CHRISTMAS EVE BUDDIES

This is for Jer. She's drinking Mead. She's a mead eater.

Slater Creek Christmas

First things first. As soon as we got home from a wonderful time at John and Paulette's, we set out cookies and milk for the Big Guy.

First thing you need for a kickin rock group is a killer lead singer. It helps if she is hot also.

Yeah, money works for them. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma.

Video games. The scourge of kids now days. Back when I was young.....

It's tough being a Cowboy fan in a family of Colt fans.

#1 Dad! Yes, I made it. I would like to thank all the people that got me to this ranking. I also got a video MP3 player. Currently listening to the Goodbye Girl by David Gates. Classic 70's music.

Riley loves the Cleaning trolley that Santa brought her. She is vacuuming up cat hair. Lou is saying "You missed a spot".

"I'll just get out of the way from everybody".

Usually grumpy, but yet a Colts blanket brings out the biggest smiles.

Ice, Ice, Ice

This is what we found when we got home from Jessi and Danny's wedding. The ice is hanging from the red berries on our hackberry tree. The birds, especially the cardinals, love these berries. Hope they don't get to hungry.

This the Hackberry tree from a distance. It really is beautiful.

This is a white pine that we planted. Just a couple days ago it stood so proud. Now it is bent over and frozen to the ground. Brrrrr!

Danny and Jessi Shaver

Well, today was the day. The judge was great and couldn't have been any better. Very personable. Jessi looked lovely and Danny did great.

Deb made a new friend. This is Danny's sisters daughter named Addie.

The girls looked so cute and were very good.

Danny's mom, Joyce, was so thoughtful and had a cake at the restaurant.

Me and my oldest. I am so proud of you Jess.

Left to right. Tommy and Kim holding Addie. Mr. and Mrs. Shaver with their daughter Hailey. Danny's parents, Joyce and Ken.

Quite the happy bunch.

First kiss, sort of.

The happy couple.

Luke Chapter Two

1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

It is so cool how God makes everything work. It was prophesied in the Old Testament that the Messiah would come from the town of Bethlehem. Jesus would not have been born there unless the Romans had not ordered the census. The prophet Micah foretold of this 750 years before Jesus was born.

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. "

General Jay-Bob (Old Poopie Pants) Jackson Prentiss

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For those of you who don't believe in the Hero of Schullians Market.

Jay-Bob

No pictures at work but I still wanted to wish you a happy birthday. Hope you have a great day. You are my Oscar-Ritis Nooney!

Joey

Joe and his lovely wife Cindy came and helped us roof on their anniversary. THEIR ANNIVERSARY! That's why Joey I say this to you. Yer the one. Happy Birthday tomorrow, I love you, and have a great day.

One more hunting picture

Since tomorrow is John's birthday, I thought I would post this picture from the cabin this hunting season. Johnny Tyler, madcap, doing what he does best.

Matt was cooking chili. Brandon, Jordan, and I were chillin out. John was cleaning and complaining. Thanks for letting me hunt there. I got a nice doe today. Happy Birthday brother. Yer the one.

snowball fight

We had a great snow Sunday morning. After making a 6 foot snowman we built snow forts and than had a snowball fight. What fun. It only amounted to around two inches but it was so wet it rolled right up. We received more last night but it was mostly ice.