Merry Christmas to all of you, I love you all......

Happy Birthday Jesus , YOU ARE THE REASON FOR THIS SEASON AND THE REASON WE CELEBRATE. We love you so much and are forever grateful and humbled by your love for each of us..................

...The angel reassured them. "DON'T BE AFRAID!!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring you great joy to all people." The SAVIOR- yes the MESSIAH-the LORD-has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!!! Luke 2:10-11

Our oldest daughter Chas moved back to Lubbock to go to school and she is living with her mom and is doing great, BUT we miss her so much. Chas and I have a tradition on Christmas Eve , we wear matching pajamas and we use our "Santa" coffee cups and here they are waiting ....SHE'S ON HER WAY RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK......I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Just a picture of our tree!!

Our Family stocking......

Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you. All of you mean the world to me, and you just cant know how special all of you have become to me thru the years. Thank you for always being there for me. I love all of you and want and pray for nothing but the best for each of you and your families. God bless all of you.

I finally found it and a look back.......

Every year I get an ornament made with ALL of our names on it and I have never been able to find one with enough spots for us , our kids and grandbuttons But I did this year!!!! I was so excited!!! With this being our 5th , yes I said 5th year without our Franceska home for Christmas , I thought I would show you her ornaments from the years.........

I made this one thinking she would be home in just 8 or 9 months time........Christmas 2006

This one says , "Still Waiting"........Christmas 2007

The next two were for ......Christmas 2008

And this one I found yesterday and I thought it was just Perfect since we ALL seem to be waiting on that darn STORK!!! It say "Parents to be, Tiny little packages...Great big Love 2009", I just love it so much and I am thinking this just might be the last Christmas without her.......OH PLEEEZZZZZZ!!!!!!

44 th LIDversary today.....

You just gotta see this!!! Rayn's Big Night!!!!!

You just gotta see Rayn's Big debut, she sang "What Child is this" last night at the Christmas program!! And she rocked it!!!! Remember to turn off my music at the bottom!! Merry Christmas and I hope this blesses your day!

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The girls annual Christmas picture.....

Astrud (in middle with white sweater) and her best friends always take a Christmas picture and then make cards to send to friends and family and here is this years. We love these girls so much, they are part of our family. They are "ours" , and each of their families think the same way. We are all good friends and we are so blessed to have these girls in our lives. I love watching our older kids interact with these girls...I love it!!! (From left to right is Jena, Emily, Astrud, Chelsea and Alyssa.) Go ahead and click on the pictures to see their beauty...go ahead... the best thing about these girls is that they are not just pretty on the outside, they are unbelievable on the inside too!!! This is my absolute favorite!!!!

They were cold and it was probably only like 45 degrees!

This picture is such a beautiful tribute to their friendship for me, I just think this picture is incredible!

That's our baby in the middle.....isn't she pretty!!!! lol

There ALWAYS has to be some acting going on!!! They are soooo funny!!!!

A little explanantion.........

I am sorry I have been MIA lately! I have been checking in on all of you but just not leaving many comments. I know all of you are busy just like us this time of year. There seems to be so many things going on within our church family, parties here, play practice there, church under the bridge, christmas shopping etc. etc. etc.

There are family members that have been sick, Astrud had her wisdom teeth cut out, I had some oral surgery (thank goodness the sutures are gone!), along with some other dental stuff , things are progressing rapidly with my Momma and the list just never ends!! And the one thing that never leaves my mind is I am constantly wondering what the people below are doing????????????

And I have been having alot of testing so I can get on Bio Identical's to stop the Towering Inferno of Heat that is raging in my body!!!

(Actually that's a lie , Im 42!!)

BUT, this is such a joyous time of year. We all must remember the true reason for this season....And that is the baby that was born in a stable, the one whom was born for us , to save us and that is Jesus Christ! I am so in awe of HIS love every single day of my life. May all of you continue to be blessed by HIS love , and my prayer for those that do not know HIM personally , I pray that you meet him soon, HE loves you more than you will ever know. HIS love is Perfect, HE is sovereign,and HE is infinite in HIS wisdom. Merry Christmas to all of you!!!! And God bless you.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

glitter-graphics.comHappy Friday to all of you, I hope each of you have a great weekend!! I know I have been MIA , but I will be back !! Love and blessings to all of you!!

What God gave me....

This is a little late coming, but #1 I just really learned how to upload a video and two I guess I was a little reluctant to do this just for emotional reasons. In April , our daughter Astrud went to her first prom. She went with a really good friend from a neighboring (sports rival) town and we were excited for her. But the whole day I just had a dark cloud over me because I can remember my mom and I talking about the day I had a daughter and when she would go to her first prom etc, etc, etc,...well the day had come and all I wanted was for my Mom to "really" know what was going on. Things were not quite as bad as they are now, but sentences had pretty much stopped or at least sentences that made a whole lot of sense. I was getting dressed and Chas walked into my bathroom and I remember just losing it, I cried so hard because I just wanted my momma to share this day with me. WELL.....once again God listened and he gave me what I asked for. You can hear me asking my Momma to look at Astrud and listen careful to what my mom says to Astrud, its only like 44 seconds long but that 44 seconds was the world to me.....

