Work Christmas Brunch 12.17.08

The Preschool I have been working at for the last 2 years, Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, had a Christmas Brunch for us to celebrate the season. Also, throughout the month of December, we did something called secret santa. We drew names and then bought small gifts for that person and then revealed who we were at the brunch. My secret santa was Christy (pictured above), and the person I bought for was unable to make it to the brunch. It was a nice get together. I will no longer be working there, so it was nice to see everyone one last time.

Video of Kaylee's Preschool Christmas Pageant

Here is a brief clip of Kaylee as an angel singing in her Preschool Christmas Pageant. Enjoy!

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!