Christmas Swimming Party

 

 

 Thank you, Aunt Steph and Uncle Tyler- what an awesome Christmas present!

Tie-Dyed

Halle, Cate, Maddie, Ty, Sharidyn, Jackson & Isaac:

Thank you for the hand-dyed Christmas shirts, Aunt Debbie!

Jackson and Isaac are only 2 weeks apart:

 Seven kids, six and under:

 

 Fun times.

at Lyon:

We played JD's alma mater last Saturday.  And won  Again!  :)

My favorite part of playing in Batesville is all of  the family we get to see at the game!

Such as-

JD's Grandma Parker:

Cousin Sarah:

;

Aunt Kathryn:

 Mema & Papa Coffman:

 Aunt Kristi & Cousin Parker:

 My parents were even at the game!

 This is how Isaac spends most ball games: 

 Playing with Parker:

 I love this picture- playing and coaching.  Our life. 

 

All pictures are from Aunt Kathryn- thank you!! 

A hike-

  The perfect way to stretch your legs in the middle of a long car ride.

brothers

 and a sister- 

The *Mini-van* Express

We called them to the living room after baths to "take a picture":

Then we handed them a ticket to the Mini-van Express:

Handed them hot chocolate and a peppermint stick:

And set out to find some Christmas lights!

We went to "Christmas in Cottonplant"- a HUGE display of Christmas lights and inflatables.  It's about 5 minutes from Blue Mountain, and thanks to the TLC show "My Crazy Obsession" it is now semi-famous.

 

To see the show with Christmas in Cottonplant go here:  Christmas in Cottonplant -it's the last segment of the episode. 

 

 

 

PS- Thank you, Pinterest.  What a great idea!

"Uncle Steve Song"

He flies through the air the best you have met

This daring young man in his Marine fighter jet

His actions are graceful the girls he does please

And his name is my Uncle Steve

 

He flies way down low, he soars way up high

As he cuts a path through God's great  blue sky

God gave him the talent to fly up above

Uncle Steve we love!

 

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Me and Uncle Steve, 1987-ish:

You've seen Top Gun, right?  To us, Uncle Steve was  Maverick:

(Okay, maybe he still is...)

My brother:

We even got to see him do a fly-by from an air control tower once.  So cool.

Uncle Steve we love.  :)

 

 

 

 

**"Uncle Steve" (song) is one of Ty's favorites.  He asks for it at nap time almost every day.  Generally, he speaks in opposites- he is definitely two.