Merry Christmas!!

Luke 2:8-20
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christa the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.


Praying that your celebration of Christ's birth is filled with as much joy and excitement as a 1-year-old opening her first Christmas present!

Merry Christmas! -Brandon, Katie, and Ruthie

Practicing

We don't have much snow here. So Ruthie hasn't really experienced snow yet. She does, however, love her boots. And she has been practicing walking around in them. She should be a pro by the time we get to Grandma's house, where there is plenty of snow!

November roundup....

...in the middle of December. Oops!

We had a great trip up to the Grandparents' houses starting the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am glad for the opportunies for Ruthie to spend time with her Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. You can check out all the pictures from our 'vacation' in the online album (link on the right side).

It's been hard for me to get on the computer to blog and put up photos because Brandon has been 'working' from home for the last few weeks. And by 'working' I mean looking for a new job. He got let go from Stark the week before Thanksgiving, because of financial reasons. We are not worried--God will provide! Brandon already has a few leads, and many contacts from former colleagues. I still have my part time research job at Marquette.

Christmas is coming up quickly, and we plan to make another round of visits to the Grandparents (although not exactly sure on the dates--we'll figure it out soon, Grandmas!) We are looking forward to celebrating Christ's birth, and all the festivities that go along with it, with our bubbly, excitable 1-year-old. :)

Here are a couple photos from this past week. I babysat Josiah one day, and Gabe and his mommy came over for a play date. The kids had a great time! The second one is Ruthie in pigtails--so cute!! (not seeing it? Look for the bits of hair sticking out on either side of her head). She kept them in for all of 30 seconds... Hair clips and pony tails are a game for her. She wants us to put them in, and promply finds where they are on her head and pulls them out; then either tries to put them back in herself or hands them to one of us and waits until we put them back in. Fun, huh?

and another

This is the video i meant to post last time. Lucky you--you get a bonus!

Something to hold you over

I know it's been way too long since the last post. Sorry!! In my defense, I did try to upload this video almost two weeks ago, but it just wouldn't load. I am working on getting our pictures from Thanksgiving put together, and hope to have a post about Ruthie's adventures soon.
For now, here's a great video of her playing at the park :)