stomach virus

Ugggh-- Jilly started the chain last night when she through up all over hers and Jordan's bed plus about half of the blankets that we own! Then the poor baby continued being sick at least 10 more times-- mostly just dry heaving. Anyhow-- it hit me this morning-- Jillian is acting much better but I am feeling nauseous and horrible still. Well, please pray for quick recovery and for no one else to suffer from this illness in my house. Dave has a bad headache but hopefully it's not related! :)

Christmas Fun 2007

Here is our Christmas Scene...
AFTER Santa visited and BEFORE it was discovered!

Jillian was so excited to have a "bike with 2 wheels and training wheels!"

Thank you Uncle Mike, Aunt Jennie, McKenna & Jackson!
Love the NY hats & especially the "Webkins"!!!

Thanks Grandaddy and Grandma Jan--
also Uncle Charley and Aunt Susan & Chris!!
Josh now has a literal Arsenal of Nerf Guns!!! We had a blast playing together!!

We got Dave a "headlamp" as he is the Scoutmaster for the Young Men at Church!!
Now he can set up his Tent in the dark!! :) LOL

Josh is exploring his stocking!!
Santa brought Josh a Jr. Set of Golf Clubs with lots of practice balls and tees!
We all made lots of divets in the front yard yesterday--
It's a good thing our yard is mostly weeds!! LOL
(please ignore my yuckky carpet--it will be laminate floor come Feb. :))

Ahhh-Thank you Aunt Kathy and Uncle Gary for the Pretty Dress!! Jillian actually had snuck this gift into her room last week and then came out and told ME to close my eyes-- When I did she shouted..."SUPRISE!!" Anyhow-- We wrapped it back up and she RE-openned it Christmas Morning and LOVED it just as much as the 1st time she unwrapped it!!

Here is Jordan with her Santa gift... An "I-Live" A Karoake Machine that you can dock your I-Pod in and it will convert all your i-tunes to Karoake format so you can SING SING SING! In fact right now-- Jordan is singing on her microphone in her room "The Jonas Brothers...The Year 3000"

It's a Clementine ORANGE in my Stocking!!! LOL

This is Chris who doesn't like his picture taken-- I teased him about his 'Kid Rock' Hair!

Christmas Eve we spent with Aunt Connie & Uncle Bob--
You have to pronounce "Aunt" as "A'int"!!
I think she is so beautiful-- She gleams-- and is looking a lot like
Her mother& My Great Grandmother Mamaw!!
We ate good food and laughed and remembered!
I love Christmas Eves with My mother's family!

Here is a NEW FACE in the family!! Carolyn and John's newest addition....RYAN!!

Aunt Connie and Ryan-- This is a picture of Love to me!!

We had a wonderful Christmas!! Hope yours was as well!!!

Good Tidings of Great Joy...

December 25th holds precious memories of love and family togetherness-- I am so thankful for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I love to sing the beautiful hymms and celebrate His coming to the Earth!! 'Away in a Manger' and 'Oh Come All Ye Faithful' and 'Joy to the World'-- May you all feel the Power of His love in your life! Wishing you the richest blessings of health and prosperity this season! I'll try and post cute pics of the kiddos later but for now just wanted to Focus on the Real Christmas!! Read Luke 2 today with your family!! Love you all-- Thank you for everything!

Sing out with a joyful voice!

Jordan and Josh's Elementary school Choir at Firewheel mall- (It was COLD!)

Josh right before he was about to sing his solo..."The sleigh had reindeer in the front!" Then choir sings--"on Christmas Day on Christmas Day!" Josh: "They like to whistle snort and grunt!" then choir sings: "On Christmas Day in the Morning!" :)

Jordan back row far left and Josh is second row 4th in!

After I spent the morning with Jillian at her Christmas Program and party-- I hustled to Firewheel Mall to see Jordan and Josh sing! I missed their first performance at a nursing home. SO because I had taken so much video on my camera of Jillian-- my memory card went FULL right as Josh was about to sing his SOLO!!!! I did capture Jordan in her short quartet-- But I mostly just have footage of miss Jilly-(and it will make you laugh!)
(Check my blog later for more footage--Jordan's quartet is still coming! It's taking a long time to upload!)

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Busy December-ness

This month has been a blurr thus far-- lots of working and school activities and church responsibilities and shopping and so on and so on! I finally have an opportunity to share the latest of happenings in our busy household!! Jillian's preschool had a Christmas program today! It began by all the kiddos walking single file holding a teddy bear-- Dave was sitting in a chair under a humongous Christmas Tree and I stood off to the side slightly behind him-- The kids each gave their bear to the COP-- (Dave) My job was to take them from Dave and place them under the tree--well, the kids handed them off to him so fast that it was hard to keep up! Dave had armfuls-- It was comical. LOL Well, Then the fun began!! They sang and sang the most adorable songs!

Jillian in the Gingerbread house!

Jillian and Daddy!

Happy Jillian

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