Christmas 2010

Christmas Eve at my parents house.....

The sea of gifts. Or love as my mom calls it.

Making Jesus' birthday cake with Aunt Ju-Ju.

Tag showing off his "red dots". Red dots are something my dad has been drawing on hands since I was a little girl. He would be grading papers and give us a "red dot" on our hands for "love". Well, once the grandkids came along, he continued with his tradition of red dots....until my kids. And in particular Tag. Tag has taken this dot of love to a whole new level. He requests pictures, symbols....full-blown artwork, if you will. So here he is sporting his pictures of a campfire, and shooting a deer in a deer blind, I think. He cracks me up!

Brandon and Finn Brandon....

The face of sheer joy.

Mom gave Faith Anna a journal with her name on it....she knows exactly what Faith loves!

The Howard gang

More happiness....

More joy...

Dad giving the kids these funny neck pillows that they always play with at Gran and Grandad's house. So he and mama got one for each kid. I think they were the hit of Christmas!

Then back home and off to bed so Santa would come...

Early Christmas morning at the Burton household....
Chilly morning walk for Deets....

Luke cutting up the famous "Sausage Roll-Up" Christmas rolls that my mom and Jen make for all of us....

Santa brought FAB this pretty dollhouse....

and Beth this baby play-set. Happy Girls.

The ladies got cute scarves in our stockings...

We got Logan a motorized scooter that he was pretty pumped about....

Matching Bubba Robes.

Snowglobes were a big hit this year.

Joy. Peace. Love. Redeemed.

And this is the good news, our God became one of us. And this is the good news, the God of the Universe became a man, to stand in the gap for us. When Heaven came down and kissed the earth. (When Heaven Came Down by Dutton)