Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Palmers! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and that you all have a Happy New Year! We had a fabulous Christmas week! Brett has been off of work since last Wednesday, so we have been enjoying taking family trips to the Y and just hanging out and playing with our new Christmas toys. Brett and I have even busted out the old (original) Nintendo and Playstation 2...that has been quite addicting...I think I see a Wii in our future...maybe Santa will bring us one someday! haha! Brett and I hosted Christmas Eve dinner here for us, Pwetty, Pip, and Zizzie, and then headed off to candlelight service at church. I love Christmas Eve service...it was the perfect way to get in the Christmas spirit and remember the true reason for the season. We had Christmas dinner at Pwetty and Pip's house with Zizzie... Then Christmas morning...Sully and Ansley got everything they asked for from Santa, so it was a great day...Ansley got a princess tent and Sully a scooter and tool kit from Santa...not forgetting all the fun toys and clothes from grandparents, Zizzie, and friends...we have lots to be thankful for...here are some pictures from Christmas...enjoy!

Everyone on Christmas Eve before heading to church. Nice work on the self-timer, Pip! :)

the tent! Santa brought each of the kids an umbrella...I didn't think it would be such a hit...they played with them all day and are still walking around with them...Santa must have known they would be a fan favorite! :)Sully's umbrella

Twister!

Brett and Tracy...it took a lot of will power for Brett not to tickle me when I was in such a compromising position! haha!

Amos got some treats in his stocking and then rested the rest of the morning...not sure if he liked all the noise and stuff everywhere! :)

Zizzie and Ansley were having a very important conversation about that dolphin. :)

Ansley was taking Sully's new scooter for a spin!

Sully was busy all morning with his tools...he had to "fix" everything. :)

That is one big tent! :)

Enjoy the pictures...I will put Ansley's birthday pictures up in a few days. Happy New Year!

xxoo Brett, Tracy, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo

What's new?

Happy Holidays everyone! We have been SO busy getting ready for Christmas with singing concerts, class parties, play dates, and a lot of Santa sightings! Sully has asked Santa for a Razor scooter and some tools. Ansley really didn't know what to ask for, but I hear she might be interested in a pop-up princess tent. :) We are going to have such a fun Christmas morning!! :) Here are some pictures from the past month...first some pics from Thanksgiving. We were in KY this year and had a great time. Enjoy the pictures...

While in KY, we visited a pottery throwing place. The kids enjoyed playing with the clay and playing outside with the dog and cat they found wandering around. Leave it to the Palmer kids to find all the animals! :)

Busy, busy!

What is she doing?

During our visit, we got to visit with Uncle Charlie, Aunt Mary, and Great Grandma Helen Louise.

Sully goes to choir every week at church...they had a little concert a few weeks ago...it was really cute. :)

Sully and all his buddies singing!

Zizzie came to cheer Sully on...

Pwetty and Pip wouldn't have missed it...

Sully and Ansley LOVE watching the trash truck on Thursday mornings...on this particular morning, I couldn't help snapping a picture due to Ansley lack of clothing. :)

They each have their own window to look out...

Ansley was hilarious that morning!

We have an elf that has come to stay with us during the Christmas season. Santa sent him to keep an eye on the kids. He leaves each night to go report to Santa. In the morning, when the kids come down, they always find him in a different place...it has been SO fun for the kids to come down and find him each morning. He will go home with Santa on Christmas Eve, so we only have a few more days left to enjoy. It has been fun. :)

Sully gave him two names--Milo and Elfie

Waiting to see Santa at the mall

Ansley wasn't quite sure what to think.

Breakfast with Santa in our neighborhood...we have had many different Santa sightings! :)

Sully was talking very seriously to Santa...he wasn't scared this year. :)

They had a craft at the breakfast...Ansley loved it.

Last weekend while it was SO nasty outside...we made a gingerbread house with the kids. We were quite proud of little Ansley for not eating the candy! :) They had a fun time and the house turned out great! :)

They took their jobs very seriously. :)

Busy!

