Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Tallmans 2023

We celebrated Christmas with the Tallmans on the 23rd.  I didn't do a good job taking photos but the day was full of sweet memories, gifts, too much food, and all of our family.

Only GiGi would give sand for Christmas.

Artie wasn't feeling very good, but he was a trooper.

forever our #twintornadoes

Evie got a costume so she can play "Harry Potter" with Zayden.

Snacks, snacks, snacks....all day!

Emma wasn't feeling top notch either but we got to catch up and it was so good to see her.

Colby filled us in on his adult life and I was very glad to see him, too.

Playing...

Game time!

Thanks for a great day, as always, Mom and Dad, and to our family for setting aside the time to be together.  We love you all.

Swim Season!

The Beelers have 3 swimmers this year with Natalee having so much fun that Xavier and Ameliya decided to join in.  It's nice to not be the "newbies" as a family anymore, though our two new swimmers are still learning the ropes and figuring things out.  Natalee's given a lot of insight and guidance to them and I love the bonding they are experiencing.

Miss Allesha is doing a great job taking photos for our team and is generous to share them and keep our team bulletin board up to date.  Most of these are credit to her.

The photos and videos are a mix from both of our December home swim meets and the mock meet we had in November.  It's been a great season so far with some new personal bests and a whole lot of fun!!

Bonus video of Mia and her lil BFF while they waited in line one night at practice....I love them.

Lauren's Birthday Party

Lauren turned 33 on December 19th and we had a birthday party for her on December 16th.  Andrea and Mom did all of the planning and execution but I was able to pull through with some balloons and a bit of food.  The theme was A Swiftie Birthday, and as per usual Andrea caught a vision and brought it to life.

Dad and Lance reigned over the boys in the basement (I brought Zayden to play with Theo) but dad did come up for a photo.

When the sisters get ahold of you......red lips, sparkles, bows. (wink)

Emma in charge of sparkles...

proof of Zayden on the way there...

We got home at midnight and I think I still had sparkles on me for church on Sunday but it was worth it to celebrate Lauren.