Christmas Wrap-up (get-it? wrap...)

Hi-Ho Bullet...Away!!!!

First family Christmas pic

Big boy--sittin' up!

Cash sitting among his gifts

We had a great Christmas!! Cash made out like a bandit of course ;o) as you can see from the picture he got a red bouncy/walker/noise-making car thing, stuffed animals, Elmo live, clothes, boots, and 2 rockin' horses, one named Bullet. He is 5 months old tomorrow! He weighs somewhere between 18-20 lbs now. I hope everyone had a great Christmas with their family and friends!

Stuff...

Jon's lovely, brand spankin' new retaining wall!
the other end of it

Jon and Cody hangin Christmas lights

the "c" of Cash's name (waiting on the a-s-h lol)

i took a pic of us this morn and all of a sudden he thought something was hilarious! so i took a few more, and i got some cute ones of him laughing :O)

nothing exciting to report today...Cash goes to the dr tomorrow for his 4 month check. he gets more shots tomorrow! Please pray he will do good after the shots, last time he felt like poo for a couple of days (and maybe that's normal) and had a slight fever.

Cash's Parade o'Hats!

Which is your fave? Mine's the camo bucket one!

Elf yourself!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

smile Denver!! or not...
aww let's take a cute pic together!! or not...

i can hear Jess right now--"barnarnarnarnarnarnarrrrr"

this is supposed to go on our mantle. which we do not have as of yet!

our beautiful tree! i love it!

Merry Christmas and happy decorating to all!

and on a lighter note

Cash updates! He is growing like crazy! He weighed 16.8 lbs last night, and he is teething. We don't see the teeth yet but I feel the roughness and look for them everyday! He is wearing 3-6 month size clothes, and he is 4 months and a day old. Those lilypie tickers always get "off" somehow! He is talking up a storm (who made that saying up?) and smiles all the time! He is even laughing out loud sometimes. Our thanksgiving was awesome and I am still eating the leftovers! I took a page from Donna Brown's book and cooked food a week early and put it in the freezer! Worked like a charm! I made creamy mashed potatoes using the "pioneer woman" recipe which calls for cream cheese in them! They were awesome. I made green bean casserole, tator tot casserole (thank you Duggar family! It's so good!), broccoli/cheese/rice casserole, and the corn/green chiles/cream cheese/butter dish recipe that I got from Sue Boo!! IT WAS DELISH!! So much for my weight watcher points! Pretty sure I am STILL eating the side dishes. All the corn is gone, as well as the brocc cass...still got a little left from the others! Of course we had more food than 5 families would need, and about 14 pies for dessert. All in all, it was a wonderful day! We took lots of pics of Cash and his first thanksgiving, and I put up our tree and watched Christmas movies all day Friday! I guess that's all I got for now everyone! I miss you and love you...many of you who read this live far or even farther away and we don't get to see each other much. Please know you are thought of almost everyday!

xoxoxoxoxo

Christmas

Question: Where does the name Christmas come from?

Answer: The word Christmas comes from the word "Christ" as the celebration of Jesus.

Literally from the Middle English "Cristes Maesse," or "Christ's festival." [Yes, the modern word "mass" originally meant "festival."]

(from WikiAnswers)

Christmas is not about presents! It is to celebrate the fact that God sent his only Son to be born and ultimately give His life so that we may be saved. How sad am I to hear this past friday ("black friday?") that a man was trampled to death because of an impatient crowd...waiting to buy "presents". STUFF. Stuff!!!! Stuff that doesn't matter!!! A person DIED. I am still appalled that this happened. The people could not wait to get into the wal mart and (apparently) did not even bother to help this man. Or any of the others that were hurt, including a pregnant woman!!! This is what our world has come to. How sad. This year my family will be playing the game where you open presents but can "steal" a present from the others. We are buying one gift each, and no present will cost more than $30. Of course Cash will get his gifts, but Christmas "presents" are (i believe) more for the children anyway! For the fun and "magic" of it all. I do not want presents, because it is just stuff! Remember, you can't take it with you! "I've never seen a hearse with a luggage rack". I have everything I ever wanted in my life! I am so perfectly content and THANKFUL for God's blessings. I have a wonderful husband, a home, my son, wonderful friends, awesome church family.....I mean I could go on and on. I don't say all this to boast or brag about my wonderful life, I hope it will encourage somebody reading this. Maybe take a step back and reflect on things that matter most! Thank You Lord again and again! You are God alone!! I love this song...here is an excerpt from "in Christ alone":

In Christ Alone, who took on flesh fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save

'Til on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied

Forevery sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave he rose again

And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ

It's not about presents.