Pictures with Santa...

We took the girls to get their picture taken with Santa yesterday, at the local Mall. They did really good. He is the same Santa they had last year and he does an excellent job with the kids. I just had to share this cute picture of my baby dolls.

Catching Up...

This weekend we went, along with my in-laws, to Hobe Sound, Florida, to see their annual singing Christmas Tree. We left Thursday morning bright and early and headed to Florida. We had a great trip and made it in good time. We stopped at Golden Corral before we got to Aunt Lois' house and ate supper (she was not expecting us for supper). We were having a good evening visiting when Lauren all of a sudden started complaining of a stomach ache. I gave her some tums and put her in bed. All of a sudden at 11:15 I heard her throwing up. We thought it would never quit from then on. The poor girl threw up and had diarrhea for almost 3 hours straight. She even threw up ice chips. By the end she was so weak she couldn't even hold her head up. We felt so sorry for her. We were scared she was getting dehydrated. By the time we got all the mess cleaned up (from the first throw up on Aunt Lois's floor) it was going on 2:00 a.m. We all finally got some sleep. Friday morning she tried to drink too much to quick and she threw up one more time. After that she was just weak and tired. All we can figure is that she got a slight case of food poisoning. I'm just glad that she was better by that evening for the Singing Tree. We really enjoyed the program. They did an awesome job. All the little kids in their costumes stold the show. They were so cute. After the concert was over all of Aunt Lois' family came over and we had a big birthday party. My father-in-law turned 70 and one of cousins has a birthday Sunday. We had a wonderful time fellowshipping with family. Then this morning we got up bright and early once again and headed home for S.C. Once again we had a great trip. Below are a few pictures I could get of the Singing Christmas Tree. It was hard to get good pics.

The beautiful singing tree...

This was an ensemble that did a great job...

The brass quartet that played for the offering...

Another view of the tree...

The childrens choir joined them for a couple songs.

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving...

For Thanksgiving we went to Charlotte to be with Dave (Paul's brother) and Pris. There was 12 of us all together. We had a great time. Below are some pictures of us preparing the meal. The girls even got a chance to get their hands in something. They love to help in the kitchen. Everything was so tasty!!! Of course we ate too much. We tried to relax some as well by scrapbooking and playing the old fashioned "Yahtzee." Ashley's beginners luck blew us all out of the water. We also got in a little Christmas shopping. I actually finished my shopping that day except for a few odds and ends. It feels so good to be just about done.

Lauren cutting grapes in half for the fruit cups...

Ashley cutting up the strawberries...

Pris getting the potatoes ready to cook...

Ooh! Look at that yummy turkey....

The table is all set and we are preparing to eat.

New Coats...

My sister-in-law found these coats for the girls last fall in a Thrift Store. They still had the tags on them from the original store. What a STEAL!!! They are beautiful soft white coats with furry collars. The girls look so nice in them. I had them wear them for the community Thanksgiving service we went to. The coats just added a nice touch.

Pounding...

Back in the beginning of November our church had a pounding for a needy family in our church. We were quite pleased with the turnout, when we are just a small little church. I had a lot of fun arranging all the goodies in the front of the church. I thought it came out cute. The family was very thankful and appreciative of the goodies they received.