DECEMBER

Ah, the infamous decorating-the-tree picture. What I don't have pictured is Allison taking off EVERY ornament that Spencer and Hannah put on the tree. Needless to say, quite a few ornaments bit the dust this Christmas. (Note to self: PLASTIC balls next year)

Notice The Big Chicken's sign still reads, "Fried!"

Grandpa Blake came to visit! We met Grandpa in Macon, GA at my amazing sister-in-law-with-five-kids-who-just finished-nursing-school's graduation. Adventures with Grandpa included bowling, Christmas lights, Krispy Kreme donuts (why no, we can't resist a "HOT" neon sign!), Grandpa hearing his first "Happy Birthday, Jesus" and a bucket-o-chicken at Marietta's infamous Big Chicken. Leave it to a Southerner to build a restaurant that looks like a giant chicken with moving eyes and beak - they love them some good fried chicken! ( Chicky chicky wanna bucket? Actually sounds funny when said with a good "Suthin" drawl.)


We had a lot of fun with Grandpa. Luckily, he caught his plane an hour before the ice storm hit. He was returning to MUCH warmer weather in sunny Arizona!