Connor's Big Debut

Connor is in the Cherub (3 year old) choir at our church. They have weekly rehearsals that began back in September and this past weekend was their first 2 performances.  Friday night they sang for the community at Christmas in Davidson- a wonderful little small town festival honoring all things Christmas. It has a live nativity (done by our church), horse and carriage rides, Santa picture opportunities, booths of crafts and hot chocolate, and lots of fun performances.  His 2nd stage opportunity was during the 9:30am Sunday worship service.  In celebration of the first Sunday in advent, they had all of the children's choirs sing.

So without further ado here is Connor in the DUMC Cherub Choir....

Connor's 1st Choir Performance http://vimeo.com/54853306

 http://vimeo.com/54853306

So Much to be THANKFUL For

We are truly blessed...there is no doubt about it. And I make an effort to thank God every day for what he has given to me and my family.  I also ask him to help those who need it. Being thankful isn't about saying it once a year, but about giving thanks all year long. Just a little thought following our Thanksgiving celebrations.


This year we were able to spend it with Oma and Inky, who came up from FL for the week. We cooked, ate, shopped Black Friday, and shopped more on Saturday, we got our Christmas trees, and Jeff and I even managed to escape for a date overnight at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. In all, it was a wonderful holiday that filled my heart with love.  Here are a few photos of the week:

Cooks in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day

Connor throwing the pig skin

Grey not cooperating for a cute pic in the leaves

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Here are a few pics of Oma and her grandsons

 George Wilson, our Elf on a Shelf, arrives on the Saturday after Thanksgiving bring Christmas pjs and books!

 Next up is picking out our 2 Christmas trees!!

There was even time for a quick Discovery Place visit

Here are a few of my recent INSTAGRAM PHOTO POSTS for those of you who may not follow us on Instagram!

Connor brought this home from preschool...my heart melted:

Watching the Macy's Day Parade

 At the Birkdale Village Christmas Tree

Picking up our Christmas tree....thankfully we could use mom's car since we discovered we do not have roof racks!

Mommy and Daddy's getaway to the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

Fireplaces so large you could stand inside them!

Annual display of the National Gingerbread House competition finalists