A few of her favorite things...

We are so thankful for a sweet, spunky, and smart little girl!! Jayne Elizabeth is so funny, and such a blessing! I am so glad that she is our daughter! We love her, the pink, the bows, and the personality!

She loves her room. But prefers to sleep in ours :-)

 She loves ballet

 She laughs a lot!

 She cheers on the Florida Gators, in ribbons and tutus!

Ribbons and bows, a few of her favorite things!

 Chocolate, this girl loves sweets!

 Smokey is one of her favorite friends...

 Jayne Elizabeth loves to sleep....ha, ha!

 She loves to help in the kitchen.

 This girl loves softball!! Or just likes her brother's gloves!

Samuel Clifton Holmes

Our family eagerly awaited the birth of our cousin Samuel!!!! Our kids have had imaginary friends "sam" who most often are bears. But on this day our family was thrilled to celebrate with Clay and Justina the birth of their first child, Samuel. We are more proud than words can express! 

Samuel Clifton Holmes arrived weighing 6 lbs 2 and 19 1/2 inches long

Christmas Parade

Crossville Christian School is the very small private school the kids attend two days a week. However, the parents, grandparents and faculty did an outstanding job on the lighted Christmas parade float!!!! Our family contributed in small ways, and Papa supplied the flat bed trailer. The trailer is not even visualized, it is beneath "The Polar Express!" I give many praises to the people who made the float, hours of labor went into this project! Their efforts certainly did not go unnoticed! In a small school it takes so many behind the scenes.   The kids were very cold during the parade, but many waves and cheers later they were happy to participate!  But the music and actors on the train helped entertain our passengers. Guess what??? "The Polar Express" won the BEST OVERALL float of the parade! We are very thankful to those who constructed and contributed to the school float!!! Merry Christmas, and what great advertisement to the community for the school!

 Riding in their first parade, on the school float!

Christmas Carols

The kids have practiced singing Christmas carols at school. The school and parents took the children to a nursing home and assisted living facility to share the JOY of Christmas. All the kids did really well, and the residents had many smiles for the children. Our hearts are so thankul for our health and family.

Ms Wildman is a friend of ours! Her daughter and son-in-law have been our friends since we moved to Crossville. Ms Wildman is a treasured client at the vet clinic, and a prayer warrior for the boys while they were in NICU. Recenty Ms Wildman had a stroke, and also is undergoing chemo. We adore her sweet spirit, and find it OUR blessing to go visit her. Jayne Elizabeth sat by her during caroling, and we also went back to visit her on Christmas Eve!

Wrapping packages! The kids have enjoyed coloring on the big boxes to decorate packages, and using lots of strips of paper and massive amounts of tape to cover the packages! It is a great way to spend time indoors, and the kids are so proud!!! The boys have a little longer attention span, Jayne Elizabeth will lose interest and go about her own way...

Cookies, again!

The kids have made so many Christmas cookies! This night it was Rudolph cookies for the school party!

Tis the Season

Johnathan and Joseph had their first performance on stage at our church! Both boys are in KIMM, the kids music ministry! They have practiced dilligently, and were ready to play handbells! On stage they seemed to forget all the rules that they have been telling us!! Joseph bossed Johnathan each time he would see his color card, and then both boys were VERY eager to shake,rattle,roll the handbells! Quite opposite from the instructions they have been giving us about how to hold the bells, and only gentle use your wrist. It was laugh out loud funny to see them. During the week we had many comments about the boys performance! I was a little disappointed at first, but now see the humor in Johnathan and Joseph's sit to stand on stage, and vigorous handbells! All done simutaneously I may add! I love these twin boys!

Joseph intructing and making sure Johnathan didnt miss his turn!