(Making pancakes with Nana)

We enjoyed our vacation to North Carolina, although it was way too short!! We visited with family and friends, but I didn't get to go see my friend, Kimberly! (Sorry Kimberly!)

We had to split our time between Jacksonville and Wilmington and it took us 27 hours one way to travel there! The children did really well for it being such a long ride!

For church on vacation we enjoyed visiting with our friends, Johnny and Staci, in New Bern.  It was a great service and sermon! Then we went out for lunch and had some fresh seafood, man it was awesome!!

Emilee tried Collard Greens and she loved them!! (Just like her mom!)

Christmas Morning Santa brought a couple of gifts for the kiddos to open, and he left a note saying that the rest were at our home in OKC, OK.

Our Children and our dog, Jack on Christmas Morning.

Vance and I got matching Carolina Tarheel Watches for Christmas!

Emilee love this fish bowl toy!

Makayla (their cuz), Dalton and Claudia in Nana's tree!

That is about all that is going on here...we are back and in our normal routinue now.  Dalton is doing great in 2nd grade, Claudia loves her pre-K class and Emilee loves being with Mommy and Daddy!  Our children are growing up way too fast, so please forgive me for not being on the computer too much! (Plus, I really like facebook better in keeping in touch with everyone!_

Blessings,

Alena

Enjoying vacation! Here is a picture of My mom and Step=dad, Ronnie.  We are at Mai Tai, a great chinese place here

Dalton and Claudia love staying in a hotel just for the POOL!!

We are headed to Myrtle Beach, SC this week and then next week we are going to Bible Conference.  Then we are headed back to Oklahoma!

Love to all!

Today was Jack's first experience of getting groomed....the ladies were really nice but they said he got upset when they tried to clip his face, he tried to nip at them and scratched the ladies.....I brought him home and now he is really jumpy and nervous......I felt so bad for him, but I knew he would feel better with shorter hair for the summer.

Here are the before and after pictures!!

Before:

After:

Have a great week!