Who's Afraid of a Little Nor'Easter

Not him

 maybe her?

 and, the verdict's still out...

Our first Nor'Easter hit days following our return from the Christmas Break in Memphis.  This was Jeff's second, for he had experienced his first bout with a Boston snow the week before on the very day of his return.  (a very nervous Jeff actually doubled his ticket price to fly home ahead of the impending snow, and he beat it 'barely!')  Possibly this is an explanation for his brave face and eagerness to tackle this experience head on.

shovel, shovel
this is something we will never excel at, or frankly attempt

i'm done

 not me

this is nothing

Christmas, Part II

The "Townie" sweatsthis was Jeff's gift to Dad and Edwardyou have no idea how proud jeff was of his idea, and in his defense - they were a huge hit!

 Liberty Bowl "Fun"

we didn't however make it past the 'tailgate'

stadium rules didn't allow strollers

New Years Eve with the Coffeys

poor Jordan was on call, but we lured him into our fun

Langston and Caroline

Sweet Thomas

Precious Ella

sweet times!

"Gather around kids"

like father, like daughter

it would be tough convincing people this guy wasn't having fun:)

i love this!

Happy New Years!

Christmas, Part I

I have been extremely negligent with blogging, and I am ridiculously behind - so, here is an attempt at catching up.

Home for the Holidays

We gathered our gear, readied ourselves for travel 'with Edward', again enjoyed many an empty seat around us on the plane (ONLY with Jeffrey), and arrived to a 'Bebe & Bobo greeting' at the airport.  We hustled to lunch at 'Just for Lunch,' knowing we had to eat early enough and just enough so not to spoil the El Porton dinner I'd been craving since August.  El Porton was amazing, and we were treated as royalty.  Oh, how they miss us (as we miss them).  Following dinner, we headed home to partake in Langston Christmas tradition:

Getting the angel on the tree...
Until last year Bobo and I had performed this task 30 or so odd years.  Now, Langston places our (30 year old) angel a top the tree, and it is a really sweet moment we all look forward to.
*Note the petzl head lamp on Bobo's head.  This is for "exploring" that will take place later that evening.  Exploring is a new Langston/Bobo ritual that occurs most nights.  They explore down Natchez Ln. in search of treasure.  Fortunately for Langston, treasure (in the form of a matchbox car, bubbles, or figurine) is always found.  

Post Dinner Fun with Will Will

Delivering Bebe's Christmas Gifts with Daddy

"What?  I need a haircut?"
"Mom's the problem here, not me!"

Christmas Eve

and, one of my 'favorite things' this Christmas

Edward as a Shepherd