It's been a very Merry Christmas

I have about two hundred things to post about other than Christmas, but I only have a little time to post, so I'm gonna focus on today. Today was such an awesome Christmas! We didn't get to bed until 4 am because we were up wrapping presents. (Wrapping everything on Christmas Eve is tradition in this house, and one of my favorite nights of the year!) The kids woke us us about 8, we went to the front room read the Christmas Story from Luke 2, then prayed and opened presents. We had such a good time opening gifts and seeing the kids light up, it was wonderful!

For the afternoon, we went to my sister-in-law, Debbie's, house. We got there about 2, and got to spend time with his Mom and all of Jeff's siblings except the one brother that had to work today. It was so wonderful to just spend time with them! I hope next year we can make more of an effort to spend time with his family.

Praise the Lord for His blessings!

Pictures coming the beginning of next week!

A little late, but Congratulations Clark County!

Saturday, November 29, little Clark County,MO, played in the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis for the Class 2A state football championship. Clark County played Maryville, MO, and won in a very tense, very exciting 10-7 game. In all the years I went to every football game we had, I think I learned more at that game than I ever have! It was a lot of fun to be at the game with Carmen, Rusty, Autumn, Arron, and Mom and Dad. We all had such a good time! (Even if it did mean getting up at the crack of dawn, before actually, to get everyone from Keokuk to St. Louis in time for the game.


Jeffery, Jeff, and Benjamin.

Rusty is thrilled to have his picture taken.

Dad and Morgan.


Christopher, Arron, Victoria, and Autumn.

The Indians during the introduction of the team. What a great team!!!

Jeffery didn't want his picture taken. I took this without him noticing I was taking it.

Gramma and Grampa McCoy.

Victoria and Autumn.


Rusty, Autumn, and Carmen. Carmen seemed able to turn her head everytime I tried to take her picture.

Arron.

Christopher, Jeff, Victoria, and Benjamin.

Gramma and Morgan before the game started.