Let's Go Fly a Kite ....

We got Patton a kite the other day when we were at Walmart. It is nothing fancy but it was so cute. We went out in the backyard and tried to fly it. At first Patton was interested but then he starting walking around in the backyard and discovered that playing with sticks was more fun than watching the Elmo kite fly in the sky. But we will try again!

SNOW DAY

We woke up to a pleasant surprise, a yard covered in snow! Patton loved playing in. I had him extremely bundled up, so much that he could barely walk. It was a lot of fun!

Visit with Grandma and Grandpa Bill

Grandma and Grandpa Bill came in town to visit with us and play with Patton. We had a great time catching up and doing some work around the house. We always take advantage of Grandpa Bill when he comes in town! We always have a running list of projects around the house that we can work on when we hear that Grandpa Bill is coming! On this particular day we replaced all the electrical outlets in the kitchen to update that and we took out an old furnace thermostat that no longer worked and patched the wall with plaster. Next step is to paint.

Valentine's Day

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Patton brought me roses! He is such a sweetheart and then Nana surprised us on Valentine's Day. She couldn't go without seeing her Valentine (Patton). We had a fun filled day of shopping and then Mark and I had a nice dinner that night.

The rest of Christmas! (very long post and very long overdue!)

I had every intention of posting about each individual family Christmas we had but I am so behind on posting that to catch up, I will have to do one big post. SORRY!

We had a pleasant surprise one morning, Santa Claus came by our house on the fire truck. It was really neat and Patton liked it a lot.

Santa Claus riding up and down our street on the fire truck!



Patton had his Christmas Party at school and Santa showed up. He did not like it very much. Also he had to say goodbye to Ms. Tara, we loved her!

Patton and his wonderful teacher, Ms. Tara, on her last day :(


Patton with Santa Claus at school. He was not having it!

We went to see Grandma and Grandpa Cook for a few days before Christmas and stayed until Christmas Eve. We had a great visit. We did a little last minute shopping, went to eat Ippilito's (yum!), went to hear Grandma sing in the choir at chuch, had a nice visit with some of Mark's friends from high school, had a great dinner with Ace, Erika, and Parker, and of course made the 2nd annual trip to Northpoint Mall for Patton's picture with Santa. Grandpa Bill and I waited in line for 2 hours but it is well worth it!

Preparing the standing rib roast for Christmas Eve dinner!

Patton and Buccholz, Mark's friend since high school!

Patton with Parker Howell, Ace and Erika's son, friends of Mark's since high school.

Patton and Courtney, Mark's friend since high school!




Patton with Santa Claus, yes the Santa Claus we waiting 2 hours to see,
but I still think the picture is
ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!



Patton with Grandma and Grandpa Bill on Christmas Eve after a long night of opening presents!



We made it home on Christmas Eve and woke up to presents from Santa on Christmas morning.

CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas Morning! Ready to see what Santa brought!

Patton was so excited about all the toys that Santa left!

Family Picture on Christmas morning!

Patton hitting the Christmas tree with one of his new toys!

After some quailty family time at home we headed to Tuscaloosa for the weekend. We spent Christmas day at Nana and Gramps' house for a big lunch and had a great time opening presents and playing in the backyard.

Patton with Nana and Gramps on Christmas Day.

Another family pic on Christmas Day!

Nana and Gramps with all of the grandchildren, Luke, Evan, Patton & Audrey!

Patton with his great grandmother!

Nana helping Patton open one of his gifts!

We spent Christmas night at Papa and Rere's for some more great food and more new toys.


Patton with Papa and ReRe on Christmas night!

Daddy and Patton on Christmas night!

Audrey and her "mean" face!!! Isn't she adorable?

Patton playing with paper! He had a good time and it was so fun watching him!


ReRe helping Patton go through his stocking!

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

Of course mom and I went shopping the morning after Christmas. That's always fun!! I love stocking up on Christmas stuff for next year!



That night we went to spend Christmas with Jo Mama and Papa Dave. They came over to
Papa and ReRe's for the weekend.
We enjoyed seeing them and spending time with them.

Patton opening his present from Jo Mama and Papa Dave

Patton sitting in the bag like a present!

Jo Mama proud of her new pictures!


Family Picture

Christmas Part I

Christmas kicks off for us every year with the Hunnicutt family Christmas hosted by my Aunt Chris and Uncle Jay. Everyone comes from all around and we have a spread of food and lots of fun. We play dirty santa and it makes for a really good time. Patton slept most of the time. My cousin Kelly was able to make it this year and it was so good to see him. Here are some pictures from the fun night!

Lots of updates

There are lots of updates below. I fell a little behind and I am slowly catching up! I promise to do better. Thanks to all who read our blog!