Merry Christmas from the Clinton Crew! Lots to be grateful for this year... As many of you know by now, our house caught on fire Oct. 23rd (Tom's 6th b'day). We were so blessed to not only safely escape, but to have a house still-standing and fixable! Since the fire we have been living in a camper in the front yard. Yee-haw! I feel like Cousin Eddie from Christmas Vacation. haha! Yep, we've even red-necked it up with lights and all. :) We hope to move back into our house by the end of January. Other than A LOT of sickness (stomach viruses, colds, bronchitis, etc.), we're hanging in there. Thanks for all the much-needed prayers.

Our sweet Thomas turns 6 on Tuesday. To say he's excited is an understatement. Just to record a few things about him....He's in kindergarten and doesn't like P.E. days b/c he can't wear his boots. (He actually loves P.E. activities). His best friends in school are Kenneth and Harley...and "Kayci is real nice too." Why? Because Kenneth and Harley wear boots and Kayci admires boots. His favorite food is still mac-n-cheese and he still won't eat hotdogs and pizza. He watches Roy Rogers movies and dresses up to act out the scenes---cowboy hat, gloves, scarf, six shooter, and yes BOOTS. He loves toy guns and camouflage and often stalks bad guys...aka Tuckie. The John Deere combine is still his favorite machine yet he wants to be Luke Duke when he grows up. He's generous and kind but boy can he ARGUE! He is self-assured yet a little shy. We're very proud of him and can't wait to see "who" he is this time next year!

We just returned from our summer vacation at Edisto Island...yes, it's September. haha! Better late than never though. After a bit of a rocky start to the adventure---our first rental house had FLEAS and we had to relocate twice---we had a great time. The weather was perfect and the boys enjoyed fishing in Pappy's boat, visiting with their cousins, and swimming in the ocean. A few photos from the trip....

So the first week of school was difficult thanks to Thomas's 104.2 degree fever and Tucker's bout with stomach virus #4 (in only 3 weeks). HOWEVER, the boys are feeling better so we borrowed Pappy's boat and took them on a Friday evening cruise. Photos below! Thomas does seem to like kindergarten...his teachers, his classmates, his schedule. He's very blessed to be able to go to such a wonderful school! I took a part-time job so Tucker has now started pre-school himself. He is going to a great Christian school near my new office and seems to be enjoying the interaction with his precious little friends.

Uncle Pete and Aunt Caroline gave us some of their favorite wedding shots. I knew many of you would enjoy seeing Thomas in his tux and the rest of the Wilsons on that happy day. There's a shot of Caroline's parents too...her mom is an Erskine grad like me!

The fellows are busy. (What's new?!) Vacation Bible School has come and gone, and both boys enjoyed the lessons, fellowship, and fun. Swimming lessons this week!

The wedding was lovely! Thomas did an excellent job as the ring bearer and earned himself a new John Deere combine. By the end of the evening, he was all smiled out though. ha!

Wedding Countdown

Thomas & Tucker will have a new aunt in less than 48 hours! Please pray Uncle Pete's wedding goes well. Here's a sneak peak of the ring bearer. :)

The boys' spring photos....Thomas at 5 1/2 and Tucker at age 2. :)