Hurst, Gaither and our Christmas!

Just thought I would combine all the pictures into one post, since it takes me so long to post anything! :)

The first Christmas was with Kevin's family! Michayla did not quite understand unwrapping gifts, so I helped her a lot! She sure had fun playing with her new quack quack ducks though! Boy are they loud! :)

Our newest niece, Abigail and Kevin's sister Wendy! Aren't they so sweet!

Kevin's father reading the Christmas story to all of the family on Christmas with our nephew Dustin on his lap. Dustin is also Wendy's youngest son!

Now...off to Indianapolis! We left on Friday morning to drive all day and get out there about 6:30 pm on Friday night. Saturday morning was my extended family Christmas with the Gaithers. They were all so excited to hold Michayla! It took awhile for her to warm up to everyone, but she finally did and had fun being held and opening more gifts!

Her Great-Grandpa Gaither was the first one that wanted to hold her. It was neat to see that part of his heart come out for his great-grandchildren!

My crazy, but really cool uncle Rick. He always plays "Santa" every year!

Michayla playing with her new hippo, which she loves! This was one of her present from my parents.

Michayla eating her apple! She loved this thing and would carry it around and chew on it every once in awhile. Yeah, it got really gross! Oh well...it's Christmas right?

We drove home from Indianapolis on Christmas Eve so that would could be home in time to start our own family traditions on Christmas day. It was so much fun to have a kid on Christmas! Brought a whole new feel to the day! Kevin and I had fun playing Settlers A LOT! Then in the evening we were able to hang out with our good friends Ryan and Denise!

The Leaf Raking...what? Isn't it winter!

Yes, it is true...Kevin and I did not get to raking leaves until the middle of December. Sometimes it takes us awhile to do things around here. However, luckily it wasn't too late and we were able to get the majority of them before a major snow storm! Michayla was having fun, but cold!

Kevin and I had a lot of fun working in our yard together. It has been a long time since we got to work together since I have been working on Saturdays so much. It was an adventure for sure!
What we would do is rake the leaves into big piles and then load them onto the blue tarp. We would then pull the blue tarp up the hill and dump them into our woods. The plan worked wonders, although several times the tarp was extremly heavy! It was a workout for sure! :)

Michayla was so cute! When she would get cold, she would crawl to us. So, we would pick her up and hold her awhile, rub her hands and little cheeks to warm her up, set her back down and then she would go play again!

And...Finally the 2nd time around!

Alright guys, sorry it has taken me so long to post from our last trip to NC. There really is no excuse other than just not doing it. I hope you enjoy these pictures! As you will see, we had a wonderful time in the mountains of NC and then hanging out with Jonathan and Janelle for the weekend. The conference was great that we went to and we had a really good time with Kevin's parents. Enjoy...

I took the picture of this barn that was out the back of our cabin. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the cabin we stayed in.

Michayla and Mariah having fun playing together! Grandma watched Michayla and Mariah while Kevin and I, and Mariah's parents were at the conference.

Hi Everyone! I am learning to walk!

Kevin went out for a walk one morning and captured some pretty cool pictures.

AND OFF TO JONATHAN AND JANELLE'S...

Two little girls looking like they are going to get into some trouble! :)

My first Dum Dum Pop! Yum Yum!

Bath time with my friend Keziah!

Daddy, do you have to take a picture of my naked! :)

NC...the first time!

I promised that I would post some pictures from our trips to NC, so here you go.... As I said before we had a great time helping Ryan and Denise move down to NC and a great time staying with Matt and Naomi!

Matt and Naomi's House...which is where we stayed for the weekend!

This is the view from the back of their house. They have a dock that goes out into the water with a bench that you can sit on. It was so relaxing to go out in the morning!

Michayla's first piggy back ride!

Daddy and Michayla sleeping together. I snuck this picture early in the morning!

Michayla with her friend Zion! Michayla had so much fun playing with her friends over the weekend!

She is so cute!