Christmas Fun!

 

Julie was given this singing Frosty a couple years ago. It plays Christmas songs ("Holly Jolly Christmas", etc.), and bounces around at the same time. It's very cute...the first time you hear it. The five hundredth time...not so much! This is Alayna's second Christmas, but really her first one that she realizes that something is going on. She has taken to this Singing Frosty. If it's on the floor playing music then she stands next to it and dances. But, her favorite thing is to hold it while it's playing. Making it very difficult for Frosty to bounce around the way he's supposed to. I just love her expression in this picture.

We're all doing well. Last weekend was the Ladies Christmas Tea at our church, that I've been planning for the past couple of months. It was a wonderful afternoon. We had 37 ladies attend, and many of them were not from our church. It was a great outreach! My sister-in-law, Andrea, came and was our special speaker, and also our special music. She did an awesome job, and I'm not sure how we follow that for next year...I know I won't be speaking...or singing for that matter. :) The gospel message was made very clear, and the message in her songs was so appropriate for what we were trying to get across to the ladies. Stop during this busy time and truly reflect on why we celebrate Christmas. It's not about the cards, gifts, trees, cookies (well, I kind of like to think it's about the cookies a little bit...lol!), or all the other things we do. It's about celebrating the birth of Christ, and what He came to this earth to do. To save us from our sins by His death on the cross, and His resurrection! Praise God for His resurrection!!!

I hope to post more pictures soon. I've been a little behind lately. The girls and I are all battling colds. Julie still has that cough, and yes, sometimes the cough/scream still comes into play. Gotta love it... Alayna is running a fever and very discontent. I'm congested, but not too bad. I pray this is behind us before Christmas, so we don't spend our time with family in another room so we don't "plague" them with our illness'. :)