Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Christmas

We had a really nice Christmas. On Christmas Eve, my sister came in from Louisiana. We did a few errands as soon as she arrived. When we got back home, I cooked a shrimp stew for supper. Before we ate though we went to the Christmas Eve service at Brazos Pointe Fellowship. It was a very nice service. We came home and ate and it was good. Phillip came by to eat a bite when he was finished with the second service at BPF. Josh came in a little bit later too and finished up the stew. I tried to do as much as I could to prepare the Christmas lunch that night.
In the morning, I got up early and put the roast and ponce (a Cajun dish) on to cook. Did quite a few other things as well and things were well in hand when we had to leave to go to First Baptist in Lake Jackson for their Christmas morning service. It was also a very nice service. We got home before noon and did the final preparations for lunch. Josh and Ashley came in, followed by Phillip, Jenny and Jackson. We had a nice lunch and then attacked the tree. Jackson had a good time opening up his numerous gifts. Here are a few shots from the day and the day after Christmas as well.









Thursday, December 22, 2005

Jackson's Christmas Program


I have been meaning to post a couple of pictures from Jackson's Christmas program at preschool. It was very entertaining. As his mom and dad posted on their blogs, he planted his chin firmly on his chest and never looked up during the whole thing. But he didn't cry. He was very happy when it was over. You should be able to spot him in the picture to the left.



Happy as a lark now that the ordeal is over. (I almost said over with but I know some people get bent out of shape when someone ends a sentence with a preposition.)

An Early Christmas Gift


Jenny called Tuesday night and said Jackson wanted to come over to give me an early Christmas gift. So over they came. He walked in with a "Build a Bear" Box. Well I wonder what that could be! I collect Santas and they decided I needed a Santa Bear. If you squeeze his paw, he says (in Jackson's voice), "I love you Nana!" Actually he kind of shouts it. It is great.