One Christmas, Two Christmas, White Christmas, Blue Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas both at my big brother Kelly's home and at our home several days later!! I am so anxious to post pictures of our Christmases, but unfortunately the thought of it overwhelms me! I didn't take pictures while we were away ~ rather I relied on my mother to take plenty of pictures for me. And, she excelled as per her usual and took over 400 pictures!!! And, the crazy thing is that 200 out of the 400 are amazingly great ~ blogworthy as Erik would say! But, I'd be attached to my computer all day long if I tried to upload 200 pictures, so I am going to slowly weed through them. . . Who knows when I will get it done. Oh, heavens, Erik Daniel just fell asleep in my arms as I am typing this!! How sweet! Let me go lay him down, and I'll be right back. . .

Okay, he is sleeping soundly in his crib now, and my hands are more free to type!

I think it began on one of his trips alone with his Daddy. . . Erik discovered that Joshua's favorite station on XM radio was the Elvis station. And, from that time on, Joshua has shared his Daddy's love and respect for the King ~ as all good southern boys should! My brother Kelly and his daughter Peyton, also, love Elvis. So, this Christmas we left their home with two new Elvis CDs and a hand-me-down Elvis costume that Peyton once wore to her Elvis birthday party. We hardly watched movies the 6.5 hour drive home ~ instead we listened to our new Elvis Greatest Hits CD. And, last night the boys decided to put on a show for Pop, Erik, and I! They were so cute that I had to video them! I couldn't choose between two of the videos, so I am going to post them both. They are very short but cute!!!

I love Lija in this one. . .

My Little Joseph

The weather has taken a sudden dip, and I was surprised by it this morning!! Burrrrr. . . But, right now I am cuddled up in my home with our computer and a hot cup of chai. It feels like December today, and I guess it is about time for that!

Speaking of December. . . this past Sunday night was our church's Operation Christmas Child service! I love, love, love Operation Christmas Child! If you haven't put a box or two together with your child, you should consider it! There are really neat video stories on the internet about children coming to know Christ after receiving their shoeboxes. I played one such video the night before we put our boxes together. I wanted the boys to realize exactly what we were doing! It is such a sweet ministry, and one that the kids can grasp and be a part of!

Here are a few clips of my little Joseph in the OCC program. . .

And, here he is singing! Note: Sweet Afton is the dancing angel beside him!

Watch Out David Crowder!!

It is a glimpse into the craziness that is my life! And, people wonder why it takes me a while to return phone calls!!!! I love this video because it is so Elijah, so, so, so Elijah right now. He is loud and he is confident.

VBS Video for Grandparents!

The video above is of the rehearsal LuAnne did with the kiddos right before the service. I love that you can hear her voice at the beginning! Erik focused on Afton and JCT as he videoed this song. But, if you look closely you can see Lij on the other side of Afton. He stayed on stage for rehearsal, but he decided he didn't like being front and center when the room filled with people. So, he sat on his sweet teacher Miss Lauren's lap during the actual performance. In the video below, I start out videoing Afton and JCT, then move over to sweet Joshua, and then scan over a little further to Miss Lauren and Lijah.

Mr. Ken and Mrs. Diane, I know this is no replacement for actually getting to be here, but I hope it helps!!!!! :-) Hope you enjoy it!! Love you both!

Holy Huddles!

This video is amazing! If you haven't seen it, take time to watch!!!!

Sweet Baby Love!

This is my first attempt at posting a video from my Sony Share Camera!

Sweet Baby Erik Daniel!!!