Jonathan and Phoebe ~ a Team

Jonathan is feeding Phoebe her cheerios. Those two chase each other, wrestle around, tease each other. They're fun to watch together.

Palm Branches

The kids took the palm branches that the yard workers cut off of our little palm trees in the front yard ~ they brought them to the back to build a "hut". They did this on a warm day last week. Today we finally have cold weather! I think it was in the 60's. This is how God meant winter to be.

More Holiday!

A simple batch of sandwich cookies....

  

For a dear friend who made this beautiful wreath for our home.

Christmas Tree

I'm having a hard time getting a good picture of all the kids looking nice and proper in their Christmas outfits!
Phillip and I decorated our downstairs Christmas tree ourselves when the kids where in bed; then we had some hot peppermint tea with honey. Mmmmm!
I love the decorations Phillip picked out ~ half price at Michael's! There's old Father Christmas, sleds with bells, gold snowflakes, holly berries, stockings, and holly wreaths along with some other wooden ornaments. I love it!

Family Christmas Time

We chose a night last week to decorate the kids' Christmas trees. First Phillip showed them how to make bells out of egg cartons, foil and nice thick ribbon. We listened to George Strait's "Merry Christmas Strait to You" CD while the kids made these decorations. Then they decorated their trees which are up in their bedroom. Phillip read them a Christmas book after that and we all had hot cocoa with whipped cream (we're out of marshmellows).

80 degrees out there today!

Can it really be Christmas time when it's 80 degrees outside and we're walking around in short sleeves and sandals? It doesn't feel quite right; but let me tell you, I like this much better than having to get bundled up every time we go outside and trying to get the kids in the car without the freezing wind messing up my hair too much and being cold in the house no matter how warm I try to dress. So we're enjoying our warm Florida holidays!

Various Pictures

Catching some breakfast in the morning (Phoebe always knows when I'm eating and wants to share in the spoils).

  

Elizabeth loves taking pictures of herself.

  

Phillip in a favorite spot. Working on the computer, but always around so the kids and I can bug him when we want to.

  

Elizabeth sporting new jeans and boots (with an added old hat and rope).

  

Jonathan isn't afraid to put on the spider man mask now. Phoebe now enjoys saying the word "spider man".