Lullabies & Lipstick: Holidays

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Decorating our tree

>> Saturday, December 3, 2011

After the parade today, we came home and decorated our CHRISTmas tree! :)

Jesus is the ONLY reason for the season!

This ornament means so much to me. You see, it was on the tree my sisters and I decorated growing up, while living at home with Mom & Dad.

That makes it special but there's something even still to make even more special!

Do you remember when we lost the things in our home? Well, we lost our ornaments too.

My sister, KJ, decided to give me one of her ornaments from our childhood tree. I could *NOT* believe it when she gave me this one! It's her favorite! She always hung this one and it was always "hers." I commented about all of this and she said, "that makes the giving of the ornament more of a sacrifice" and she'll never know how blessed I felt at that moment or how grateful. And, I still feel those ways! I have an amazing sister. I love you KJ!

Sarah Faith & Hannah Joy decorating...

Madi Grace & Hannah Joy decorating.. :)

Dad (my hubby) is hanging the ornament his parents gave us last year from M.D. Anderson while his Dad was fighting cancer. YEP, he beat cancer!!!!!!!

This year, KJ, helped me find the perfect ornament to add to represent our year! (a tradition I'm going to copy from her with her happy permission!) It is a key with purple small stones in it. It says, "The key to our 1st new house 2011" It was just right!

The Little Children!

Hannah Joy - age 5

Sarah Faith - age 9

Madi Grace - age 11

What a blessing to be able to have such precious children and enjoy decorating the tree together. A special Daddy/hubby too!!!!

So Happy; MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Waking up to a Parade

Today, my husband woke me up letting me know his parents had called to remind us about the parade. So, I got the girls all up and dressed as well as myself in about 15 minutes or less! We were on our way!!! We watched from their yard because the parade ends there and it's a lot of fun to watch it with Nonna & Papaw.

I just *had* to take their picture by Nonna's sign, "Welcome to the Littles". We need one just like it!

I thought this one was very special. Papaw and Hannah Joy looking out to see the beginning of the parade heading our way!

Here are a couple of views of the parade.

There were TONS more but no need to add them all

(We love our volunteer firefighters! We know many of them!)

Of course I couldn't help but post some of the horses!!!! Yee Haw!!!

Some of the floats still had candy when they got to us, the very last house. The girls got two bags filled nicely and began to eat their candy with the drinks from Nonna & Papaw!

What a lovely time we had!

Mother's Day 2011 :)

>> Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What an amazing Mother's Day!

I got a new camera I had been wanting for a while now! I love it!!!! I have enjoyed "playing with it" and also capturing some great memories.

On Mother's Day we went to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival!

It was awesome! Here are 3 of my girls with their faces painted. We really had so much fun!

This was our view as we walked up to the entrance. (might I add, a long, long walk, lol)

This was part of the scenery. A little band playing near the trees.

This is Madi Grace with the lady who painted her face! She was a super nice lady. My hubby is laughing hard in the back ground as you can see because I asked her to cover her cleavage for the picture. OK, maybe that was too bold?

Isn't she adorable?!?!

Sarah Faith :) I'm lovin' it!

Miss Hannah Joy :)

Each girl got to choose their own painting.

Hannah Joy got wild with it, I think! hee hee!!

I got a scarf that becomes a wrap! It's so kewl ;) And I got my hair braided into this beautiful creation of braided hair and pieces running into each other to finally create a bun. It also had beautiful pink and yellow flowers throughout! :)