month in review......yr in review.....

 Potty training Luke....=)

 Playing with Aunt Erin

 Learning how to make Apple Pies

 Just being a crazy family

 Making "baby waywa smile"

 First firestation thanksgiving

 Cousin love

 All home on Thanksgiving, Married, and some with kids.  =)

 Happy Parents

 Mastering the balance bike, wanting a "bike with pedals"

 Sweet cousin love

 Fun times with the Atlanta Harrells!

 Local Chattanooga shopping

 LOVING music.....lots of bluegrass bands...

 My favorite thing.  Found a book at Sophies, bought the book, tore out the book.  Mottos to live by daily.

 picking out the family tree

 1st grade Christmas fun.  =)

 Oh, visiting Santa!

 typical

 Sweet friend Mary Susan

 Sweet first graders

 My boys in the Best CHristmas Pageant Ever at the CTC

 Tim, who was also in the performance 8 times!

 Visiting good friends in Nashville......

 My little class after listening to Tim talk about being a firefighter.  =)  (part of our reading curriculum for the week!  How cool is that?)

 My little Elf at the Christmas program....he sang!

 1st grade art

 My christmas presents to my class.....headbands for the girls, bowties and journals for the boys.....I don't even pretend to take credit for the idea.  Thanks Jess.  =)

 I told my girls to "pose"  They certainly did!

 Oh, the love of Gymnastics!  So glad to be back in the routine of this!

 After riding bikes on the riverpark, settling at Rembrandts for a snack

 This about sums up my Christmas card addiction....I love getting them in the mail!

 And this week at GPS camp.....

Almost to Christmas!

I am so thankful for so many things.....lots of new expereinces, lots of happies, lots of good friends, lots of new things to learn.....  Excited to ring in the new year, but excited to also close this year out well too and not wish it away.  This time is such a sweet time.  It is a joy to watch my family grow and learn....to struggle and to experience joy.    My goal is to CRAVE JOY.  EXPERIENCE JOY.  TAKE JOY. wherever I go.  =)