Thanksgiving and On To Christmas and Baby

The weather here has become quite brisk, but still nice.  A little different from past years and that is totally fine with me.  Thanksgiving was absolutely beautiful.  We had a small group in comparison to previous years and it was a relaxing day.  I normally get my Christmas Cards ready to mail on Thanksgiving day, but I was ahead of the game and they were mostly ready before Thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving was actually pretty relaxing.  Brent, Latisha, and August were here along with my sister and her family.  Her hubby is a police officer and was working the night shift, so, he got here a little late and had to leave early.  David and I have really been thinking a lot lately about people like our police, firefighters and those who work at hospitals.  These are people who rarely get a holiday because they are serving and protecting us.  It was so odd because the local Christian station was discussing that this morning.  I feel there must be some way to show our appreciation for them more. This is something I need to ponder and do something.  I am so grateful to all these people out there.  Thank you!!!  I also feel the same for our Service men and women, Thank you.  The sacrifice you all make is greatly appreciated and I wish, as a nation, we would honor you all more.

Now we are on the alert for "the phone call."  The phone call that says, we are in labor (Latisha that is).  When Latisha had August we got a phone call around 3:00 in the morning from Brent.  He said, "There is only one reason I would be calling you at this time in the morning."  Off we went to the hospital.  Now whenever the phone rings and I see it is Latisha my heart jumps.  We need to keep our phones, camera and camcorders charged and ready for the much awaited arrival of Brinley.  I looked over at Latisha at church this morning and got so choked up.  I am so proud of this girl and the mother she is.  This has been a long year but to finish it up with a healthy new grandbaby, well, what more could we ask for.  We are continuing on with Christmas activities and shopping but ready to drop everything at a moments notice for this little gift from God.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and your Christmas season is full of the joy of the birth of our Savior.  How wonderful it is to go shopping and hear the gospel over the speakers through Christmas carols.  This is the most wonderful time of the year.

God bless and have a wonderful day
Alicia

Thanksgiving meal, probably the best turkey I have ever cooked

our yearly ornament

we put the tree up high this year so it isn't so hard to get
presents under it

Enjoying a quite evening after decorations were up

Danika won a door prize at...

the Christmas brunch with my mom, Sierra and Danika

I got to decorate a table

Decorating gingerbread houses

Aidric and I got to go Christmas shopping

I love spending time with this little cutie!!!