Happy New Year

A New Tradition

A new tradition has been started in our family!

Our four-year old grandson threw a fit in the grocery story. He insisted on purchasing fresh flowers for the dining room table for the Christmas dinner.

"Why do we HAVE to have fresh flowers?" our daughter-in-law asked amid the busy store. (She was probably more than a little "harried" at the time; toting the new baby, trying to keep up with the four-year old, AND doing the grocery shopping.)

"Because we ALWAYS have fresh flowers for every birthday party, and you told me Christmas is really Jesus’ birthday!"

It’s a nice tradition, don’t you agree?

Holiday Greetings!

(Holiday card template downloaded from http://www.alexismiller.com/

Shoot Quickly

The Christmas Tree WAS beautiful; filled with special ornaments collected during their marriage.  But then my younger grandson turned into a tornado!

At 19 months, he is curious and lacking the self-control to keep from “touching” (translated “breaking”) the Christmas ornaments.

Here are a few ornaments from the Nashville Henry’s Christmas Tree BEFORE “B” got to them!!!!!

OK….I’m back home again (for a few days) and have “B” here with me.

Baby’s First Christmas

My Heart Is Full

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart” –Author Unknown

My Granddaughter

I’m with my son and daughter-in-law, helping with the new baby.  Oh course we took a little time for a photo shoot.  At age two weeks, she sleeps all the time so we were delighted to catch her with her eyes open!

Season’s Greetings

Christmas Ornament #3

“Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.”
–Helen Steiner Rice

Santa Claus

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus.”
- Francis Pharcellus Church