It Looks A Lot Like...

...CHRISTMAS!

The Messiah:

The Lights Before Christmas at the zoo:

 

Chris and I went on a birthday getaway to Holmes County for a few days, where we enjoyed lots of shopping, eating, relaxing, and playing pool at our chalet:

 

I was excited to find this neat Bible for the twins. All of the pictures include black people!

Annual Christmas concert at school. Ashton, Malia, and all the kids did a great job!

Snow!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

A Bit of Randomness...

This kid LOVES books. One morning, we found him on top of the bookshelf in the basement, contemplating his options.

We recently had Family Night at our house, and the cousins enjoyed some Minute To Win It games.

More cousin time:

After emptying a drawer of extra school supplies, Quintin asked, "Mama, can you help? Can you help with my homework?" Those days will come soon enough, I'm sure...

This little elf is ready for Christmas! Light-up Rudolph sweater and all...

A very dear friend in Ethiopia recently had a precious baby girl. Just another reason I'm ready to go back to Africa next year. Isn't she adorable?