Visions of Sugar Plums.....and Thanksgiving

• YEAR 2012
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Didn't realize till after I took the picture that 2 lights were unplugged :D

 Our greatest Gifts!

Lights out and Tree light plugged in :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So this is Pictures I took tonight, but I thought I would upload some of our past Christmas Card pictures just to compare how much life has changed, and how quickly!

Year 2006

2006

2006 Ethan 4 weeks

Jadyn 3yrs

Cayden 7, Tre` 6

YEAR 2007

Year 2005

Tre` 5

Jadyn 2yrs

I think this was the year we gave up on Christmas card pics, for obvious reasons.....

Cayden 6

 YEAR 2008

 These are pictures that never made it to a Christmas card, another one of those years we gave up, I don't know who we stressed out more the kids or ourselves! Ethan as you can see would not cooperate! Looking back it is funny, but at that moment it was not! lol!

Poor kids they are thinking, " just smile so we can be done!"

This picture here says why Ethan has only 2 baby pictures taken.....He was AWFUL! hahahah!

Poor things, they tried so hard but in the end it was all in vain...:)

YEAR 2008 , My all time favorite pictures ;)

And Last Years, 2011....

 never made cards either :) But here it is anyways, we lost a few years due to the computer getting a virus...

We had just moved into our new house and stripped wallpaper, so all though it doesn't look like the prettiest house in the world we were so thankful to finally have our own home once more that it didn't matter what the background looked like, it may never have made it on a card but it was still taken in remembrance of what is really important at Christmas. Not gifts, decorations, prettiest tree award, best dressed award, or anything else that we tend to place so much importance on, but it is about remembering, Jesus was born into this world, it's His birthday we celebrate and it is His return we long for. It is also a time to thank God for the blessings in our own lives, not only did Christ give His life for us but, He has also blessed us with what is truly important in life. To me that is Gary, Cayden, Tre`, Jadyn, Ethan. As well as my parents siblings and extended family members, and lots of friends, some near and some far, some old some new!
Wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving and hoping this year as you celebrate the birthday of our Savior it is  with an anticipation of His second coming!
As I ponder all my blessings in life with Thankfulness, still my soul is saying "Happy Birthday Jesus!  See you soon!"