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Balls and an Angel

Minte calls this angel on the top of our tree, "Barbie!" , (to Dad's delight.) :-) and it is hard for the little kid to understand why the barbie is on the tree and not on the ground where he can play with it. The other day when I was sick and confined to a chair in the living room, I caught Minte with a ball, (his favorite thing!) and was throwing it underhand towards the tree to knock off the barbie!!

Minte loves to toss balls around and gets in trouble sometimes for it! He doesn't get that balls falling into food is not a good thing and that balls flying through the air hit people and cause things to fall and break. To him, balls are great fun and are good for exercise, basketball, and knocking angels off trees.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

Can you believe it!!?? It's NOW 2011!!! I was just getting used to writing 2010 on my papers and now I have to adjust again! Wow, years sure do pass fast!

I think the highlight of the year was leaving in late February/early March to pick up Minte from Ethiopia. We were talking last night about how wonderful he is and he is absolutely perfect for us! I can't imagine not having Minte!

New Year resolutions... I stink at these. I can come up with some good ones, but when it comes to doing it... I think Rachel and I were going to memorize Psalm 119 during 2010. We were so excited! (And crazy.) Honestly, I can't even tell you the first verse.

Hey, I just came up with a sort of resolution. Though more of something I am DETERMINED to do, (since if I call it a resolution, I'll fail at it). I am going to take each day at a time and enjoy each one, because otherwise days, weeks, and months go by fast and I'm left wishing I could go back in time.

But anyways, Happy New Year!

(Psst.. today's date is 1-1-11! How sweet is that???!!!)

Fall Pictures

I know...fall's been over and done with since November, but I still haven't posted these. So sorry.

 Lucas raked up a humungo pile of leaves for the kids to play in. Unfortunately we had a lot of rain that week so the leaves were not dry enough to play in for a while, but when they were dry, the kids were having a blast!

Here's a good picture of how big the pile was! A good size for even me or Luke. Minte wasn't too sure about it.

Uhh.. Min wasn't too ethusiastic about being thrown in the leaves. He stayed covered long enough for me to worry about drowning in leaves. I fished him out. 

 The kids love climbing trees. They do need a boost, but they are pretty content up there. They like it best when Luke's farther up there throwing bark on their head. Well...maybe not that part especially, but they do like him climbing trees with them!

And something completely random and strange. Minte was embarrased that he didn't have pants on so he was walking around with his shirt pulled to his ankles. Actually it was more like hopping.

I hope you had a WONDERFUL Christmas!!!!

A Video of Minte's Reaction to Snow

Sorry about the quality of the video. Not the best. :-(
But anyways, since the video is pretty self-explanatory, I will go on to my Christmas tidings..

Merry Christmas to you all! And to all a good... err...day! Or night, depending on when you read this!

And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold I bring you good news of great joy that will be for ALL the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

"Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!"

He's the Cutest Thing Ever!!!

 I dressed Minte in my bball uniform! It was so big and SOOOO cute!

Don't Mess With Him

One guess who took this picture AND posed him! :-)