John and Dad

 

John 5: 19

  19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

White

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful. I was pleased to feel relaxed and really just enjoyed the day. After a lovely morning we headed to Kelly's folks house to have a party with the family. They are all so kind and fun to visit with. The Hoggards paid us a visit also. We enjoyed a nice meal with them and shared the annual yule log. We had many of our new neighbors bring us treats but the biggest hit was cookies that the children could paint. The kids left them for Santa and I am sure he appreciated there artwork!

Munari Moblie

We have our mobile up and it is so interesting to see how Eliza reacts to it. She is older then Margaret was when we put it up for her but I think Eliza enjoyed has enjoyed it more. This is the link to the photos I took of Margaret.   

Property Line

 It is fun for me to see how capable Margaret is becoming. Buttoning her buttons, making cloved oranges, and cleaning some of her coloring off the floor.

Playroom

Icicles

Nightgowns

Snow and Frost

Changing diapers and playing the piano.

Three Bales of Hay

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was memorable.  I was so excited to peal potatoes but I only succeeded in doing one because I was holding dear Eliza. Kelly and Ben got the rest done so quickly. I was so pleased when Kelly said that he enjoyed the program this year. Who couldn't but admit that singing "New Day" was so fun! During the talent portion John said "You may notice when I play this song." and walked to the piano and played "May the Force Be With You." He played well but it was a laugh and a fun memory. 
Jeff took the picture of Josh!

I had a good time trying to recreate this photo I took of Margaret when she was small. It is fun to notice the differences. Margaret is on the left and Eliza on the right.

 

Dad and Eliza

Margaret Looking at Her Journal

Every day for the past 5 months or so she asks to hear about when she was a baby. I don't mind telling her. I start out by saying, " Oh when you were a baby you were so beautiful..." and go on from there. I would often tell her the "tender mercy" story about how she was almost going to have surgery to fix her tear ducts. But then her eyes cleared up and she didn't have to have the surgery after all. I think she likes that I like that I like that story.

Cat Hat

Paper Hat

John has been doing a little origami, folding paper hats and paper airplanes and tons of other stuff with paper. It is so fun!

Growing Girl

 Eliza is a dear heart. Instead of skin and bones she is filling out and much more alert. She smiled a huge smile at John and made a cute little sound that almost sounded like a hi. Her hair gets the same fun reaction from every single person that sees her. It makes her stand out that is for sure. She sleeps some, cries on occasion, and eats every now and then. In short a beautiful baby that we all love to have around.