Ho Ho Ho

We had such a wonderful Christmas season this year. Oh the anticipation leading up to the big day. Decorating the house...watching all those traditional shows..Rudolph, the Grinch, Frosty..I enjoy them just as much as the kids, and then my all time favorite...It's A Wonderful Life!! Many trips driving around the different neighborhoods looking at lights. Listening over and over again to all the Christmas songs on the radio and singing them. Getting that great Christmas card photo op at the local fancy light display only to get too busy to send them out. Trying to keep Jesus the reason for the season in the midst of all the hustle and bustle. "Mommy....I know why we put a star on top of the Christmas tree.....It's because the wise men followed the star to Jesus!!! says Callie. Ah yes....WISE men STILL seek him!!!

On Christmas Eve Memaw, Pawpaw and Memaw Fagan came to celebrate with us. Then on Christmas day Oma and Granddad came to visit. Santa brought Callie the camera she wanted and James a new scooter!! Joshey loved all his new toys too!

Oh my Christmas tree is still up...I hate taking Christmas decorations down after Christmas is over. But I hate looking at them too. "James stop turning the lights on....Christmas is over....NO....no more Christmas music....ARG!"

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Justin celebrated his 35th birthday on Dec 3rd! We were blessed to have Uncle Mike there to celebrate with us. I made Justin's favorite Pina Colada cake and beef stroganoff!!! Yummy!

Gracious' First Christmas

We were amazed to see how Gracious went crazy when we put the Christmas tree up. He immediately started climbing it almost all the way to the top. He had so much fun. And then when we put the ornaments on it was even more of a kitty wonderland. It was really fun to watch. He did this too many times to count during the Christmas season which actually resulted in the tree falling over a few times. Although some of those can be blamed on Joshey!! Callie picked out a toy mouse for him and James got him some little balls with bells in them for his first Christmas presents! We should have gotten him an ornament that says,"kitty's first Christmas," you know like they do for babys.....HA!

Please leave comments!!

I just wanted to say that I would love for anyone to leave comments on any of my posts. I love feedback!! Whether you agree with something I say or think my ideas are loony......I don't care! I welcome constructive criticism. I know this blog is a hodge podge of cutesy family photos/adventures and at this time, political.... um....some might think....propaganda...but that is just what it is. My thoughts and ideas...which by the way are subject to change at any time as I learn more. I am very teachable and know that there is so much out there to learn and admit I could actually be wrong about things. So I want to learn from you.

Why am I doing this blog? For lots of reasons....to have a place to record our family fun, as a place for me to share ideas about what I think is important, to connect with other people, to have a place to put things that I learn that I don't want to forget.

I would also like to hear where you live!!! The kids and I are really into geography now. Santa brought us a nice globe for Christmas and it is fun looking up different places.

So....don't be shy...tell me why you think my hero, Ron Paul, is stupid. If you dare. Can you believe someone actually stole my RP sign out of my yard when I was out of town?! The NERVE! Well I put another one back up! And if they do it again.....I'll put another....and another....It must be the evil Neocons trying to sabotage his campaign. No, I am not joking!

Oh....I also figured out that if you want to see any of the pictures up close you can click on them and they will get blown up....cool!