CHRISTmas! My very favorite Holiday. Spending time with family, eating loads of sweats, and of course The Gifts! All of these things, I look forward to each year. This year, my feelings are the same. I cannot wait to spend time with our families, gain five pounds, and open the amazing gifts. However, my heart boasts with excitement for different reasons as well this season.
For those of you who have grown up "churched" as I like to call it, have heard many times that "Jesus is the reason for the season". Not a year goes by that I don't see Nativity scenes scattered throughout the yards of Lubbock Texas. Several small ones are even scattered throughout my home. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard or read the Christmas story. It all becomes so familiar! JUST another nativity scene, JUST another Sunday sermon about the birth of Jesus, JUST another Christmas with our families, exchanging gifts. With all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, I tend to forget what I truly should be celebrating. This year has been no exception. I've been busy decorating, buying gifts, wrapping, and of course the never ending tasks of daily life. My hearts aches at how selfish my flesh can be. I want to make this season all about me. Making sure my house looks festive, making sure I get "My Christmas List" out to the proper people (I.E. My Mom and Mother in Law), making sure I completely spoil my kids with more gifts than they can imagine, and my selfish list goes on.
The Lord has been working on my heart this year. He has begun a work in me that I am not sure I can even explain right now. I read the Christmas story, and feel things that I have never felt before. I have always known the "The reason for the Season", but have never truly embraced the fact that Jesus, My Savior who was sent to earth to die for My sins, was born in a manger. I have heard it a million times, but never truly understood the impact of it all.
I will open gifts with my family this year, and I will probably gain a few pounds from all the treats I will have, but the one thing that I will do my best not to take for granted, is God's gift to me,....His Son.
Matthew 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
Matthew 1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL", which translated means "GOD WITH US."
I pray that everyone has a blessed Christmas, and may you all remember, while you gather with family and friends, why you are celebrating in the first place.
Rachel
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
So Many Blessings!
We have had a lot going on the last few months. We moved into our new house. Mason started Soccer. We vacationed in Florida. The kids started school........ and the list goes on.
We have been very busy, as you can imagine, and I have had no time to update Our Blog, so I will do just that. FYI......There is going to be more pictures than words.....ENJOY!
The New Casa
Fall Decor on the front porch
Master Bedroom
Mason's Bed (the rest of t he room isn't finished, so this is all that you can see for now)
Reece's Room (again, not finished with the room yet, so just the bed)
Basement/Playroom
Guest Bathroom
Entryway
Livingrom
Office
Kitchen
Kitchen
Our Sand Castle
Also, I wanted you to see these pictures of Cole. The first one is when he was only a few hours old, and the others are of him now. Can you believe how big he is? From 5lbs to 20lbs. Thank you Jesus for my Sweet, Healthy, Smiling Baby Boy!
Several Hours old
Mr. Chunkie
We, of course cannot wait for the upcoming Holiday's, and I'm sure that with as busy as we have been, I won't be able to post again until after they are over. Have a great rest of the year! We love you all.
We have been very busy, as you can imagine, and I have had no time to update Our Blog, so I will do just that. FYI......There is going to be more pictures than words.....ENJOY!
The New Casa
Fall Decor on the front porch
Master Bedroom
Mason's Bed (the rest of t he room isn't finished, so this is all that you can see for now)
Reece's Room (again, not finished with the room yet, so just the bed)
Basement/Playroom
Guest Bathroom
Entryway
Livingrom
Office
Kitchen
Kitchen
Our Sand Castle
Also, I wanted you to see these pictures of Cole. The first one is when he was only a few hours old, and the others are of him now. Can you believe how big he is? From 5lbs to 20lbs. Thank you Jesus for my Sweet, Healthy, Smiling Baby Boy!
