Trying Out My New Lens

Pictures with the Lens Clark got me last year.









Clark got me another new lens for Christmas this year. So fun! How did he know?

Christmas Music Makes Me Happy!

I just have to post that I LOVE David Archuletta's Christmas CD. I am listening to it while I wrap gifts and I get goosebumps on almost every note. I am also loving our Third Day Christmas CD. AWE!!!!

Still so much to do and so far behind this year. The Christmas music makes me happy!

Roll Tide and Bama Snow!

It was a good day today - Bama Won! And it snowed in Madison. We are getting ready for the Christmas festival around here. I hope ya'all are enjoying the season.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Asher's Nana Jo bought him this little Indian sweater when she took a trip back west before Asher was born.
We sure Love our Little Indian.

Showered with Blessings

The everlasting down pour of rain this fall had me worried. I have a small collection of Antique and Earth Kind roses. With all this moisture I feared that my roses were doomed to the dreaded Black Spot. To my surprise, I happily found that my roses have bloomed more profusely than any other year. When I was talking about this with Kendall we decided that this small miracle occured as another one of the numerous blessings we have recieved since Brendan has been serving his mission. I am sure glad Kendall is planning on serving a mission, there are a lot more roses I want to add to my collection.

Kristy's Surprise!

My friend Kristy is expecting to become a first time Grandma soon. It was her birthday this weekend. Little did she know her family and friends had planned some fun surprises for her.

Her beautiful pregnant daughter, Emilee, flew in for the celebrations.In between shopping and "New Moon" I was able to take a few pictures for them.

Emilee looks terrific she is 24 weeks pregnant with twin girls.

Grandma can't wait!

Shoe Boxes!

For Combined activity this month the Laurel's hosted an "Operation Christmas Child" event. It went really well and we had a great turn out.
When the Laurels were researching Christmas child we found an article on LDS.org that talked about a stake in Australia that collected over 1000 shoe boxes. So cool!
We were able to collect about 50.

On Monday evening Kendall and I went shopping for the gifts to fill our shoe boxes. We were walking from our car and discussing our prayers about the boxes and this young mother overheard us. She was holding her preschoolers hand and she turned to ask us if we were talking about Christmas Child. She said she was there too for her shoe box gifts. When we got inside there were about 8 Moms with their children holding hands in a circle. They talked about the little children in Honduras. How they don't have any money and not even a tooth brush. They said a little prayer to bless their gifts and the children that would recieve them. Sometimes when the little preschoolers were choosing a gift they would say "I want this" Their Mommy would remind them of the little children in Honduras that don't even have a tooth brush. They would ask, "do you want HIM to have this gift?" and the little preschooler would nod his head "yes". So cute.