Family Photo

We went to JCPenny's and had some family pics made........haven't done those in almost 2 1/2 years!!! Maekayla gets her photo done all the time, but it's hard to wrangle up Tony for us to all go together. I think they turned out really nice!

Annual Christmas Cookie Bake Off!

Morgan, Maekayla and Megan all jazzy in thier aprons ready for some Christmas Cookie baking!



Everybody was having a blast. It is a great annual treat to decorate the cookies and then leave them for Santa. Maekayla was old enough this year to participate and decorate some of her own....

Although she enjoyed eating the icing a bit more than the cookie decorating part, she did decorate a few and eat a bunch of sprinkles! She was on a sugar high well into the night.


These are but a few of the dozens of sugar coated cookies we made this year at Daddy and Missy's house! They were extra yummy!

The Best 30 minutes of the season!!!!

Take 30 minutes and log onto http://www.longhollow.com/messages/series/23?media=video&message=126 and watch Clayton King. I PROMISE it will change your outlook on the season, on the new year, on LIFE!!!! I was there and heard him in person and I can't stop thinking about all the big things he said! He was AWESOME!!! I love you so please take 30 and turn off the TV, silence your phone, and give yourself 30 minutes.........YOU DESERVE THIS!!! I promise you won't be disappointed!

Almost 26 weeks preggo! Only 3 months to go!

Yes, I think those are some small stretch marks rearing thier ugly lines! I didn't know they were there until I took this picture. I can't see the underside of my belly at this point obviously!


I think I look more round in this picture than in the other one. Maybe my left side is more flattering right now and my right side is more FATTERING!!!! Ha ha! I have only gained 19 lbs. so far, but I feel (and look) like it is way more than that! We are 26 weeks down and less than 14 to go!!! I think it will go by so fast and little Logan will be here before we know it!!!! Just thought I would share the lovely belly photos with you!

Maekayla's New Christmas Dress

SIMPLE Christmas---HOPE

For our Christmas sermon series at church, they are discussing how we need to simplify Christmas. It is not about gifts, money, presents, gatherings, shopping, and all the hustle and bustle. It is about so much more and we tend to forget that this time of year. Brother David said we need to stay focused on the basic elements: Hope, Joy and Peace. Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and it is most people's favorite holiday. It has a very unique quality about it that is beyond most holidays........there are some things that we only do during Christmas time--fruit cake, egg nog and mistle toe are a few. But Christmas is most unique in its message that resonates with God's message for our problems. We are not perfect people and we have some flaws and imperfections, everyone does---we are human. BUT God is perfect, He is hope, and He will save us. God's plan was to come to this earth as the Son and be born of a virgin and be born of human flesh and then to go to the cross, die a brutal death shedding his blood for the sins of the world and then rise 3 days later. What a great sacrifice! Jesus is the only hope for us and we need to put it all in what He did for us........give it all to God and be born again. Although we are imperfect, we will live and grow to be more christian. Christmas shows us the ultimate promise of hope...... Romans 15 says "May the God of hope, fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". God will see us through difficult times but we are not to operate in our power, BUT in His power and His strength. His unfailing love will be with us, put your HOPE in God! He has promised to supply strength and what we need to get through difficult times.



Please remember that although this season it may be hard to "spend money" on buying gifts, remember that God already has given us the greatest gift of all!!! Enjoy this season and remember the reason for the season and don't forget what CHRISTMAS is truly about! Love to all!







Go to http://www.longhollow.com/ to listen to this sermon and many others from series past.

Putting up the Christmas Tree......

Okay, so the first picture is where we moved the furniture around to make room for the tree.....the second one is the "AFTER" photo.......and the third one is where Maekayla thought her little pink tree was a HAT!! I couldn't get the picuture to rotate but you get the idea. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!! I know ours will be more "merry" with our fabulous tree lighting up the room! Love to all!