Our First Christmas (of the year) :)

We had Christmas this weekend with Kevin's mom and brother's family. We had a great time stuffing ourselves with all the wonderful food that Gran made and watching the kids play together and open presents. The 12 stockings that were "hung by the chimney with care" will be joined by two more (Lord willing) next Christmas. Our sweet little girl is due in April and Chad and Kristy are expecting another little one in June. Bethany (my neice), I'm sure, is hoping for another girl. As you can see in the middle picture,
she is a little outnumbered! :)
Thanks Gran, for a wonderful, early Christmas! :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

 We decorated our house for Christmas last weekend. I was going for an old fashioned looking tree this year, so I made popcorn strands and pinecones with "snow" on them. We had a lot of fun telling Eli where we got each of our ornaments...just like a Hallmark commercial! :)

 The boys and I made Christmas cookies on Friday. They had a lot of fun making a huge mess! :)

We had my family's 5th annual Gingerbread House Contest last Friday night. Elise and I won 3rd place with our "Whoville"...but I have to say that the idea came from my friend Mandy. :) Naomi got 2nd with her "Haitian Holiday" (bottom right) and Micah and Julianne got 1st with their adorable barn scene (bottom left).

Oh, it also snowed here for the last 24 hours or so...very fun to see, but NOTHING stuck...so everything is just as green (or brown) as before.

Kids Eat Free

Well, I have been trying to compile a list of places in the Huntsville area that kids eat free because I have found that many of the lists online are either out of date or don't include as many places actually have free kids days. So, anyway...here's what I have so far. If you know of any other places, please let me know! :)

Everyday


• O’Charley’s – kids under 10
• IHOP – 4-10 pm everyday
• Shoney’s – kids under 4

Sunday
• Atlanta Bread Company – one child with adult meal
• Steak n’ Shake – one kid with each $8 spent
• Tellini’s - $1.00 kids meal – includes drink
• Jersey Mike’s – 1 free kids combo with reg. sandwich of larger
• McAlister’s – 4-8 pm $1.50
• Buffalo Wild Wings – $.99 kids meals

Monday
• Moe’s BBQ – 1 child free per adult
• Atlanta Bread Company – after 4 pm one child with adult meal
• Gibson’s – 1 child free per adult all day
• Mellow Mushroom – 5-7 pm free slice and free drink
• Schlotsky’s (south parkway only) - $.99 with adult purchase

Tuesday
• Chick-fil-a (Madison only) – 5-9pm
• Lone Star – 2 kids per adult all day
• Wintzell’s – up to 6 free on ticket

Wednesday
• McAlister’s – 4-8 pm $1.50
• Baumhower’s Wings – 2 kids with adult more than $10
• Applebee’s – after 5pm $1.99 kids meal with adult (2 per adult)

Thursday

• Earth Fare – up to 6 with adult meal purchase

Saturday
• Steak n’ Shake – one kid with each $8 spent