Ready for Christmas

This year has been a BIG challenge - I spent all day today decorating the house, I even put lights outside this year along with my tigger...  I let Keira & Eidan decorate the tree, I put it up and put the lights on it, I showed them ones that they had to be extra careful as they were  my Momma's that she had when I was even younger than they are now.  They pulled out 2 bulbs that were for "the greatest grandpa" & "greatest grandma" from 1986 that the boys had gotton Momma & Daddy, they asked if it were okay if they put them on the tree, Keira put them where I can see them, they bring back memories, as do the ones that Momma had from even before I was born -   Since Frannie is not going to be with us for Christmas, we're doing a Christmas dinner on the 12th.  It's kind of bittersweet seeing everything, Momma always did the ceramic houses/ people so that was hard for me today, and yes, I'll admit I cried.

I will put some of the pics, not all as I have so many - lol...

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE !

Updated pictures of the grandbabies & kids

Frannie wanted to take all the kids to get their pictures taken, but honestly, with everything I'm going through right now, I don't have the money.  I hate to admit that I am poor - but it is what it is.   Anyways, we came up with doing our own here at home.  I got a picture of each of the grandkids in their Thanksging day outfit and then on Friday, we taped up Christmas wrap on a sheet, pinned it to the wall in front of Mat & Angie's door, put a sheet on the coffee table, and we were good to go, it's very hard to get pictures - Zellie & Emma didn't want to do many pictures, but with some work, we finally got some pictures.  I'll have to do it all again in the summer time, as grandbaby # 6 is on the way [Brenda is due in July].  Because Gary & Frannie had to work, we didn't have dinner until 8:30 pm.  Zellie goes to bed at 8, so she wasn't at dinner, so she didn't wear her "outfit" until we did the pictures on Friday before they left....

                                                                Thomas & Brenda

Gary & Frannie

Mat & Angie

Eidan

Eidan's Thanksgiving outfit

Keira

Keira's Thanksgiving outfit

Zellie & Annie

Zellie's Thanksgiving outfit

Emma

Emma's Thanksgiving outfit

Haley

Haley's Thanksgiving outfit

Pictures taken Friday:

Zellie & Annie

Emma & Annie

Eidan, Haley, Zellie, Emma & Keira

In order of their births

Eidan [9yrs], Keira [8yrs], Zellie [2  1/2 yrs], Emma [21 months]  & Haley [7 months]

Keira & Eidan

Zellie

Emma & Haley

me & all my grandbabies :)

Thanksgiving 2009

For the most part, Thanksgiving was a good day.  There were 2  people who were missed very much.  My Momma & Daddy. Although this was not our 1st Thanksgiving with out Daddy, he is still missed very much.  I honestly don't think there will EVER be a holiday that they aren't thought of more and missed more.  This is my 1st holdiays with out my Momma, and boy do I miss her.  It was weird to be cooking in the kitchen with my daughter in laws, it use to always be me & Momma.  I have to say that I'm happy that I'm learning to allow others to help me, and that I don't have to have it all a certain way.  I'm growing with my loss.  I had all my sons, dils & grandchildren here, and that is what kept me going all day.  Now that's not to say I didn't dissapear for a few to shed the tears that I had, I wanted to stay strong for my children, grandchildren - I did that for the most part.  Young grandchildren bring such love, I didn't get the cinnamon ornaments made with them on Friday, as Tom, Brenda & Zellie had to leave early.  I did get pictures of my grandchildren though, and that was more important to me.  I have 3 grandchildren here that I can make those with before Christmas gets here, I am going to try and do their hand prints also... and Frannie & I are going to make a trip down to Tom & Brenda's to make them with Zellie.   I didn't take alot of pictures on Thanksgiving day, I was more trying to spend time with all the kids and sometimes when I try to visit, I get to visiting and forget to take the pictures.  I also have 2 dil's that HATE their picture taken, and I respected that this time around.  But I have told them I need a picture of them as a family for my yearly updated picture -lol....  I too hate to have my picture taken, that's why I'm the one who has the camera in my hands most of the time :)

                                                         Our table [main table area]

                                       the pine cone turkeys Keira & Eidan made for our table

 

Keira & Eidan coloring at the end of the table

Thanksgiving

I had 2 of my grandchildren, Eidan & Keira make pinecone turkeys and placemats for Thanksgiving, I have to get the lamination stuff to laminate the placemats for everyone to be able to keep. Plus I took 4 of my cinnamon pinecones and had them make turkey's out of them... they had a good time making them and can't wait for everyone to see them.....

my placemat

Tom's families mats :

Gary's families mats :

Mat's families mats :

Keira's turkey's :

Eidan's turkey's :