Here are a few of the 700+ pics that I took on our family vacation. Aren't you glad I didn't upload them all? I guess you can tell I love my new camera (and my family)! Enjoy!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Whirlwind Week
Wow! What a wonderful week the Kyser family has had! It's been very busy but full of blessings. We started out the week of Thanksgiving being blessed with a visit from Hannah (the sister of our adopted daughter, Rachel). Hannah and Rachel are from Buffalo, New York and they are both in school in Mississippi. (Rachel is actually in Basic Training right now for the Army Reserves). Since it's too close to Christmas to fly home, we had Hannah spend Thanksgiving with us! Gidgi did most of the cooking, oh...it was heavenly! There is nothing like waking up to the smell of mom cooking her cornbread dressing! We always watch the Macy's parade while getting our feast together. It's been a tradition since I was a little girl. What a wonderful Thanksgiving we had!
The Saturday after Thanksgiving we traveled to Picayune, MS (my hometown). We were asked to speak at a couple of churches and small groups this weekend so we had a busy yet productive time there. Of course we DID watch the Egg bowl with Daddy on Saturday night! GO DAWGS! Jeremy was feeling sick with sinus crud but the Lord was gracious and he was able to speak 4 times in 24 hours! What a blessing! Now it is in the Lord's hands!
We left Picayune on Monday (mind you, Picayune is 45 minutes from New Orleans on the the Gulf Coast) and traveled to Gatlinburg, TN. Jeremy's parents were on vacation up there and wanted us to join them. It was a 10 hour drive in the pouring rain! Ugh! But it was so worth it! There was an indoor waterpark where we were staying and we spent the first day there. The kids all loved it! It snowed that night and we were able to drive into the mountains and see a little of it the next day. We took tons of pics and I'll put them on when I get them downloaded. We were in Gatlinburg for 4 days and we were busy the entire time. We hike the kids to a waterfall (which they LOVED). We toured Gatlinburg and rode the chair lifts to the top of a mountain. They picked out tons of candy from a sweet candy shop. We saw snow, ice cycles the size of a pringles can, deer, and even a bear! The bear was a very nice surprise. We even have him on video standing up and scratching his back on a tree! How fun!
We left Gatlinburg on Friday night and traveled to Montgomery for our niece's first birthday. We drove into the night and arrived around 1am. After the birthday party we had the Kyser family annual hayride and bonfire! This has been a tradition since Tink was an infant. We love roasting marshmellows and hot dogs in the fire. And being with family is the icing on the cake! Jeremy spoke in two more Sunday School classes on Sunday morning. And after a lazy afternoon with family we packed up and finally headed back to Clinton.
Now it's back to real life for two weeks and then Christmas is here. It is so very hard to believe that Christmas is that close. I pray that during these two weeks we will be able to slow down and truly experience the meaning of this blessed holiday. It is not about toys and parties. It's not about Santa and trees. It's about the Lord of the universe coming down from heaven in the form of a little baby. It's about the Savior of the world being born in a tiny manger without a bed. It's about the sacrifice of God the Father because of His love for a sinner such as me! Lord, help us to truly worship you this Christmas season!
Jill
The Saturday after Thanksgiving we traveled to Picayune, MS (my hometown). We were asked to speak at a couple of churches and small groups this weekend so we had a busy yet productive time there. Of course we DID watch the Egg bowl with Daddy on Saturday night! GO DAWGS! Jeremy was feeling sick with sinus crud but the Lord was gracious and he was able to speak 4 times in 24 hours! What a blessing! Now it is in the Lord's hands!
We left Picayune on Monday (mind you, Picayune is 45 minutes from New Orleans on the the Gulf Coast) and traveled to Gatlinburg, TN. Jeremy's parents were on vacation up there and wanted us to join them. It was a 10 hour drive in the pouring rain! Ugh! But it was so worth it! There was an indoor waterpark where we were staying and we spent the first day there. The kids all loved it! It snowed that night and we were able to drive into the mountains and see a little of it the next day. We took tons of pics and I'll put them on when I get them downloaded. We were in Gatlinburg for 4 days and we were busy the entire time. We hike the kids to a waterfall (which they LOVED). We toured Gatlinburg and rode the chair lifts to the top of a mountain. They picked out tons of candy from a sweet candy shop. We saw snow, ice cycles the size of a pringles can, deer, and even a bear! The bear was a very nice surprise. We even have him on video standing up and scratching his back on a tree! How fun!
We left Gatlinburg on Friday night and traveled to Montgomery for our niece's first birthday. We drove into the night and arrived around 1am. After the birthday party we had the Kyser family annual hayride and bonfire! This has been a tradition since Tink was an infant. We love roasting marshmellows and hot dogs in the fire. And being with family is the icing on the cake! Jeremy spoke in two more Sunday School classes on Sunday morning. And after a lazy afternoon with family we packed up and finally headed back to Clinton.
Now it's back to real life for two weeks and then Christmas is here. It is so very hard to believe that Christmas is that close. I pray that during these two weeks we will be able to slow down and truly experience the meaning of this blessed holiday. It is not about toys and parties. It's not about Santa and trees. It's about the Lord of the universe coming down from heaven in the form of a little baby. It's about the Savior of the world being born in a tiny manger without a bed. It's about the sacrifice of God the Father because of His love for a sinner such as me! Lord, help us to truly worship you this Christmas season!
Jill
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