The Jewell Twins: December, a whirlwind!

December...wow, what a blur! We were very busy...traveling, visiting, and celebrating the Christmas season!

The first weekend, December 3rd and 4th, we traveled to Lebanon for the weekend and to watch Meme participate in the Lebanon Baptist Church Christmas cantata. The weather was unusually warm, so we enjoyed the outdoors, too.

Isaac and Elliott sampled the grass

My boys... this is my favorite picture, ever! Well, at least so far!

The stairs were discovered...

And so was the dog crate!

Meme did fantastic!
Actually, we only saw the first few seconds of the first song. Isaac bonked his head on the pew and everything went downhill quickly from that moment. We enjoyed the cantata from the basement, but it sure sounded pretty!

The second weekend in December, the 10th and 11th, we traveled to Mayfield to see The Purchase Players production of Annie. Cousin Cassydi starred as Annie and was amazing!! Elliott and Isaac also had the pleasure of meeting Aunt Wanda and Uncle Joe for the first time and getting hugs from cousin Amy again!! It was a wonderful weekend with family!

Aunt Wanda and Isaac checking things out

Cassydi, Isaac, and Elliott... three beauties!

Uncle Joe helping Elliott burn some energy on the exercise bike

Playing ball with Amy

Linner (Lunch/Dinner) at The Majestic, a Mayfield must-eat

Posing with the star of the show... Annie!
We are so proud of Cass, she was excellent!! We cannot wait to see another one of her roles!
Isaac was an excellent audience member. He was mesmerized, sitting in the front row, for the entire show (over two hours)! Elliott made it through about half of of the second half before he feel asleep. Unfortunately, he was still asleep for pictures.

Joined by Lily St. Regis!
Amy was hilarious! She also was amazing and we loved her character--so much personality!

The whole family! Love each and everyone and so glad we were able to spend the special time with them!

The boys also turned 14 months old ... and the bumps and bruises begin! Because of the travels, we were a few days late. These were taken on December 12th.

We had a special visitor ... one of our favorite house guests, Lynn! The last time Lynn spent the night the boys were still cooking in mommy's belly! Though they may not look like it by their morning picture expressions, the boys loved playing with her!

This may be a silly blog addition, but in December, the boys began taking their tooth brushing very seriously. They really enjoy "brushing" their teeth! Since I know this desire likely won't continue into childhood, I wanted photographic evidence!