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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope everyone had a JOYOUS Christmas this year!

If you're like me, I'm always sad to see it go, but excited to start a new year. It's good to start fresh, new beginnings, with a clean slate so to speak. I think it's encouraging to know that even each new day, we can start over no matter what is in the past!

I wish YOU a VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS 2010!

Here are our a few of our Christmas pictures, I had to weed out so many, but these are some favorites, completely out of order so I will explain...

Twas the night before Christmas.....

and Santa Claus stayed extra long and put together an entire train track for the twins!

That Santa is something else....I love him so dearly!

And I never knew Christmas was even more fun with your own children, than it was as a child....

Rewind back to the weekend before Christmas....Breakfast with Santa at the Grand Hotel was really fun! Although Isabel doesnt appear to be having much...this was all of about 10 seconds long. My Mom snapped this picture, and we were out of there!!!

This was a very sweet little Santa clause! But let's face it, Santa is Santa!! And well...scary!!

The fun part...being with family and eating!!

Let the holiday indulgance begin....

Skip to Christmas morning!!! Having breakfast between opening gifts...

Playing with some of our new toys....Isabel likes to sit in her new baby stroller.

Sprinkling Reindeer food on Christmas Eve....(oatmeal and red glitter ) !!

Christmas Day at Nina and Pops house! Santa came to Nina and Pops house

and brought Isabel and Luke new reading chairs! THey love them!!

This one is from yesterday morning, watching Elmo in their new chairs...

Kara Ann on Christmas day..we were opening gifts...SHE is a princess!

Checking out our new BIKES!!!!!

All the kids just LOVE to sit on Pops lap!!

Ava got some new body powder from Nina and Pops! She also

got a new red nightgown and robe set from them. She was so excited that she took a bath and powdered up, then put on her new gown and robe all before leaving to go back home that night :) Ava, you are a princess too!

Our spiffy new monogrammed backpacks from Ruthie and Papa!!!

Isabel couldnt resist putting on her new outfit as soon as she saw it out of the package :)

Shelly and Jeremy! Love this picture of them...

One of Luke's many new trucks!!!!!

It's all about baby for Isabel!

A sweet set of girl twins for Isabel, sent from her cousins in Atlanta!

Isabel loves to make us laugh...

playing with Shay-Shay...

And two of my favorites........those two SPECIAL Pops and Papa!!!!!

And it is all about the lips when you ask Isabel for a kiss :)

OH GOLDEN MEMORIES MADE!!!!!

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

I felt led to share this verse today...

Ephesians 6:10-18

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.