Home Journal - Merry Christmas 2011

Blessings be yours this Christmas!!

Home Journal - Christmas Highlights

I need to get caught up on the Christmas happenings for this family! We were battling the sickies all through December (still are in fact) so we didn't get to do one of our favorite Christmas activities - going to see the Christmas lights at a big church nearby. But we did go out to a neat place called Woolaroc to see their light show and museum. We didn't dress appropriately for the cold weather so we didn't stay as long as we'd like. Next time we'll know.

 We had some family fun with Ter's mom's family. Everybody got hats this year! Betty, Bo and I went home almost as soon as we got there because Betty threw up. The rest of the fam stayed and Aunt E drove them home.

There was only one taker for Christmas crafts!



We had our friends the D's come for a little Christmas get-together and sleepover.

Christmas Eve was spent at my parents, even though Betty was feeling puny again. That night I started with a sore throat too. Depsite that, we had a fun time getting together and opening presents with my parents, Great Gran and my brother's family and the Christmas Eve tradition of turkey and seafood gumbo. 



The kids got us up at 6 am Christmas morning to open presents. Then we spent the rest of the day playing and getting ready for our trip the next day.

We spent a few days of the holiday with Ter's family visiting at his brother's house. There was lots of yummy food. Plenty of Wii Games and movies. Lego building by the boys. Basketball games. And fun with board games. We also watched Yogi Bear at the local theater and the lcoal wildlife. I was the only one feeling bad, but that was just a sore throat that cleared up the last day out.  

Famous quote: Betty loved playing with their dog, Gabby, but she must have figured Gabby was an original because she said, "I'm playing with the Gabby!" That was the joke for the week. :) Good times!



Home Journal - Christmas Pic Preview

This year for Christmas I decided to do something a little different and actually include our faces in our pictures. :o) We had won a photo shoot with Brandi Simons when we participated in the Silent Auction at Kwero back in April and finally got around to taking our pics last week. Brandi did a fabulous job especially considering her client. Ready for a Christmas card sneak peek?

Well, are they adorable or what? I guess I might be a little partial, but that's the way it's supposed to be!
As soon as we got back in the car after the pictures, Betty asked, "Did I do a good picture, Mom?" "Yes, a very good picture." "Do I get my candy now?" "Of course!!" And that's what it's all about, you know.