Part of the crowd

Since we can’t go to the Carolina basketball games like we normally do, Bubba and Pop found a way for us to still support the team – cardboard cutouts!!

We saw this on TV last game. So cool! Bottom row is Kenzie, Aiden, Court, and Kayson. The next row is Coach May’s adorable little girls.

Court’s artwork

Grandpa Wolford got court some watercolor pencils and oil pastels and he has been going to town!

Aiden turns 11

This kid is just the best. When Scott and I decided to have kids, I really thought that I would enjoy being a mom when my boys were younger and definitely when they were babies. But I also kinda thought that I wouldn’t enjoy being a mom as much once they got to be like 10 and their baby cuteness was gone. Aiden has proved me totally wrong. Although we clearly do different things than when he was a baby, he continues to amaze me with the things he does. He surprises me with random facts that he memorizes about sports and cars (although you have to watch him because sometime he completely makes junk up), new games that he makes up for us to play, his recent love for just shooting basketball by himself to get better without anyone nagging him, his recent accountabiliy for his mistakes (what?!!), and every once in a while, his kindness to his brother! And he still hasn’t lost his cool as a cucumber attitude. He is just heaven for an 11 year old boy. I hope he keeps the good surprises coming! Love you Aiden!! Happy Birthday!!

Since we didn’t feel comfortable having a big birthday party (stupid pandemic), we rented a Mustang for the day and brought cupcakes to all of our family in Charlotte and a couple of Aiden’s friends. Aiden even got to sit in the front seat!!

That night, Pop and Bubba came for birthday dinner.

Christmas with the Wolfords

The weekend before Christmas, the Wolfords came over to celebrate Christmas with a delicious brunch and gifts for days!! The best way to start of a week of Christmas in my book. Throw throw burrito and nerf wars followed with lots of laughs!

Christmas with the Williams

Santa found us this year in the mountains at Bubba and Pop’s house. Kimmie, Kurt, Kayson and Kenzie were able to make it too. Such a fun day all around. On Christmas Eve, it started snowing and brought us a white Christmas. Well it was a dusting anyway! Aiden and Court wake up super early on Christmas morning so they got to open Santa gifts first (after waking up Bub and Pop). Then, we prepped some breakfast and woke up the rest of the clan to open their Santa gifts. Then, we ate and opened all of the wrapped gifts! It was an ongoing opening fiesta!

Court and Kenzie

Christmas Eve tradition is for Aiden and Court to open their gifts to each other. It’s always one of my fave Christmas moments.

“Twas the Night Before Christmas”

Christmas morning

This was our first Christmas in 15 years without Bruno but Duncan filled all of our snuggle spots!!