Hunter plays basketball

Hunter is enjoying playing basketball for the Bulls. He is doing well and improving with each game. He has a game every Saturday morning until mid-feb. (UGH!!) But as long as he enjoys it, it is worth all the time and energy.

Happy New Year!

We wish that everyone has a wonderful 2007. On New Year's Day, we were lucky enough to have our dear friends Sonya and Sean visit us from Charlotte. Unfortanuately, I forgot to get a picture of them. They have 3 wonderful boys and all the boys had a great time playing together. This gave Sonya and I a chance to talk and catch up. We have known each other since elementary school. And that was a very long time ago!!

Jordan

Jordan is the world's biggest 5 year old Star Wars fan. He has been crazy about Star Wars for about 2 years now. So for Christmas, he got Star Wars transformers that when put together makes the Millennium Falcon. And for those of you who are wondering, yes Jordan did get a watch from Santa. (along with lots of other suprises) He said that everyone at school, including his teachers, asks him what time it is. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Hunter and his boat

Hunter wanted a remote control boat for Christmas. He was very excited when he got one. He has already been out to the dock several times to play with it.

Daniel and Jordan

Hunter and Jordan had a great time playing with their cousins, Daniel and Kate Christmas Day.
This picture is of Jordan and Daniel trying to wait patiently to open Christmas presents.

Christmas Lights at Riverbanks Zoo

We visited the zoo to see the Christmas lights. I bet they had lights on every tree. The animals must have been wondering what is going on. Most of them were asleep but the nocturnal animals like the bats were very active.

Jordan and Santa

Santa took time out of his busy schedule to let Jordan tell him his Christmas wish list. On the top of Jordan's list, a new watch and a phone. Don't ask me what kind of phone. I have no idea. Hopefully Santa knows. I guess Jordan wants to get there on time and talk to his friends on the way. Hunter would not sit on Santa's lap. He said he had already sent him an e-mail and that was enough. Hunter's Christmas wish list is much more detailed and longer than Jordan.

Letterboxing!

We have started letterboxing. It is so much fun. For anyone that does not know, there are letterboxes hidden all over the world. Websites like www.letterboxing.org and www.atlasquest.com help you locate letterboxes in your area and have an area where you can log your "finds." They give you clues to find the box. Before you go letterboxing, you need a ink stamp, a stamp, and a log book. Then follow the clues to find the box. Inside the box there is a stamp and a log book. You stamp the stamp that you found in your book and put your stamp in their log book along with your trail name and the date with any message you want to leave. Then you put everything back in the box just as you found it. It is like a mini treasure hunt. In the picture above Hunter and Jordan are holding a letterbox that we found in Ballentine.

Deerpark Restaurant

After the Candlelight tour of the Biltmore House, we ate at the Deerpark Restaurant on the Biltmore Estates. Since we could not take pictures inside the house, I thought you might want to see the inside of the restuarant. This was just when you went inside. The entire restaurant was beautifully decorated inside and out. If this is how they decorate a restaurant, you can image how the house looks inside. The food was delicious.

Biltmore House

For the second year in a row, Chris and I went to the Biltmore House for Christmas. We took the Candlelight Christmas tour which is beatuiful. The fireplaces are going. The lights on the Christmas trees are twinkling. They have live music on each floor.

We spent the night and the next day we toured the gardens and winery. We also took a behind the scenes tour of the Biltmore. We just happened to be the only ones of that tour. So we had a private tour of the Biltmore!