****Remember to turn the music off at the bottom***

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THE CCAA IS SO DONE WITH MARCH 2006!!!!!

FINALLY....AFTER ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR!!!!! It is OUR turn, they are in APRIL 2006 now!!!! Please pray that April will not take as long as March. The numbers in April are so much less so please Mr. C*C* get the show on the road....pleeeeezzzzzz!!!

We just want to see our girls precious face.....

I have two friends that just received their babygirls pictures. Go take a peek at these precious little angels!!! Just click on their names.

CHRISTIE'S BLOG and
KAYCE'S BLOG

Go ahead take a peek , you'll be glad you did!!!

Happy Birthday Chastity Brooke!!!

Today is our Chas's birthday and she is not here with us today, and shes a little further away than I would like her to be, so instead of hugging and kissing her we can tell her our prayers for her....

We pray that you always keeps HIM first in your life...
We pray that you NEVER settle for less than you deserve in every aspect of your life
We pray that you always know how much you are loved and thought about and missed each and everyday of our life
We pray that you always know how proud of you we are and what a precious gift you are to us
And we pray that you are always pleased with the type of person and woman you have bcome and that you find any happiness that you have not yet found and that you know HE made you perfect just the way you are.

Happy Birthday Chastity Brooke , we love you.

Love and blessings, Papa, Kris and Astrud


p.s. Just a little note from me. Even though I would have only been 10 yrs old on this day 32 years ago and that I did not give you the gift of life....life gave me the gift of you, and even though you have an awesome mom, I am truly honored everyday of my life to call you my daughter, one of my best friends and to be your "Other Mother". I love you Chas.

p.s.s. When I am having a bad day , or if I am just in a bad mood, all I have to do is think about how you and I can just look at each other and "get it", or how we can just look at each other and without saying a word just start cracking up and all seems to melt away. The relationship God has given us is a gift and I will never ever take it for granted. You are unique and wonderfully made

"I thank the Lord in remembrance of you" Phil 1:3

Guess where we are going....

Frank came home the other day and surprised me with a trip to Europe in January. We will be gone from the 7th thru the 19th!!! We will see 5 countries. England, Switzerland, France, Italy and Rome!! This is a blessing that has been given to us. We have put our lives on hold while waiting for our babygirl for almost 5 years and even though we are so close this is a much needed "get away" that we both need and want. I am elated that Frank is getting this break, he deserves this so much!!!! Here are a few of the beautiful places we will get to see!!!! Can you believe it???? I can't!


(All of the names got all mixed up , but I know you get the picture)

Westminster Abby
Venice, Italy
Vatican city in Rome
The Sistine Chapel in Rome
Lucerne, Switzerland
Florence, Italy
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
The Colesseum in Rome
Buckingham Palace in London, England

Amy, Rick and the kids visit 2009

This is AMY,and I love her!!! For those of you who have followed for quite some time I am sure you remember her. For those of you who are fairly new to our family Amy is a BEST FRIEND to me and my sister Kerry. Amy is always the same, she always has your best interest at heart, she is oh so true to friendship, she loves real hard, and again she never wavers in love or friendship... she is always the same , constant, faithful FRIEND that she was the first time we met, and for her I am so thankful to God. Her and Rick and the 3 kids, Garett, Kyndall and Zane had to move away a while back for his job and once a year we get to be together and we all three , well all of our family look forward to this each year. We catch up and oh and ah over how our kids have changed. Although we text or talk to each other weekly , it is just not the same as really being together. I can't wait for the day when they move back home. I can't wait for the day when Franceska is home because that will also mean that Amy will be here. I know there are tons of pictures here 29 to be exact, but I just want to share it all with you!!! I hope all of you enjoy our visit as much as we did!!! (CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO SEE IT BETTER)
Amy and Rick
Me, Amy and Kerry (my sister that might look a little funny or strained in these because two days before this she got a 4 inch incision in her belly for an incisional hernia)



My Gretchyn
Zane
Lily, Craig and Traci watching football!!
Zane
Zane and Garett...brothers!!
Here is Rayn and Bella...Bella is my sister Kerry's new baby!!! She is a "poop" machine!!
Traci and Frank in Astruds sunglasses!!!
Frank and Astrud.....those glasses are just hideous!!
My Amy and my "grandbutton" Joshua with his mommy!!
Here is Emily and Astrud trying to do the "First Baptist Youth "gang" signs!!!! Too funny!!
Astrud and Emily...simply gorgeous!!!
I don't know what she was doing ???? Brushing her teeth with her marshmallow????/No idea!!
Aunt Astrud helping Joshua...
Me and Amy ....who knows ?????
Kyndall and Rayn
Me and Kyndall
Garett and Lily playing soccer...
Kyndall and Rayn roasting marshmallows....
My Amy ...she's my favorite daughter in law!!!!
My Traci...she's my favorite too!!! lol (not pictured my other fav Megan)
Frank and Zane
Here is Craig and Astrud, is it wrong for a mother to think that her kids are the most beautiful ever!!!!
Astrud and her Papa, two of my loves.....( my kids call their Dad , Papa)

Frank, Zane and myself...