Tony and Shayna

It is the seventeenth of December already ... only eight more days until Christmas. And it is hard to believe how quickly this month has passed by. Or even this year. Busy. Busy. is what we've been as of late. A ~fun~ busy though. First thing Saturday morning I made a big mess in the kitchen - producing 11 cups of cranberry jam and some fresh 'cranberry orange apple juice' for my sweet husband and I.

While Tony worked on an essay for his Western Civ class, I put up our Christmas tree. I am in the process of making some "Jesse Tree" ornaments.

That evening, we were able to spend special time together in town - celebrating 71 months of togetherness. :) We discovered that our local park was having a little Christmas event, so we walked around the park for a while and passed out some gospel tracts. Then we enjoyed a yummy pizza at Illiano's. I am so grateful to God for my husband!!

After church on Sunday, we went to Madison & Morgan's birthday party - they were celebrating ONE year of life. :) Tony & I bought them "Horton Hears a Who" the movie and stuffed twin elephants. Cute!


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Yesterday the four of us got together to do some gift shopping and to take pictures. :) Here is just one of them. When Brittany & I were picking out poses, the boys kept saying - "Come on - we're not the brady bunch." Haha. Unfortunately, Joey missed out on the shopping because he wasn't feeling too good. When he got home he discovered that he had a temparture of 102. :( But I talked to him today and he says he feels much better. Praise God!

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