Merry "Belated" Christmas and Happy New Year

I am a little late with the postings these days but hopefully I will get better the closer that we get to April. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at Jeremy's parents. Christmas afternoon we went to my mom and Michael's for Christmas dinner. After dinner the four of us went to a movie. Overall we had a wonderful Christmas and knew that this was the last one with just the two of us.

After Christmas we went to St. Simons to celebrate a belated Christmas with The McElhinneys and the Bulls. We decided to ring in the New Year with some family, but too bad that none of us even made it until midnight.

Shannon helped Tommy open his Wii that we have been surprising him with for the past 6 months. He told Esther that he wanted one for Christmas but she told him that she could not find one anywhere. Needless to say, he and Jeremy spent the majority of their time with Tiger Woods.

We played around the house, swam in the pool, played with Josh, watched movies, and loved going to the beach. Shannon is definitely on the go these days and seems to end up in any little place she can fit into, even Nana's antique cradle.

Kate was the master sand castle builder and showed us all how it should be done. It was a great day to relax at the beach and hang out with family. We only wish the Jamie and Laura could have been there with us.

The boys needed to relax after the many tireless hours of playing the Wii.

This definitely sums up our trip to St. Simons. Everyday was filled with many activities, and when nap time came around, we all seemed to be ready for a rest, especially Shannon.

Thanks to mom and Michael for a great mini-vacation. We had plenty of food, good times, rest, and relaxation. We couldn't have thought of a better way to bring in the new year, than with family. Next year we know will be much different with another little one running around (actually more like crawling) We can't wait and only hope that 2008 will be as great as 2007. It is amazing how quickly life changes in only a year.

We also wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to the Grice's on the birth of Lauren Elizabeth at 8:18pm on December 25, 2007. All are doing well and adjusting to life with a newborn. Michelle had Lauren via c-section and she weighed 7lbs, 12 ounces. We are so excited for the next addition to the neighborhood and have only a short amount of time to go until a boy gets added into that mix. I am sure that the girls on the street will show him who is boss.