It's Christmas!!

2 Dancing Princesses

Katherine's two favorite things came to our house the other day. 12 dancing Prinesses and her bestest freind Mikayla.
They were so cute all day and only had two meltdowns. She even stayed the night and they actually went to sleep. This is partly due to the previous overnight experience where they got in deep trouble because they got out of bed and played(tore up the room) and were so quiet that they were not found until 10:30pm. We made Christmas cookies, played, danced, cleaned toys in the carport(it was 70degrees) and just had a blast. We lov eyou Mikayla!!

Christmas Parties

Aren't they just too cute-I love their Christmas outfits
What would a party be without singing!






Flying Monkeys were a hit for the boys!!!!!!!!!

Aunt Kathy gave Katherine her favorite-ISPY
I loved capturing this Mother Daughter Hug

We had a wonderful time last night at Aunt Carol and Uncle Rudy's clubhouse. Hugs, Laughs and of course dessert-YUM

New Babies are my favorite!!

I LOVE babies!!! Our friends had their baby girl at 3Am this morning and I went tonight to see the beautiful little girl. Her name is Elisha and I just had to put a pic up that I took tonight.

Christmas photos rough draft!!

My purple panty princess

My sweet girl stripped to her purple panties when she heard that her Aunt Dawn had sent her a princess outfit. She closed her eyes and with excitement, you could not pay a million dollars for, she glowed!!

Her Aunt Dawn heard the whole thing on speaker phone and humorously called her the purple panty princess. I will ask Larry if he thinks I can put those photos up.

Meditations this week

I am reading quite a few books right now and I felt it was time to quote a few that keep me occupied throughout the day.

"Mindlessly do the bells of secular celebrations jingle for Christmas. Meaninglessly do carols repeat their tinny joys in the malls of America. No richer than soda pop is every sentimentalized Christmas special on TV. Fearless is the world at play with godly things, because Godless is at its heart."
Walter Wangerin Jr.-Preparing For Jesus-Meditations on the Coming of Christ, Advent, Christmas and the Kingdom


"If I teach my son to keep his eye on the ball but fail to teach him to keep his eyes on Christ, I have failed as a father. We must refuse to allow trivial, temporal pursuits to interfere with the main thing. Making the team is a tremendous achievement; however, it must be put in it's proper perspective. No sports endeavor will ever be as important as becoming man or women of God."
Voddie T. Baucham Jr.- Family Driven Faith-Doing what it takes to raise sons and Daughters who walk with God

"You may have left much to follow Christ, dear reader; you may have believed on him, and worked for him, and loved Him, and yet you may not be like Him. Allegiance you know, and confidence you know, but not yet union. There are two wills, two interests, two lives. You have not yet lost your own life that you may live only in His. Unless we are Christ like in our thoughts and ways, we are not one with Him, no matter how we feel. Once it was I and not Christ; then it was I and Christ; perhaps now it is even Christ and I. But has it come yet to be Christ only and not I at all??"
Hannah Whitall Smith- The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life

The Pink Pig

I have our tickets is it time yet???
It was great to have Nana with us all day


Evan would have been just fine watching, NOT riding.

Every year at Macy's there is a ride to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. This is our first year taking the kids to see the Pink pig. It is a simple ride where you see life size Christmas cards. VERY simple but Katherine was really excited.