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We have had an eventful Christmas Eve to say the least. Kasey and I took the boys to see the Galaxy of Lights at the Botanical Gardens in Huntsville. All of the lights were just beautiful. You can see pictures in the following slideshow.
Then, on the way home, Kasey was having unbearable pain in his left arm. So, we went to the ER at Decatur General to make sure nothing was going on with his heart. After spending about two hours there, they think he has bursitis (sp?). They gave him a shot in his shoulder and sent him home with some pain meds. So we finally got home around 11:30pm. Got the kids in the bed and then I started my wrapping marathon. I finally finished wrapping about 1:30am on Christmas morning. I was wound up and could not go to sleep so now I am posting this entry. The following picture is of the gifts I wrapped this evening (or should I say morning) so our boys will be very happy and surprised!
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
Here are a couple of pictures from the McClary Tire Christmas party on 12-21-09. We had a great time - great food, great company, and a great performance by Dorothy Cole as Tina Turner. Enjoy the following pictures.
As you will see when you read earlier posts, we had a very busy day today. Chase's party was at 10am, Hunter's party was at 10:30am, and then the Cub Scouts took donations to the Limestone Health Facility at 2:00pm today. While we were at the nursing home, we all walked up and down the halls singing Christmas carols. The patients really seemed to enjoy our visit today. The children and parents also enjoyed making them smile.
The following slideshow contains pictures from Hunter's Christmas party at Little Tots Preschool. He had a great time. They ate some great food, made an ornament, made some reindeer food, and played a game. They got some really neat treats to take home today also. Big Brother Chase's school party ended at 10am today. Afterwards, he was free to leave school. Hunter's party began at 10:30am today. So, that worked out great because he got to surprise Hunter at preschool today. Hunter was glad to see him.
Chase's 5th Grade Christmas Party at ABS was today 12-18-09. He had a great time. The room mothers prepared great treats for them. They did a great job!
Instead of exchanging gifts this year, the fifth grade class bought gifts for a 10 year old boy whose family lost everything they owned in a house fire recently. They really hope their gifts to him will bring him some joy and lift his spirits as he and his family go through this difficult time. Please keep that family in your prayers.
I don't have very many pictures in the following slideshow. I feel a little guilty because when Hunter's Pre-school party slideshow gets posted, there are tons of pictures from his party. But, 5th graders don't do as many activities as pre-schoolers. I guess they are getting too big for that kind of thing. But, they still had a lot of fun! They sure did enjoy the great food and Miss "A" showed them a funny video made by some teachers and students at ABS. It was hilarious!.
Hunter and his friends from Little Tots Preschool enjoyed a funfilled day on a field trip to Santa's Village in Huntsville, AL. He had a great time - but, was a little disappointed because he did not get to meet Santa. He did get to meet Mrs. Claus, though. And, she even read a story to him and his friends. Pictures from the field trip are in the following slideshow. Enjoy!
I finally put up the tree and put a few other holiday items out! I usually decorate every room in the house and decorate the yard and house outdoors, too. I was not organized enough to do that this year. My neighbors even told me they missed my lights outside. I felt bad because I did not get it all done. The kids love seeing all of the lights. At least I got this much done. You can see what I did find the time to do in the following slideshow. I also put a few pics of my favorite ornaments. I have so many favorites, I could not list them all. But, I took pics of a few. Hope everyone has a great holiday season!
We don't see snow often in Alabama. So, the boys and I were very excited when we saw a light dusting of snow outside on Saturday morning. We bundled up and headed outdoors to have a little fun in the "snow' before it melted away. We had a blast. You can see some photos of our little adventure in the following slideshow. Enjoy!
Well, I am getting into the spirit of things for the holiday season. I have decorated the blog. But, I still have to find time to decorate our house. I love this time of year. I love seeing the boys get so excited when I drag the holiday decorations out of the attic. It usually takes me about a week to actually put out all of the decor. I don't know if I will display everything this year. So little time...
Hopefully, I can tackle a few things this weekend. Hope everyone is doing well! To be continued...
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
