...and Lulu too!
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Praise the Lord!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
...from our house to yours. With Love--Joel, Jenny & Lyla
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Lyla's First Birthday Video
Finally figured out how to get this on the blog--with much help from my friend Suz!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
In no specific order...
...some more pics from Thanksgiving and the day after (thanks for the photo CD Uncle Steve & Aunt Rene!).
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Having Fun :)
Trying to get some views of Lyla's teeth!
There's the toofers, and a cheesy grin. :)
Lyla loves her new toy (thanks to Colleen, Daniel, Angelo, Danielle, and Eric)!
When she tries to eat it, that means she really likes it!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Contest
I would love to win an HP Touch Smart 600 through a contest I am participating in through Mckmama's blog at this address-- http://www.mycharmingkids.net/
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Our Little Elfie
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
Luke 2:13-14
In the hectic flurry of holiday activities, the angel's message can easily be lost. In an effort to celebrate to the fullest, we sometimes place unrealistic demands on ourselves. When the season comes to an end, we may realize we have not celebrated peace, but rather buried it beneath a mountain of obligations. During this season of peace and goodwill, may we remember the news proclaimed so joyously on that night centuries ago: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
(excerpt from the book Star of Wonder)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Cute
Here are some babies with their mommies at Lyla's party. Too cute...
Tara & Abby
Janet & Lyndon
Missy & Lydia
And here's one more cutie-pitootie who did not want to show us her 6 teeth and 2 more coming in! She loves making lots of noise with her linkies. :)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Good Therapy
Fall and Christmas are truly my favorite times of year. I love everything about Christmas--the decorations, the shopping, the lights, the music, the hustle and bustle, the first snowfall, the general feeling of love and good cheer, getting together with friends and loved ones, making and eating Christmas cookies, drinking eggnog, putting Lyla in a Christmas dress, and most importantly remembering the birth of Jesus--the baby who changed the world. I love it. One of my greatest pet peaves is when I hear someone say "I can't wait until Christmas is over--it's such a pain" or some variation of that. Oh, it bothers me! I pray that person could slow down and remember what Christmas is really about. Suffice to say, I am usually in a pretty cheerful mood at Christmas time--I love being festive! I write all this to lead into the story of my morning, during which, to put it mildly, I was not bubbling over with Christms cheer. This is what happened...
On Tuesday Joel and I picked out a Christmas tree, after much deliberation. We got it home, finally got it to stop listing to the left, and got it watered. It smells wonderful! We love having a real tree. Wednesday night I finally got a chance to put the lights up. You should probably know that I am pretty anal retentive about putting the lights on the tree--I do, however, come by this legitimitely--my mom and grandma are exactly the same way. After quite awhile of perfectionistic light placement upon every branch, (note--I did plug in each strand to check to make sure it worked before using it) I plugged in the final strand to see the finished product. Well, the last strand wasn't lighting up. Okay, I can deal with that--just take it off and replace it with a working strand. I took the old one off, put another strand on, and plug it in to see the finished product--the tree lights up beautifully...for 2 seconds and the then the whole thing burns out. Okay, so maybe get rid of the last strand again. Well, now I'm out of lights to use and have to run to the hardware store to get a new one. Got the new strand and put it up. Finally! It's beautiful and all the lights are working--yay! So I put up the tinsel and about 2/3rds of the ornaments--looking good! Then I went to work a 4-hour shift at the hospital. When I get home the only lights on the tree that are working are the bottom two strands. Are you kidding me? I felt like screaming at this point. I decided to let it go for the night and pray for a Christmas miracle--because I sure the heck wasn't going to take off the tinsel and all the ornaments I had already painstakingly hung. That brings us to this morning. After Lyla went down for her morning nap I took another look at those darned lights. I learned that trying to follow a strand of Christmas lights that are already (anally) hung on a frasier fir is next to impossible. I finally realized that the Christmas miracle I had prayed for wasn't going to happen and I would have to take off all the ornaments and the tinsel and the lights that weren't working--basically redo the tree. That is when I lost it. Aaaaaarrrrgh! I took a bulb, went out to the driveway and chucked it as hard as I could onto the cement. Then another, and another. What a satisfying sound. Let me tell you, it was good therapy. Though I wonder what the neighbors were thinking. After that I went back in and got the lights hung, the tinsel draped, and the ornaments perfectly placed. The tree is beautiful and I feel back to my festive self. So that's my story of good Christmas therapy. If you're having a moment of grinchiness maybe you should try it too! :)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Birthday Pics
A little more birthday fun...
After all the fun Grandma and Lyla were beat
Joel and his uncles
A birthday kiss from Dawson :)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Thanksgiving Fun
Here are just a few pics from the Thanksgiving get-together at my Aunt Jane's house...
My mom and Gabriel
Grandma Brayer
The Brayer Bubbles (Cara, Kelly, Jenny) :)
Birthday Boy Gabriel
Birthday Girl Lyla
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