We’ve made a couple of gingerbread houses over the years. I’ll admit, this is not my “thing”. I’m guessing I’ll learn. In any case, Courtney and Jessa built the house. I thought this would be easy. Courtney assembled the walls and then Jessa came back to add the roof. We walked away to let it dry and returned to find…
Category: christmas
Celebrating Christmas
We were hoping Paul’s brother, Scott, would be joining us for Christmas this year. We tried changing our meal time from lunch or dinner, to breakfast. In the end, his work schedule didn’t cooperate. We did end up spending most all day with my sweet father-in-law. We had such a great day. I was tired (pregnancy will do that to…
Christmas Traditions…Making Ornaments
Each year, we try to make a couple of new ornaments for our tree. This year, we made tiny Christmas trees and a nativity. Each of my younger children made one….
Thoughtful gifts…
Our home is filled with gifts from friends and family. We are blessed with kindness all around. I would like to say I had a picture of the beautiful tray of candy Jan, Bailey and her family brought. Unfortunately, it was eaten too quickly for photos…but the tray is beautiful! 😀 Dear friends and neighbors, gave us a sweet scented…
Favorite Traditions…
Christmas Village has been lots of fun in recent years. We try and add a new piece each Christmas. This year was the camper. Our collection fills the hutch in our family room. Our younger children adore watching the lights. My mama bought a few of the pieces. She would sit and watch with my littles. These are sweet Christmas…
2013 Christmas Parade
My older children are off having dinner with a couple of my cousins tonight. That meant I’m breaking (for a little bit, anyway), from the home improvement to *actually clean* our home, prepare for church tomorrow, and post my updates! 😀 Can you believe, last night, I attended my very first Christmas parade?! I’ve gone to allow my boys to…
‘Tis the Season
Our family is sipping cider and watching ELF tonight. We’ve decorated trees and lighted the house. My littles say hello to Frosty each morning and each evening. I love this time of year. 🙂
Abundant Blessings
A good friend dropped by yesterday with an early Christmas gift for our family. It just seems the Lord sends the most unexpected, wonderful blessings– and at the most perfect times. FRESH lemons picked from a family tree!! (In case you are wondering, it was Y U M M Y!!!!) She also included little things like peppermint bark, whole tea,…
Preparing for Christmas
Each day in December, we are doing something fun to celebrate the season. As I type this, I’m sipping cider…yum! Here are some quick picks of our happenings…. The robot quilt– a gift I just finished for Jon: and the ornament to match: Meredith’s new ornament: (We thought it sort of looked like her! :D)