Christmas Eve at church

I love the red and green!

The tree in the front of the church

The tech guys that work so hard every Sunday morning. Luke, Dad, Reed, and Ray.

The candles...picture doesn't do it justice!

After lunch with Luke's family we headed to church for the Christmas Eve service. We love going to this every year. The handbells sounded so pretty. Bruce read the Christmas story to the TONS of children that were there. He had to pick up the pieces individually to make sure all the children saw them. The candles at the end, what can I say, they were beautiful! If you have never attended this at church, you really should.

Christmas Eve with Luke's Family

Luke and I went to his parents house for Christmas Eve Lunch. We exchanged gifts and had a lot of fun. We had Taco Soup, Ham, Cornbread, Mac and Cheese, Potato Salad, Baked Beans and Salad for lunch. Luke's Aunt and Uncles were all there. We laughed and had a great time. It was fun getting to see everyone's expression when they opened their gifts. It was a wonderful time spent with family for sure!

My Christmas Cactus

I received this Christmas Cactus last Christmas at an ornament exchange. I am SO surprised it has lasted another year! The pink blooms remind me of my Grandma because she loved anything pink. Thanks Selena for helping me getting it to bloom again!

Christmas Lights

Benton Courthouse


That's a keeper for sure!


A better picture!

Friday night, Luke and I ate dinner at Chilis and then went to look at Christmas lights. We really enjoy going down to the square here in Benton to look at the lights. It reminds me a lot of the Neosho town square....just not any cool shops like there are there. It was hard to get some really good pics, but these are scrapbook worthy anyhow! Enjoy.

A Christmas Party for Dr. Mike

My crazy Mom with the spread of food.

Me and Mom

Mom's snowmen

Her hearth room

The Gang: Pam, Chris, Stephanie, Dr. Mike, and Shannon

Today Mom and I hosted a Christmas party for our vet. We love Dr. Mike and his staff so much we do a Christmas party for them. Today we served Pork Tenderloin with an Orange Marmalade Glaze, Cashew Green Beans, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Rolls, Strawberry Delight Salad, Heath Bar Cake, Sweet Potato Pie, and Peanut Brittle. It was a spread for sure. They loved it! We had a wonderful time. We talked about animals of course and many of the crazy clients they get in. At one time Dr. Mike had 16 cats!!! So see, I'm not the only one with a love for animals! Dr. Mike is a wonderful vet and I don't go to anyone else. He takes really good care of our critters. Enjoy the pics!

Luke's Birthday

Blow out those candles!

Luke and his brother Matt

Robyn, Frank, Brenda

The breakfast casserole

A Family Picture

So I'm a little late in posting pics from Luke's birthday in November....but I had to wait to get them from his camera! We had a great time with his side of the family. They came over for Breakfast Casserole, Fruit, Muffins, and Homemade Cinnamon Rolls. It was a great time of fellowship.

Garvan Gardens

Last weekend we went out with our friends Randy and Ann. We went to Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs to look at the Christmas lights. They were so pretty. The weather was perfect and not too cold. We even got to toast marshmallows which were SO good. As we were leaving the trail of cars coming in were unbelievable!!! We ate dinner that night at a fish place....TJ's is what Randy called it but it was actually Jasons Burgers and More. The fish was crisp and SO good. It was really a neat place to eat with paper towels and red checked table cloths. We even made a quick trip to Walmart to see if they had any Cricut stuff on sale.

Later, Randy and Ann took us to Iron Mountain. Luke and I had never been there before. The houseboats were all decorated with lights. It was really neat to walk on the docks and see everyone in the Christmas spirit. Thanks Randy and Ann for a great time!