Several Hours old
Mr. ChunkieWe, of course cannot wait for the upcoming Holiday's, and I'm sure that with as busy as we have been, I won't be able to post again until after they are over. Have a great rest of the year! We love you all.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
I have been away from the Blog World for some time now, and I thought it was about time to get back on and post a few pictures. (since pictures are what everyone wants to see anyways) We have been very busy the last two months. Building a house, working part-time and running around with three kids has been VERY time consuming. The kids are great, work is not so much, and the house is complete! Crazy times.......
This is my new niece Kennedi and her huge cousin Cole
This is one of many pictures of Reece and Cole. She asks me to take a picture of her and Cole at least two times a day.
Cole loves the Bumbo
These are random pictures, but this is my Master bathroom tub.
Half bathroom
Kitchen
Living Room
Living Room again
Future Husband and Wife!!! Reece and Walker Neufeld. Just think of what their kids will look like.
This is one of the few pictures I have of Mason. He does not like to have his picture taken!!!!
Another Reece and Cole picture
And another!
And another!!!
Me and Kennedi
Look how huge Cole looks compared to Kennedi. And to think that Cole weighed a pound less than she did when he was born.
That is it for now. We have moved into our new house, and I have a few pictures of the decorated version, so I will post those soon.
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This is my new niece Kennedi and her huge cousin Cole
This is one of many pictures of Reece and Cole. She asks me to take a picture of her and Cole at least two times a day.
Cole loves the Bumbo
These are random pictures, but this is my Master bathroom tub.
Half bathroom
Kitchen
Living Room
Living Room again
Future Husband and Wife!!! Reece and Walker Neufeld. Just think of what their kids will look like.
This is one of the few pictures I have of Mason. He does not like to have his picture taken!!!!
Another Reece and Cole picture
And another!
And another!!!
Me and Kennedi
Look how huge Cole looks compared to Kennedi. And to think that Cole weighed a pound less than she did when he was born.
That is it for now. We have moved into our new house, and I have a few pictures of the decorated version, so I will post those soon.Wednesday, June 3, 2009
What We've Been Up To.
It's been a while since I posted anything, so I decided that I would get on and give you all an update, and a whole bunch of pictures.
Mason and Reece are out of school for the summer, so you can imagine what it has been like around our house. I am only working part-time now, so I can spend much more time with my little "kiddie-catastrophes". Mason, as some of you may know turned four in April, and he now thinks that He rules the Roost. Reece is just as motherly as ever, to both Mason and Cole, and she tends to boss EVERYONE around. I love that little girl soooo much. And then of course, there's Cole. He is happy(most of the time) and healthy. He is three months old, and is catching up really fast. He just moved out of newborn clothes and into 0-3 months, so we are really excited about that. I have a feeling that he will be moving up to 3-6 months very soon. My guess is that he weighs close to 12lbs, which is enormous compared to his 5lbs at birth.
We haven't done just a ton of traveling yet. Cole and I went on a shopping trip to Dallas, and Mom and Dad took all of us (6 adults, 6 kids) to San Antonio last month. We went to Sea World, which was awesome, because it was during the whole Swine Flu scare, and there was nobody there. We rode all the rides and didn't even have to get off because there was no one else in line to ride. We stayed at a really cool Hotel/Spa, called the Hyatt Regency Hilltop Resort and Spa, and the kids had a blast. They had amazing pools and a lazy river. As far as for the plans for the rest of the summer, we leave for our yearly lake trip in 2 weeks, and we are going on a family vacation to Florida for a week in September with the Roberson clan. Craig and I are also going to go on a belated anniversary trip. Due to Cole being born early, we were unable to take a trip. I am hoping for Hawaii, but Craig may have other plans.
Our house is almost finished. We are hoping to move in at the end of this month. Our cabinets will be installed next week, and after that, we just need paint and flooring.
Anyways, that is all that I can think of for now. I'm sure I have missed something, but oh well, I will post again in a month or two. (haha) Here are a few pictures of the last few weeks.
Cole and His big eyes.
Craig just getting home from work.
Craig picking Cole up, only to find that he had poop running out of his diaper. You can imagine his excitement.
Here they are after changing the diaper and cleaning his entire body.
