My Little Angel, Kaylee Mae 12.16.08

Kaylee and her angel friends from her class.

Kaylee was an angel in her Preschool Christmas Pageant today. They retold the story of the birth of baby Jesus through music and narration. Mrs. Christy, her music teacher, is the one who organized the whole thing - she did an amazing job! Kaylee was a joy to watch up there on stage, singing all the wonderful songs. Her favorite is Jingle Bells - they sang it after the story of Jesus.

Microsoft Christmas Party 12.13.08

Kevin and I went to the Microsoft Christmas party last night at Ross Bridge Country Club. Kevin works with some really nice folks, and it was fun to hang out with them for a few hours. And of course dinner was great...I didn't have to cook it! It's hard to beat a free, nice date night :)

My Handsome Duck Hunter ~ December 11-13

Kevin got on a duck lease this year with some guys from our church. He left last Thursday evening and hunted Friday and Saturday in Mississippi. He had a blast! He shot a Mallard Drake first shot out of the barrel, and went on to shoot several other types of duck. I will soon be searching for some duck recipes! Great job, baby!

Coffee with Shireen

My amazing friend, Shireen, came over for a visit on Saturday to catch up on our lives. She is such an inspiration to me and a blessing from above. She and her husband are expecting their first baby (boy - Rhys) soon, and when I saw this darling blue cross with scripture on it, I just to get it for them! Thank you Shireen for your friendship!

Kaylee's Preschool Christmas Party 12/12/08

Kaylee's Preschool class had their Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas party today. They ate lunch on birthday plates, wore party hats, and each of them got their own cupcake with a candle in it. We sang happy birthday to Jesus and Kaylee blew out her candle. Afterwards, we went back to the classroom for some nativity crafts. Christmas is a fun time year as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

Christmas Brunch with Friends 12/12/08

What a treat it was today to go to Missy's house for a Christmas brunch with good friends Caroline, Heather, Melissa, and Missy. Although I was unable to stay long because I had to go to Kaylee's PK party for lunch, I had a great time. The food was fabulous, can't wait to get my hands on some new recipes!

Gingerbread Christmas Tree ~ 12/10/08

What a beautiful gingerbread tree the kids made today! This was so much easier than the gingerbread house we made last year. We already started eating it, too. It's yummy.

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

Future Spartans - December 7, 2008

Clayton and Nicholas were invited to Clayton's friend's birthday party at Mountain Brook High School's Football Field - Home of the Spartans. Some of the star Spartan players were there to play football with the 3rd grade boys. It was awesome! My boys were in heaven getting to play football with such big boys on a real field! The Spartans that came to play were Wilson Love, Connor Bynon, Miller Williams, and John Houston Blount. They first got to tour the locker room - which was hilarious - the boys were climbing on top of the lockers, then off to the weight room for some attempts at pull ups and bench pressing. After all that, the boys played a great game of football! Clayton and Nicholas are both in Bama jerseys-Nicholas #29 & Clayton #14.

The Kid's Christmas Tree 2008

The kid's love having their own Christmas tree! We set it up in the basement and pulled out all their ornaments from Christmas' past, plus, every year, I buy them a special ornament. This year, Kaylee got a set of Dora ornaments, Nicholas got Star Wars, and Clayton got 24 - Jeff Gordon. They hung them perfectly on the tree and then we plugged in the lights - Wow! A beautiful McDonald kid's Christmas tree! The only thing we need is a tree topper - the kids always want an angel or star. Maybe I will find one this year.