Merry Christmas to All

Nice Kitty?

I found this picture ironic. Our TT is anything but a nice kitty, which is what Brynn's shirt says.



This is what I was actually trying to get a picture of. This is one of my favorite pictures of her this Christmas. Isn't she a doll?

Brynn's New PJs

Brynn got a Pajama Gram. They are too cute. There wasn't a card, but I am pretty sure that they were from my wonderful aunt and uncle in Texas. They come in a little dog house like box with a puppy dog. Brynn could not wait to put them on, so yes, she wore them last night. Thanks to my wonderful aunt and uncle. She adores them. And we got a taste of how wonderful Christmas is really going to be.

The Festival of Lights

Wednesday night we went on a driving tour of lights that a local park puts up every year. Brynn was really excited the entire way. We were pointing out Christmas lights on eerything-the houses, the cars, the semis. They were all Christmas lights according to Brynn. The minute we pull into the park, Brynn falls asleep. Literally, the minute we pulled in. So we parked and walked thru the cold night to wake her up. They had a garden of flowers that were actually lights and they turned on and off according to the accompanying music. It was actually pretty neat. Brynn loved the dinosaurs, snowmen, and Cinderalla's castle. It was actually nice to do something that was just the 3 of us. That doesn't happen very often.

Our weekend

We had such a great time over the weekend making some candies for Christmas- Buckeyes, Oreo Balls, and Chocolate Dipped Pretzels. Our Oreo Balls look more like white logs and the Buckeyes are not perfectly round, but they all still taste pretty good. Brynn loves to do stuff like this. But who doesn't like to dip anything into chocolate? It's always a shame when you get it all over your hands.

The weekend didn't start too well as Jean's basement flooded again. This is the second time in 6 months. Kevin and Brynn were already there by the time I got home. We cleaned up hundreds of gallons of water and finished the night with left over pizza. What a way to start a weekend.

Sunday was pretty good though as we went to our former pastor's house. We see them every couple of months and Brynn loves, loves, loves Miss Pat, the pastor's wife. They are so good to her. It was a nice way to end a weekend--sitting around visiting with people and eating stuff you really shouldn't be eating.

We hate cold weather and car seats.

FCC Holiday Party

A couple of weekends ago, we went to the Christmas party for our local Waiting Families FCC group. It is also nice to talk (ok-complain) with people that are waiting and waiting just like we are.

The restaurant has a great bridge over a fountain area. The kids, of course, love going up and down and up and down over and over again while the parents are standing by saying "Not so fast. Hold On. Don't push." Typical parent talk when there are tons of kids around.


What are we looking at?





Turtles, of course!