Christmas in Alabama

Picture this...Late December, almost Christmas and we are wearing short sleeves and sweating. This is a scene I would have never imagined growing up. It is Christmas time in Alabama where we eat Lasanga and Coconut Cake on Christmas eve and Ham, Turkey and green bean and corn casserole on Christmas Day.

On Christmas eve, we ate 2 meals and opened gifts at Cayce's Meemaw's house. As you can see Brad (Lindsey's husband) got a new Christmas tree wife-beater. Doesn't he look thrilled? Just kidding. The two that made out the best were Preston (Lindsey's soon to be born son) and Logan (Brittney's soon to be born daughter).




On Christmas day the Logan family traditionally heads over to Virginia and Erle's (Great Aunt and Uncle) house. We again eat 2 huge meals and play cards. This year we spent most of the day with Brittney and Matthew (Lindsey was working and Caryn was cruising). After Matthew and Brittney compared stomach sizes, Matthew won by an outey, we took this picture.


Caryn arrived after returning from her cruise the weekend after Christmas and we were able to take a rare family picture.

It was a quick weekend but we had alot of laughs. It is great to think that next year there will be two little ones running around. It is even better to think about how this time next year Logan will be bossing around Preston and he will cry when she comes into the room.

Thanksgiving in Snowy NY

We went to upstate New York for Thanksgiving. It was the first Thanksgiving that Jason spent with his family in several years. We landed in Syracuse on Thanksgiving afternoon with several inches of snow on the ground. On Friday, both sides of Jason's family were invited up to his parents house. Almost everyone came to visit including Jason's younger cousin and great uncle who are both battling cancer. We had a great time. The King of the party, by far, was Dylan. He is our (almost) 3 year old nephew. Dylan is a ham and full of energy while being well behaved (quite the opposite from his father). On Saturday morning, we woke up to run with lots of snowflakes falling. It was a beautiful scene and made for a fun run. Even though our stay was short, we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday!

Our New House

It has been a long time since we posted a blog. I have many excuses, but one in particular is of merit. We have purchased a new house. We closed on our new home on November 14th and spent about 4 weeks doing projects before we moved in. It has been a great home for us so far. It backs up to some woods, so Jason feels more at home. Here are some pics:

As you can (somewhat) see, we have plenty of room for visitors. For all those who expected a Christmas card from us this year and did not get one, this house is again our excuse. Please come visit...Birmingham has lots to offer!