Christmas Tree

 We hunted down the perfect tree the day after Thanksgiving!

Sarah used college mail from schools she is rejecting to make a forest full of cute trees!

Putting the Star on the Tree

This was Daniel's first year to put on the star!  He was excited, but "a little bit nervous, a little bit scared, and kind of happy."

December 4, 2014

Daniel found a new tree stump . . .

Christmas Tree

The Tree Again

 It had been an entire day since he had his picture taken on the tree stump . . .

Eating a tasty cupcake treat from Mrs. Jen after speech!

Silly Boo

Every time we pass the tree stump, Daniel wants his picture taken!

Star- December 16, 2013

Emily didn't even need a chair to put the star on the tree this year!

Christmas Tree- December 7, 2013

Our annual tree-chopping expedition was chilly this year!  It seems our tree gets smaller and smaller each year, which make the star placing easier, but the ornament placement tricky!

August 29, 2013

Daniel shows of his moves on his beloved tree.

June 2013

Emily had a bird's nest in the corner of her window- June 3, 2013

Sarah & Daniel at the tree- June 5, 2013

Richard would have been proud of my garden!  June 12, 2013

Sarah's 8th Grade Awards Day- May 29, 2013

Sarah's 8th grade Awards Day turned out to be quite the day for her!

On our way to Awards Day,
we had to stop at the tree for a picture

Sarah won quite a few awards

January 26, 2013

Emily

January 20, 2013

A tree was about to fall on our neighbor's house, literally, and Greg discovered it while they were out of town.  The tree had to come down immediately, and it was quite the ordeal in our yard for three days!

Star- December 16, 2012

It was Sarah's year to put the star on the tree!

Tree Time- December 1, 2012

We found the perfect tree in Pine Valley!

March 22, 2012

The tree stump on the way to story time at the library continues to be a big hit.

Amelia & Daniel

March 4, 2012

When Jeff gave me this fig tree, I knew the probability of a move was pretty high, so I planted it in a pot.  Then when we did move, I never figured out where to plant it.

I didn't want the plant to freeze, so I brought it in and put it on the sun porch.  Now, my poor tree thinks it is Spring!  I'm not much of a gardener, so I hope I have not damaged the poor tree's internal clock!  In a few weeks, I really need to get the poor guy planted in the ground!

January 26, 2012

Daniel was excited to get his 2012 Junior Gamecock membership from Papa.  This year's t-shirt features Cocky, so Daniel loves it.

The girls had January 26th & 27th off from school, so they went with Daniel and me to story time at the library.  Along the way, we had to stand on the tree stump for a quick picture!

Painting- October 31, 2011

A woman knocked on my door and dropped off this painting she had done in 2001 of the Japanese Maple tree in our yard.  Titled Scarlet Lace, she decided to give us the painting, and I showed it to the previous owner, who had seen it at a gallery showing years ago.

Ricky Myers Day of Service- October 1, 2011

Sarah and I braved the chilly winds and planted what seemed like a gazillion trees with the St. Pius Youth Group.  It reminded me of a chilly day I spent in Hampton Park down by The Citadel in the early 90s with my service fraternity at CofC.  For years, every time I would drive by (usually during out trip to the Citadel's Candlelight Christmas Concert), I would look for the trees I helped plant.  I wanted Sarah to have that same sort of memory.

Mr. Mark and his tiny backpack!

Our first tree is planted.  The trees are on a golf course, so I was convinced I would be hit by a golf ball.  Thankfully, I was not.

Tree number two is much taller than the first one!

Sarah is just the right height for tree number three!

Tree number four is just by the road.