Weeeeeeeeee!! / Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!
We had a wonderful family Christmas in all of the traditions that each Christmas is ...
We had a wonderful family Christmas in all of the traditions that each Christmas is ...
First, a wonderful italian christmas eve dinner at Darold & Robyn's house with
Fred & Sharon, Dean & Jenn, Mark & Lara, Jeanie & Dave, Bobby, Marta, Daulton & Jordyn
and, of course, Dave & Sherrie, Ryan, Drew & Kate, Trey & Sean!
Christmas Morning we started with a reading of the Christmas Scriptures
(which I've posted in the comments in case you'd like to use in future years :o)
Wrastling and Loves, and then the presents ...
Our big gift this year was the Nintendo Wii system,
with which we've been having ball!
After the reading, next came entertainment ... Drew & Sean have always been close,
so Sean egged Drew on for some lovin' wrastles ...
Ryan's gifts this year focused around his love of biking ...
Screamin' yellow jacket & hoodie + some other stuff
Drew's gifts were for his new (used) Jeep Cherokee...
Jumper cables, tire gauge + some other stuff
Drew loved playing Santa this year with big gifts for his family...
New graphing computing calculators for Ryan & Trey,
a new ipod for Sean, a GPS for Dave, and a magic blooming teapot for me!
Trey & Sean waited patiently for the Wii to appear ...
I love my new microwavable slippers from Dave!
Toasty toes on cold days at my desk :)
And then waa-laa the Wii ... first up, Drew for wiring!
(he is THE best!!!)
And let the games begin!!
Rock Band Special Edition ...
Tennis ...
And later in the afternoon & evening...
good friends Brian & Jake came with Jules to exchange gifts and play, too!
Wii had a Merry Christmas
and hope you did as well!!!
Fred & Sharon, Dean & Jenn, Mark & Lara, Jeanie & Dave, Bobby, Marta, Daulton & Jordyn
and, of course, Dave & Sherrie, Ryan, Drew & Kate, Trey & Sean!
Christmas Morning we started with a reading of the Christmas Scriptures
(which I've posted in the comments in case you'd like to use in future years :o)
Wrastling and Loves, and then the presents ...
Our big gift this year was the Nintendo Wii system,
with which we've been having ball!
After the reading, next came entertainment ... Drew & Sean have always been close,
so Sean egged Drew on for some lovin' wrastles ...
Ryan's gifts this year focused around his love of biking ...
Screamin' yellow jacket & hoodie + some other stuff
Drew's gifts were for his new (used) Jeep Cherokee...
Jumper cables, tire gauge + some other stuff
Drew loved playing Santa this year with big gifts for his family...
New graphing computing calculators for Ryan & Trey,
a new ipod for Sean, a GPS for Dave, and a magic blooming teapot for me!
Trey & Sean waited patiently for the Wii to appear ...
I love my new microwavable slippers from Dave!
Toasty toes on cold days at my desk :)
And then waa-laa the Wii ... first up, Drew for wiring!
(he is THE best!!!)
And let the games begin!!
Rock Band Special Edition ...
Tennis ...
And later in the afternoon & evening...
good friends Brian & Jake came with Jules to exchange gifts and play, too!
Wii had a Merry Christmasand hope you did as well!!!
3 comments:
1. God is the eternal Word (John 1:1-5)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
2. God became one of us (John 1:9-18)
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only [Son], who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' ") Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only [Son], who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
3. Birth of Jesus announced (Luke 1:26-38)
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail."
"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me according to your word." Then the angel left her.
4. Joseph takes Mary as his wife and Jesus is given his name (Matthew 1:18-25)
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us").
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
5. Jesus is born in Bethlehem (Luke 2:1-7)
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
So 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. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
6. The Shepherds and the Angels (Luke 2:8-20)
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
7. Wise men visit Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12)
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
" 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.' "
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Your backkkkkkk! Yeah! I missed you. BTW, Tom locked in at 4.62 with 1 point with WF.
Have you heard of Wii's Outdoor Challenge? I hear that it is excellent.
Merry Christmas to you :) and Happy New Year. Oh, and Happy MLK Day, too!
I love you!
Wii also had a Merry Christmas filled with Rock Band and fun.
I liked your pictures of the kids playing. I took a video of my sister singing while playing Rock Band. I plan on using that as some kind of black mail down the line. ;)
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