Hank was a Hit!

 Hank "the Tank" Crim turned 8 on
December 12th!
He may have a white nose--but he is still
as spunky as ever! Lately I have been hugging
him extra tightly because so many of our
family and friends have lost their beloved dogs
in the past few months...
First Kriya and Beau with Cali.
then Adrienne and Derrick with Natty,
then Katie and Jeffrey with Pheobe,
then my Dad with Big Boy.
My friend Katie honored her dog Phoebe with
this blog entry that I love...
http://www.jeffandkateplus1.blogspot.com/2015/01

 Milla was "Top Dog" (aka Student of the Week)
....when they said she could bring in her
favorite thing from home she automatically
said "HANK"....she was jumping up and
down, hugging us, and giving high 5's when
we got the email from her teacher saying
that she COULD bring him in to the class!

 It was her lucky day...
Hank sat, shook and laid down
on her command!!!
Hank was a HIT!

 COLE is GROWING

 2 FRONT TEETH

 Good Morning Sunshine!

 COLE CAN STAND!!!

 Faith loves riding her bike with
training wheels....and Milla is
excited to have just learned to ride without!

 HANK and COLE

 CRAZY GIRLS

 Tennis Lessons started at the
beginning of January....
they are having a BLAST!!
(Anna, Morgan, Milla and Peyton)

 the little sisters playing
(Sarah and Faith)

 We LOVE carpooling mornings....
Ethan, Faith, Finn, Cole and Milla!!

 Celebrating Beau's BDAY at his
annual Corn Hole Tournament.

Kriya is the most organized hostess...

this year they had 10 corn hole games,

a DJ, the Varsity Truck and Krispy Kreme!!!

So much fun!

Sweet cheeks

 Stopped by to visit Bill at the Lake

 Taking a break!

 Milla's Float for the
"Teddy Bear Parade" at school
....she picked "America" as her theme

The Parade in action!
They got to wear their PJ's

Auld Lang Syne

Happy 2015!

Our Friend's Derrick and Adrienne

(along with little Elise and Annie)

hosted a "London" New Year's Eve

party.  We rang in the new year

along with London...which was

at 7pm our time!

Reece, Peyton, Elise and Milla

 Selah, Annie, and Faith

Headed to Chattanooga for a visit...
 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This one is going to be the BEST YET!

 Lily and Faith

 Samuel and Milla

Cole and Lana

Slumber Party

 Friends since 6th grade!

 Hiking in the New Year

 Hike by the river in North Georgia

 Cole didn't make a peep! He loved it!

Sound Asleep! Peaceful!

 Faith

 Got to visit with Anne, Elizabeth & Philip
while they were in town from Birmingham!

 Wide Open Spaces

Another Hike....I got to carry this little
cutie this time!

Christmas Cheer

On Christmas Eve

we went to College Park to my

Mom and Cappie's house ("The Blue Bird")

for lunch and celebrating....

then we got to go to the candlelight service

with them at Church of the Apostle's

 FAITH-COLE-MILLA

 Lunch with our family and some of
their neighbors

 My mom so creatively made
the meal on the cover of
Southern Living!

NEW BOOTS!!!!

 With Gran Mum and Cappie
after church

 Hurrying to get to bed on Christmas
Eve so that Santa would stop
(Cole had already gone to sleep)

 CHRISTMAS MORNING

 Santa got Milla's request for
NUTCRACKERS!

Santa got Faith's request for a
NATIVITY SCENE!

 Cole's first TONKA TRUNK

 Little Munchkins

 Later on Christmas Day we went to
Mimi and Papa Ray's house

 COUSINS
Lydia. Milla, Faith and Cole

 Thankful for a full mantle of stockings

 Coley Boy

 Sweet Faith

 Milla with Papa Ray

Saying goodnight to Christmas...
Brandon's parents still have the
wooden reindeer that Brandon made
at Cub Scouts in elementary school!

My Dad ended up with the Flu on Christmas
Day---so, we got to celebrate with Dad and
Grandma Dunnington after Christmas!