Christmas Traditions

Parties for hosting

Christmas with Nani

Baking goodies with the B family at Aunt Missy's house

Christmas with Aunt Diane
Crafts with Aunt Diane

Christmas cookies...

with lots of sprinkles
Christmas presents

including a fuzzy coat and a piggy hat!

Christmas with Grandma and Papaw T.

Going to our church for Christmas Eve service

Presents at Grandma and Papaws

A white Christmas!

Santa brought Joshua just what he wanted...a real guitar!

Cookies and milk...and thank you notes

Grandma Eula's green Christmas cake

the Advent Calendar

Presents for Katherine

Pillow pets definitely brought the most squeals from the girls!

Three of my favorite gifts!

the Gingerbread house...we think it is the best one so far!

A wish list for Santa

Merry CHRISTmas!

Who [Christ], being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God

something to be grasped,

but made himself nothing,

taking the very nature of a servant

being made in human likeness.

And being found in appearance as a man,

he humbled himself

and became obedient to death

even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the

highest place

and gave him the name that is above

every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee

should bow,

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue confess that Jesus

Christ is Lord.

Philippians 2:6-11

Jolly ol St. Nicholas

What are you going to ask Santa for this year?
Joshua, "a banjo" -I have no idea where this came from, first I've heard of it!
Katherine, "a kitty cat-a real one!"
Lydia, "a real pig!"

Call it motherly instinct, but I had a feeling this might happen. Thankfully, I asked before we went to see Santa. I told them all to try again.

As expected, Katherine had no fear or reservations when it came to talking with old St. Nick. In fact, she ate about 20 cookies while we looked around the store. When I saw her getting more, I told her that she had eaten enough and she responded, "I asked Santa and he said YES!"