Gingerbread Houses 2017

 In doing out gingerbread houses this year, we invited our friends the Stantons (we met them through Palmer's middle school football team).

 This is one of my favorite traditions!  I'm so glad we had the chance to do it.

 Palmer's buddy Simon.

 Andrew and Emily

 Everyone did such a great job!  We had a fun night.

 This is the first year they didn't just pile a whole bunch of candy on the house and then eat it.

 Although they did eat a ton of candy :)

They did a great job, everyone was so creative!

Georgia Boy Choir 2017

 My favorite tradition in Georgia is going to see our friends the Taylors in their annual Georgia Boy Choir concert.  It is at a beautiful church that has amazing acoustics in Buckhead.  I always feel the Christmas spirit listening to these beautiful songs.  I'm hoping one day that he rest of my boys love it like I do.

Seminary Gingerbread House Party

 We always have a gingerbread house party with the seminary kids.  It's such a busy time, that we usually only have a few that can come, but it's always fun with who does come.  

 The kids are so creative with the thing they do!

 Jackson had a basketball game, so he didn't have too much time to do a house, but we were glad that he came!

 All finished!

 Ryan's

 Natalie's

 Back of Natalie's

 Mattie's

 Leah's

 Bryson's

 These kids are so fun!

The Biltmore with Kristen

 I have always wanted to go to Asheville, North Carolina to go to the Biltmore.  It's the biggest privately owned house in America. Josh was totally not interested in going, so when Kristen came to visit, we headed up there.  

 Don't mind the blurry pictures... We went twice so we could see everything.  

 I just could't even comprehend that much wealth and extravagance.  

 It was fun to see everything dressed up for Christmas.  This tree was huge!

 The library was one of my favorite rooms as well!  I loved the round metal stair case in the far corner.  That fireplaces was taller than me!

 Mr. Biltmore's room

 Mrs. Biltmore's room

 The was my favorite room :)

 Indoor bowling alley

 Swimming pool

 One part of the kitchen.  That place was huge!

 The view from The Biltmore.  All of this land was owned by the Biltmore's

 The greenhouse was enormous!

It is still in use and had beautiful flowers in it. 

 Indoor atrium 

 Such yummy ice cream!

 These gardens were probably beautiful in the spring and summer!

 Fireplace in the greenhouse. 

 Greenhouse orchids

 Stair cases with this huge light fixture down the center of it. 

 We ate lunch in the stables at The Biltmore.  Yummy food.

 We spent two days here and had a wonderful time!