Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I hope all of my fellow Supper-Clubbers had a very Merry Christmas! I know we did & I cannot wait to hear what all of our SC kids got from Santa!

Don't forget, that we'll have our New Year's Eve party at our house this Wednesday night from 7:30pm til 2009. I hope that you can all make it, so that we can bring in this new year with our family & friends!

Happy Birthday, Jaxson!

Our little Jaxson celebrated his 2nd birthday last Friday, the 19th. We all joined him Saturday morning for a "Construction" Birthday Party at his house. The kids all had a great time "constructing" their own ice cream sundaes and playing outside. Jaxson received so many nice things...he's not going to know what to think when he gets gifts again this week for Christmas!

Saturday night, Supper clubbers gathered together at the Mason's for our annual Christmas Party. It was a blast! There was more food than you could ever imagine! Santa dropped off gifts for the kids & then the "big kids" played dirty santa...which is always good for a lot of laughs!

Yesterday, we shopped for the little girl we are sponsoring for Christmas this year. We bought her lots of clothes, food, toiletries, and of course, toys!! It was a lot of fun & I really hope she likes it all!

Tonight, the card-game kids will exchange gifts. With all the parties we've had & the presents they have received so far, there's going to be nothing left for Santa to bring!

Our Turn To Cook...

This weekend was our turn for Supper Club. Eric wanted to do a low-country boil again, but I talked him out of it since we did that last time & because there are a few in our group that aren't fans of shrimp. So, I cooked a ham & a turkey, creamed corn, mashed potatoes, garden peas, mac-n-cheese, crescent rolls & a cream cheese danish with ice cream for dessert. For my first time ever cooking a ham or a turkey, I thought they turned out pretty good. Kevin, Stacy & the kids joined us for supper club last night & we enjoyed having them. We missed several of our "regulars" though...Tracy, Robin, Shannon, Clay, Dana & Leah weren't able to make it...it didn't seem the same without them. We are all ready for Shannon to get back on his feet (literally)...we have really missed him the last couple of weeks!

Don't forget supper-clubbers: This Saturday is Jaxson's Birthday party at the Wiggins' house at 10am. Also that night, we will have our Christmas Party at the Mason's house at 6:30pm. I look forward to seeing you all there!

*Update*

I have posted a few pictures to the previous post...check it out!

Playing Catch-up

I'm sorry it has been so long since my last post...it has been a really hectic week! And, Supper Club has been very busy. So, let's get started & play catch-up on what's been going on...

Last weekend, the Wiggins' held their first ever "Kettles of Fire" Chili Cookoff. And, the weather was perfect...it was "chili" that night (and rainy). Everything was decorated with hot peppers and chilis & there were tons of crock-pots filled with everyone's personal chili-creation. After everyone had sampled all the cookoff entries, Beth handed out prizes for the winners. Two Supper Clubbers actually won...Shannon won "best all-around" chili & I won "sweetest" chili (I think it was so sweet because I stirred it with my finger!) The kids then took turns hitting the chili-pepper pinata. After the crowd cleared out, we had a blast playing "Taboo" and listening to the guys "intoxicated" answers. It was a lot of fun. As soon as I get the chili cookoff pictures from Beth, I will be sure to post them!

The next night, we were all back at the Wiggins' for Supper Club where we enjoyed some great lasagna & garlic bread. After eating, we let the kids draw names to exchange for Christmas...they really enjoyed that. We're going to let them exchange on Monday, December 22 at card game.

Last night, the city had their Christmas parade. Molly & I rode on her dance group's float & Caroline & Tracy rode in a convertible for Caroline's "many" pageant titles. When the parade was over, we headed over to EGC to watch Beth perform her dances for Beta Lites....that was hilarious! Just look at white-girl busting a move:
We would all like to send our get-well wishes to Shannon. After an unfortunate farm accident, he will be undergoing surgery today on his leg. We are all praying that the surgery goes smoothly & as planned. We love you, Shannon & are ready for you to come home soon!