BUSY...FUN...FAMILY CHRISTMAS TIMES...

Christmas at our home was warm and cozy and full of love.

I love this little book too, it has spaces in it to record family
memories and recipes and traditions about our family, and
I have done that. I love to get it out every year and read it,
remembering the great Christmases when our kids were small.

Our sweet Jack left us to spend his Christmas in Heaven.


It broke my heart, he was the sweetest cat I have ever had.
He was so kind and so full of love. He was a little wild, stray
kitten that I found. He was hurt and limping on three legs and I
gathered him up and brought him home. His immune system
was not good and it beat him up constantly, he was never really
well. He would get big sores on his body that wouldn't heal because
of allergies. Finally, he was so miserable I took him to the vet and it
was determined that it would be best to put him down. I miss him so
much, he taught me precious lessons about love and faith and life.

We have been busy...first our grandson Kelton

had a birthday, turning seven years old.

Then I was busy baking my chocolate bundt cakes...

And delivering them to our neighbors for Christmas.

Then this little one, Sophia, came for Christmas,

and you know that made me very happy indeed!

My daughter Lindsey and her baby Sophia

who is now 4 months old and acts like she is

about 6 months old, she is so smart and sweet!

It really made Christmas for me, to have such

a little angel in our home for Christmas time!

Sophia would sit on her 97 year old great grandma's lap

and just stare up at her with such sweet love, touching

her face and trying to share her binky with g- grandma.

None of my children sat up until they were 6 months old.

Sophia is 4 months old and sits up for long periods of time.

She sat like this for over an hour, tearing open her gifts and

squealing with delight over each gift! What joy she brought

to each of us!

She got a sweet little Tartan plaid dress...

Her daddy got a shirt from the college he just graduated from.

She got a polka dot tutu with tons of ruffles...

And lots of books, which she loves...

a soft baby lamb, like her...

Grandpa Ron got some ties...

a leather jacket...

Lots of kisses going around and laughter and happiness.

Grandma Julies was so excited...

because she got a beautiful jewelery box that she had wanted.

Looks like Santa dumped his bag of goodies for Sophia!

She loves her tutu, it makes a girl feel so...girlie!

Lindsey relaxing along with her two little dogs

and ours. Everyone seems to love that big chair!

Our children make us happy as they sit and visit with a

very hard of hearing 97 year old grandmother, honoring

her, and us, with their respect and love given to her. And

in return they are given so much joy because she is such a

fun, chatty grandma. We are all so blessed to still have her.

Christmas 2010 was such a wonderful one for us.

Lots of delicious food to share...

Some of our sweet grand daughters...

and grandsons, and son...

Lots of fun visiting and good food. We hung out together all

day and into the evening. Family, the best company there is.

The grands playing a game...

The two youngest grandsons, Kelton and Caleb,

went down to the horse corral, making a game of

jumping from one of the big round bales of hay to

the other, falling a bunch of times but making it

sometimes...never tiring of the challenge or the fun!

Yay, they made it to the top!

The horses come along to see if the boys might toss them a bit of hay.

Pretty soon Kelton's mom comes to bring

them back in because it is so cold, and we

know how boys just never seem to notice!


The fun continues...next post!

I hope you all had a great Christmas too!