includes opening three presents: pajamas, a game, and a movie. We ate pot roast and mashed potatoes for dinner with cream cheese biscuits. Everyone opened up their gift of pajamas. We didn't have a game this year...Grams gave us Sequence for Thanksgiving. Miranda did get DDR Extreme...Jordan got Mario Olympics...Jenny got Guitar Hero Legends. But we opted to just watch a movie. Jordan got Raiders of the Lost Ark. Miranda got Hair Spray. Jenny got Princess Bride. Lisa got Australia. Cliff got GodFather. We watched Raiders of the Lost Ark and went to bed.

Winter Wonderland

On the way back over the mountain we counted 70 abandoned cars on the side of the road.

hanging out

Opening Presents

Fun and Games

C

Defensive player of the game!

Blake is great at defense. Of course, basketball players have to play both offense and defense...but it's hard to tell when the ball changes hands especially at this age. He did a great job covering his man - no matter who had the ball. Look at how he dives for the ball though. The crowd goes wild (at least 5 of us do :) I'm glad we got to see Blake play.

Blake - SuperSTAR!

Blake takes on Jordan

Saturday morning, Blake had a basketball game. Jordan helped him warm up and tried to teach him a few manuevers - including how to hold the ball when you want to shoot.

Friday night!

Cliff drove through the snow (1 foot in the mountains) to get to Knoxville. Mom, Richard, and I visited Grandmother Fox. Then went to Cathy's. Cliff and I went with Mark and Cathy to a neighborhood party. I'm just glad we made it there safe and got to spend time together.

Nashville

A new tradition...2nd annual trip to Nashville to celebrate Beth's birthday and see Behold the Lamb. I flew into Nashville on Wednesday the 16th. Beth picked me up and we went to Opry Mills. We ate lunch at Chilli's, shopped and shopped, then we watched New Moon. We grabbed a pizza and checked into the Double Tree hotel.

On Thursday, we drank hot chocolate from Star Bucks...ate breakfast at Cracker Barrell and then shopped. Beth's allergies started bothering her, so we ate lunch at the bread company, got a pedicure and then went back to the hotel. While she rested, I read. Mom came to the hotel around 4 and we hung out till Beth got up. We ate at The Spaghetti Factory and went to the concert. How awesome! Labor of Love is my favorite! It really makes you think about the way Jesus REALLY came into the world...it wasn't pretty and neither was His death. What a sacrifice He made for us.

Friday, we grabbed a quick "Birthday Breakfast." Mom, Richard and I drove to Knoxville.

Orchestra Concert

Jenny plays the cello. I love these pictures of her smiling. She really got tickled at the concert, because Harris (the guy beside her) accidentally put some of their music on the stand upside down. She scrambled to flip the music around and try to remain composed :) She is sitting up front - that's a good thing. It means she is second chair - Harris was first... Jenny is a good cellist.