Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We certainly were blessed in 2008 and are looking forward to the blessings of 2009! Willie was able to be home for Christmas this year so that was great! We did Christmas Eve and Grandmother and Poppa's, Christmas morning at our house (Sebastian was very kind and let us sleep until 6:00 before he woke us up!) and then we did lunch and presents at Momma and Daddy's and then on to Willie's grandparents and his mom's. The day was full, rushed, and quite chaotic .... but wonderful!

Tour of Homes

I saw this and liked the concept as well. This is a great way to share your home with friends and family that would not see it otherwise. So here goes our home......

This is the big tree in the living room. It is decorated

with EVERY ornament we have ever had!

This is my "flying snowman". He sings a song and "flies"

across the living room.

This is one of my snowmen on the front porch.


More snowmen on the front porch. I think these are my favorite!!

The mantle in the living room


"My" tree in our bedroom. It is decorated with

tiny dreamsicles, snowflakes, and snowmen. I also put

out my dreamsicle Bethelehem Inn this year.

Willie and Sebastian's tree in the sun room. It is decorated with blue lights and Star Wars collectibles. Willie made the Death Star that is on top.

Well I hope you enjoyed the tour of our home. We wish each and every one of you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Snow Day

Speedy the Snowman

Sebastian and Speedy

I hope everybody enjoyed the snow! The folks around my house sure did! I had to go to work so Willie and Sebastian went outside while I was getting ready and built me a snowman on top of my car. He made it to work, home for lunch, and back to work again. Needless to say, he was completely gone by the time I got off work that afternoon. It was fun while it lasted!

Eastin Flipp Wheeler

Flipp Wheeler


Isn't he precious!

He has arrived!!! Eastin Flipp Wheeler made his appearance Tuesday, December 9th at 6:03 p.m. He weighed 8 lb 4 oz and is 21 inches long. He is a big boy! Brandy went in for a scheduled induction Monday night at midnight. They broke her water at 7:30 Tuesday morning and then we waited, and waited, and waited. Finally after an hour and a half of pushing with no results, the doctor decided to do a section. So around 5:30 p.m. they started prepping her. We finally got to see them both around 7:00 then they had to take her to recovery and him to the nursery. It was after 9:00 before she got out of recovery and in a room. Sebastian had school the next morning and daddy had to get up at 4:00 to go to work so once they did get her in a room, we only got to see them for a minute before we had to leave. I say all that to say this....I haven't gotten to hold him yet!!!! We are going back Saturday and hopefully we will have some bonding time!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Our family all gathered at my Daddy's parents house to celebrate. For the first time in many years, everybody was there! (except Willie, of course...he's never home for Thanksgiving) Grandmother and Poppa had all 4 of their children.....all 11 of their grandchildren....and all 14 of their great-grandchildren there. They even had all of the spouses there. Needless to say, it was a wonderful day! I am so thankful everybody was able to be there. It was a day for the memory books!

Grandmother and Poppa with their children and spouses

Grandmother and Poppa with their children and granchildren

Grandmother and Poppa with the Grands

Grandmother and Poppa with the Grands and the Greats

(some weren't very excited about having their pictures taken)

Baby Update

Just a little update on our "unnamed baby"....Brandy went to the doctor yesterday and everything is progressing as it should be. He told her that if she hasn't had him by December 9th, he will induce that morning! No matter what, we will have a baby within the next two weeks! I am so excited. I just hope they come up with a name for him before he gets here.

Student of the Month

Today was the Student of the Month program at school. Sebastian was recognized as student of the month in his class for the month of October. Congratulations Seb! I am so proud of you!