Enjoy the pictures...I have some more coming with Christmas in only a few days and Ansley's birthday on the 27th...we will have another post soon. Merry Christmas and enjoy this special time with your family. We are SO excited for Christmas morning with Sully and Ansley...they are going to have SO much fun!

xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo

Halloween, hayrides, and Sully's first date!

Happy Halloween! We had a GREAT week of Halloween adventures! We started out the week with Ansley dressing up for her Wednesday morning music class, then Wednesday evening we had a Halloween "Trunk or Treat" at church. People decorated their cars and handed out candy to the kids while they walked around the parking lot...it was super fun! Thursday was our annual Halloween party with our playgroup, and then Saturday it was finally Halloween! Pwetty, Pip, and Zizzie came over to see all the festivities and to walk around with the kiddos. Sully and Ansley had such a fun night. Unfortunately, they got a lot of candy...Brett is sitting on the couch eating some now...get it out of here! hahaha!!! Here are some pictures of all of our Halloween adventures.

Ansley and Turner dressed up at music class.

So...I started this blog about 2 weeks ago and never finished...it is now only a few days before Thanksgiving, so I thought it was time to finally get this blog finished and posted. :) Here are some pictures...enjoy!

Sully and Ansley at church before "Trunk or Treat"

Sully and Ansley with their buddies at church---notice how Ansley was trying to be sneaky in taking Turner's goldfish. Naughty! :)

Zizzie came to "Trunk or Treat" with us! Fun night! :)

Picture time with the Kloeckers (our neighbors 2 houses down) before Trick or Treating on Halloween night! Ansley was really into James' hat!

A scary giraffe collecting a lot of candy!

Ansley LOVED Trick or Treating!

Sully and Ansley with all of their playgroup buddies at their Halloween party! Can't believe this is their 4th Halloween party together!!!

Sully and Malley's date

For Malley's birthday, Sully took Malley to see a play (Peter Pan) and then out to dinner at Chick-fil-A. He came to the door with flowers and showered her with love all afternoon. They both LOVED the play and it was a super fun afternoon. What a special day to celebrate Malley's birthday!

Sully's field trip

Sully's preschool class went on a field trip to Cagle's Dairy Farm a few weeks ago. Ansley stayed back and played with a friend so Sully and I could spend a special day together with his class. It was a fun morning. :)

Sully on the hayride.

He fed the baby cows. LOVED that part! :) Sully's classSully and Mommy!

Trip to the GA Aquarium!

We usually make 2 trips to the aquarium a year...this was our fall trip...the kids had a super fun day! :)

I couldn't get any good pictures of the kids...so you can just picture in your mind the excitement on their faces! :)

Sully's Last Soccer Game

Last weekend was Sully's last soccer game of the season. He won the "Most Improved" award and scored his first goal at the last game!!! We were so proud of him...he came a LONG way from the start of the season and he had a great time playing with Matthew and his new soccer buddies. We are looking forward to the Spring season already. :)

Sully and his trophy!

Sully and Matthew proudly displaying their trophies!

While Sully was eating donuts and celebrating with his friends, Ansley and Daddy were walking around the pond...I snapped some pictures of my favorite little girl and my wonderful husband. :)

Ansley!! Her bangs are finally starting to grow out! Wish she would let me put a cute bow or something in her hair to keep them out of her eyes! :)

Ansley and Daddy! :)

Zooma 1/2 Marathon!

With my running buddies, I competed in only my 2nd 1/2 marathon a few weeks ago! It was a VERY hilly course, much to our surprise, but a great race overall. I was 2nd in my age group and 8th out of 753 runners! I think I am going to start running 1/2s more often...I enjoy this distance and I have done a few now to know better how to train and how to set some goals. I think we might do one in Nashville this Spring...or at least just to have an excuse for a girls weekend away from home! :)

Pre-race...

Post race!

I am finally caught up with pictures...enjoy this blog...hopefully, I will be better during the holiday season! Happy Thanksgiving!

xxoo, Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo