Special Congratulations!

I would like to congratulate my niece Jessica for learning to tie her shoes last night! Every accomplishment that my niece or nephews have done is a big deal to me; so I thought I would share it with you all as well. Congratulations Girly!! :0) I'm so proud of you!

Christmas

Jeffery working with his new tools

Jessica and mommy playing her new American Girl game...I was playing too

Nana helping sew the Build-A-Bear

Uh Oh... Jerrod doesn't like opening presents just yet... LOL

Jeffery, Jessica and Jerrod in their new "tent" with a "working" fireplace

Christmas Program Pictures

Our Program Crew: The Angel Gabriel;Mary and Joseph; 3 Kings; and our "Heavenly Host"

Tyquaen (One of our Wisemen) showing off his muscles LOL

Jamesha (an angel with an attitude) LOL

Our backdrop and props...

Due to the fact that I was directing the program as well as leading songs I could not get any pictures during the actual program... My husband couldn't either because he was helping to cue the shepherds and wisemen...therefore all we have is before and after pictures! UGH Oh well, at least we have those! :0)

Christmas Update

Now that we're married, things are obviously done differently around holidays and so on...So...since we spent Thanksgiving with luke's family; we spent Christmas with mine. I don't have the pictures ready yet but I will be putting them on soon. It was fun watching the kids open their gifts...however, not so fun when you get to be the one to put them together and get them unpackaged! LOL My niece, Jessica, got a do-it-yourself build-a-bear...so guess who got to help her with that? You guessed it! Aunt Joanna because, after all, I worked at Build-a-bear! :0) However, they make you sew the whole thing in those kits not just its back! GRR LOL But we got it done and it looks halfway decent at least. LOL Jeffery spent his time with all his new "power tools" that he got... even trying to use them to put Jerrods new jungle gym together! LOL Kids are a hoot! Jerrod just ate, slept and entertained us all...LOl Boy are they all growing fast!

Early Christmas

We had our Christmas together early this year because we won't be home on Christmas day. Plus, today and tomorrow are going to be very busy days as we prepare for the Christmas program that is this Sunday night. So, we had our Christmas last night...My dear sweet hubby got nearly everything on my list and I told him he could just pick what he wanted to get me from off of there...well, he wanted to get it all I guess! LOL He's so cute...so he gave me: gift cards for Bath and Body Works and Christopher and Banks; the "lambie" blanket from B&BWorks; the puff vest jacket I wanted; a Presto Griddle; and my favorite aloe infused socks from B&B Works! (If you don't have a pair they are a must! ) ;0) Anyhow, so I got nearly everything on his list as well... He received: Glenn Becks book The Christmas Sweater (although I ordered the audio cd...long story...); Noise reduction headphones; Zabmondo: Would you Rather?(A game...); and I promised him that he could get the commentary he's been wanting if he doesn't get it from someone else...(I have no clue how to pick out such things...) LOL Anyhow, we had a nice Christmas with just the two of us... Today will be spent calling on our kids and reminding them about program practice in the morning... Oh my... I'm so ready for this to be over...

Gotta do what you Gotta do...

Oh this was so funny I just had to share it... we have been searching for crowns for our 3 wisemen to wear in the program on Sunday and couldn't find them anywhere. So finally I decided we'd just have to get them from Burger King... When I asked the lady for them she looked at me when I got up to the window and said "Um..you wanted 3 crowns?" I could tell she thought I was a little loopy because it was obvious that we had no kids with us! LOL But I got my three crowns and they actually look pretty good! he he he

Last Minute Shopping

Well our shopping is finally finished...except for one tiny thing... We went up to Fredericksburg last night since that's the closest major mall to us (1 hour away!)... Anyhow, so while we were going to be in the area, we called Hodak's from our church and met them at Vinny's for supper. We had a nice visit with them; and then we were off to finish our shopping... Actually, Luke was finishing HIS shopping so I had to stay in the car. LOL All in all, we didn't get home til around 10:30 last night. Oh well, I think things are winding down so they can wind up for the weekend! LOL Our Church Christmas program is this Sunday night and the practice is Saturday morning... I'm sure we'll be a little crazy by the time this is all over! LOL