Chattanooga Marathon

Last weekend my family from Alabama came up for a visit, and to come to my dad's retirement reception last Sunday. On Friday, Jackson and Blake met everyone at Sticky Fingers for dinner, and Cold Stone for dessert. I stayed home with Claire (thank you hand. foot, and mouth funk). On Saturday, Blake went with all the guys to play golf, and all the girls took the kiddos downtown. We went to the Aquarium, water play area, Mellow Mushroom, and then the Creative Discovery Museum. It was a super fun day, but I do believe we wore the children out.

Museum Day

Yesterday, Blake and I took Jack and Claire to the Discovery Museum. One of the neat things about Blake's job is that he gets a Museum Passport for our family, and we get to go to all of the museums in town for free. I love free! This passport is a total blessing to our family, and we use it often!

On the Third Day Day of Christmas: Zechariah

Saturday, we talked about Zechariah. We used bubble wrap to signify that God closed Zechariah's mouth after He told him he was going to have a son. We read Luke 1:5-25

13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a child. It will be a boy, and you must name him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you. His birth will make many people very glad. 15 He will be important in the Lord's eyes.

Luke 1:13-15

We also went back to the tree farm Saturday morning! This is our second trip, and I am confident it is now officially tradition. We had a progressive dinner and did marathon Christmas tree decorating Saturday night. We decorated all three trees in record time.

Blake stole one of Darla's ornaments. I hope to never get on her bad side! :)

On the Second Day of Christmas: Jesus is the King

Friday, we reread Isaiah 9:2-7, and talked about how Jesus came to be king. We made a crown and decorated it with some old shiny beads I had in my jewelry box. Jesus came to the world as a baby, and he grew up to be the King of our heart.

Emma, Jackson, and Claire love playing with the Little People Nativity. It was a gift from Nana, and they LOVE it. Jackson was having a healing service with the Baby Jesus Friday, and it was pretty entertaning.

Friday night, my parents and our little family met my aunt, uncle, and cousins at a restaurant in Huntsville for dinner. Then, we went to the Botanical Gardens. The Gardens were decorated with all kinds of lights and we got to drive through. It was very pretty. They had a little exhibit for the kids to play around in, too. Fake snow, cookies, Santa.

Sunday Snapshots