Well . . . a very belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! As you can see from the picture (left), we spent our Christmas in horse country. Three of my mother-in-law's four sisters, as well as her mother, live in Kentucky. Now that there are 15 great- grandchildren (10 under the age of 3), we decided we should get together for a much needed reunion. We traveled half-way (to Asheville, NC) on Friday-- meeting up with Matthew, Kim, Philip, Braewyn, and Ruth Ann. After another full day of traveling, we arrived in Kentucky just in time for supper. We stayed at Jonathan's Uncle Dennis and Aunt Linda's house, and had a wonderful time as always. It was so much fun to see many of Jonathan's cousins and their husbands and wives. And, of course it was a blessing to see all of the little ones running, toddling, and crawling around. The house was full of chatter, squeals, laughter, baby babble, and plenty of tears . . . but it was a very pleasant combination of noises!
During our time in Kentucky, we were able to visit Grandma Brown (Jonathan's grandma). The girls enjoyed spending some time with their Great Grandma Brown, and of course I snapped many pictures. Hannah and Philip sang for Grandma, and Philip even played a little number on his harmonica . . . which thankfully he had readily available-- haha. Dennis, Linda, Cherryl, Gary, Bailey, Gracie, Lindsay, Matt, Windy, Amber, Patrick, Jackie, Casey, Mike, Abby Kate, Brian, Carrie, William, Debi, Gary, Brenda, Nathan, Steve, Matthew, Kim, Philip, and Braewyn, and Ruth Ann . . . it was so much fun to see all of you. We were very blessed to celebrate Christmas with you!
Christmas was quite special this year, as it was Madeline's first, and Hannah was really able to understand and talk about why we celebrate Christmas. When I asked her why in the world mommy would choose to put a cross on our Christmas cards, she simply said, "Because Jesus was born on Christmas, and he died on the cross for our sins." Oh that this simple summation of the gospel would take root in her heart!
Ok, with out further ado . . . . pictures!!!!!
For more great pictures from our Christmas in Kentucky, visit Casey's blog.
During our time in Kentucky, we were able to visit Grandma Brown (Jonathan's grandma). The girls enjoyed spending some time with their Great Grandma Brown, and of course I snapped many pictures. Hannah and Philip sang for Grandma, and Philip even played a little number on his harmonica . . . which thankfully he had readily available-- haha. Dennis, Linda, Cherryl, Gary, Bailey, Gracie, Lindsay, Matt, Windy, Amber, Patrick, Jackie, Casey, Mike, Abby Kate, Brian, Carrie, William, Debi, Gary, Brenda, Nathan, Steve, Matthew, Kim, Philip, and Braewyn, and Ruth Ann . . . it was so much fun to see all of you. We were very blessed to celebrate Christmas with you!
Christmas was quite special this year, as it was Madeline's first, and Hannah was really able to understand and talk about why we celebrate Christmas. When I asked her why in the world mommy would choose to put a cross on our Christmas cards, she simply said, "Because Jesus was born on Christmas, and he died on the cross for our sins." Oh that this simple summation of the gospel would take root in her heart!
Ok, with out further ado . . . . pictures!!!!!
For more great pictures from our Christmas in Kentucky, visit Casey's blog.
8 comments:
Looks like you guys had a great time. We're so glad you were able to go and see family that you haven't seen in a long time. All those kids together must have been a blast.
Love,
Katie
Fun! So adorable with all the cousins so close in age. And it looks like they got along great:)
Love, Grammy
It was really great to see those. The drama queen picture of Hannah reminds me A LOT of Delaney. Very sweet pictures!
Bless ya'll,
Tim
It was wonderful to see all of you! Great pictures!
Looks like ya'll had a wonderful time in Kentucky. The girls are growing so fast. Glad to see Hannah is grasping the gospel at such an early age.
Thanks for posting your pictures so fast. I've linked to your page from mine. I can't believe we've already been home a week now. The week there went too fast, but it is always nice to come home.
Hooray for an update! Did you make the girls' dresses? I remember you saying you'd bought some fabric. If you've learned how to applique, then I'm totally in awe. I'm too scared to try.
What a great idea, holding the babies from behind for a couch picture!!! I'll have to keep that in mind!
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