Waiting...

 
The kids were waiting for Mom and Dad to get their act together for Christmas morning. They were waiting in the hallway with a chair in their way to the goodies with a note posted: "DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT MOMMY AND DADDY!" I was drying my hair and getting ready for church, and Robby was still sleeping, exhausted from his 16 hour day the day before Christmas Eve and then having to work Christmas Eve as well. I remember my dad always having to go to the bathroom before he even greeted us Christmas morning. Sometimes I think he went in there and didn't use the bathroom at all! 

Christmas Morning

 
The kids with their favorite presents. 

Christmas Eve Service

 
The kids did a great job singing "Away in a Manger" for Christmas Eve Service. I was so proud of them. Ian, on Christmas morning, didn't wait for the go ahead with the song, so he decided to start singing when he wanted as they were still getting situated. He stood still for the whole song and gave many grins. 

Who Would Have Thought?

 
This picture looks like we just have all the time in the world and just enjoying spending time with each other. We were enjoying that, but this was actually out at the mall between chaos and customers. We ran over to get a picture really quick as I happened to have brought my camera in this morning. Robby closed, but during the afternoon, we had a few hour over-lap. We had fun working together--both of us are ready to close shop at the mall. The hours are long when we have to work a full day by ourselves. This week it is going to be from 8am-10pm. That means leaving at 6:30 and getting home at 11:30. Our friends, Glen and Sue have opened their house (in Amarillo) for a few nights while they go to Taos with our church group for a ski trip. Thank you Glen and Sue! 

Waiting...waiting...waiting

 
Waiting for the snow! We were supposed to get some snow, well, just flurries, but the kids were getting inpatient. They had a good time anyway. I realized, though, that we need to invest in some gloves and maybe some snowsuits to keep warmer! 

My Little Santa

 

Ian is confused as to why he's going to be getting presents, so he is always saying when his birthday comes, he wants a light saber--a Darth Vader one. He also wants the Darth Vader mask. Does this mean anything? I would rather him want to be Luke or some "GOOD" character. 

Christmas Fun

 

We are having fun making some graham cracker houses. I thought they turned out really nice! 

Chocolate Mice

 

The kids and I had a good time making these mice out of cherries, pretzels, hershey kisses and almond slivers. Caelin was disappointed though because we had taken them to church and they all got eaten before he got to them. 

What a Sadness and Tragedy

Click on the title to see a sad story about a husband and wife that are living in a tent in and. It is so sad to see. How many more families are in the same situation and have kids?

Help, RHEA!

I am trying to reformat some things on the blog, and I need YOUR help. As you can see, I lost my "friends of the family" thing. I tried to put them back up, but I've made a mess. Also, I lost my profile! UGH