Gingerbread Houses

Yesterday my sister and sister-in-law brought

the boys over to make gingerbread houses with the girls.

They had a great time decorating the houses.

R and M getting ready.

K and B getting ready to decorate.

A and M are ready too!

All 6 are ready!

Unfortunately we did not get finished pics.

They did have a great time doing this, we may have started a new tradition.

M's 3 year old Preschool Christmas Program

M had her Christmas Program at school yesterday.

She was so excited to get to stand on the risers and sing for everyone.

She looked so cute.

Here she is going to town on "Jingle Bells".

This is her best friend K.

Her dad grew up with B and I, so it is so cute to see these two together.

M with her teachers.

They are fabulous.

They think M hung the moon.

M is learning a lot and having the time of her life.

DISNEY 2010

My parents Christmas present to us was a family trip to Disney.

We went the weekend before Thanksgiving and we had a wonderful time.

Here are all the cousins on the first day at Animal Kingdom.

My mom had matching shirts made for them with numbers by birth order on the back.

This was an easy way to make sure we had them all with us at all times.

R, M, A, B, K, and M.

Here are the girls getting Goofy's autograph.

Day 2 at Magic Kingdom.

A and R walking down Main Street.

Mommy and M on Main Street.

The girls in front of the castle.

Picture with Mary Poppins.

Aunt Cassy with K, and R, M, B and A enjoying "It's A Small World"

M sitting with Daddy loving "It's A Small World"

Taking a break to enjoy ice cream and milkshakes with Grammy.

Day 3 at Magic Kingdom.

M waiting for the princesses to put on a show in front of the castle.

Oh, the princesses.

Mickey and Minnie!

Picture with Ariel.

A went to Hollywood Studios on this day with Grammy and Granddaddy.

M enjoying one of the parades with Daddy!

Day 4 Breakfast with Characters before heading home.

A and M with Pluto.

A and M with Lilo.

R with Lilo.

R woke up this day running about a 103 fever.

She was not feeling good at all, but was a trouper anyway.

Yea Mickey!

And finally Stitch!

We had a wonderful time.

The girls rode every ride they wanted at Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.

We got to see lots of princesses and characters.

This was our favorite family trip!

We cannot wait to go back someday!

Church Christmas Play and Santa

Our church had the Christmas Play and Party Sunday night.

All 3 girls had parts in the play.

A was a wise person and did a scripture reading.

R was Mary and did a scripture reading.

M was an angel (or fairy is you asked her - we are working on it).

They were all so cute and did a great job!

Here is R doing her reading.

A doing her reading.

Here is Mary as she is joined by the Angel Gabriel.

Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.

I did not get a picture of A delivering her present to Baby Jesus because it was just the

backsides of all the wise people and she was in the middle of a group.

After the play we enjoyed a visit from Santa and dinner.

Church members shared memories of Christmas' past.

Each person came home with an orange, some nuts and a soft peppermint stick!

It was a wonderful night telling the birth story of Jesus

and spending time with our church family.

A's Chorus Concert

A joined chorus this year. She has been going in to school early

one or two days a week since October to practice.

Last Thursday we got to see all the hard work put in to performance.

The children did a fantastic job.

They sang several holiday songs and were wonderful.

A made sure not to look over at us the entire time.

She said it was because she was supposed to watch their teacher,

but I think it is because she was afraid we would embarrass her.

She is probably right!

Uncle Jimmy teaches at the school now, so he was able to take part in the Teacher's Chorus.

They sang a couple of songs with the children.

Here are the girls with a few of their friends.

A, K and A were all in the chorus and did a fantastic job!

We look forward to the Spring concert!

Decorating Christmas Cookies

Today we took a little time to enjoy each other and decorate Christmas cookies.

I just love doing things like this with my girls.

They have fun too!

And the cookies always taste better since they were decorated by "professionals"

Time now to eat and enjoy!

Happy 89th Birthday Grandaddy!

Today is my Grandaddy's 89th Birthday!

He is my last living grandparent.

I can hardly imagine what he thinks about life,

and all the changes this world has gone through in his lifetime.

He has lived a full life.

He grew up in the Depression.

Served our county during WWII.

Worked as a Postal Worker until he retired.

He asked my Grandmother to marry him through the mail.

Then held her hand when she went home to Jesus after a long battle with cancer.

He has a wonderful sense of humor.

He tells great stories and loves to visit with our family.

He has a laugh that is contagious.

Here he is with my 3 girls on Halloween.

He had candy ready for all the great-grandkids.

His legacy is great....4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren

with #16 on the way.

Happy Birthday Grandaddy!

I love you more than you will ever know!

Halloween 2010

This year for Halloween we had several families over to eat dinner

and go Trick-or-Treating.

The girls were so excited to have their friends over to hang out.

K, R and A.

These 3 girls are good friends and are in the same class at school.

M as Snow White.

R and K.

These two are best friends.

They play softball together and are in the same class at school.

Two of our nephews joined us.

They are not too big on being the only boys,

but I have a feeling that will change in a few years.

The whole group ready to go and get some candy!

M's Halloween Party at School Oct. 2010

A few days before Halloween, M had a party at school.

She was excited to get to wear her costume for her friends.

They ate pizza and took us to see their art work in the preschool art show.

Then they decorated sugar cookies to eat for dessert.

M hard at work (you can tell by her tongue sticking out).

M enjoying her decorated snack.

M and her friend K looking so cute.

M had a great time celebrating with her friends.

Happy Halloween.