Christmas 2014

Celebrating Christ's birth with family and friends is always fun! December is busy, but wonderful. Lots of gatherings, gift giving and worship.

 

Rainer's cousin Houston & Maggie

got married, so we celebrated them

 

Uncle Allen gives a toast

 

Alice put our Christmas Tree up

 

Rainer and baby Harper

 

Family Christmas dinner

 

Celebrating Rainer's birthday

 

Christmas Eve service

 

Christmas Eve party at the Powells & lots of families

 

Alice's first Christmas morning

 

She was a little confused

 

Of course she loved the bows & wrappings

 

This stocking is all MINE?!

 

Santa visited

 

 

 Christmas dinner with friends  

 

 Grandmother Shirley and Alice

 

Alice meets a puppy

 

Date night!

 

JJ with Alice and Greenie

 

Christmas night with the Powells

 

 Alice and her 'camo' outfit from

cousin Harper

 

 

Thanksgiving, babies and family

Last month we were with lots of family during the Thanksgiving holiday. We had our last YoungLife event for 2014, "Christmas Club". Rainer has been planning for his big recruiting trip to the Northeast that he will take in January and we've been getting ready for Christmas.

The biggest news from the last few weeks is the birth of our new niece: Elizabeth "Harper" Powell. Brent and Tori are wonderful parents and we praise God for the beautiful addition to the family.

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"Homecoming maids" at the Powder Puff game

All the GUYS looked 'great'

Alice loves the park!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Alice and Paul

 

Enjoying the big meal

Lots of cousins

A huge spread

Bad attempt at a baby picture... Ford, Greenie & Alice

JJ swinging with Alice and Greenie

 

On Poppa's knee

 

Bryan shooting the bow

A great visit with Meredith and Bryan...

... and Dad and Mom

All together 

Pete the "elf" at Christmas Club

Rainer reads with an 'Alka-Seltzer'

 

Selfie contest

 

Sharing my testimony
 

Decorating for Christmas!

 

 

Date night in Memphis!

 



Alice in her new wagon from her grandparents!

 

 

A few minutes after Harper came into the world

Tori, Harper, Alice, Lindsey

...cousins meet for the first time!

 

 

 

Christmas movies

"It's the most...wonderful time... of the year..." I agree. I love this time of year. I love Christmas. I love celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ with friends and family. I really love picking out, wrapping and giving gifts to lots of people in our lives. Rainer and I were talking about giving the other day. We were talking about how the Lord created giving. He was the first to give and continues to show us how to do that every day.

One day (or two) during December I sit down in our den and wrap presents all day while watching my favorite Christmas movies. It's one of my favorite days of the year.

Here are my favorite Christmas movies:

 

#5  The Family Stone 

 

 

#4  It's a Wonderful Life

 

 

#3  Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

  

 

#2  All I Want for Christmas (1991) 

 

 

#1  Home Alone