I am so sorry my blog has given me fits tonight. I finally decided to go ahead and post it. You get the idea, and you can see the pictures. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

~~~~~~~~ Christmas Eve ~~~~~~~~

Christmas Eve Day, the boys had a busy day.

One of the things they did was make a gingerbread house,

it came in a kit, they did make their own gingerbread cookies and gave

to their neighbors. This is Easton working on one of his projects.

Evan putting his touches on the gingerbread house.

It was a real team effort, with Ethan.

The whole team the "3 E's"

Job well done boys, grandma loves it.
Isn't this a beautiful picture of the great team?

On Christmas Eve the boys leave cookies and a drink out for
you know who!

Before they went to bed, they got to open a gift from Mommy,
it was the PJ's they have on, plus the stuffed animals they are holding,
along with a book.

Isn't this adorable? Looking up at the star on top of the tree.

Just before they went into Dream Land.

Every Christmas morning when the girls were growing up their

Grandpa and Grandma Weatherwax would come on Christmas morning and watch them

open their gifts. We then would have brunch or breakfast what ever you

want to call it. All kinds of goodies. As you will see in two pictures down. Just a

few of the things we served as a tradition.

The boys are still sleeping zzzzzzz looking at the stockings they were so heavy

they couldn't be hung back up.

Again just a few of the things we would serve on Christmas morning,

Ruth fixed our traditional Salmon soup. The tradition started out with

Oyster Soup with my Grandmother Tawney, I don't know if it was before

that or not. It would be nice to know. But so many of us didn't care for the

oysters, so my Mom started the salmon soup which is good, though I am not

a real fish eater I do eat the salmon soup. Of course I made it for my girls too.

Our grandsons just love it. By the way Ruth it was very good, thank you. One of the things we did is read the Christmas Story from the Bible, Luke 2 before opening the tree.

It was no different with the boys. Ruth read them the story.

Here they are opening their stockings.

Aunt Sarah got Ethan and Evan the Series of Narnia in DVD.

The boys also recieved a couple of outfits from Aunt Sarah. Easton showing off one of his.

Evan with one of his isn't he sharp looking?

Ethan is growing up so fast, isn't he cool looking?

One more look boys before we go to Grandpa and Grandmas house for Christmas lunch.
When Grandpa and Grandma Weatherwax would come and watch the girls open the gifts as was mentioned earlier we would eat after the children opened their gifts, then grandpa and grandma would go home and get lunch ready and my brother and sister and their families would be there when they were little. As they got older it was harder to get together with them, but maybe at times they might stop by.




Ruth thought it would be nice to keep that tradition, as we did going to watch the boys open their tree and had ate with them. We then went home a got lunch ready. She wanted pretty much what they had when they were growing up. Ham sandwiches, bakebeans, greenstuff we would call it something that my Mom would make with cottage cheese, crushed pineapple drained, one box of dry lime jello, stir it all together with a large container of coolwhip. Mom would a lot of times have all kinds of baking done, cookies candies you name it she made it. Well, about all the farther I got in any of that is the greensturr, and finger jello, which is another that we make for Christmas Day!

Do you know that song? " Over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go"Well, it goes like this here "Down the street and around the corner to grandmothers house go"

Here is grandmas tree.

We got a picture of the four of them before we had our lunch. Don't know what the boys would look like when they got done eating.

As you can see PaPa was Santa, this wasn't the first gift he passed out, but I need to share it with you, he opened this gift he is holding, it was a shoe box, inside the box was a ticket for the Orange Bowl Game New Years Day, that he got he was so shocked he just stood there and looked at it. So he has that to look forward too yet, he is excited.

Easton giving mommy a Christmas Kiss!

Ethan with his gift from Grandpa and Grandma.

Grandpa found another gift he could open for himself, a Bible Cover,

Evan playing with his gift from Grandpa and grandma.
Well, Grandma's day isn't over yet. We have one more stop to make.


Aunt Becky had to work Christmas Day. So when she got out of work we all met back at Ruth's for Christmas dinner and all the trimmings that goes with it. It was very good thank you Ruth, you did a great job.

Then Aunt Becky had us all over to her little abode in the evening

..
Her tree with her gifts around it. Doesn't it look pretty? A closer look at the gifts.

Her tree, isn't it pretty?

Close up of the gifts.

Becky got the two older boys new lunch boxes for school, she used
them for their stockings from her. Neat idea Becky. Here they are looking to
see what they got.

