Morning Celebrations

There is nothing like waking up on Christmas morning! We had a great time with new toys and a great breakfast together! Simon really got into Christmas this year. He came down the stairs screaming "Open presents! Open presents!"

Christmas Eve

It was TOO cold for Sissy!

all 3 kids eating dinner under their new blankets from Aunt Steph!

Snaggle-tooth!

Max lost his 3rd tooth! Way to go, Max!

Tree Farm

on the hayride to find a tree

it was cold and drizzly, but peaceful!

max found the tree for the 2nd year in a row!

a giant slide

warming up later...

the petting zoo

the hay jump

"wheeee!!!!"

my little old man

our picnic lunch

the best part-pedal karts!

not to be left out

while we may have the most pathetic looking christmas tree ever, cutting it down is our favorite christmas tradition!

Christmas Cutie

Girl Date

Annabelle and I go to the children's plays at Casa Manana in Ft. Worth with a homeschool group, so these are pics of the Christmas play we saw! We went to lunch afterwards and talked alot! What a fun day we had together!

Max's Christmas Wishlist

a "Nerf" football

a soccer ball

a friend for Rusty

"Nerf" guns

a Wii

a bigger bike

a rifle

art supplies

Dallas Cowboy jersey

Annabelle's Christmas Wishlist

a "pillow pet"

a stuffed animal hamster and ball

"my little pony" gumball toy

a "snuggie"

makeup, jewelry

polly pockets

a bigger bike

a cupcake shop?

a puppy

games

Did I leave anything out?

The Future of Texas Tech!

The pictures are proof! My parents gave Darren tickets to the Texas Tech game at Cowboys Stadium for his birthday, and we finally got to go Saturday night! *Thanks for babysitting, Mom!* There are no words to describe how awesome it was. Just seeing all of that red and black was too good to be true! We grinnned the whole time we were there! We sat on the fifth row up from the field on the 30 yard line, so we could see all of our favorite players (Potts, Torres, Batch, Carter, etc.!)! It was the best night-Max's first time to see Tech play in person and first time to go to the new stadium! My Dad and I agreed that it is not too early to start brainwashing Max into thinking that Texas Tech is the ONLY good college to go to! The Aggies do it, so why can't we? Time to start planning a trip to Jones Stadium for next year...

Punkin Chunkin

Our family watched some of Punkin Chunkin on the Science channel this morning-Max was inspired! Today all things pumpkin must go-time to decorate for Christmas!

My Shepherd

God is my Shepherd

And I am his little lamb

He feeds me

He guides me

He looks after me.

I have everything I need.

Inside, my heart is very quiet.

As quiet as lying still in soft green grass

In a meadow

By a little stream.

Even when I walk through

the dark, scary, lonely places

I won't be afraid

Because my Shepherd knows where I am.

He is here with me

He keeps me safe

He rescues me

He makes me strong

And brave.

He is getting wonderful things ready for me

Especially for me

Everything I ever dreamed of!

He fills my heart so full of happiness

I can't hold it all inside.

Wherever I go I know

God's Never Stopping

Never Giving Up

Unbreaking

Always and Forever

Love

Will go, too!

We were a good ways into The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones (Thanks, Becca!)when we came to Psalm 23 last night. I love this Bible story book because it is accurate, easy for kids to understand, and points everything to Christ in such a beautiful way. When I saw this psalm, it brought back so many memories of Costa Rica for me. My phonics class memorized Psalm 23 during my first semester of language school. I remember where I was while I memorized every part of it over the course of a few months. It became so dear to me-I still say it to myself in spanish! So this is for me...

1 Jehová es mi pastor; nada me faltará.
2 En lugares de delicados pastos me hará descansar;

Junto a aguas de reposo me pastoreará.
3 Confortará mi alma;

Me guiará por sendas de justicia por amor de su nombre.
4 Aunque ande en valle de sombra de muerte,

No temeré mal alguno, porque tú estarás conmigo;

Tu vara y tu cayado me infundirán aliento.
5 Aderezas mesa delante de mí en presencia de mis angustiadores;

Unges mi cabeza con aceite; mi copa está rebosando.
6 Ciertamente el bien y la misericordia me seguirán todos los días de mi vida,

Y en la casa de Jehová moraré por largos días.

Yep, he's 2!

To see pics of our birthday boy's party last week,(the little birthday boy, that is!) click here!

My Baby

My baby will be 2 next week! In nostalgic reflection, I went back and read his birth story this morning. Praising God for him!

Undefeated

Last weekend we played our toughest team yet. Both teams were undefeated. We got to play at UTA's stadium because both teams sold the most tickets for our fundraiser this year! It made the boys feel like pros! We won 7-0-Go Bears!