A New Christmas Tradition – Christmas Closet Cleanout

A New Christmas Tradition – Christmas Closet Cleanout

Like many people, we have our Christmas traditions. When and where we do Santa pictures, getting together with family, milk and cookies for Santa that came from Bill Rhodes Bakery, where my wife works. I’m sure you get the idea and can think of plenty of your own. We wanted to make sure that we really instilled in our boys a sense of what Christmas should really be about, so last year we started the Christmas Closet Cleanout.

Christmas – Worst Time To Get Sick

Christmas – Worst Time To Get Sick

So, for a kid, what is the worst time of the year to get sick? Yep. Christmastime. My oldest, Neal, apparently has strep. Fun. NOT!! Poor guy. 🙁 I hate it for him since he has been “practicing” every Sunday to play bells tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at the...
One Handsome Boy

One Handsome Boy

Neal-2009-School-Pic, originally uploaded by w_kevin_gilbert. I can’t tell you how proud I am, as a dad, of my son Neal. I’m proud of both Neal and Eli, but with this picture, I’m especially happy. Neal isn’t the most cooperative when it comes to smiling for the...
Labor Day with the Family

Labor Day with the Family

Today, or yesterday now as I write this, was Labor Day. We spent it with my Mom’s side of the family at my cousin Tonya’s house in Douglasville, GA. My Papa, the patriarch, passed away within the last couple of months and this was technically the first...