Here is Easton going through his little bag.

Sarah and Becky went together and got each of the boys a big gift.

Here is Evan with his gift from Aunt Becky and Aunt Sarah.

Here is Ethan's, he isn't excited or anything or is he? Becky had saved this gift till the very

last. She had it wrapped in a bike bag stuck in her shower, if you could see the size of her place you would understand why. So they went on as though they were all done with the gift. She asked the boys if the gifts were all done Ethan said yes. Then she said did you get a big gift and he said yes, I can't remember what it was but it was something small, she then said how about you close your eyes and don't open until we tell you too. You had to be there it was great.

Aunt Becky with one of the gifts we gave her.

Me with a couple of the things that I recieved, one a potholder that Becky use for like a stocking for me. You had neat ideas Becky.

Jim with one of his gifts he got from Becky.

He was really needing a new one.

Thank you for stopping by check me out again.

I pray you all had a very

Merry Christmas

and

I want to wish each of you a

Prosperous

New Year.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~~Getting Ready To Go To Nicaragua In January~~

I believe God has worked it out for me to take a trip -

Yes, January 6th we will be flying out for Nicaragua, our church brought in school supplies, and backpacks. Which then the Academy, the one our grandsons attend, got together one day to fill the backpacks with the school supplies. I was there and witnessed the hard work that the students put into filling the backpacks. All the lower grades through 8th grade I believe except the first grade which our middle grandson was in, Evan. Here are a few pictures of the action that took place that day.

This is our oldest grandson Ethan's class, he is in the white at the far end of the table.

Another view of Ethans class.

Here is Ethan working hard

Ethan's teacher, in the pink on the right, Mrs. Blair.

The backpacks starting to build up.

Another view they were piling them up as they would finish putting things in them

Then they put them in these mail bags.

Some of the bags had these books placed in them, the rest of the books we are

taking and then passing them out after we get there, to the families. As you can see the

title "Is God Really My Father?" by Dr. Connie Palm. Dr. Palm is a very dear lady. Those of you

may remember the name. I mentioned her on my blog, I believe a while back. I go to her house

everyMonday evening from 6:30-9:00, making things for Missionaries to give out to mostly children.

There are several ladies that meet there every Monday evening. She has been doing this for several years now. In those several years she and the ladies that would come to her place in those years, put out over 50,000 items to be sent out all over the world. We need to give the dear lady a hand for all of her hard work. She will be turning 70 December the 27th. So here she is she plans all the things she does with the Missionaries, she does some Bible Studies how does she do it I ask? I said all that to say we are right now working on things to take with us to Nicaragua.

Here is the dear lady that makes all that happens with TLC.

She is the one in the green. Joy Budensiek
Thank you so much Joy for all your very hard work.
May God Richly Bless You in all your work you do Serving Him.


I just want to share a little bit, too, that I am going out by faith on this
trip to Nicaragua in January. I was called to childrens work as soon as I gave my heart to the Lord. I have not been able to work with the children as I once did, in Sunday School, Childrens Church, Youth Camps, Bible School, Art Class, and so much more. Children has alway been my life. That is why I am taking this trip, so that I can help pass out the backpacks and school supplies to the children there. I believe it will be a real blessing for me to be able to witness this with my own eyes. I will of course share with you when we get back.


I am asking for your prayers and support. I have mailed out 22 letters, to churches and friends, and family which also has my prayer card in them. So please pray that my finances will come in.
Thank you for stopping by my blog and supporting me as I take this journey.

~Greeting's In The Beautiful Name Of Jesus,

The Reason For The Season~

Just want to wish you all a very

Merry Christmas!

This picture was taken at one of the settings for the Singing Christmas Tree Program,

We, my husband Jim, and I and grandson's Ethan 7, Evan 6, and little Easton 4 in March, decorated a Christmas tree during the opening song of the program. If you want to see more of the program. You will have to stay tuned in to

hobesoundbiblechurch.com

Archives. It will be posted some time later. Just click on hobesoundbiblechurch.com and then scroll down to Live Archives, then click on the date that it was dated for. I am not sure on the dates for them to post on the Archive, but the dates of the program was December 5, 6, 7 at 7:00. they are setting it to CD's so they will be splicing them but just keep your eyes open. I will try to keep in touch for when it takes place too.

Again we want to say a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We love you all very much,

Miss you all up home, wishing we could be home at this time.

May the Lord bless each one of you.