Monday Memories in Motion

What a fun week

Feel like everyone is catching up with us in the Christmas Spirit!

I have come out of mourning for a bit

from the heartache I encountered on Saturday night

we will not discuss that

I know I should have perspective

I know I should know life does go on

But 

my blood bleeds red and black

and I feel like I lost part of my heart on Saturday 

I love my dawgs

But....

know all things happen for a reason

and even though it is just football

all plans will be revealed

Here is one of the MANY sweet things that Samantha does

she melts my heart daily

She has a classmate that lost her mother

She was very sad about this

This is a card that she made her

Wow

Her artwork blows me away!

Ryan the elf has been up to no good all week!

Here he is hanging upside down after drawing mustaches on the kids pictures in the hall

Jamming on the guitar

Baylen has loved getting out Bo's toys that he has not played with in a while

He loves trains and rescue heros

Samantha has been an amazing sister and loves to play with him

They sit together and run the trains and yell

ALL ABOARD CHOO CHOO

Baylen gets such a kick out of it

 Falling asleep to our first Christmas movie of the 25 days of Christmas countdown!

Baylen is very excited that he is part of the fun....

 Ryan brought advent calandars.....very exciting even though Baylen wanted to open all the flaps at once

Get ready

This is quite funny

Bo can to me and asked if I could take some pictures of him 

being a gun man

 Should I be concerned

Don't you love the black socks

 This is how Piper decided to enjoy the rest of Kevin's icecream
Have seen a lot, but never this!

This is what I found in Samanthas room

the sweetest thing EVER!!!!

Get'n crafty...made this for my niece Rebecca....

Ryan working a puzzle

Ryan on the potty...how inappropriate...yet very funny and a bit hit!

Peppermint milkshakes for Sam and Bayeln after second day of orthodontist! Sam was a trooper!

 Ryan was covered in stickers and Sam and Bo woke up to find stickers on each others foreheads!

 Samantha insisted that the baby got a few shots.....

I love advent....we have started a lot of our advent traditions around the house....our chain that counts down to Christmas....watching movies or shows each night....reading a christmas book and scripture from the Christmas story...of course eating our advent chocolate and doing fun activites from our advent activity calandar. We have also made an advent wreath and tree that helps us remember symbols and what we need to focus on each week of this season. 

 HOPE

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those

who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined.”

– Isaiah 9:2

Lord as we look to the birth of Jesus, grant that the light of your

love for us will help us to become lights in the lives of those around

us. Prepare our hearts for the joy and gladness of your coming, for

Jesus is our HOPE.