During this past month, I managed to break both
my camera and my computer.
Our poor blog has been very neglected.
Finally, I've replaced both a camera and a laptop.
Electronics, who knew they would break when they were dropped (a lot)?!
So, here is our month, in millions of pictures. During the month
of December, we spent a lot of time making
memories, having fun, and treasuring our
family.
We made holiday cards for the troops to thank them
for their service to our country.
We enjoyed family movie night, making paper chains,
making millions of Christmas presents for our friends
and family.
We made gingerbread men,
saw the lights on the lake (a yearly family
tradition),
and enjoyed the family sleep over.
Not a lot of sleeping was done that night, but
boy did we all have fun!!
The kids sang in our church's Christmas program.
This is the ONLY picture I was able to get of
them all dressed up. It is REALLY hard to get
four kids to look at the camera and smile.
Notice how Doodles looks like
she'd rather be anywhere but having her picture taken, and
Baby J. is looking at something more exciting to the side of us.
During the month of December, we slowed down.
We enjoyed our family, our
extended family, our friends,
our time together.
We took a break from school. Jon took time off from work.
We spent time just enjoying every second
of every day.
We spent time celebrating Christ's birth.
We spent time enjoying our children.
We spent time marveling at the gift of the time we have been given.
December was a magical, happy, memorable month for us.
I hope that it is a time that our kids will look back on with smiles
and fondness as they grow older. I hope
that the traditions that we shared together will be
traditions that they will one day share with their own families.
Mostly, during the month of December, we
were thankful.
We were thankful for each other, for the miracle that
is the family God made for us.
A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
from our family to yours.
