Sledding weather! A white Christmas!

The snow from last weekend hung around another week, so we had a real white Christmas! Jeff and I posed in our front porch wreathe to say Merry Christmas to all!

Caleb likes pretending to be a Christmas tree - hanging beads of his great-great grandmother's on himself.

Caleb came to sled with us on Wednesday, after the roads cleared enough to get out easily. He loved being pulled by Papa!

Here he looks like a real Olympic sledder - an optical illusion of course. He tired of laying on his tummy very quickly. But I got some cute pictures!

Caleb is playing with our neighbors, Will and Nate.

Helping Papa shovel...

December SNOW!

The weekend of December 18-19-20 was one to remember! I was in charge of coordinating a wedding reception at our church and snow was in the forecast. I packed my suitcase and called Mom and Dad to see if I could stay with them. The flurries forecast a week earlier became as much as 12 inches in parts of Asheville! We had 1/2" early Friday morning, so I left the mountain and visited the lower elevations.

After setting up for the reception at Trinity, I came back to Mom and Dad's and started taking pictures! Then I helped Dad shovel the driveway so I would be able to get out on Saturday morning. We had 7" before I started shoveling, and another inch fell while we finished the driveway the first time. Dad ended up clearing it again Saturday afternoon when the snow had finished falling.

Saturday pictures before I left for the reception...

I finally got back home Sunday afternoon after hearing some of our roads had been plowed. The temperatures were supposed to have risen to the mid-30's but that never happened. The Highway Dept. plowed Rose Hill Sunday afternoon most of the way up the mountain, but going down Merrills Cove was a different story. Fortunately, I had no trouble in my Subaru. This was a beautiful snow and I was thankful to be out in it, even shoveling!

The Grove Park Inn & Bennett's birthday

Mom and Dad sang with the Buncome Baptist Choir at the Grove Park Inn on Saturday, Dec. 12. We listened to the choral music, and then looked at the gingerbread houses on display.

Had our "family" picture taken a couple of times!

Bob and Freda joined us to hear the music!

On Sunday, we celebrated Bennett's 24th birthday with potato soup, chicken salad sandwiches, and mixed greens. And of course a carrot cake!

Mom and Dad pose for a photo opp on our front porch. We thought the wreathe would make a great focal point!

Kicking off the Christmas Season!

Had a fun party at my sister Joan's house! The Christmas Adam party we call it, since it comes before Christmas Eve... we bring lots of good food and eat and yak for a couple of hours! Larry's mom Jean chats with Mom...

Dad is entertaining Caleb...

The Sanders family is relaxing on the sofa...

Joan and I pose together - do we really look like sisters???

Eric, Emily and Caleb pose in the kitchen.

Amanda and I try to hog a shot, but Dad comes walking by! I think Eric is dozing in the background! Too much to eat???

Farewells are said as the Freemans must leave to meet Caleb's bed time!

Jean and Trent give Caleb a squeeze good bye!

After leaving the Ledfords, we drive by Mom and Dad's to see the big outdoor Christmas tree!

Thanks again for a fun party Joan and Larry!

It's December!

'Tis the season for trying to get a few photos for the Christmas card. First we get several poses of the Freeman family!

Caleb and the snowman...

Then we call upon friends and others to take our photos while touring the Grove Park Inn.

Another shot of Caleb loving his snowman!

Thanksgiving memories...

Thanksgiving at the Rogers' home in Clover is an annual tradition. Mom and Dad come down from Asheville as well as Ren and Linda and Berleigh from Connecticutt. Bennett was only down for the day this year due to car trouble Wednesday evening. So he's only in one picture sadly... I also realized Mom and Abigail are missing... sorry! Ollie, Pam and Derek can be seen in the Birthday Blog pictures!

Bennett, Eric, Caleb and Dad chilling in the den. Jeff and Nancy discuss the latest DVD...

I need a new hairstyle! One of the few pictures I'm in.

Ren and Linda... and Berleigh!

Nancy and Caleb watching television... a Veggie Tales movie perhaps!

Pete's holding Caleb while Caleb studies Berleigh.

Nathaniel and Caleb play trucks and tools on the floor.

Caleb loves playing with the "jello" clings on the door windows.

Nathaniel building a tower from wooden spools.

Watching football - I have no idea who was playing.
Linda and David discuss dishwashing (just guessing!!) :)

Ren and Linda giving farewell hugs Saturday morning.

Berleigh is ready to go! (Note Nathaniel and Caleb's reflections in the window.)