PICTURES FROM CHRISTMAS EVE 2016

These are actually pictures through all of December out by Karen and Phill's and the Jones family's homes.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays all!

Lucy by her tree

The rarely photographed Phill Finch

I love this picture of Tidus and Lucy!

Karen and the doggies

Tidus being cute

Tidus being cute in a hoodie

Tidus and Abby

The rest of these are pictures from Christmas Eve at the Jones's house. Merry Christmas! We love you all!

Snookie Jones by her tree

The big kids decorating cookies

Abby and her hedgehog sweater and hedgehog friend-cousin

Oh Pickles!

Russ and Matthew

Facetiming with Kylah!

Nice smile Travis!

Matthew made this for Kristi! I cannot get over how gorgeous it is!

I tried to photoshop out Oreo's idiopathic corneal edema, but ended up leaving her in all her natural beauty. I could not fix it, but it does not hurt.

Jones's tree is always beautiful!

Amanda by the tree

:)

I am pretty sure by the time this is posted, Amanda will have stayed up all night reading this book from Aunt Jodi. She was so excited!

This is seriously about two minutes after the previous picture :)

That is not your hat, sir.

This is my favorite Christmas Eve picture! Aunt Kristi took it of Madi opening her gift from Kristi - a pillow with pictures of Madi and her horse on it :) I think Madi loves her pillow as much as I love this picture, maybe more.

When you are a big kid, gloves are a cool gift.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays and happy new year to you and your family with lots of love from ours <3

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Post from one year ago today...

December 25, 2015

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

MERRY PURPLE CHRISTMAS TREE 2016

For the past several years, we have gotten our Christmas tree from Cirian's Farmers Market in Midtown Omaha. 

It does not show in dog and cat vision, but the tree Abby was looking at was flocked a beautiful bright green.

"Why do you flock trees green?" I asked the person helping with our tree.

"Because we can. Why do they dye their hair purple?" he replied.

:)

Abby noticed a tree was flocked black with sparkles. So this year for the first time, our tree is not only flocked purple, it also has sparkles. What's the downside?

The tree is BEAUTIFUL! So is our floor. In EVERY room. And both dogs. Again, no downside!

Russ and Joy prepare to decorate.

My favorite picture - Amanda lifting Abby up to put Grandma Amanda's angel on the top of the tree!

One picture in full color! Because, purple you guys!

This tree skirt is missing hand prints from the years we have had pets who would have peed on it. We are missing quite a few years. Still cute though. And pee-free!

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December 22, 2015

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS PARTY 2016

Our neighborhood Christmas party was this past week. As always, we had a very nice time. We have the best neighbors!

Russ was compared to a young Moses, which is, of course, a compliment!

Mary and Sarah led games again. They were so fun. :)

We had to draw a Christmas scene on top of our heads!

Top left - Russ's, top right - mine, bottom - Abby's. My great idea to hang our pictures on our wall was vetoed.

Sandy won! Woo!

Irma won the alphabet game! It couldn't happen to a better person!

Merry Christmas All!

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December 18, 2015

NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS PARTY 2015

GIRL SOCKS

Me: Why are there no girl socks clean?

Amanda: Socks aren’t gender-specific, Mom.

Me: I need pink socks smaller than Dad’s!

Amanda: Better.

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November 27, 2015

FOREVER THANKFUL