December

Mark surprised us with an overnight trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. It was a wonderful time together as a family! The lodge was decorated with Christmas trees, snowflakes... it was so beautiful. This is a very family friendly place and they offer military and homeschool discounts.

When we made our one night reservation they offered us the KidKamp™ Suite, complete with bunk beds and kids decor', of course it was $100 extra dollars, so we said no we'll just take the two double beds.  Well, when we arrived we received a complimentary upgrade to the Suite...God is so good! The girls enjoyed playing in their room almost as much as they enjoyed the waterpark.

Olivia was mesmerized by this gigantic Christmas tree!

When we left the lodge we enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Cracker Barrel.
Olivia and her dad played a game of checkers. 

Our last stop was the Billy Graham Library.
During December they are featuring a live manger scene.
Praise the Lord for the faithfulness and legacy of Billy Graham. 

  

Olivia's Christmas ballet performance ~ "Christmas Shoes"

Nana sent the girls a gingerbread cookie kit...oh what fun!

Our sweet Christmas angel!

Olivia is so excited...she has a permanent tooth coming in...

now if that baby tooth will just move out of the way!

Lydia was helping me load the washing machine.
She couldn't quite reach the bottom of the basket...

when I turned around this is what I saw!

Our sweet gifts from God!

It snowed the day of the Christmas parade.  We sat in the back of the truck and watched.

Here they are bundled up with Aunt Amanda.

  

The girls finished their first semester of Chinese class and celebrated with a pizza party.

Making Christmas cookies with mommy!

Decorating pilgrim hat cupcakes with our cousins.

Uncle Micah gives the best horse back rides!

Oh my...how darling!

Looking for the right Christmas tree.

Light up downtown Wilkes with friends! 

It was a wonderful semester at Classical Conversations.

One highlight for Olivia was shooting off her rocket!

They gave Lydia a Baby Shower...so kind and thoughtful!

Huaihua Reunion 2010

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Dress-up week at ballet!

The girls dressed up as Carrie and Laura Ingalls for Fall Festival.

Enjoying a hay ride with daddy.

Lydia had so much fun with the sack race!

Fall on Goshen Point! 

No Fear!

  

Lydia's new favorite past time!

The VA Creeper Trail is so beautiful.  Olivia rode her bike for the first three miles
and then Mark pulled them both in the buggy.  It was so much fun...and a workout for daddy.

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Celebrating meme's 74th birthday!

The girls has so much fun picking up walnuts.

So cute...getting ready to ride the 4-wheeler!

Alyssa...the girls first babysitter...looks like they had a good time!

Heading to the Apple Festival with Aunt Amanda.

Olivia could hardly wait to hold the rabbits.

Lydia wasn't quite as excited about seeing the animals.

Olivia working on her Chinese with Ms. Zoe.

One of the most beautiful things about being a stay-at-home-mom and
homeschooling is seeing my daughters grow in their love for each other.