Learning to Live and Love Like Jesus: Quick Trip to NOVA

So, we have been very busy the month of December. It started with a trip to GA the beginning of December. We were home for six days before heading to NOVA for a few days. While we were in NOVA, we were able to hang out with our VA grandparents (Mimi & Bob-Bob). They are very special people that went to our old church. Most Mondays they would watch the Hootie Hoos, so Chris and I could go out on a date. They would do fun grandparent things with the Hooties. This was such a special relationship for the Hootie Hoos since all of their grandparents lived out of state. So, we stayed with them while we were in NOVA and the Hooties LOVED it!! There are some pictures of the Hooties with Mimi and Bob-Bob below. We were also able to spend some wonderful time with our dear friends, John and Jen. I would put them in the category of framily...they're friends, but we definitely love them like family! I was able to go to lunch with one of my dear friends...it was SO nice to have some girl time! We also had an open house and got to see A LOT of people from our old church. It was a great time of fellowship and a great opportunity to share with them what the Lord has been doing in our lives. Chris was able to go to the movies to see the last Hobbit movie with some friends that he saw the other movies with. We had breakfast with Jen and Baby James and Zachariah. Zachariah surprised his parents by coming home early from New Zealand. We had no idea that he was home except for the fact that he posted something on Face Book. We are thankful that he was able to squeeze breakfast in since he was only home for a few days before leaving for Spain. Then the Hooties spent some time decorating a gingerbread house with Mimi and Bob-Bob. Then we also got to see the world's best babysitter, Darian!! She flew in from being in South Africa for 3 months and literally came straight to where we were!!! The Hooties were able to play with her for a bit before we put them to bed. Then we headed to a little coffee shop to hear about her trip and all that God had been teaching her over the last few months. To talk with about what He may want her to do next. It was such an honor for her to come and share since I KNOW she was suffering some jet lag. She is a pretty amazing women who LOVES the Lord. If you have some free time, you should check out her amazing blog.

Well, I guess I should get going. Here are some pictures from our trip. Hope you enjoy them!