Sunday, January 25, 2009

Our Christmas and New Years


Gorgeous Christmas dress from my mom! (I love green and two tone taffeta's)



Thank you Robert and Camille!!!

Thank you Thomas and Samuel!


Apron for my future cook:)

I'd been eyeing this at the store so I was excited when my mom got it!!!

My brother Robert gets creative wrapping his gifts-a mess kit for Saki :)

Mere and the cat enjoyed the crinkly wrapping paper.

After one chocolate she tried to eat any she saw, wrappers and all!






Here's some belated photos of our Christmas celebration. We are so excited for the New Year as this last year has been a difficult one in many ways. I just want to say how proud I am of Saki for sticking to a difficult work situation and working so hard for Mere and myself. He is excelling in his online classes and is so willing to help out around the house and with Mere despite the many other things he needs or wants to do.

We are both extremely thankful to belong to the Lord's church in these latter-days. We both have testimonies that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true church on the face of the earth. We have friends of many faiths and are happy that there are many good religious people around the world and hope they all one day are able to participate in the blessings the restored church has to offer! We are thankful for the opportunity to pay tithing, and we know that we have been blessed financially so many times this year, when we were at our wits end the Lord has made ends meet and I am sure this is in part due to our faithful payment of tithes and offerings and a diligent effort to keep the Sabbath day holy. We are so grateful for the abundance of blessings we have received this past year in conjunction with our trials and look for another year where we can make a fuller effort to serve our Heavenly Father with all our "might, mind, and strength!" We encourage all who read this blog to teach their children to love the Lord and follow His commandments, for there is nothing of greater value to your children in the present or future!

4 comments:

Pacers said...

Ohh, I love the green Christmas dress too! It's so fun to dress the girl's up...heehee. It looks like you had a great Christmas!

Jessi Fogg said...

That Christmas dress is very cute! The bouncy thing was bigger than I thought it would be. But it has been a life saver this winter with three little kids with tons of energy stuck in the house. What is going on with Robert and the twins? I heard Camilles (I bet I spelled that wrong) water broke.

Two Sisters, Two Brothers... One Very Busy Mother said...

Mere's hair has grown so much-she has a mini bob now. So sweet! Like Camille, she has lost the baby look and appears all little girl. Glad to have you back online!

AubGoofy said...

These pictures made me realize how much I miss you. Hope all is well. So excited about the new addition.