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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Coleman's First Haircut

We drove to Jelly Beans in Greenville in order to get Coleman's hair cut for the first time. Coleman sat on a four wheeler and pressed lots of buttons while Rebecca was cutting his hair. Coleman was having so much fun, that he did not even notice that his hair was being cut! After the haircut was complete, we received a certificate with Coleman's first lock of hair cut on it.

After the haircut, we went to the mall and bought a couple of items on sale. The mall was really crowded. Then, we met Ava, Carter and their parents at Chuck E. Cheese's for dinner. The kids had a blast playing on all of the toys.

Coleman getting his hair cut

Coleman is actually enjoying this!

Ava, Carter and Coleman on the Chuck E. Cheese car

Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Day After Christmas...

We went over to Conner's house to wish them a Merry Christmas! Conner got a play set from Santa, and Coleman and Conner had a blast playing together on it. Coleman especially loved crawling through the tunnel to find Conner. After we left Conner's house, we came home, and we tested out the four-wheeler. Coleman was really good at pressing the button, but the steering was quite challenging.

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

We woke up at around 8:30 a.m. and immediately went downstairs to see what Santa had brought. Santa had brought a lot of different toys including a hand controlled four-wheeler and a Rody. After we opened gifts, we immediately went upstairs in order to get ready to go to my parents' house. We then drove to the upstate, ate lunch, opened gifts, and we drove back to Columbia to David's parents' house. There we opened gifts, ate dinner, and drove back home. We all got into bed around 10:30 p.m. What a day!

With all of the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday, we often forget the true meaning of Christmas. The true meaning is to celebrate the birth of a baby that changed the lives of man many years ago. Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!


Coleman is trying out his new ride

Coleman is showing Uncle Justin and Uncle Jason his Rody

Coleman is trying to take Banks' Santa hat from him

Christmas With the Davis Family

We begun the night by eating at Zorba's. After Zorba's, we all met at the Davises' house so that the children could exchange gifts, and the adults could perform a White Elephant Exchange. David ended up with an Arthur Court platter, which I was excited about, and I ended up with a Rosenthel basket, which I brought! Coleman recieved a neat guitar that he really adored from the minute I helped him open it. We had a wonderful time socializing and celebrating Christmas!

Coleman loved his guitar

Coleman and Andrew hung out for a good while!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Lights at the Zoo

David, Coleman and I met Conner and his parents at the zoo in order to watch the 3-D movie, ride the carousel and look at the lights. It is amazing how much both boys enjoyed the lights.


I love all of the pretty lights!

We Will Miss You Mimi!!!

At approximately 5:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 16, I received the call from my mom that I had been dreading for the past several months. Mimi, my mother's mom, had passed away just a few minutes before the call. I really wanted Coleman to know this lady that I had admired so much as a child and as an adult.

The funeral services took place on Thursday, December 18, but before the services The First Baptist Church (my family's church) served us a wonderful lunch. After the lunch, the family went to the playground to swing. It was a beautiful day, and I know Mimi would have been so happy that we were able to celebrate her new life in the presence of Christ, on such a beautiful day!

We will miss you Mimi, and we all love you very much!!!


Uncle Jonathan was Coleman's Buddy for the day


My Mommy and Daddy should really buy me one of these!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Lights at Saluda Shoals

We went to Saluda Shoals to see the lights tonight. It was very neat because we were able to drive through the park and stay warm. Once we were in the park, we tuned in to a radio station in order to listen to Christmas carols and hear information about the park. We figured Coleman would absolutely love them due to the fact he loved the live Nativity Scene at Union Methodist. He enjoyed the lights, but he did not quite make it to the end!


One of the exhibits...a peacock


Coleman fell asleep during our ride through the park

Trimming the Tree

Before we even began to decorate the tree, I bought unbreakable ornaments to put at the bottom of the tree for Coleman. On Friday night, we went and picked out a tree. We then brought it home and began to decorate it. Coleman really liked playing with the ornaments. He kept saying the word "ball" when he looked at the ornaments. He even threw a couple of ornaments...thank goodness they were unbreakable.

Coleman helping decorate the tree