Christmas Party at the Whitehurst House - December 15

The Great White Hunter - McClain Whitehurst

"This was McClain's first bear hunt/kill. Judson and Randy Braxton were kind enough to invite him on his first hunt. This was a tremendous milestone in McClain's transition to "manhood." Ed and I are VERY thankful to Judson and especially to Randy who made this happen for McClain. Randy is taking care of having the bear mounted, etc. " Wendy Whitehurst

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Tina & Charles in the Bahamas at Atlantis

"Here are a few photos from our recent trip to Atlantis. We had a ball and believe it or not, Charlie and I both went down the Leap of Faith waterslide. It’s a 60 foot virtually vertical drop that is over in 14 seconds. I’m glad I can check that off my list and there will be no repeats. We had a lot of fun on the water feature called the Current. It’s sort of like a lazy river, but it has some rapids and waves throughout. We also did the dolphin encounter which was a lot of fun. And we sailed a race on a retired America’s Cup boat. I was named the captain and had to tell our crew when to start the race. Charlie worked the jib grinders. Our boat won the race!" Tina Holland Parker

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Grandparent's Day at Trinity School

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EJE Christmas Party - December 8

EJE Christmas Party -December 8

Bethel Christmas Parade - December 8

In the Parade: Christopher was with the scouts, Matt rode a tractor, Ireland and Alana rode horses

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December Birthdays!!!!

6 Karen O'Neal has a birthday
9 Matt Crawford has a birthday
11 Mark Fisher has a birthday
17 Susan Crawford has a birthday
19 Tim Detter has a birthday
25 Christmas Day. . . . . Merry Christmas
27 Josh Reid has a birthday

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White Christmas with Bing Crosby

Flotilla

This is a picture of Leah & Darryl at the recent Flotilla. Darryl has a magazine, Dropping Anchor, in case some of you are familiar with the publication. He lives in Swansboro. Leah is Farrish's mom and works with the Daily Reflector.

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Frank Hemingway Retiring

Frank Hemingway, my next door neighbor in Bethel, is retiring from public office. He has been the mayor of Bethel for many years. The Daily Reflector has a great article about him today.

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Flounder Giggin' with a Pirate

"We flounder gigged last night with Eric and Capt Jack Sparrow…gigged about 6 good ones…"

Judson

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More Thanksgiving Pics & Decorating the Tree

It's a family tradition to let the kids decorate the Christmas tree when we get together on Thanksgiving. Susan organized the kids and we ended up with a beautiful tree!

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Whitehurst Thanksgiving Sunday

We always celebrate "Thanksgiving" the Sunday before Thanksgiving so everyone can visit their in-laws on Thanksgiving Day. Here are some pictures we'd like to share.
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Ed Jr's Granddaughter

"Hi, everyone! I wanted to share some recent pictures that were taken a couple of weekends ago of Emi Beth. She won a modeling contest, so she was awarded a free photo shoot with a photographer in Durham. We haven't received all the pics but here are a few to share. I have also included a picture of her at a cheerleading competition we attended a few weekends ago. Her team won first place! They were adorable. Enjoy!" Holly Whitehurst Braddy

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A Friend, Jean Cook's, Grandson

"I have attached a couple of pictures of our grandson, Justin. I wanted you to see him. We think he’s the most beautiful baby in the world but of course we are partial. We kept him last weekend and had so much fun with him. He is a joy and delight to be with."
Jean Cook
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