New Years Eve

Shortly after Christmas, Nate got a text from a generous friend at church that had a few free Football Hall of Fame tickets that needed to be used by the end of the year. After a short discussion, we decided that would be a great way to spend New Years Eve, since Nate was off work. We kept it a secret from the kids. They've been asking to go for some time now. As we pulled up, they were thrilled!

And to top it off, as we walked in, someone walked up to us and offered us another ticket!! All five of us got in for the price of one! What a Blessing!

So from the moment we walked in, Nate and Drew were in a trans like state! They were soaking it all in. Nate and I hadn't been there since we went once in high school (you can guess how long ago that may have been)! Let's just say it has changed a lot!

As we began to walk around, Nate quickly took control of the camera! And this little fact will explain why I have nearly 100 photos from our day... and the following are the ONLY ones that include our children! We have photos of shoes, helmets, jersey's, photos of other photos, and lots of photos of people's HEADS :)! Not sure what Nate plans to do with all those photos, but he has them!


Drew enjoyed every moment of every Steelers display!

And he quickly understood why we suggested he wear his Steelers Sweatshirt!
There was a great SuperBowl display, including a Movie which highlighted the Steelers great season! I watched most of the movie through the eyes of my son! I just kept looking over at the enormous smile on his face, and it made the day perfect!! The movie was on one of those gigantic screens with the full sound effects. Every hit could be felt by those of us in the theater. After the movie, I asked Drew "Are you sure you still want to play football next year?" to which he QUICKLY answered... "YES!!!!!" Just not sure mommy is ready :)

Here is a fun photo of Taylor and Drew!

This is a poor photo, but it is the ONLY one we have of all three kids! Toby was good, but not on his BEST behavior! Luckily, Nate talked me into taking the stroller. I'm not sure what we would have done if we hadn't taken it! This photo was taken for Aunt Katy!

Following are time at the Hall of Fame, we did some car shopping! UGH! I hate car shopping but not sure the van is going to make it much longer, and we have an amazing trip coming up this summer. Just need to keep praying!

God is good!