Hanging out at Momma and Daddy's House

Just hanging out at Momma and Daddy's house!!!

By the way...I got a new camera from Santa this year so I took LOTS of pictures...way too many to post but I'll try to just choose a few on each of my upcoming posts! :-)

Christmas at Grandma's House 2008

Well, I have NO idea where to begin filling you in with our Christmas events!!! It was a wonderful Christmas despite the driving...

It has been at least 2 years since Stephen and I have gone to Grandma's house for Christmas. For those that don't know...Grandma is my (Miranda's) Great Grandmother on my mother's side of the family. All my life, we've always gone to Grandma's house for Christmas dinner/lunch. I'm the oldest of my generation so I have lots of younger cousins...my mother had 5 brothers and sisters...so it was always a full house...usually we have some inside and everyone else spilling out on the front porch. Now we have a new generation...making Grandma a Great, Great Grandmother. Meanwhile, as my generation has married off and begun their own families, it's harder to get us all together under one roof anymore! We were very close this time! All that was missing was one of my uncles, and then one of my cousins (and his wife and two kids). All but 5 of us! Uncle Michael insisted that we get a picture of all of us on Christmas day. In all the commotion, me and Momma forgot to get a picture of just our family...it's even rare to have all 9 of us together...but we're all in the group photo so that will have to do for now!

I'll share more info and pictures later but I wanted to go ahead and get something new posted so here is our big family group picture!! Keep an eye out for more to come!

(You should be able to click the picture to make it big enough to see everyone.)

Our greeting to you for this blessed season!!

This is on the trail at the park on Thanksgiving Day, my birthday!

These were taken at the ICE Exhibit at Gaylord!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Don't forget the real reason for this season...

For unto you is born this day...a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

What was in the Tiffany boxes???!!!!!

Sorry I left you all in such suspense over what my birthday present was!!! We had family in town the day I opened it and the all last week I had a terrible sinus congestion so I'm just now getting time to find pictures of it and update the blog!

One box had a necklace and the other box had the matching earrings! I wear them ALL THE TIME!

Their name is the Orchid Drop Pendant and Earrings - because the design is that of an orchid bloom.

I have the greatest husband!!!!