Letters to Santa

Tonight after dinner, we had hot chocolate and Santa hat brownies for dessert while the kids wrote their letters to Santa.

I think Grace liked the brownies.

Carter was loving him some hot lukewarm chocolate!

She was most excited to be writing with Sharpies.  Ha!

Grace's letter...yes, she is asking Santa for a trash can.

Carter wants to do everything that his big sister does, but no Sharpies for him!

I love these sweet little hands!

Carter's letter...he may use his sweet little hands to whack is sister with occasionally every time he walks by her. 

my two crazy kids and their letters to Santa

Tomorrow night, we are going to hand deliver these letters to Santa.  Any guesses on whose gonna sit in Santa's lap and whose gonna totally flip out???  I'll let you know soon!

it's the hap-happiest season of all

This weekend, we went to a Christmas parade and it was very nice out...we weren't even freezing!

Carter was so excited...he bounced the entire time!

There was a lot to be excited about...Minnie, a nativity, some kind of John Deere thing, a Chick-fil-a cow, marching bands, and so much more!

He did stop bouncing every once in awhile to wave.  Grace was loving it too...just in a much calmer way!

Oh yeah, he high fived some of the "paraders" too!

This was the moment she had been waiting on!

Santa Claus was comin' had made it to town!

milk & cookies

Welcome, Jingle!!!

Sunday morning, our friendly little elf, Jingle came for his visit this Christmas season.  Grace asked if we had to read the Bible before she got out of bed.  I was a little confused.  I wish I could say that we read the Bible every morning, but we don't.  I realized that she thought it was Christmas morning.  Ha!  Thankfully, she wasn't disappointed that it wasn't.

Jingle brought a North Pole Breakfast with him...snow covered donuts, mini elf donuts...

...some cute stripey straws (I think he brought those for me.)...

...kisses from Santa and his reindeer, a note, and a treat for the kiddos!

Grace "reading" her note.  She was really just finding blends in the words.  That's pretty exciting though!  She is starting to read!!!

Carter was loving his milk or nilk as he calls it.  He drank 2 bottles!

Sporting their Christmas socks and playing with their wind-up snowmen.

Thanks, Jingle for a fun breakfast.  We are all glad to have you back with us!

Thanksgiving 2012

Here is our Thanksgiving in pics...

I want to live a life of thankfulness and contentment every day, but how difficult is that!?! I Timothy 6:6 says, "But godliness with contentment is great gain."  A thankful heart is the key to contentment.  I am a sinner saved by grace.  I should be so thankful for that gift from my Savior every single second of every single day.  That is all that I need and all that I don't deserve.  And, He has given me so much more!  I want to live thanksgiving every day!