CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES

We have been doing a lot of Christmas-y things the past few days and I wanted to share them with all of you!!

December 7
Here we ate at Arby's before the Parade

Shelby and Abby watching the parade!

December 8

Seeing Santa at Krispy Kreme on Saturday morning

Abby eating her doughnut that she got to frost and put sprinkles on.

Shelby doing the same!!

December 9

We went to " A Walk thru Bethlehem". It is a cool thing one of the churches here put on every year. They make their gym like a real Bethlehem marketplace with costumes and the whole thing! The girls got to make a ragdoll, weave a bracelet, feel sheep's wool and pet sheep, watch grapes being mashed, watch an olive press, see fish dried with salt, and more!! This is a real treat for us every year. There are no pictures of this because Mike was video taping and as soon as he gets a cable I will upload some of it.

After the walk thru Bethlehem we went to the mall and participated in building a menorah made of legos. It was real cool and they loved it. They got dreidels and chocolate coins.

Trevor worked this weekend and went to a Christmas party for work so we got no pictures. Although he did go with us to Krispy Kreme and to build the menorah.

Our Church's Christmas Cantata was Sunday night and Shelby sang in that. She had a solo and she did great!! Again, Mike video taped it so I will upload it soon.

One of the best things about all these events were they were FREE!! Well, we did buy doughnuts but we probably would have anyway. They are so good!!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

We have been listening to Christmas music around here for quite awhile.

Of course, if you know me at all, you know that one of my favs has to be Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton.

That is not a surprise. But some of my favorites might just be a surprise!

I have fallen in love with Brad Paisley's Christmas album. I love "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday" and "Penguin, James Penguin"

I am also listening to Jimmy Buffet's Christmas album and The Skaggs Family Christmas album and Toni Braxton's Christmas album and Charlie Brown's Christmas Album and Harry Connick's Christmas album(I love it when he sings Frosty the Snowman!!) and the Christmas album I got from Bath and Body Works 500 years ago and I could go on and on.

Oh yeah, and the radio station that plays 24 hours a day Christmas music!!

I NEVER get tired of it and I think I would listen to it in July if I felt so inclined and sometimes I do.

What are your favorites?

A Happy HO HO HO to you!!!! (listen to Harry and you will know where I got that from:~)

DECEMBER IS HERE!

I hope everyone had a great first weekend of December.

The girls had a birthday party to go to Saturday morning and I had our ladies Christmas party that afternoon. So basically we partied all weekend!!

We are going to play a little game!!

It is called, "Is it fake or real?"

I am going to show you a picture of our tree and you leave a comment and guess whether you think it is fake or real.

Let's play, shall we?
Can you tell that we have some time on our hands here at the K house????

On a side note, I have finished knitting my first scarf and have moved on to my second scarf.

I am pleased to announce that the second is going much better than the first and I will post a picture when it is finished.

I will spare you the picture of the first. You can thank me later!!

Also, just to let you all know, next year you all will be getting a scarf for Christmas unless I branch out in 2008 and learn to knit something else.

FAMILY

Here are the pictures from Thanksgiving!!!!


Jeremy and his favorite nephew.

Jobie, Stella , and Abby Abby and Jobie cheesin' for the camera

Mike and Trevor chillin' out at the cabin

Aunt Brenda and Mom

Jobie and Abby cheesing

Jeremy and Daddy pickin' and grinnin'

Daddy, Taylor, and Jessie at Fuddruckers.

Mom and Dad

All the grandkids except Trevor

Uncle Mike reading to little Sam

Taylor blowing bubbles on the porch of the cabin.

Daddy, Uncle Roger, and Mike watching football.

Uncle Jeff and Sharon

Megan and Elizabeth

Aunt Kim, Nanny, and a little bit of Megan

Jeremy and his mini me, Steven

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are getting ready to leave in the morning to go see our families for Thanksgiving.

I just wanted to tell everyone that has been praying for us over the last week that we really appreciate it. All of you have been a great comfort at this particular time and we are so thankful for it!!

We are also thankful that the Lord is merciful and that He comforts us in whatever we are facing if we will just let Him. I am in the process of letting Him comfort me.

There are some things hat we have to go through that we don't understand and will never understand until He reveals it or we get to heaven. Either way, I am willing to let him know all the answers and trusting Him to know what is best for me.

I am still sad about the loss and will probably be for a while and Mike has reassured me that it is okay to be sad. He is sad, t00. One thing I know is that my God does NOT make mistakes and He is worthy of praise!!

So, with all that said, I am thankful for my husband and his unselfish love for me, my children here on earth and in heaven, my family and friends, and the unconditional love of my Savior!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!

SO WARM AND COZY

I love, love, love this cool weather. When I got up this morning to go walking it was 28 degrees. It is such cozy weather.

For our church supper tonight I am making dressing, as in turkey and dressing, for 75 plus people.

I am praying for the Lord's strength to do this because I have NEVER cooked dressing for 75 souls. In fact, I don't think that I have cooked dressing for 20 people.

And, I am no fool~~~I have me some Uncle Ben's dressing from Nashville Cash and Carry. All I have to do is boil the gazillion gallons of water, dump all the stuff in, and stir.

How's that for large quantity cooking?

My momma didn't raise no fool. No make dressing from scratch for 75 people fool.

Thank you dear Lord for instant stuffing, amen!!

HAPPY NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is our Little Orphan Annie!

Here is our fairy with no wings because she got tired of them. She really loved the hair piece though!

This is what they wore to tutorial on Tuesday. They were cute enough to eat!

Abby and Kylie are having fun. Abby loved Kylie's clown outfit and we had a great play date with our friends in Halloween.

Our gang on the hayride at Walden Farm.

Waiting for to go through the hay maze.

We had a good field trip to the farm. They learned a lot and had fun.