Christmas 2010

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~We had a great time visiting with family for Christmas. We went to Maurine and Jim's for Christmas Eve and then to Mike's Mom's for Christmas dinner. Uncle John made manicotti and eggplant lasagna and it was tasty. Then we went to visit the pasture in Oklahoma. Brayden had fun opening up some gifts and shooting us all with his foam bullets.

It's Christmas time~

~~~~~The Christmas lights in town are so pretty. We went on a tour last night and saw these. Someone has started giving carriage rides in the country club. What a fun way to see all the lights and the candy cane wrapped trees that line many of the streets. The Loch Ness monster is from the Morningside addition. You can see Nessy's reflection in the pond.

It's official~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kara and Joey got their marriage license yesterday. December 31st is the big day with the vows being said after midnight for a wedding date of 1/1/11.

May You Find Him

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May you find Him to be-

the peace for every struggle,

the supply for every need,

the solution for every problem,

the escape for every temptation,

the release for every burden,

the balm for every pain,

the comfort for every sorrow,

the victory for every battle,

the wisdom for every decision,

the strength for every tomorrow

the song for every day. ~Roy Lessin~

As we celebrate this season and the Gift that God has given us, may you find Him.

Thanksgiving weekend

We have had a very busy holiday weekend. It has been so nice to celebrate with family. Children always make every occasion more fun. Friday morning we went to Davidson, Oklahoma with Mike's family for our Decoration Day at the cemetery. Brayden, my great nephew, got to pick some cotton and we ate at the Bomber Inn. They had the best greasy French fried onion cheeseburgers. Mmmmm...

Friday night we helped Kara and Joey babysit, Kinsey, Joey's 8 month old niece. She is so precious~

Saturday we traveled to Southlake and met up with Tim and Rhonda who have been in Waco celebrating Thanksgiving with their kids. Jon and Kelly and the kids came too. We missed seeing Eric's family as they had an early flight out. Angela and Andy hosted us at their house and we had a nice lunch and a few rounds of Scrabble before they had to leave to catch their flight home to California.

Pictured: Caleb sitting at the table. Austin and Addison playing in the leaves. Jon on the trampoline with Abby. Brayden as we waited for our greasy burgers at the Bomber Inn in Frederick. Ryan and Kara posing for me. Kara as she rocked Kinsey to sleep.

Blessed

May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. Numbers 6:24-26

Celebrating the day with a thankful heart.

Happy Thanksgiving

Check out this Thanksgiving day reminder. Here's hoping that you and yours have a blessed day of great food, family and friends.