Mason swimming at Lolli and Pops
Cole lounging by the pool, catching a little shade.
Reece and her sweet goggles.
Mason. Check out Kampell and Reece in the background.
Reecy in her glasses.
The flowerbeds in the front yard of our new house. We decided that we would go ahead and get the yard done, so that we wouldn't have to move into a house with just dirt for a yard.
This our front porch. There will be cedar post above the stone on the columns, and there will be cedar shutters on either side of the windows as well.
More plants.
The front of the house.
Another shot of the front. It will look so much better with the cedar shutters. There will be shutters on the two gables as well.
The back of the house.
The basement stairs. It was too dark in the actual basement to take any pictures.
Fireplace. This will be stoned using the same stone as the front of the house.
This is a view of the bar and kitchen from the living room.
This is the view from the entryway. It has cathedral ceilings all the way through the living room and breakfast nook, into the kitchen.
Mason and Reece are out of school for the summer, so you can imagine what it has been like around our house. I am only working part-time now, so I can spend much more time with my little "kiddie-catastrophes". Mason, as some of you may know turned four in April, and he now thinks that He rules the Roost. Reece is just as motherly as ever, to both Mason and Cole, and she tends to boss EVERYONE around. I love that little girl soooo much. And then of course, there's Cole. He is happy(most of the time) and healthy. He is three months old, and is catching up really fast. He just moved out of newborn clothes and into 0-3 months, so we are really excited about that. I have a feeling that he will be moving up to 3-6 months very soon. My guess is that he weighs close to 12lbs, which is enormous compared to his 5lbs at birth.
We haven't done just a ton of traveling yet. Cole and I went on a shopping trip to Dallas, and Mom and Dad took all of us (6 adults, 6 kids) to San Antonio last month. We went to Sea World, which was awesome, because it was during the whole Swine Flu scare, and there was nobody there. We rode all the rides and didn't even have to get off because there was no one else in line to ride. We stayed at a really cool Hotel/Spa, called the Hyatt Regency Hilltop Resort and Spa, and the kids had a blast. They had amazing pools and a lazy river. As far as for the plans for the rest of the summer, we leave for our yearly lake trip in 2 weeks, and we are going on a family vacation to Florida for a week in September with the Roberson clan. Craig and I are also going to go on a belated anniversary trip. Due to Cole being born early, we were unable to take a trip. I am hoping for Hawaii, but Craig may have other plans.
Our house is almost finished. We are hoping to move in at the end of this month. Our cabinets will be installed next week, and after that, we just need paint and flooring.
Anyways, that is all that I can think of for now. I'm sure I have missed something, but oh well, I will post again in a month or two. (haha) Here are a few pictures of the last few weeks.
Cole and His big eyes.
Craig just getting home from work.
Craig picking Cole up, only to find that he had poop running out of his diaper. You can imagine his excitement.
Here they are after changing the diaper and cleaning his entire body.
Mason swimming at Lolli and Pops
Cole lounging by the pool, catching a little shade.
Reece and her sweet goggles.
Mason. Check out Kampell and Reece in the background. 
Reecy in her glasses.
The flowerbeds in the front yard of our new house. We decided that we would go ahead and get the yard done, so that we wouldn't have to move into a house with just dirt for a yard.
This our front porch. There will be cedar post above the stone on the columns, and there will be cedar shutters on either side of the windows as well.
More plants.
The front of the house.
Another shot of the front. It will look so much better with the cedar shutters. There will be shutters on the two gables as well.
The back of the house.
The basement stairs. It was too dark in the actual basement to take any pictures.
Fireplace. This will be stoned using the same stone as the front of the house.
This is a view of the bar and kitchen from the living room.
This is the view from the entryway. It has cathedral ceilings all the way through the living room and breakfast nook, into the kitchen.Those are all of the pictures I have for now. Next time I will post pics of the bedroom, basement and office. I will also show you all a picture of my sweet closet. I have an entire shoe closet inside of my closet. So cool!
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