Countdown to Christmas!

Only 2 days till Christmas!(Cringe!I dont like the Christmas countdown-especially at the very end. Because what that means to me, is in 3 days it will all be over!) It would be so nice if Christmas lasted a whole week instead of just one day!! And let me tell you this, baby it's absolutely freezing outside! Its been -20 degrees all week! Although its so beautiful to watch those giant snowflakes pour out of the sky, its just too cold to go out and play in it! So it's been days of being inside-drinking hot cocoa,homeschooling and Christmas projects, visits with my dear friend Erin, playing, fighting, and plenty of Christmas movies(love the hallmark channel!) And speaking of Christmas movies my darling Hunter Kent, 4 years old, just had to stick his tongue onto our frozen front door-well it stuck and he ripped it off-and let me just tell you that little tongue can really bleed like crazy.He ripped the top layer right off!My poor little guy! Hopefully he wont ever do that again!
Im so excited my Dad and Mom are coming for Christmas!(the secret I wasnt sapposed to find out!)But Heath cracked under pressure!lol! So Im cleaning and getting everything ready! I hope your enjoying the most wonderful time of the year! Im so greatful beyond words for that precious Babe born over 2 thousand years ago! Happy Birthday my Jesus! May the birth of our Lord and Savior be at the center of everything you do this Christmas! I hope you have the most amazing Christmas ever!
Love and Blessings! Jolena

My little ballerina

Peyton had her ballet Christmas performance at a nursing home last night. She asked me what a nursing home was...so I told her it was a home full of grandpas and grandmas who needed special care, who were probably lonely and could really use a smile at Christmas! Then she was really excited to go and dance for them. She got to wear makeup which made her whole day! She forgot lots of parts of her dance but she remembered all the words to the song!(Holly Jolly Christmas) and of course she was the most adorable girl up there !!lol! Avery, Hunter and I were so proud of her!

We had such a wonderful visit with Emaw and Papa! It just never seems long enough. We didnt do much, but sometimes its fun to just be lazy together. We did sneak in a few quick hunting trips though not as eventful as in times past. We celebrated Thanksgiving,with much to be thankful for!! Jesus, our family, friends, our troops!! We even managed to go shopping at 3am on black Friday! I dont think I bought that much because I was sleepwalking! But i did go and I had great company, Mom and my sweet friend Joanna. As always it was very sad to say goodbye, the hardest part of being in the military!