Trees!

Some views of trees from around our house! John has gotten back into picture taking, so you might see more regular blogging from me!
 
 
 
 

Kenzie's Room!

This week was spent prepping and painting Kenzie's room. She picked the color to match her bedding and I think it turned out pretty cute!!! She loves it and her room finally feels like it's hers. The color is called Center Stage, but after looking at it all day yesterday(while painting), I renamed it Granny Smith Apple. Regardless of the name, it is fun and bright just like Kenzie, so I think it's a great color pick!
 
 
 

Golf Practice

Maison was set on getting some sticks from the hardware store this weekend. When we got back in town yesterday afternoon, he demonstrated their use for John! You can see for yourself in the video below. He's so ready to be out on the golf course...tomorrow is the day the course opens, so hopefully the weather will improve!

Knoxville!

This weekend we traveled to Knoxville, TN for Kenzie's first soccer tournament with her new team. Yesterday was a beautiful day with a little cool wind, but enough sunshine to get some color on our lovely faces! Today was another story as seen in exhibits A, B, and C. The bottom fell out at Kenzie's first game and they called it with Kenzie's team up by one...it was their only win of the weekend. The second game they played today was in the midst of a torential downpour! It was probably Kenzie's best game of her soccer career, with a slide tackle (which isn't legal at her age, but it was beautiful!) and lots of great defense. She got a little muddy, but it was a great game and she had a blast!
 
 
 

School is F-U-N!

Here Kenz is getting ready for school! You will see that her sock is on her hand and she has a ponytail on the top of her head. She didn't go to school looking like this, but we did have a fun laugh...she is always up to something! Maison school starts at 7:30 and Kenzie's starts at 8:30, so she has very laid back school mornings and plenty of time to entertain us and herself as well!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Christmas was upon us so quickly, we were only able to enjoy our decorations for about a week, but since the decorations aren't the true reason we celebrate Christmas, it was kind of refreshing. We did leave the tree up with lights on it until after New Years. We changed things up a little this year and spent our first Christmas in our home. In years past, we've traveled every Christmas to be with family. This Christmas we went to a Christmas Eve service at our church and Christmas morning we woke up in our new home to breakfast casserole and monkey bread while we opened presents. Just before lunch we packed up and drove to my folks to spend a couple days with them. The boys enjoyed some hunting and the girls relaxed and visited with family.

After two and a half months of transition, it finally seems like we are settling in to our new home. The kids are off on their third day in their new schools (it is really quiet around the house)! The faculty and staff at both schools are super friendly and have made the transition a lot easier for all of us. So far we've gotten good reports from the kiddos!
 

We've Moved...And Are Still Moving!

Well, we've been in the process of a move for about a month and a half now! Mid September, we got an offer on the house and John got a job offer on the same day and we decided we should probably be paying attention! Once we closed on our house at the end of September (we had 14 days to pack up and move out), we began looking for a house in Nashville, where John started working the first of October.

We closed on our house on October 29, the day before Kenzie's birthday. We're trying to make it until the end of the semester so Maison can finish up school and Kenz can finish her soccer season...even though I am dying to be in Nashville with my hubby!!! Here is a picture of our new house! The pods were delivered today and we are moving our furniture in tomorrow. I can't wait to make it our home! I'll write more later, but wanted you to know why the blog hasn't been updated in ages.