Christmas Joy 18-25

So Christmas has come and gone and here I am ready to finally post a few more pics. Next year I will have to remember to charge the camera battery the day before Christmas, thus we don't have so many morning with Dad and Mom pics.


Caleb did so good at the Christmas program at Church Sunday. After turning into a goof ball during practice I was happy to see him go up and do it for real.

 Timmy Loves to sing but he gets pretty shy when he is up front

 Evangeline got to sing with the big girls this year. :(

 It was great to have Layla here this year for Christmas. Here she is giving sissy a ride. :)

 Haven and his new Buzz Lightyear!

 Evangeline trying out her Drawn 2 Life game

 The coffee my hubby made me Christmas morning. Yes I needed it. :)

 Merry Christmas Oso, one year that we have owned him now.

 My nephew and me!

 Caleb was attempting to attack Anna here I think

 Justin and the kids went Christmas Caroling with the Church

Christmas Joy Day 7 - 17

Okay so I was on a good roll and then poof life got in the way. So much for my pic a day.

Here is a few pics from the last 10 days.

My Haven and I

A Playdough Christmas

 Ryan and Shae came for a too short visit. :)

 The kids put on a "play" in the loosest sense of the term. I am pretty sure it involved a baby Jesus.

 Grandma Sherry came to the build and grow clinic with us last Saturday

 Thank you Shae for the twirly ribbons and Evangelines pretty new hat. :)

 I sewed up a bunch of Java Jackets for my sister to give away to her coworkers and then a few for Christmas presents.

Christmas Joy - Day 6

I really need to put this ladder away but it makes such a nice dinosaur mountain.

Christmas Joy - Day 5

Okay okay so much for picture a day. Lets just call it "at least a picture a day" :)


Working back through the day I will start you off with the finished product. Our lovely Christmas tree. The very most beautifulest we have ever had according to Timmy. :)

A little help decorating from my girl

A little help putting on lights from my littlest boy

Timmy putting together the tree stand which he figured out all on his own. :)

At the tree farm where the gentleman used this awesome machine on our tree. (But he did not break it as Haven was a bit concerned he might)

A daddy can never have a big enough audience. Now if only he could get some help. hehehe

The first tree Caleb saw of course it is the one he wanted. So we took it home in picture form instead and he was happy with that.

Oh and the nice lady gave us candy, what could be better?

December Joy - Picture 4

Choo Choo trains the kidlets built at the Lowes Build and Grow clinic today!

December Joy - Picture 3

Somehow my picture a day is always 2 pics. :) Weird huh!

Awesome boxed Christmas Sufjan cd set still in the plastic when I found it at Salvation Army today. yay

After a long long long day of grocery shopping my boys needed a Christmas Veggie Tale break.

December Joy - Picture day 2

Concentrating on painting some secret presents. :)

Take a picture mommy. :)

December Joy - picture a day

I want to post a pic a day through December as a way to share a bit of our holiday Joy and also as a way to look back and remember. :)

 I love how these 2 pictures capture how every time I walk past the kids nativity set I find it looking different. Makes me smile to over hear them acting out the story and having discussions about baby Jesus. (the top scene was very likely left by the little boys and the bottom scene by Timmy, Evangeline likes to leave everyone in matching rows. hehehe)