The Good Life

This is NOT how we wanted to start our week!

Since I was a little girl, every year we always get together with family friends at my parents house for Christmas. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family to spend the holiday's with. We are definitely not hurting for places to go during the holiday's! My mom always cooks a wonderful turkey and everyone else always brings the best side dishes. We also play a good game of dirty Santa with As Seen on TV gifts. It is so much fun! Dad carving the turkey My pretty Mama!   Katie Nicole   Lisa and Nancy laying around! There's nothing like a good game of Bop-it! Me and my little man!  Aunt Kat and Avery A good game of dirty Santa! Larry got Shimmer Tattoos but Avery stole them!  She is now covered in them along with her brother... Aunt Kat with her binoculars Katie and the Brittain Girls My oldest two!  Love! So thankful we are blessed with so many musician friends....

One of my most favorite Christmas gatherings is the one with our good friends the Link's and the Johnson's! It's so fun to watch our kids grow up together and I am so thankful to have these two families in our lives. The girls!  Next year we need to get a picture of the boys!  :) Our crew!  It's amazing to look back at our group picture every year and see how much the kid have grown! Making ornaments, Lakelyn and Jovie were thrilled...can't you tell?!  LOL! I think Brody was telling me how much Dr. Pepper he had already drank!  He probably never went to bed that night!  Haha! Lisa and her oldest, Easton. These two Curly Sue's are a mess! We sent Oakley home with the Link's and Allie stayed at our house.  This was the girls giving each other makeovers.  They even included Lakelyn in on the fun! BFF's

Last weekend we had Christmas on Gosser Ridge at my Grandparents. It was the first time in years that all the grandkids and great-grandkids were able to make it at the same time! It was so great to see everyone! All the grandkids and great-grandkids with spouses. Lakelyn bringing her new "Melmo" PJ's to show Jason and I. Reading with Brittni Daddy and Avery Papa and Uncle Lonnie watching Oaks at target practice.  ;) Hanging around the kitchen table This picture cracks me up!  Everyone is ignoring me and then there is Katie being her usual self...always ready for the camera!  Love you Katie!!

Candy Canes

Although I hate getting out of bed on cold mornings, when there is a thick frost on the ground it makes the world almost magical. I love the twinkling that the sun brings to everything, as if God has tossed his glitter over the earth. The beauty and the stillness of an icy morning is a reminder to me that God can make anything beautiful even in the dead of winter. So when sin seeps into my life and others, when I feel sadden by the things of this earth, when there is so much sorrow it's hard to bare, I will remember that God can make it beautiful again. His truth, faithfulness, promise, and love is all I need...it is what this world needs.  This post is dedicated to those that lost their lives in CT this past week. My heart breaks for their family and friends. I pray for peace for those who lost loved ones, for those that survived, and for the first responders on the scene. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" ~Psalms 30:5  ...

Lights

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

A time to be thankful. Where do I even start? First and foremost I am thankful for my God!  Without Him I would have nothing!  I am so thankful for His love, comfort, His gift of Jesus, his forgiveness and keeping me on the right track.  ;) Next, I am beyond thankful for my wonderful husband Jason!  He is my rock, my partner in crime, my lover, my best friend, my confidant.  He makes me smile when no one else can and he loves me unconditionally (which can be a hard thing to do!)  He made me a Mommy, which was a dream come true.  He is truly my soul-mate and I love him with all my heart. Then there is our three babies, Avery, Oakley and Lakelyn.  Our life would not be complete without them.  They bring more joy to our lives than we could of ever imagined.  They fill our house with laughter, love, toys, and sometimes huge messes!  They give the best hugs and kisses any Mommy and Daddy could ever ask for.  They always know w...