Christmas time is here...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. We had fun last week decorating the house into a wintry wonderland. The weather outside has been frightful with much more snow than we usually get this time of year. We've enjoyed some silent nights listening to Christmas music and looking at the tree. Of course with only a few more than 12 days before Christmas we are bustling to get all the shopping done. We have hung the stockings by the chimney with care and have visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads. The kids have been asking for a hippopotamus for Christmas but I think that they will have to be content with their two front teeth. Away in our manager is Jesus on whom we really try to concentrate this time of year. It was in the little town of Bethlehem where a lowly and holy infant was born that changed our world forever. This Christmas take time to come and adore Him. He has given us great joy. It is the birthday of our king who gave his life to redeem us and bring us to heaven, to teach us about grace and love. One small child, isn't it amazing?

So, we wish you a Merry Christmas, A White Christmas, that you'll be home for Christmas and that Three Kings will visit you with gifts.

A new bathroom

Okay, now many of you, having not seen the old bathroom, can not truly relate to the euphoria at having the bathroom finally finished. We have been in the process of remodeling it since February but it was worth the wait. We are very proud of it and are very thankful to friends and fathers who helped get it done. It is now nice and not falling apart and relects our style a little more.

Young artists

A little out of date presently however, the kids did have a lot of fun decorating pumpkins this year. It was the first time they have done it and because I'm a little shy about pre-schoolers and knives, we decided painting was the way to go. Overall we had fun, even mommy decorated one. We had a beautiful fall here, very warm until late October.