Saturday, December 5, 2009

Holiday Kick-Off 2009!

This is the first year in a long time that I am really in the Christmas Spirit! I'm really not sure why, but I think it has tons to do with getting back to the basics. We are as a family talking about what the holidays (Holy days) are really all about. For Thanksgiving we as a family went to Manarch Gardens and helped serve, and visit with people that had no place else to go. We met many new kind hearts, and I feel this really touched our souls. Those of you that know my family well knows that we are not rich, but I feel we are rich in love and that is all that really matters. This year we are Thankful for God, family and friends!
The kids love hearing the story of Jesus, and this year we had the pleasure of going to our church to see the play "A Star upon us" is was just beautiful! The play was set up as if Christmas has not yet come, and the Jesus was born in 2009 in Milwaukee WI. Like I said it was awesome and the kids loved it as well!-
Dec. 3rd



Dec. 4th
Neenah had their Live Manikin event, and Santa hung the wreath on the clock tower!



Cash the Horse, whom was nice enough to give us a carriage ride!

Dec 5th
Rouge is finishing up some last minute cookies before the swap!
Yummy!
Basket full of goods!


Ugly Sweater Contest!
We had a tie for first place!
Steph and Rachel

I also gave out a cookie ornament to the cookie that the kids picked looked the yummiest and Terrie won that with her Haystacks!
Here is Nancy our 2nd place winner for the uliest sweater!