Class Christmas Party

Halle's 1st grade class Christmas party was the Thursday before Christmas. They had a lot of goodies, of course, followed by some games and a story. Halle had a great time, but is really ready for her Christmas break.

"Angels We Have Heard"

Last night I directed a Children's musical at our church entitled "Angels We Have Heard." Every year we do a musical. It is always lots of work, but incredibly rewarding. They do such a wonderful job - it is such a blessing. Those kids always lift me up. They always make me proud!

Gingerbread House

A friend of mine who is kind of a grandmother to my girls gave them an early Christmas present. It was a gingerbread house. We have never done one before. The girls were really excited. I let Halle do one side and Kennadi the other. I iced the candy for them and they placed them where they wanted to. It was a lot of fun. The girls loved getting to be creative with candy. They were very proud of themselves when they were done.

Our Emmi

Last year for Christmas we got the girls a puppy. She is a maltipoo named Emmi. She is a very sweet dog who is very attached to me. She is my shadow all day long. We love her and are very glad to have her as part of our family. I took a few pics of her to send to the people we got her from, so I thought I would post them on here too.

"Christmas - On The Air"

This weekend was our church's annual Christmas concert. This year we did a drama performance entitled "Christmas - On the Air." It took place in a radio station. I am directing our children's choir right now and they got to be in it as well. My little Halle had a solo in the performance. She did such a great job. Brant even participated in the drama. He was the station manager. He did a great job as well. We performed on Saturday and Sunday night. We had a great turnout for both performances. I'm sure we had at least 300 people who attended. God truly blessed us and we had 2 great performances.

A Crafty Christmas

This year I decided to be a little crafty with Christmas gifts. I made these picture frames for teacher gifts. I got the idea for these from a craft show. They aren't as great as the ones they had, but I think they turned out cute. Kari and Mere-don't laugh!

I am also working on a table and chair set for my girls. This has been an extremely invovled project that is far from finished. I am 1/2 way through with the chairs. They still have to have some more paint and varnish. Each chair is also going to have their initial on it. I haven't started on the table yet, but I am currently working on the table legs. This set will not be perfect by any means, but I hope my girls will love it b/c they know it is something I put a lot of time and love into.

I love Christmas time and enjoy doing projects during December. It makes the holidays a little more special.

I Am Thankful For...

I thought I would take time out today to reflect on the things I am most thankful for during this Thanksgiving season. I have been so blessed in my life and it is good for the soul to take a look at all we have been given. It is so easy to focus on what we do not have - especially by the world's standards - that sometimes we forget to remember all the things we do have.

I am thankful for....
*my crew: Brant, Halle, and Kennadi. I love them all so very much and am so lucky to have them. They make me want to be a better person everyday.
*my family: my parents, my brother, my grandparents. I am thankful to still have my Grandma and Grandpa Prince and Mammaw Nancy living. I am grateful for the time I do get to spend with them.
*my salvation - I'm thankful that God found me worthy enough to die for me.
*my health
*my great friends who are always there for me. They make me laugh - sometimes til I cry.
*my home
*my church family - their love and kindness always makes me smile.
*my ability to be a full-time mom to my girls. It is truly the greatest accomplishment in life.
*my dogs - Raine, Rambo, and little Emmi. I love their loyalty and unconditional love.
*other moms-I am thankful for the advice and support other moms bring to me. It makes me feel normal at times we I think I'm not so normal.
*laughter-I am learning to not take myself so seriously and to laugh. This is a hard task for a type A personality such as myself. I try not to sweat the small stuff and learn to laugh when there is nothing else I can do.
*I am thankful that Anne Presley's killer was finally captured and hopefully will be brought to justice. I hope her family can find peace.

These are some of the things I am thankful for. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I encourage everyone to take a little time out this weekend to remember all the things you are thankful for.