Christmas!

Luke entertaining us with the reading of "Twas the
Night before Christmas-South Carolina Edition"

In keeping with tradition, we enjoyed reading the Christmas
story and singing happy birthday to Jesus in Mommy and Daddy's
room before opening presents!

Santa Clause came and look what he brought Trace!

Trace LOVED his climber with slide, crawl tunnel, and basketball goal!

into everything!

More Kingstree pics...

Thomas feeding Anna Kate

Harvin feeding Anna Kate, too! What great helpers!

Daddy's little girl

Playing bingo!

My first time in tights!

Christmas in Kingstree

We spent Christmas with Dana's family in Kingstree Dec. 22nd-24th. Trace loved seeing his DiDi and Papa and playing with Harvin and Thomas!

I haven't figured out how to rotate the pictures, but here are
Harvin and Thomas with their new skateboards and helmets!

We're so cool with our new shades!

Papa got all the men new jackets!

Spy-googles-soooo cool!

Taylor Weenie Roast - 2007

We held our weenie roast at our new home this
year and it was a blast! We had about 50+
in attendance and a special visit from SANTA!
Here we are with our own little Santa-only sad that
we are missing Trace. He came down with a virus on
Saturday and went to his Papa and DiDi's house
during the party. Next year he will hopefully be
here for this annual event!

Come on guys-isn't Santa here for the kids?!

Blythe likes Santa from a distance! (just like Trace)

The Griffin clan-Evie, Molly, and Matthew
(children of Eric and Wendy) -they got the prize
for traveling the farthest!

McCall and Lilly (children of Marshall and Wayne)
telling Santa their Christmas wishes while Whitley
waits for her turn!

The kids loved the visit with Santa-and so did the adults!
We didn't have space on this post to picture each family,
but all the children were just adorable!

Trace's "Minor Procedure"

On December 6th, Trace had outpatient surgery
to drain a hydrocele hernia...so we say that he had
a little "wee wee surgery!" He is doing great and other
than a lot of sleeping today, he is back to his normal self.
Here Trace is getting prepared for surgery by the sweet
nurses at Richland Hospital.

No one really likes hospital gowns, but is this
not just adorable?

Playing in the children's hospital waiting room
before surgery.

Too cute! He will probably kill me one day for
taking this picture.

Aha-he found his favorite toy...a stroller!