Christmas Holiday Highlights

Wow, Where did the time go :) We had a great Christmas. We missed everyone back in Mississippi/Alabama and thought of you guys often this season. We are thankful for all the gifts we received this year from so many friends and family - we were overwhelmed by your generosity and love for our family!!!! Thank you!!!

Here are a few highlights from our Christmas holidays.

Here we are on our way to church

We did celebrate Christmas with Ross & Lisa

before they went home to the UK

Noah, Sam, Emma Grace, Anna Clair & Lissy

Noah joined the SCCS elementary choir this year.

This is his very first Christmas concert and he was very nervous.

He did a great job and it was a blessed concert.

Noah singing "Away in a Manger"

He is sooo cute :)

Our Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve

The kids are in style with their house coats.

They couldn't wait to go to sleep for Christmas day to come.

It was a rainy Christmas day.

The kids with their new scooters.

This is the Duhm family. Our very close friends our here

in California ;) They invited us over for Christmas dinner. We had

such a good time and were thankful that for time of family

fellowship. We love the Duhms!!!

This is Cathy's parents. They are so sweet!!

We enjoyed getting to know them and Noah loved her dad!!

Here is Noah with Cathy's dad. He really liked her

dad and decided to adopted him as family. So,

He came up with a name for him, Pa Daddy.

Noah called him Pa daddy all night :)

He begged Pa daddy to wrestle with him and so

He did. Noah loved it - although it looks painful :)

This is how it began.

This is how it ended :)

Noah had so much fun - he can't wait for Pa Daddy to

visit Cathy so he can hang out with him :)

This turned out to be such a fun night.

Thanks Cathy we needed your company to fight off

the home sickness :)

Just a cute picture of the girls.

Christmas Past

Last Christmas was wonderful!! We stayed home in California and spent Christmas with our precious friends, The Orgill Family. We miss you Ross & Lisa!! A few days after Christmas we went to Big Bear and slid down the mountain. We had a BLAST!! I wanted to share a few pictures. We hope to make this a family tradition each year that we live in beautiful California. Anna Clair has asked when we would go back to "snow mountain"... she is too cute.

Our living room Christams Eve 2007

The Gillespie's at Big Bear

Ross & Lisa

(they look like superstars)

Anna Clair

Lissy

Emma Grace

Lissy & Sam

Noah.. He didn't want to take pictures... he was ready to SLIDE :)

Jason and Ross

Tammy

(the photographer)

Big Daddy Gillespie

Sweet kisses from Daddy

A view from the top :)

Noah




Daddy & Emma Grace

We had a BLAST!!!!

Picture Day

Our sweet friend, Lai Swillum,

came over to take our family picture.

Noah is growing up so fast!!

This is the best picture of the day.

Jason and I are the only ones who wanted to be still :)

Freeway Fender Bender

Last night, on our way to church, we had a fender bender on the 5 freeway. It was pretty scary!! In the middle of all those lanes and wham we hit the car in front of us. Jason was changing lanes and the car in front of us stopped!! We praise God that we didn't get hit from the side or rear end!!

After we hit the car - Emma Grace said, "O, my belly hurts" and began to cry. Noah said, "Are we gonna be late for church?" Anna Clair slept through the entire event.

So, after we got off the freeway and exchanged insurance information... we headed to church. I asked the kids what they thought of the car wreak on the freeway....

Noah said, "It was FUN - jerking like a roller coaster"

Emma Grace said, "It was just plain horrible!"

Anna was still asleep :)
Jason and I were thankful it wasn't a bad wreak and praised God for his protection!!!