Day to Day Life » Christmas http://www.dacotah.net/blog A blog about life and all that's in it! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:37:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 [Fun] Holiday Photo! http://www.dacotah.net/blog/2011/12/31/fun-photo/ http://www.dacotah.net/blog/2011/12/31/fun-photo/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:34:41 +0000 dacotahsgirl http://www.dacotah.net/blog/?p=4130 My Girls & I - by the tree

Oh, this is just one of many…LOL! We went a little bit nutty posing for pictures…haha! (This was on Christmas Eve.)

I hope you all had a great Christmas. We spent ours at home this year. It was relaxing & fun. We stayed in pajamas all day long! Days like that are great! ;)

The New Year is upon us. Everyone have a safe New Year’s Eve and a fabulous new year. God Bless each & every one of you! xoxo :)

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The candy cane is more meaningful than just a “sweet” at Christmas.
It can remind us of Jesus…
its shape is like a shepherd’s staff.
Its wide red stripes remind us that Jesus shed his blood for our sins.
Its narrow red stripes remind us that “by his stripes we are healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
Its white stripes stand for purification, by his death we were made pure.
The peppermint flavor is similar to hyssop which was used in Biblical times for purification.
Its taste is sweet, as it is “sweet” to walk with Jesus.
Turn the candy cane upside down…
It becomes a “J” for Jesus.

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Thursday was Jadyn’s last day of preschool for the Christmas holidays. She goes back in January like all of the other school kids in elementary/middle/high school. It was also the day of her Christmas program. It was at 11:15 a.m., and Jace & I went. Since it was obviously in the morning, Jacey couldn’t go due to her being in school herself.
It was a really cute program. The kids sang songs and and had a few short lines about JESUS, God’s greatest gift to us. They did terrific. Jadyn looked so adorable in her cute little outfit, singing her heart out! Here are a few pics:

Jadyn's Preschool Christmas Program [2011]

Jadyn with daddy after the program:
Jadyn's Preschool Christmas Program [2011]

Jadyn & I:
Jadyn's Preschool Christmas Program [2011]

I’m so proud of Jadyn. She sang and swayed back & forth to the music, and knew all of the words! She did a wonderful job! :)

There are many more pics on Flickr-as always! :)

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My girls love to bake, and on this day, we were making gingerbread cookies! They had THE BEST time!

Christmas Baking!

]]> http://www.dacotah.net/blog/2011/12/23/my-little-bakers/feed/ 0 Gather at The Manger http://www.dacotah.net/blog/2011/12/21/gather-at-the-manger/ http://www.dacotah.net/blog/2011/12/21/gather-at-the-manger/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:08:39 +0000 dacotahsgirl http://www.dacotah.net/blog/?p=4093 This year the church Christmas program was called “Gather at the Manger”. My hubby, Jace was the narrator, and both my girls were in it. It was a nice program, and everyone did great. My girls looked so pretty! Here’s a pic before the program:

Christmas Program

An during….

Jadyn and the other preschoolers sang ‘Away in a Manger”.
Christmas Program

Jacey was a shepherd and sang several songs.
Christmas Program

Jacey can be shy at times, but she sang every song-and did a great job! Both my girls did!

Oh, here’s a pic of the hubby in suit & tie! ;)
This was after the program:
Christmas Program

Afterwards, everybody enjoyed food together in the gym and exchanged Christmas cards. I probably wrote over 75 cards…LOL! I don’t remember exactly how many, but it was for everyone in the church directory. Phew….my hand was TIRED after that…haha! ;)

There are lots more photos on my Flickr site (for members with F&F status). =)

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