tis the season for great friends...

It was great to see a lot of our friends over the past week. Monday, December 22 we went out with my teacher girls and their husbands/boyfriends. We went to the Copper Cellar on the strip. I miss seeing those girls everyday so I loved that night! We talked about everything and my face hurt the next day from laughing so hard! Friday, December 26 we met up with some friends at the Turkey Creek Calhouns. We rented out one of the back rooms and had a blast catching up! We are very lucky to have such wonderful friends. We were able to spend sometime with Travis's Crossville buddies over Christmas but for some reason we didn't get the camera out..I am mad at myself. We went to Sam and Jill's for a Christmas party. We played Dirty Santa and Catch Phrase, which both were hilarious! I went and got Catch Phrase the next day for us to play with our families over the break.

Friday, Dec. 26

The crew at Calhouns

Dennis, Travis, Cory, Mike, Nick, Nathan, Craig, & Nathan

Mary, Becky, Hillary & Ella, Summer & Josie, Kayla, Lauren, Amy & Reid, Hayley, & Annie

Sum & Mike

=)

Hillary and I, can't wait to meet Ella Paige

He loves me

Calloway and Hatfield girls


Monday, Dec. 22

Most of the crew

Colt, Sarah, Ray, Jeri, Kim

Jim, Mendy, Travis, Kayla, Sonia, Dennis

This Christmas...

Our Christmas was GREAT! We have been able to spend lots of time with both of our families and see many friends. We have been in East TN for over a week and have been around family everyday which has been awesome. We've been to Crossville, Kingston, Harriman, and Knoxville. =) We hope everyone has had a great Christmas!!

Katie and Chris (her boyfriend, not brother Chris)

Reecie racked up with toys and treats!!

The whole family, kinda dark but that's OK.

Opening presents at Mamaws

Anna Reese and Em doing cheers

"Princess" and " Me and Mommy" frames

Mom with her gifts

Dad with his..

Troy getting his new pajama pants!

Judy and her coffee grinder

About to head to Crossville to have Christmas with the Sisco family

Us with Mamaw aka Fancy Nancy

Our Christmas Card

"Travis got married, Travis got married...."

Travis has been finished with his school for about two weeks now.  I have been asking him to come see me at school and meet my kids.  So today he finally made his way to my school (he wanted to come visit everyday but I said no..ha).  After lunch, I told my class that Travis was going to come and see them today.  I talk about him and use his name as examples a lot so they know who "Travis" is and they were PUMPED to find out that they were finally going to meet the MR.  =)

He came to school about an hour before dismissal and they were quiet watching The Grinch...once one of them noticed that he was sitting in the back of the room the exciting news started spreading like wild fire!  They were so excited to finally meet him.  They kept saying, "Travis got married, Travis got married..."  They had been asking me, "When's he going to be your boyfriend??"  Six year olds don't really understand the order of adult relationships!!  =)

It was good for him to see and meet all the wonderful and crazy little people I talk about nonstop!  He hears numerous stories a day.  For instance, the one day one of my little boys walked up to a Kindergarten girl on the playground and said, "Wuz up baby?!"  Gotta love teaching.  All in all, Travis's visit made their day and mine, too!!  Thanks Love for being amazing and coming to spend time with me and my 17 kids!

Road to the Dome...

Last Saturday, December 13, my family headed to ATL to cheer on the Flowery Branch Falcons.  My uncle Mike is a defensive coach for the football team.  They were playing for the 4-A State Championship at the Georgia Dome.  They were beaten by about two touchdowns but it was still a great accomplishment!  Way to go Mike and Falcons!!!  (Travis didn't get to join us, he was hunting with family.)   

The road to the Dome!

   Mom and Cindy

Sum, Me, and Anna Reese

     Cade and Kel, the two best water boys..ever!  =)

My uncle Mike is in the black shirt!

Anna Reese and Cindy showing the sign we made for Mike.

Cindy made Summer a "Mommy To Be" ornament!

Mike can't wait to have this many kids of his own.

     LOVE HER!

Us as Elves...

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

1 down, 7 more to go...

Travis has 1 semester down and 7 more to go!!  His last par test was last Wednesday.  We meet up with some of his D1 buddies that night at the Saucer to celebrate.  Good times were had!  

I must say, he is much more relaxed.  This weekend he had some well deserved hunting time with his dad, uncles, and cousins.  Hunting is by far his favorite thing to do (besides spending time with me....ha).  Anyways, we are glad to have 1 of the hardest semesters over.  I am not looking forward to next semester...he will be taking Gross Anatomy.  Can't wait!!  =)    

Thank You Australia...

I have always liked Hugh Jackman and his many many movies.  Travis and I are HUGE X-Men fans.  We have all 3 and watch them often.  This weekend, Kendall and I went and watched his newest flick, Australia, and I fell in love again!  Our husbands were at home studying their lives away.  It was great to get out the house for a few hours.  Ok, back to Hugh...It was a wonderful movie, the perfect mix of a love story, action, and drama.  Hugh and Nicole were amazing together.  Thank you Australia for giving us Hugh and Nicole...and you can't forget about Nicole's man, Keith!!!!  =)

Thanksgiving and On to Christmas...

It was great to go home last week for Thanksgiving!  We both miss our families like crazy!!   Wednesday, Mom and I met Summer, Mike, and Dad for lunch.  Summer and Mike were heading to Augusta, GA that afternoon to spend the holiday with his family.  After lunch Mom and I spent the rest of the day SHOPPING!!  It was great spending time with both of our families, visiting with friends, and having a few days to relax.  Counting down the days until Christmas break...

After enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner!

Anna Reese, she's 4 going on 16!  =)

Boys playing football on Thanksgiving Day

My aunt Cindy

Julia and I about to go out to dinner with my parents...

Dad, Mamaw Hatfield, and Me