Merry Christmas Rhonda!

This year for Christmas we needed a new washer and dryer set, and so being the loving husband I am, I sat outside of Sears from 10PM until 4AM to be second in line to buy this lovely set! I figured that I made about $200 an hour to sit in line, based on how much I saved! They make laundry just a bit easier and faster, and we think we're going to need that in the years to come! Merry Christmas Rhonda:)
Oh, and the boys find the washer VERY interesting, can't you tell??

Carols and Candlelight!

Every year at church we have a special Christmas service on the Sunday evening before Christmas. The kids have been involved the past few years and always enjoy singing, being part of a nativity scene, and getting the gift from the church that they get each year. Enjoy the pics!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve to all! We always celebrate with gifts from the Bailey side of the family on this night, so that the kids are able to keep the gifts and the givers straight! It's fun and helps make the Christmas time stretch out a bit:) The boys loved their gifts, Eli his catapult, clothes, and legos, and Ezra his r/c shark car, clothes, and legos. Sol and Thad were very pleased with the money they got, adding to their savings for the 4-wheeler dad promised to buy them this spring if they save $100! In addition, they all got a zip line kit from all their aunts and uncles, which will be a blast (when I figure out where to set it up!) Enjoy the pictures, love from us to you all!

Happy Birthday Mom

So I haven't posted on here much recently, and today is a day that I wanted to make sure I leave a little note on here. I sometimes used this blog to commemorate special days/occasions, and today, December 13, is my mom's birthday. So happy birthday mom:) I hope wherever you are you can hear or feel or just know how much we miss you and how much we love you back here on earth. I'm sorry you didn't get to see 53 with us here, although I know you like it better where you are, and we can't wait to see you again.
The boys and I began reading the Chronicles of Narnia last Christmas, while up at my mom and dad's place, and just this past week we finished the last chapter of the last book. It was worth it, reading about their trip to Aslan's Land and all that was there, who they saw and such. Heroes of Narnia like Tumnas the fawn, and Reepicheep the mouse. The boys loved it for the conclusion to a story with so many characters they had fallen in love with; I loved it because it reminded me of heaven and where you are now. I love you mom, happy birthday.

Grandma Robes

Yesterday our boys had pajama day at CBS (Community Bible Study) and yes, I was so tempted to wear my PJ's and robe too. :-) The robes were a surprise waiting for them when they came down for breakfast and they have a story. They were supposed to be Christmas presents, both this year and last...

Grandma Bailey decided to make her grandbabies robes for Christmas last year. But after picking out fabric and cutting them all out and starting the big project of sewing 7 little robes, her sewing machine broke. SO, while we were there for Christmas she showed me the beginnings and then said she'd get them to us later. I knew that the boys would love them and I was excited that they would have such a special gift from Grandma. Unfortunately, they didn't quite get finished as her health was declining in her final months here on earth. So, Carrie and I took the robes home with the intent of finishing them for our kiddos--they must have their robes from Grandma we thought. Then this week I was thinking about if they would have already had their robes and if Grandma was still here we would have shared with her the picture and told her how excited they were to wear their "Grandma Robes" to CBS so I knew I had to sew like a madwoman to get them done in time. So they don't just look so very cute in their robes but they feel so very special in them because they know the love of the story behind them. We know that Grandma Bailey lived for moments like cuddling her grandbabies in soft fleece robes and we miss her dearly.