MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Where do I even start? I'm going to attempt to get caught up on the last 2 months of craziness, but it is really hard to even know where to start. So, I'll just start and see where it  goes. First, I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas (and Thanksgiving...still have that to post!) I have so much to be thankful for on any day, but especially on the holidays.

Here is our adorable 2012 card created by non other than MG Paperworks....So simple and perfect and I LOVE it!

I say simple, because that is how it looks. However, nothing with me is ever truly simple. Ever.

I had ordered a bow tie and new collar for Abby and neither came in before the photo session. So, I made B a bow tie out of fabric scraps and he loved it. (And, I personally think it was as cute as the one I had ordered). I can't just walk out in the back yard and take a picture...no, we had to make an evening out of it.  We had fun though and Bishop loves any excuse to go to Granna and Granddaddy's.  He loved picking out a tree and decorating it. And, he had fun with the pictures for the most part. Plus, he got M&M's (a little bribery never hurts, right?!)As you probably can tell, he is quite the ham most of the time. Trying to get both of my "children" to cooperate was quite the task! Abby was so excited to be able to run around and play and she was not very interested in pictures. But we got plenty to choose from!

We started by finding us a cute little tree to decorate and buried it in the pasture behind my parents' house. This attracted some very curious friends...

And, these are a few that I had to share....

And, some funny ones...

Yes, these are seriously just a few. Ridiculous? Maybe. But I love my little boy. 

Wherever you find yourself this year at Christmas, I hope that you find JOY. It seems like such a simple word but it has such meaning. 

It  really is not about the gifts, the traditions, the crazy shopping, Santa and his reindeer, or the perfect Christmas card. It is about the celebration of the birth of our Savior...the one who can bring true joy to our hearts. 

But the angel said to them "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2:10