Thought for the day....

Sometimes in life we face things that we cannot handle alone. I am thankful this morning to be serving a God who can handle life for us. I am doing my best to listen to His "BE STILL and know that I am God."

Psalms 9:9 &10 reads, "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You."

The girl's products

Uncle Brian and Aunt Aimee sent the girls some craft items for Christmas and this is the finished products of the modeling clay. Thank you Uncle Brian and Aunt Aimee!!

Some pictures from Christmas time

Benjamin enjoyed his reindeer antlers.

Grandma was holding the girls under the mistletoe and Grandpa was on his way to get them as you can see below.

Gift time---the kids were fun to watch

Benjamin's embarrassed look. His daddy loves this!!

My Kid's Hero.....at least for a day!!

I had an interesting day yesterday when about 2:00pm, Kendra came running downstairs and said, "Mommy, there's a bat in upstairs. At first, I thought it was a bird, then I saw it was a bat. I ran downstairs as fast as I could." I began thinking fast...What should I do. I said "OK we will just stay down here and maybe it will stay upstairs." NOT ON YOUR LIFE!! It flew downstairs within the 20 second mark and the kids, screaming bloody murder, were sitting on the chair waiting for their Mom to do something. Do I have to say, I HATE those things???!!! I grabbed the only thing I could think of and socked the thing out of the air than hit it again to make sure it wasn't going to move. Next I called my hubby who was miles away. What could he do??? Oh well, it felt better to talk to someone. After disposing of the victim, the kids and I just sat for stunned for awhile. Let me just say...that was TOO MUCH excitement for one day!!!

Remembering the Reason for the Season

Christmas time comes once a year

And when it comes, it brings good cheer.

But why all the decorating, baking, and shopping?

Our schedules are full and the days are not stopping.

We forget so quickly why Christmas bells ring,

why parties are held and carolers sing.

Our Christ should be center of all that we do,

the trees, the tinsel, and gift giving too.

Why do we have bells, candy canes and good wishes;

nativities, stars, and angels and kisses?

Christ came as a baby so long ago

And this gift was given so everyone could know.

That God loved the world so much, and the people so dear

that He gave His son to be mocked and jeered

And Jesus gave His life on that ole cruel tree,

That we and our families could all be set free.

In all the hustle and bustle of the season...may we never forget the Real Reason for celebration. Merry Christmas to you all from the Peck household.

First snow of the season

The kids wanted so badly to play in the snow, so being the good mother that I am, :) I put aside my dislike for it and took them out. It was not too bad cold so that was good. I stayed warm enough and didn't keep them out too long. It was fun to see them enjoy it.

Here is Abigail with her little dog. She was feeding her snowballs I think :)

Kendra is showing Benjamin how to play in the snow.

Even Roxy enjoyed the snow...she didn't know what to think at first.

Here are the 3 children together. Benjamin's snow pants were about 2 sizes too big.

But at least he stayed warm. :)LOL

Kendra's 1st School Play

Kendra had her 1st annual school play last night. She was so excited about being a butterfly in a toy store. However, when she had to have her nose painted she wasn't too sure about that. Being a child who doesn't take surprises too well sometimes, we had to decide if she was to go on stage crying or if we should wipe it off so she could sing. I chose the latter this time, maybe she will now be more prepared next time. :) She was cute and I was very proud of her.