Snow one week, 70 the next

Playing in the snow

Hanging with Oliver at the Botanic Gardens

Enjoying some tropical sunshine at the Botanic Gardens

Check him out

Take a look at our future free heeler from a few weeks ago.

I'm It

So I have been tagged by April. It has been a long time since I have played tag but apparently in the grown up version you have to copy what the person who tagged you did so here it goes. This is the fourth picture of my fourth picture file.
1. This picture is from Thanksgiving in Alabama
2. I love Edward's smile in this picture, especially his tongue sticking out (it is his trademark).
3. He loved the rocking cow
4. His cousin Gus liked to stand on the cow's back rather than rock on it.

We will miss you Amanda

Our dear friend and Edward's #1 babysitter left for South Africa. She is on staff with Campus Crusade and will be on stint for a year. We had the privilege of meeting Amanda a little over a year ago through our small group at church. She has such a heart for the people she is going to serve and just hearing her talk about it makes me so excited for what God will do through her and her team. Selfishly we will miss her and wish she was still here to make us laugh and to spend time with Edward but at the same time we know she is in the right place. We can't wait to see what the year will bring and will look forward to having her back with us soon.

Christmas come and gone

We traveled to Indiana to spend Christmas with Andy's side of the family. The trip started out with freezing rain and a 3 1/2 hour trip home from the airport (twice as longs as our actual flight from Denver). Thankfully it only got better from there. We enjoyed hanging out in the Fitzgeralds new house. It is truly amazing and they worked themselves to the bone to get it ready for all of us. We were all spoiled on Christmas day. Santa came to visit the grandkids in the morning and Edward kept it going in his very own santa suit. It was a great trip and a wonderful holiday.