Christmas Pics

Sorry but this post will be long. I want to share some pics with you from our Christmas vacation to Gatlinburg, TN. The cabin we stayed in called Wrangler's Den had horse rides as well as a petting farm. Here is my oldest on Jack the donkey with her daddy standing guard.

We also walked the hiking trail on the property.

If you look, you can see a beautiful rainbow that God blessed us with on our hike.

Here is my oldest taking her precious time on the hiking trail. She tried to pick up every pine cone she found.
When we got back to our cabin, we saw my youngest peeking out the window when she was suppose to be napping!
We also visited the aquarium in Gatlinburg. Here are my two girls checking out the fish.

Aren't you glad you aren't on the other end of these teeth?!
My husband caught me in a rare moment of insanity and talked me into posing for this!
Christmas Eve after "Santa" brought the toys!


Who doesn't need a Dora the Explorer tent?

We were blessed with a wonderful Christmas!!

AWOL

I'm writing a very long, overdue post! I've just been overwhelmed! Honestly, posting has just been one more thing I have had on my long list of things to do and it's just had to take a back seat while my husband was wrapping up school. My husband has finally graduated & taken boards so I am going to make a great effort to do better! This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that my friend, Jenna, has made me feel guilty on a couple occasions!:)

We just got back from Marietta, GA where my husband took his boards. It will take 1-3 weeks to get the results. Despite the waiting, we are still relieved that it's over. That was the last hurdle to get past. Here are a couple of pictures of my husband after receiving his Master's Degree in Nurse Anesthesia.

The first two pictures are of my hubby & me, hubby and his mom. This picture below is a picture of all of us at Jim N Nick's after graduation. If you look closely, you can see Jenny's family. We made a very special announcement to everyone while at the restaurant. Keep reading below to find out the announcement.We are leaving this Saturday going to the Smoky Mountains. Our entire family has rented a cabin and we are spending the holidays in the mountains! We are all very excited!


Another bit of exciting news in our family....we will be having another addition to our family in August! We found out a couple of weeks ago that we are expecting another baby! I'm still very early (around 4 weeks) and have not been to the doctor yet. My first appointment will be January 24th. Speaking of children, I thought I'd post a couple recent pics of my sweet daughters.

Here is my oldest ready for church!
Here is my youngest...yes, that is macaroni and cheese up her nose!

I hope everyone has a wonderful, blessed Christmas!