Jesse Tree Day 25 The Birth of Jesusornament - nativity scene
Completed Jesse Tree
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Here is a digi page with pictures of our Christmas tree. The band & choir from MBHS sell these every year, & they are THE MOST beautiful trees. We love these trees & they stay fresh the whole season.
Lindsay & Maddie decorated the tree for me. Well, mostly Lindsay! Thanks honey for doing it-you did a wonderful job! Now if we can keep the 2 kittens & the toddler OUT of the tree-we'll be doing good! haha
Friday, December 19, 2008
Jesse Tree Day 19
Jesse Tree day 19 Prophecy of Bethlehem
ornament - a Bethlehem town silhouette with star
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Hail in Morro Bay!
Tuesday 12-16-08It was so cool! We had some hail earlier in the morning, but around 1:00pm the hail really came down. It probably hailed hard for about 15 minutes. Maddie would stick her hand out the door a little & get some & eat it. Then it was her nap time (had to get her down because of a very busy afternoon/evening with Matt's basketball game & Lindsay's choir concert! But if I had to do it over again, I think I would let her out to play in it!).
I went out & met April & Ethan (our neighbors, whose house you see in some of the pictures) to snap pictures & watch Ethan have a blast. The hail lasted for several hours. It was quite beautiful.
This is as close as we can probably ever get to having a white Christmas in Morro Bay.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Visit to Santa
This year's visit to Santa was a success! We were in Santa Maria all day Saturday for Matt's basketball tournament, so in between games we went to the mall. Santa was not very busy, so we decided to try to get Maddie's picture with him. After a quick dash to Sees Candy (which is right there!) to get her a sucker, we walked right up to see Santa. Yes, walked right up. Saturday morning & there wasn't a line. A Christmas miracle! She was a little hesitant at first, but since he wasn't busy, we were able to take a few more minutes to get used to him. (Not like Ralphy's little brother in a "Christmas Story".) She did eventually get in his lap & we got our picture! PLUS, Santa didn't give away candy canes, he gave away antlers! Maddie loved them. (remember how much she loved her kitty ears at Halloween her first year? These are along the same lines!) She wore her antlers all over the mall & even into Matt's basketball game. Hope you enjoy this page! Merry Christmas
Sunday, December 14, 2008
The Jesse Tree Day 14
Jesse Tree Day 14 Prophecy of the Lion and the Lamb resting together
ornament - lion & lamb
The Jesse Tree Day 13
Jesse Tree Day 13 Prophecy of Shoot from the Stump of Jesse
ornament - a stump with fresh shoot or leaf
Friday, December 12, 2008
12-12-08 Madeline 2 1/2
Today, 12-12-08, Maddie is 2 1/2 years-old. As we always do for half birthdays, we have a half a cake. Maddie helped me make it & frost it. She called it a "tower" & our "tower" kept sliding over. Not the prettiest cake you have ever seen, but it tastes pretty good!
We are in weekend 2 of tournament play down in Santa Maria with Matt for basketball. We have been to Santa Maria more in the 8 days then we have in the last 8 months! :) Last weekend he played on Thursday night, Friday night & then an ugly time, 8 AM on Saturday. He had to be at school to get the bus at 6:15! This week he has played Thursday night, tonight & then tomorrow at 9. He doesn't have to be at school until 7:15 tomorrow. When they win that game, they play again at 4:30. We will probably be spending the day down in Santa Maria. Maybe we can finish our Christmas shopping? Maybe we can take Maddie to see Santa at the mall? Lots of maybes for the day.
Lindsay has been busy babysitting Maddie for us for some of these basketball games. It has been nice to be able to leave her home for a few games, but she was a riot tonight! She got all into cheering for the Pirates and for Matt or buzz as she sometimes calls him! So that's what we have been up to lately! :)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Jesse Tree Day 9
Jesse Tree Day 9 Canaan, the Promised Land of Blessings
ornament - cluster of grapes
Monday, December 8, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Jesse Tree Day 1
We are trying something new in our house this year for the 25 days leading up to Christmas.
I was asked to be involved in a "Jesse Tree" project. It is basically 25 people taking 1 of the 25 days & making 25 ornaments for that day. Then you all get together & bring your finished wrapped ornaments & take one of each day's ornaments so you have a complete set. It was really fun to see the creativity of the women in this group. We were also able to buy the book "The Advent Jesse Tree" by Dean Meador Lambert & get a table top fake tree for a minimal charge. I bought a tote to put it all in for storage for the rest of the year.
I am going to try to post a picture daily of the ornament that we unwrapped. So here goes:
Day 1 is The Light in Creation
ornament - globe
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