Christmas

Hi, everyone. I hope you all had a nice Christmas. Ours was very nice, and we had a wonderful time visiting with our families. It's always fun to be together. :)


We had a white Christmas again this year. My parents have these spruce trees all around their house. I think the trees are so pretty when it snows.



Katie had a lot of fun too. Here she is sledding in my parents' back yard. That's the same sled I used when I was a kid. :)
As you can see, Lilly had a lot of fun too. She loves the snow!

We had to delay our trip home because of the snow, so we got to enjoy some extra time with Mom and Dad.
We have a few days left of Christmas break before we're back to school and work on Monday.
Hope you're all doing well. :)

Take care,
~Melanie

What Christmas Is All About!

I never get tired of watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. This little clip is my favorite part. :)

~Christmas Present and Christmas Past~

Hi, everyone.

I hope you're all enjoying

the beautiful Christmas season.

Everything here is finished for Christmas,

so I thought I'd share some pictures with you.

Katie always has to make sure

these two are on the tree together.

I think they're so cute. :)

This ornament belonged to my Grandma.

Mom gave it to me after my Grandma passed away.

It's just plastic, but it's very special to me.

I was one of the youngest of many grandchildren,

so I only have a few things that were hers.

I do have wonderful memories of her, though. :)

This snowman is almost as old as me.

Mom made some of these in 1975.

They've yellowed a little through the years,

but I still like to use them.

I found a similar pattern online,

so I'd like to make some more

one of these days.

This is our Christmas tree.

My husband and I bought the tree

and the angel topper for Christmas in 1992.

We've been using them ever since.

They've held up well for us

through all the years and many moves.

Can you see the snowflakes

Katie made and strung

along the wall behind the tree?

Lee and I made a few,

but Katie did most of them.

I think she did a great job. :)

A cardinal came flying around the other day

while it was snowing.

After several tries,

I was finally able to snap his picture. :)

Of course, we've been doing some baking too! :)

These are some of the Christmas cards

we've received so far this year.

We always look forward to hearing from our friends.

We haven't seen some of them in years,

but they're still very dear to us,

and we have fond memories.

~♥~

When I was growing up,

one of my Christmas memories

was of my dad looking through the

Christmas cards to find a picture

to paint on the picture window

in our living room.

Some of the pictures I remember

are of a little drummer boy,

a manger scene,

a snowman,

and deer in the snow-covered woods.

He did that for many years

until they added on to the house.

The new room doesn't have a picture window.

When the new room was being built,

I remember thinking how sad

it would be to not see Dad painting

any more pictures on that big window.

~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~

I hope you're having a great weekend

and staying warm!

Melanie

~Our Nativity~

This is our nativity.
My husband bought the stable at a little country store years ago,
and we added everything else.
It's very special to us, and reminds us of the real reason for Christmas. :)

For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given.
-Isaiah 9:6

~Firelight & Music~

When Laura and Mary had said their prayers and were tucked snugly under the trundle bed's covers, Pa was sitting in the firelight with the fiddle. Ma had blown out the lamp because she did not need its light. On the other side of the hearth she was swaying gently in her rocking chair and her knitting needles flashed in and out above the sock she was knitting.

The long winter evenings of firelight and music had come again.

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods