Happy Birthday

Not only is it the end of 2009 it is also

Jolene's 7th birthday!! I can't believe my baby

girl is 7!! She has really grown this year.

She loves

school

reading

little ponies

littlest pet shops

bookstores

shopping

singing

writing letters

purple

playing in the snow

play dates

new friends

pretty dresses

fancy painted nails

eating out

This is the 3rd year we have gone and gotten nails done
for her birthday, it has become a fun tradition for the girls
and the lucky friend who comes with us.

And then lunch out with great friends. I

can't remember the last time I laughed so hard!!

The girls even told us mom's "inside voices please!"

Which only made us laugh more!!

Dinner, presents, and cake.

This year it was all about the

wish!!

It's hard to believe this little girls is 7!

I have enjoyed every minute with her.

She loves to give hugs,

say I love you before she leaves a room,

she gives the best most honest compliments,

when she laughs you can't help laughing with her.

The day she was born our family was complete!

She was so excited to check her height with

last years mark.

She's growing up !!!

Good Samaritan

I have no idea who this "Good Samaritan" was.

All I know is he showed up a couple of times after the

bad snow storm and tried to clear our forgotten street.

He not only cleared the street,

but he cleared out in front of the driveways.

Thank you whoever you are!!!

Christmas Morning

I LOVE Christmas morning!!!

The anticipation is overwhelming!! I can't

wait for the girls to wake up and come downstairs to see

all that Santa left and the gifts that were bought with love

and care for each one. I love being able to reflect on the

greatest gift, the gift of our Saviors love.

Lots of hours of cutting, sewing and snipping were

put into the two rag quilts I made for the girls.

Every year I try to make them something they can

have forever that will mean more to them the older they get.

This year not only did I make them the quilts but pj pants for them

and their favorite dolls and an aprons for them and their favorite dolls.
From this reaction of hugging the quilts makes it so worthwhile!

Raychel and her rag quilt

Jolene and her rag quilt

PJ's for Jolee {favorite doll}

from Raychel

The thank you to Raychel for Jolee's pjs!

Jolene's gift to Raychel a beautiful sweater with

T's to layer under.

Chritmas Eve

Christmas Eve pajamas was a tradition the

Page's have done for as long as I have been in

the family. I thought it was so fun to watch

all the kids open their new cozy pajamas so when

our kids came along we carried it on.

Now they are cozy and ready to fall asleep

with thoughts of sugar plums dancing in their heads.

Christmas Dresses

Christmas Dresses
2006

2007
2008

Our Christmas beauties.

I don't know about you but we have had the tradition

of getting new {fancy} Christmas dress every year for Christmas.

Months ahead we search the Internet in hopes of THE dress.

If that doesn't produce THE dress then we hit every store

we can find until we find THE dress. The girls and I really enjoy this

time together. As they get older their taste change. It's fun watching them
get excited when they try on THE dress they have been thinking of.

Then we {patiently} wait for the Sunday before Christmas

{unless Christmas in on Sunday then they wear it that day}

to wear it for all to see. They look like the princesses I know they are.

2009

Christmas cookies

One of our favorite traditions.

making Christmas sugar cookies!!

I think we eat more then give away!!

Christmas clothes

Dressed for the last day of school

before Christmas break!

First Band Concert

Raychel has really enjoyed playing the flute this

year in middle school. The students had to take a playing

test to see how well they were doing to determine what

"chair" position they would have in the class. She practice

hard nightly and was so nervous the day of the test, she wanted

first chair but would be okay with second chair. She came

home so excited, she had earned the second chair in her band class.

December 17th was her first band concert.

She looked so beautiful,

she had butterflies in her tummy and was so excited to

be in her first band concert. Her class did great.

She couldn't stop smiling!!

Winter Wonderland

What an amazing sight to see..... SNOW. We had a snow

day (no school) and the girls couldn't get enough of it!!

They played outside for hours,

making snowmen,

forts,

and just laying around in it!!!

Building a snowman together

Team work!!!

The girls were so proud of the finished snowman, they had so much fun working on him most of the day together.

Sunday beauties

Do you ever stop and really look

at your children and think,

"They are mine!"

I count my blessings everyday

that I have been entrusted to be

their mother!