Tree time!

We put our tree up last week! We continued our tradition of going to Lowes to get it. It was so cold...and started to snow once we got there. The snow stuck a little that night. (I think the schools were on a 2 hour delay the next day.) The boys loved putting the ornaments on the tree...they had a blast!

Josiah's baby ornament from Mama

Mercy and I

Ryan is showing Aedan his baby ornament

Thanksgiving in Columbia

We went to Columbia for Thanksgiving. Josiah and Aedan were able to spend lots of time with their cousins and had a blast! My dad and Caroline drove up from Charleston on Friday. We went out to eat and also to the fabulous Riverbanks zoo.

thr kids eating their Thanksgiving meal together

Mercy enjoying her meal

time to color!

Aedan and Cooper were buddies

flamingos

Caroline and Josiah

lions

the Clemson tiger...a close up

birds like my dad

group shot (Caroline took the pic)

This elephant posed for us...a worthy blog picture.

Some girls were feeding the elephants.

Mercy checking out the fish.

Aedan on the Merry-go-round

Josiah and I rode together

strong Josiah!!

Yay Josiah!

Every Sunday night, Josiah has gone to his discipleship class at church. A few weeks back, there was a celebration/awards night for the kids. Josiah got a certificate for learning the first five books of the Bible. He was very excited to get his award and goodies:)

Here is Josiah with his class.

getting his goodies...

yay! gold coins to exchange for prizes!

We are proud of you, Josiah!

What have we been up to?...

lots! but, we'll start with a random post of around the house pictures:

One day while Aedan and Mercy were napping, a big insect decided to visit our back glass. I thought it was a praying mantis, but wasn't completely sure. Josiah pulled out his insect cards from Gigi and we found the praying manits card. We compared the picture on the card to the insect on the back glass...yes, it was a praying mantis! Josiah watched while it moved all along the sliding glass door for a while until it decided to leave. Aedan didn't get to see it, but we showed him the pictures.

Mercy is laying on this awesome quilt! (made by Rachael's aunt, Sheila!) I love it!

Here is a shot of Aedan and Mercy. Typical these days...

Once again, a typical shot of Aedan...sticker on the mouth, and the "cat in the hat" hat on.

Josiah with dinosaurs:)

Mercy Cate taking a bath! She has now moved to the tub.

Some 7 month shots:)

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for papa

Thank you for our Citadel sweatshirts!

Love,

Josiah and Aedan

Harvest Carnival

Ryan got home from fall retreat Sunday afternoon...just in time for us to head to the Harvest Carnival at church. The kids were very excited about going...so excited that Aedan didn't take a nap. The kids wanted to stay on the inflatables (jumpy things) the entire time. Each year I've brought a bag for candy, and each year (so far) we haven't needed it. They'd rather jump then play games for candy. They had a blast, though...they were VERY worn out. Maybe sometime in the future we'll actually take them trick-or-treating, but for now inflatables are their thing!