~New~

Happy New Year~!

~32~

Celebrating 32 years of being married to my best friend~

~Happy~

Jim, Cassie, Meg & Jeff at the Happiest Place on Earth~

~Happy~

Having my precious family home for Christmas and getting to spend time together at the happiest place on earth made this one of THE bestest Christmas' ever~!!

~Christmas~

Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child, but my start still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal our hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end

This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list

~Christmas~

Meg & Jeff by their beautiful tree~

~First~

Jim & Cassie spending their first Christmas together~

~holiday~

~Decorations~

Santa's helper has been busy at work...it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here =)

~Holiday~

Our local farmers market has some tastey homemade holiday goodies...YUM~!

~Pageant~

Meg's Sunday School Class at their Christmas Pageant...precious and priceless =)

~1953~

I LOVE this photo of my aunt and uncle waaaaay back in 1953...a true Vintage Noel =)

~Santa~

A picture with Santa...another Christmas tradition~

~tree~

Oh Christmas Tree
Oh Christmas Tree
Thou tree most fair and lovely

~Jammies~

One of our Christmas traditions is getting new jammies. They are packed in the same Nordstrom box for the past 20 years and are placed in the front of the tree for easy access. The kids open them Christmas Eve so they will be all ready for Santa's visit.

~Present~

Since I was born in December, my parents thought it would be a cute idea to put me among my brothers Christmas presents. He took one look at me and then proceeded to play with all his new toys.

~Cake~

~Gingerbread~

~Gingerbread~

Cassie's family has always had a gingerbread house making party. This year Cassie decided to make a Gingerbread Church, complete with a cross on the top and stained glass windows made out of fruit rollups! December 2007

~Tradition~

The tradition of Meg & Jim frosting sugar cookies with Grandmama started when Meg was two years old. It's so much fun watching them decorate their own cookies, lick the frosting off the knife and laughing and spending time with Grandmama. And even tho they are now both married, it's something that we ALL look forward to every year!

~Blessings~

~Gingerbread~

The cruise ship had a gingerbread village set up in the atrium. It spanned three floors and was truly a site to behold! December 2008

~Cookies~

Frosting cookies with Grandmama is a tradition that started when Meg was 2 years old and continues today...28 years later~!

~Reason~

~Santa~

Meg & Jim experience the wonder of breakfast with Santa in 1984~