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January 8, 2018, at 8:54 pm | We had a beautiful snow that blanketed the world in white Christmas morning, which was awesome in every way except that it made the drive down a bit more difficult for my in-laws. I thought for sure we’d need to postpone the morning activities to give them more time to make the drive down, but they didn’t want to make our kiddos wait one moment longer than they already had for Christmas! They bundled up and got to our house just in time for stocking stuffers!
Even Tazie got really into the act!
  
And then came my favorite part – breakfast! We had an egg casserole, french toast casserole and little cinnamon rolls. Perfect way to get us geared up for the presents to come!
January 7, 2018, at 10:46 pm | Here are our Christmas Eve pics from my in-laws’ house. It’s my favorite part of the Christmas season! Jan put out an amazing spread, as always. Here are a few of us waiting impatiently for the rest of the party-goers to get seated for dinner!
Jim’s Uncle Jeff and Aunt Mary outdid themselves once again getting gifts for our family. Check out these awesome face-masks that the kids have already used a bunch to shield themselves from the bitter cold when they’re playing outside!
 
And Jan got my girls these adorable hat and scarf sets:
And oh, the desserts! Yum!
January 5, 2018, at 10:54 pm | Tazie loves to “color” just like the big kids. She even holds the pencil properly! Maybe we’ll have another artist on our hands!
January 4, 2018, at 9:49 pm | Here’s Danny and his beloved Bubba at his Kindergarten winter concert. The kids all wore their PJ’s and brought in a teddy bear for the performance. It was adorable! We’re so blessed to have my mother-in-law nearby so she can cheer on the kiddos. We love you, Bubba!
January 3, 2018, at 10:38 pm | The month of December was a blur of festivities around here. Although I’m glad the calendar is a little less full this month, I miss all the excitement! Here is Susie at her class party:
And Becky at her party:
And Danny at his party:
(Three cheers for my mother-in-law who made it possible for me to attend all these class parties!)
And then we had a fun Christmas party at our house. It’s always so fun to have a house full of people!
 
And the desserts never disappoint!
Jim did an awesome job at doubles ping-pong: 
While the kids stayed busy with the other games:   
We had so much fun!
January 1, 2018, at 9:08 pm | 2018 has started off with a very cold streak for us here in New England, with frigid temperatures for the last week or so. But the kids are happy to sit inside, enjoying their new toys and books!
Earlier in December, when we had our first snow, it was warmer and the kids got to spend time outside enjoying the white stuff (instead of freezing our noses off like we’re doing now!). Tazie wasn’t so thrilled with the cold, but she enjoyed watching the big kids on the snowmobile.
   
Shortly thereafter, our family started passing around a 24-hour stomach bug. It wasn’t too bad, and Tazie was happy she had more company at home. Here she is trying to console Danny:
Tazie’s positive attitude about the upsides of illness went away once she personally came down with the bug, however. The poor thing was pretty miserable for a day. She’s been so healthy her whole life, she didn’t know what was going on with her little body! She also didn’t know what to do with the bucket I handed her when she wasn’t feeling well:
Fortunately, we’re starting off the new year healthy and happy, if very cold!
December 31, 2017, at 10:24 pm | Happy New Year’s Eve! Goodbye 2017 – it’s been a great year!
December 28, 2017, at 4:05 pm | Have I mentioned lately how much of a bookworm my little Susie is? She gets absolutely lost in each and every book she reads. And she plows through books so quickly! It’s a good thing we have a great library nearby, because otherwise this book habit could get pretty expensive! Here she is reading in the car while waiting for the bus. I love my little bookworm!
December 26, 2017, at 10:30 pm | A few weeks ago, my friends Maria and Laura met Becky, Susie, and I for dinner at a nearby mall. It was really nice to just go and relax together, not worrying about corralling the boys or entertaining the baby. Maria and Laura reminded me that we all met for breakfast years ago at a IHOP. I had completely forgotten about that!
Here’s the last time just the five of us had a meal together:
You can see my girls were just as excited then as now to see our friends! Hopefully it won’t be another six years before we can do it again!
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ABOUT US I'm blessed to be saved by the grace of God, loved by my wonderful husband Jim, and embraced by my twin girls, Rebecca Faith and Susanna Joy and my sons Jimmy and Danny. I started this blog in May 2008 when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor at 24 weeks gestation. The Lord allowed me to keep the girls inside until they were 34 weeks along, and on July 27th, Rebecca made her debut, followed by Susanna, five minutes later, on July 28th. We ecstatically welcomed Jimmy into our lives on April 25th, 2011, and Danny on August 31, 2012. This blog has been a personal journal of faith and motherhood and the only way I can remember which child did what and when. Thanks for stopping by to share in my Faith and Joy! Feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]. |
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