HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 49 min. until its here.... hope it is a great year for you all.... wondering if you we will run outside and bang pots and pans... although the neighbors may never forgive us if we did. = )

on a not so snowy Christmas Eve....

We just finished a Christmas Eve dinner, it was lovely! We went to the Christmas Eve service... first one I have ever been to, it was very nice... I enjoyed it. I am super excited about tomorrow... can't wait! Merry Christmas everybody!

We're walking around the Christmas tree (Abigail&I), the rest of the sibilings are in bed... we are eating Christmas fudge = ) As Mamma has been saying lately it is "great craic!" = ) Merry Christmas everybody!

a much needed post

Hello blog readers,
Sorry that I have not posted in such a long time. I have taken bucket fulls of pictures, so enjoy~

-Life as I see it-

(my nose isn't as long as it looks in this picture... its the lighting)
Just a few pictures from a few minutes ago.... enjoy~

/wonderful lyrics/

I search for love
When the night came and it closed in
I was alone
but you found me where I was hiding
and now I'll never ever be the same
It was the sweetest voice that called my name
saying

You're not alone
for I am here
let me wipe away your every fear
My love I've never left your side
I have seen you through the darkest night
and I'm the one who's loved you all your life
All of your life

You cry yourself to sleep
cause the hurt is real
and the pain cuts deep
All hope seems lost
With heartache your closest friend
and everyone else long gone

You've had to face the music on your own
but there is a sweeter song that calls you home
saying

You're not alone
for I am here
let me wipe away your every tear
My love I've never left your side
I have seen you through the darkest nights
And I'm the one who's loved you all your life
All your life

Faithful and true... Forever
For my love will carry you....

You're not alone
for I... I am here
let me wipe away every fear...
My love I've never left your side
I have seen you through your darkest night
Your darkest night
And I'm the one who's loved you all your life
All of your life

{Christmas Parade, Nutcracker, and a baby that looks like a Christmas Gift}

Looks like the cold weather has finally decided to make it's debut. Going Christmas shopping, going to a Christmas parade, and the Nutcracker, was a nice way to get into the Christmas spirit. The parade was fun, but how many firetrucks does a parade need? ; D I told Mama, that you can only take so many pictures of firetrucks, they had like seven of them!


Later that evening Mama took Abigail and I to the "Nutcracker". We had lots of fun.

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This morning at church, Mama had to take Lily Kate out, so Levi went with here. They were gone for about 15 min. Then Levi comes beboping in by himself, and comes up to daddy and asks Him for the Diaper bag.... all the people around us got a good kick out of it!! = ) Then after the service was over, and we were walking out, we opened the door, and there was Levi standing there all alone (mama was in the room a few yards away in a room) and a man came up and shook his hand... he was so cute!!

I took a few pictures of Lily Kate after church... She looked adorable!

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Well I am off to eat lunch... a few of them are heading out with Daddy to go Christmas shopping, Levi and Lily Kate will be down for a nap, so Mama, Titus, and I will have a nice relaxing afternoon.

Lydia~

Enjoy the pictures...

Go to this link to watch this music video of Natalie Grant singing "Held". I love this song... listen to the words they are neat- Copy the and paste the address to your address bar, and click enter.


http://www.e360live.com/players/utils/fl_emailwatch.php?v=100492

:trials and triumps of the day:

Yesterday was a not so good day for me... it had its trial and triumphs...

It started with a bad school day, the house was a disaster towards the end of the day... and I just was kinda melancholy. Much better today... good day in school, clean house (that's always nice), the only problem was that a couldn't get a certain little brother to lay down for his nap.



Trying to focus on these sayings..

1. Don't worry, be Happy!

2. Smile more often




~lydia caroline

{Learning to Cherish Moments}

I hate math Lesson , with passion, but I try to remember when the tears start falling, that it isn't the end of the world.





Life is much more... its hard not to get in a dither about little things like math lessons, or chocolate chips and nuts on the floor spilled by a three year old.




I try to cherish the moments with my siblings... I figured out a long time ago that doing little things with them, brings all the joy to them in the world.



I try to see around things like that, see the good that comes out of them... like with chocolate chips on the floor, they get a nice snack out of them ; ]


I want to bring the most out of my life... and remember to cherish each day as it was the last...