December

A little Christmas Hot Chocolate bar Our kitchen is so tiny, but we were able to squeeze it in.

 

I took a gamble on a play at a local theater called "The Christmas Schooner." It's a true story and it was a fabulous play. It was in a black box theatre so it was cozy and so much fun. This was another "win" for mom.

Getting into the Christmas spirit!

Helping set up at the ward party!

 

Amy likes to bring the rooser into the house.

Will and I took a trip to the temple.

In seminary- this creepy doll is passed around every year. This year, Aiden Rivas got it.

Cleaning up her room!

Will was bored at archery. haha!

Amy's archery besties.

Another favorite event- the Murfreesboro Christmas parade. I love parades. They put up with me.

Our friends host a Christmas Party every year. They are a really musical family and they always do an amazing job. I laughed when I saw Will just chilling with a bunch of girls. This kid!

At Tyler's school to see a presentation he did. Every time we leave, they stop us and question why we are taking Will. They always think he's a student. haha.

One of my besties, Marisa Tipps and I worked at the Nashville Giving Machine.

I bought some prints from a former young woman of mine. She's a good artist!

While the others were busy (no idea what they were doing!) Tyler and I drive around and gave out "Best Light Display" awards. We will have to make this a tradition!

My friend teaching me how to cut Tyler's hair.

Nashville Temple at night.
 

Just about the only snow we got this year!

Christmas! Lee's mom, Karen came to join us. We had a great time! Pictures are out of order, but you get the idea. (They always load in weird!)

Christmas Eve, playing with the elves. Yep- they still come to visit!

When mom and dad stopped by, she hid chocolate money all over the place. That made me smile.

It may not have snowed, but it was really cold. In fact, on Christmas eve it dropped 50 degrees in about 8 hours. It created a huge problem for plants and many didn't survive.

"Amy Was Here." She leaves a smiley face where ever she goes.

When the temps dropped, we made the chickens stay inside the coop to keep in warmth. We had to check on/defrost their water several times a day.

The drop in temple also caused a lot of flooding. Our church building had pipes burst and we couldn't go in and then couldn't use a certain area of the building for a few weeks.

Amy's bestie, Kate Forrester came over and it was cute how they cuddled on the couch watching a movie.

You know I had Christmas cleaned up the day after!A few days after that we took the boys to a local fishing pond. It was too cold to catch anything, but the boys had fun. We took a neighbor as well.

Then... we threw a New Years party! It was full of confetti and fun. The perfect way to ring in a new year!

2022 you were great! Let's see what 2023 brings us!