Noah said...

The other day when I was cleaning Noah's ears I said, " Let's see if we can dig up some potatoes." Noah said, "No mommy! I like the bananas in my ears! Leave em there!" He's so goofy!

Sewing, and Painting, and Baking...Oh My!

We have had a very busy December! I made almost all the gifts that we gave this year, and like an idiot, I waited till last minute to make everything. I'm the world's worst procrastinator. Anyway, for Daniel's family I made braclets for all the gals, casserole cozys for Daniel's sisters, 3 matching make-up bags, a camera cozy, and travel bagies to carry splenda packets, tea bags, & on the go juice drink packets. For his dad we bought a nice shirt that I had found on clearance for $1.00! Shhh- don't tell! For his grandma I made a corkboard organizer with pocket.
For my family: I made a purse & matching wallet for my mom, and heat therapy bags for her hands (she has Raynaud's Disease). For dad I made two different sized heat therapy bags, for my mammaw Bryant I bought a skirt for a couple of dollars from Sears!
Everything turned out really well, but for next years gifts I'm going to start on gifts way in advance so I can actually enjoy the Christmas season.
For some of my friends I made placemats, coasters, and goody bags. Here's a picture of a good friend of ours opening the gift I made for him: this was special! I painted a portrait of his mom's old farm house. Needless to say... He LOVED it!!!
This man and his wife took us with them to the train display in downtown Cincinnati. The kids had a blast and one of the best parts: it was all free fun! Here are some pics.
We also made a ton of homemade cookies and visited all the elderly widow ladies in our church. They love the kids and I'm sure they enjoyed the cookies, too!

I hope you all had a Christ-filled Christmas, after all, Jesus really is the reason for the season!

Shock Family Holidays

Our trip to Alabama went really well! It was so good to see everyone and enjoy some family time! We hadn't seen some of them for three years. Rachel, Daniel's sister, has been in Germany for the past three years (her husband is in the Navy), and last year Ben, Daniel's brother, couldn't come to Alabama because he was serving over seas (he's in the Air Force). Thankfully everyone was able to be there with the exception of David, Daniel's other brother. Here are some family pics.

daniel, sophia, & noahthe kids are playing with learning laptops thier great-grandma got for them. getting ready to open gifts!

Fun & Joyful Memories!

The busy and fun-filled season started off with Sophia's 4th birthday! She loves all things princess, so this was the theme for her birthday party.

Mammaw & Pappaw Moore got this cute little princess costume for her-- she wore it for a whole 5 minutes! She said it was too itchy; she's so particular...sounds like someone else I know- hmmm, I wonder who it could be?!Here's a picture of the cake I made for Sophie. She said she wanted a cinderella castle cake, so this was as good as I could get it. The towers lean a little bit- but, hey, she was thrilled with it! two peas in a pod! I love my little ones!

'Tis the Holiday Season!

The holidays are quickly coming upon us and to kick it all off we start with Sophia's birthday party on the 15th of this month. It's so hard to believe my little girl is turning 4! She's such a sweetheart!

Then, on the 17th we will head out to Alabama to be with my husband's family for the week of Thanksgiving- and that's always a blast! We have a really great time. We actually celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas during that week because it's the only time we can all be together. Daniel's siblings all live in different states... Indiana, Michigan, Louisiana, Virginia, Alabama, And we live here in Ohio. Then December is packed with lots of fun Christmas parties with friends and family (hey! maybe we'll get to see eachother this year, Ami!). I love this time of year. It gives me the warm fuzzies. I love making things for family and friends. Ilove Christmas music. I love the snow--- I just LOVE it all!!! I especially love the true meaning of Christmas. What a gift that Christ was born into humanity, so He could know the things we go through, so He could know our joys and our pain, and so He could one day walk up Calvary's hill so He could lay down His earthly life here so that if we choose to, we can live eternally with Him in Glory! What a SWEET LORD I have!

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Sad days ahead

Wow. What a sad day in America. My head is still spinning. You know, God IS a merciful & gracious God, but He's also a God of wrath & judgement. I fear America will soon be under the fierce hand of the Lord.

People think that Hitler was just horrible- and he was- but voting for a man that is for killing babies is just as bad. Our country slaughters millions of innocent little babies every year; don't think for one moment that the God of the universe will just nonchalantly overlook that. There's a judgement coming. You can count on it.

This is the day!!!

This is the day that the Lord hath made! I will rejoice and be glad in it! No matter what happens today, election day, God is still in control, He's still in charge, and He always takes care of His own.
Voting is such a blessing! What a joy to have this kind of opportunity! Some countries do not have the choice. Can you imagine? What a privilege we have here in the blessed USA. We must, however, choose wisely. This is so important! Our forefathers fought and many were killed so YOU could have this freedom. GO VOTE!