It is already February!

January just seemed to fly by and now we are moving right along in February.

January brought birthdays for Rob and Will and the twins. Last weekend I went to Columbia for Kaitlyn and Natalie's snow princess birthday party. It was their first real party with friends. Beth made darling decorations, a cool ice cream cake and fun party games.

Will turned 24 and is still busy with school and work and celestial pursuit. So many new beginning are on the list for this year in our family. It will be interesting to see how everything works out. I will hit that big number birthday this month, David will graduate from High School in June and leave on his mission in the fall and we will be empty nest.... not so sure how I will handle that one but I am sure I will adjust to these new changes.

For now I will just look forward to Spring and May when baby Luke will arrive, then the summer.... how I love those sunny warm days of no work and fun with family.

Here are some party pics ...

The most wonderful time of year

The past 2 months have been filled with memories. We enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas with all our children and grandchildren. We have grown from a family of 7 to a family of 17! We tend to fill every available space in our home when we all get together. We are getting a bit more organized with every visit and I am so grateful that we love being together. Enjoy the stroll through our holidays....

Will surprised David and came down to celebrate his 18th birthday with him.

The Edwards boys loved watching their Gamecocks together.

The Gamecock victory made a great celebration!

5 little monkeys snuggling in Grammy's bed on Thanksgiving morning.

Beth and Rob planning their Black Friday run.

Jared and Will making fried cornbread.

Will wanted the Turkey and table dressed in style.

Seth took care of the big turkey leg!

Loves from Thomas to Grammy:)

Bailey's in a row

Grands waiting on the feast.

Chloe and Thomas all smiles.

David gets a sports tree for upstairs.

Emily came for a weekend visit and we visited Daddy Tom and Dee Dee.

Christmas card photo on the beach.

The mantle says it all.

Stockings to fill and gifts to give.

A puppet from Seth to Uncle Will.

Will's steady cam made from scratch.

Brittany, Kristen and Chloe enjoy some movie time.

Will and Thomas.

Carolyn loved making our fancy Apple pie.

Natalie joined in making Chocolate chip cookies.

Jacob shows Alee his new toy.

Kaitlyn gets a turn to hold baby Thomas.

Floyd and Rob on Christmas eve.

Will is glad Santa left him a cool present.

Good morning kisses.

Little T is growing fast.

Kristen and Chloe take a break in the rocking chair.

Story time with Grammy.

Making our dough ornaments.

David in his new cool shades from Will.

Jerry likes his new Jacket.

Will and David

Brittany, Thomas and Jacob

Kristen, Jared, and Chloe

Rob, Seth, Carolyn, Natalie, Alee, Kaitlyn and Beth

Merry Christmas from the Edwards family....17 and growing!

Little t's visit to Grammy and Grandaddy's house

What a fun weekend to have little Thomas come and visit.

(He did bring his parents along too)
He got to stay in Grammy and Grandaddy's room in a cute little mini crib...
but like his cousins, he really liked good morning hugs in our bed:)

His cute smile just warmed our heart

We took him to see the ocean.
He and his dad were seeing "eye to eye".
Perfect family hug!
Now isn't he just styling in his Sunday tie.
Wow, he grew so fast in just 2 months.

We can hardly wait for the holidays to get here so we can play again!

Fall is full of blessings

Wow it seems the fall just arrived so nicely. I love the cool air and the the sound of the leaves rustling. I am always ready for the season to change. It has been such a good month already. General Conference was so inspiring and just made me feel so blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. So many wonderful messages to ponder on and live by. The gospel brings so much happiness. I am excited for the weekend to come and spend it with Jacob and Brittany and my little T. We will celebrate Jacob's belated birthday and show Thomas the beach for the first time and give lots of hugs and loves. I am sure if you tune in next week I will have some grand photos to share with you.
David is sailing right along in his senior year. He is learning more about pre-med and staying up late writing papers and . He still works at Chick fil a few nights a week, keeps up with all the college football stats, especially the gamecocks and is going to rehearsal everyday. He is taking a theater class at the acadamy and will be in a play at the end of the month. I am sure I will have some pics to share about that too.
Jerry and I are just steady at it with work and church and grateful for the 7 beautiful grands and 8 beautiful children that bring us so much joy and remind us of all the good in this world.
I keep remembering what I learned at conference...It is better to look up. Yes, "up" certainly where all our blessings come from! Happy Fall yall, Love ya!