These are a few of my favorite things about Christmas at Mom and Dad's...

Awesome food.

Great people.


Even though one table may be full ...


...there is always a way to make room for more.





My amazing dad (and mom too, even though I don't have a picture of her from this year).




Spending time laughing together.






Presents! (and more great people).

Cute puppies and dogs. And more great people!

Wait...there is my mom on the sofa (kind of like where's Waldo!) I didn't think I had a picture of her.

Family.

Who doesn't love a good gumball?

Digging for change!

An Atlanta Classic

Every trip to Atlanta is made better when it includes a trip to The Varsity...chili dogs, rings and fries, Varsity PC! YUM!!!

Christmas Shopping at Mimi and Big Daddy's

Our Christmas vacation at Mimi and Big Daddy's started off with a Christmas shopping trip...

Lala got a camera as an early Christmas present too!

Steve and "A"

Finding bargins at Wal-mart...

Looks like J3 is playing a little game of Scramble...how unusual!!!

WHOO HOO! I GOT A CAMERA!!!

After months of not taking hardly any pictures because my camera wouldn't hold a charge, my SWEET husband gave me a camera for Christmas!!!

I am so excited and hope to do a much better job of taking pictures and updating the blog.

Of course, "A" is going to keep up her good work on the blog as well. She will be able to add video to her entries as well, since she got a Flip for Christmas.

Here are the first pictures I took with my new camera...

Basketball

This year, like pretty much every other, J3 is doing basketball for our church, TFBC. His team, the Steelers, has their first game on Saturday. They are VERY excited!!!:) J2 is his head coach and J3 always has a "ball." HAHA!!! Get it ball....haha......:). Well....here are some pics of him playing..............


J3 and J2


THE "BALL" :)

Verse of the Month

From now on, Joyful Pilgrims will have a verse of the month. This verse will be one we think will be appropriate for this month. If you have any other verses you like for the current month, feel free to share them in the comment section. Here is the verse of November:
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol himwith music and song.
- Psalm 95:2