Don't you just LOVE some GOOD white elephant fun???

Do you see what I see???

Pey lost his fisherman last week and has looked all over for it!

We found it today while putting afew presents under the tree!

HA!

Pathway Of Lights 2009

Well, I've spent this past week being Mary to a 12 yr. old Jesus! My scene took place in the market. Joseph and I accidentally left Jesus behind in Bethlehem! We didn't realize we had left our son behind until we had traveled for a day! I was one frantic MOM!!! We found Jesus in the temple with priests.....teaching!!! We found him in his Father's house doing his Father's business! Jesus was a gifted and special child! These sweet girls sold herbs all week!

The kiddos had a blast!

It took everyone to make this project happen! There was no small part!

I met new friends.....

and welcomed back old POL friends!!!

I got to play with my "real" 12 yr. old son!

Look...he looks taller than me! Yikes!

We pretended!

Hannah worked on this basket weaving skills all week!

I got to work with these crazy priests and men in the temple! They were not a very good influence on Jesus! I looked forward to a new prank each time we did it!

Gotta love those crazy guys!

Hanging out by the fire!!

It was really cold some nights!!!

The warm fires were nice!

Nice, but a little smokey!

I'm glad I got to run around screaming for Jesus instead of balancing a basket on my head!

Everyone worked so hard!

Shelby came prepared with her hot chocolate every night!

We really had a good time.....

telling the story of Jesus from his birth to his resurrection!

Thanks to everyone who supported and helped with Pathway of Lights 2009!

Thank you for walking the path with us!!!

It's a HUGE project! It's very time consuming!!! It's a HUGE commitment!!! You get to play in all kinds of weather.....sleet, snow, rain and fog!!!! It doesn't really matter if you are tired and don't feel good!!!!

The show must go on!!!!

What does matter.........

Knowing I have 55 new brothers and sisters in Christ because of a wonderful vision!!!!!

That makes all of the hard work worth it!!!

God bless!!!!!

I'm sooooooo EXCITED!!!!

So, So, So EXCITED!!!!!

Look what I just discovered.......

Gooseberry Patch has a new BLOG!!!!

I LOVE GOOSEBERRY PATCH!!!!

I love their cookbooks, calendars, nightlights, etc.!

You MUST check it out!!!!

They even share some of their fantastic recipes on their blog!

Have fun!!!

Happy Tuesday!

I'm off to sub....3rd grade today! This is for all of my teacher friends out there!

Saw it and thought of you.....HA!!!

Have a great day!

Mrs. R.

It's beginning to look a LOT like Christmas.....

Wow...what a busy weekend!

The boys got their Christmas trees lit and decorated!

On one side of the family our new tradition is to exchange ornaments with our cousins instead of presents! My boys love getting their ornaments out and they have quite the collection. We had to buy my little guy a bigger tree this year! He was so proud!

We went to our first gingerbread house making party!

It was so fun!

Thanks Donna and Rikki for making our party so special!

They were made out of school milk cartons, icing, graham crackers and lots of yummy candy!

I asked my oldest if he thought he was too old....he said, "Heck NO! I'm not too old for candy!"

(You never know!)

I think we are all kids at heart deep down!

Ty has the right idea!!!

Aren't they adorable???

Silly willies!!!!

Cara's gingerbread house was the "SHOW" house!!!

It rocked!!!

It was soooo cute!!!

We also went to our annual town Christmas parade and it was COLD!!!

(Yes, I'm married, but my husband seems to always have to work on special days! Thanks hubby for working so hard for us!)

Tis the season to be JOLLY!!!!

Gearing up for a CRAZY week!!!

If you are local, don't forget to call FBC and make your reservations to walk down the Pathway Of Lights! I promise it will be a treat and your heart will be blessed!!!!

It's a "souper" day for SOUP.....

I have shared this favorite recipe with many close friends, but I wanted to share it with the girls over at Beauty and Bedlam for Tasty Tuesdays! This is the perfect season for sharing recipes and trying new ones! One of my favorite things to do!!!

Minestrone Soup

1.5 lean ground beef

2 cans Progresso Minestrone Soup

2 cans Ranch Style beans

1 can Rotel

Brown meant and drain. Season meat with whatever makes you happy ~ salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, parsley...etc. In a stock pot add meat, Minestrone soup (undrained), Ranch style beans (undrained) and Rotel (undrained). Simmer for 30 to an hour. The longer the better!

Easy enough???? Easy, but soooo good!

Enjoy!!

It's cold here in Texas!!!! Perfect for some soup!!!! Can't wait to make some cornbread to go with it!