the happenings of ChristmasTide.

Julia brought this craft Idea home from Awana last night, so I prepared all of the paper and Names of Jesus for this afternoon when she arrived home from school, and we made a "Names of Jesus Garland". :)


Again this year, the request to make our own ornaments came to my ears. So we did make a batch of salt dough a few weeks ago, and just today finished painting them all - pictured below!! (there were A LOT)
Some unpainted ones are pictured above hanging in my dogwood branches from out Perch Creek Habitat walk. :)

This coming Saturday is another special day for our family. IT is the visiting day for a certain delightful cousin !! The difference this time around is that, instead of me having to organize child care for a very long 12 hour day, pack the kids up, send them away, etc etc... Dave and the kids get to see HOlly this time as well!! I am stoked!!! Especially with the season that is upon us, I truly want to give Holly the loveliest Family-style Christmas possible.( With her being so so far from home and family.)
So 'Ant', if you are reading this, Here is the precious gift you sent for her, newly wrapped! :)
The ham is cooked, and tomorrow i will make Oma's famous mustard sauce.(which happens to be our family's favorite, and HOlly's too) . Then We will enjoy beans and buns and ham, followed by Almond cake and good fellowship. :) merry christmas to us! :)


Dave and I have a dear Small group of families that we study the bible together with every Tuesday evening. This past tuesday we decided to go caroling, and leave gift baskets full of fruit and goodies and flowers and fun. Here are four of the some 11 kids that we have between the four families that showed up for the task. :)