We pulled out of our driveway at noon Friday to go down to Baton Rouge to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family. We got there just in time to help set up for the big family party. We had 17 adults and 5 kids all over for a dinner of ham, fried turkey, au gratin potatoes and a veggie casserole followed with Dad’s pound cake for dessert. It was a group effort of everyone bringing something and it was delicious! Dinner was followed by the kids opening gifts from nana plus their great aunts and uncles. Then we sent them outside while the adults played games- there was a game where you guess the Christmas carol from emojis, a white elephant exchange and trivia all complete with prizes. Saturday morning Matt left with Dad and Ryan to go woodcock hunting. It’s become their annual tradition and they always enjoy the time together. Matt got a limit of 3, Ryan got a couple, and Dad said he had no need to clean his gun. 😉 While they were gone we took the kids to the park and ...
There are only a few weekends lefts of hunting season and last weekend Katie and I decided to go up to the camp with Matt and Lil for a night of it. Shanon and Jeremiah were in town and we wanted to visit with them and spend time with the rest of the family up there too. We only stayed one night to get back for gymnastics and work, but for everyone else, there was a lot of hunting and memories made. Lillian had to miss Koy’s first tournament of the season, but there was no way she was missing hunting with her dad for that! We got back on Sunday and he came over to tell us about it. The weatherman had been forecasting snow for a week, but that forecast changed to mostly ice by the time it rolled around. The kids were already out for MLK day, and we were pretty sure Tuesday would be out too since we wouldn’t get above freezing, but they ended up being out through Thursday. Some people didn’t mind driving on the ice, but I was not one of them! I stayed home so some of the girls...
This little girl isn’t so little anymore and I love our tradition of asking the same interview questions each year. It’s fun to see how she changes as much in her likes and she does physically. 14 year old birthday interview: What is your: 1. Favorite color? Green and pink 2. Toy? Four wheeler 3. Fruit? Pineapple 4. Show/ Movie? Greys anatomy 5. Lunch? Cheese tray 6. Outfit? Jeans and sweat shirt or camo pj pants and black sweatshirt 7. Game? Roblox 8. Snack? Deer jerky 9. Song? Smaller acts, wildest dreams 10. Animal? Horses and sharks 11. Book? The fourth wing 12. Best friend? Brynn 13. Cereal? PLAIN cheerios 14. Drink? Dr Pepper 15. Game to play outside? Swim 16. Holiday? Christmas 17. Breakfast? Eggs and toast 18. Dinner? Fried deer meat or pesto pasta 19. What do you want to be when you grow up? Nurse practitioner or equine veterinarian...
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