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We pray that your Christmas was filled with abundant reminders of God’s great love and faithfulness to us. Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but along with it comes many mixed emotions…especially as we send out our Christmas cards. Our family picture represents the life that God has entrusted to us this year…not one, but two sweet boys. We love those boys so much and feel incredibly blessed to be their parents. But when we look at our family picture we cannot help but be reminded of a huge hole. A hole that our daughter Cora left behind. A hole that forever makes our family feel incomplete. We are so thankful that Christmas is about more than pretty decorations, presents, fun traditions, or even a “complete” family Christmas card. We celebrate because Christmas is the time God kept his promise to send a Savior. It is amazing to think that God sent his Son to the earth as a tiny baby to save us…to save me. What an incredible truth to celebrate. A truth that assures us that because of that tiny baby in the manger and His death on the cross for us, we can have a personal relationship with Him. And we can look forward in great anticipation to the day we will stand “complete” before our Heavenly Father. A solid truth and HOPE that we can live by.

This little blog has been an unexpected blessing. Thank you for reading. Thank you for crying and laughing along with us. Thank you for praying for us and encouraging us along this life journey. We are so grateful for each one of you. We thank God for all that 2011 held and look forward to seeing what God has planned for our family in 2012.

Merry Christmas!
Love, The Macs

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  • Mum2twopreciousgifts - God Bless you Jess. Never forget just how many lives that Cora has touched and changed for the better. Happy Christmas from hot and humid Brisbane, Australia. Michelle xxxxReplyCancel

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  • CoffeeGirl - well thank you to you for your words, your encouragement, your life lessons and everything you share with us. I can’t wait to see what 2012 will be made of. Merry Christmas from France dear Jess!ReplyCancel

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  • My name is Amee - What a sweet post.
    I do enjoy reading your blog.
    I hope you and your family have a wonderful 2012!!!ReplyCancel

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  • Aimee - Adorable family photo of you guys.ReplyCancel

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  • LauraD - Such poignant words, Jess. You write so incredibly well and I feel closer to our Savior just by reading your words. I hope you and your precious family had a very merry Christmas and I wish you the absolute best in 2012. With love, Laura DReplyCancel

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  • Auntie EM - I always appreciate your faith and love in the Savior and your wise words from someone who has had to go through a great loss. You are right!! He makes it so that we can bear our burdens, look to the future, share our love with others, and know that He watches over us. Cora will always be a part of your lives. Remember….the love never ends. I pray for you and your family, your husband, and your boys that 2012 will be a great year. Mary from SLC UtahReplyCancel

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  • Paula - I love reading your blog..love reading about your beautiful family, love watching your beautiful boys grow.. Thank you yor letting me be a part of your life. <3ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Yes, Cora is missing from the photos, that is heartwrenching,yet every photo you post of your sons, I do think of her, her place in your family: First born, beloved daughter. Your family may feel incomplete, yet somehow every photo is completed with her memory. Gratefully you are promised eternity with her. You have such a gift with words.
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  • Faith - Aww blessings to your family! Merry {belated} Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Love your family photo. Levi looks especially adorable!
    ~MelisaReplyCancel

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  • Jenny - I love your blog and reading about your sweet family. You are such an encouragement to me! Merry Christmas to all of you from Tennessee!ReplyCancel

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  • Swimac - Jess, I need to thank you for your beautiful inspiration to me. I started reading your blog when Cora was first sick. I prayed with you, begged for her healing with you and cried with you when she left. Your walk through the valley was tremendously helpful as I walked through the death of my husband. Your faith has touched mine and I now press more deeply into the Lord than ever before. I would much rather that you have your beautiful daughter in your family photo, but please know that your journey has touched so very many others in life-chaning ways. Happy New Year to a wonderful family!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - I have a very good friend I met in an infant loss group. She lost a little girl. She now has two beautiful children. Every Christmas card, her kids hold a pink balloon as a reminder of their angel in heaven.
    May God continue to bless you in 2012.ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Beautiful family pic! Levi looks like daddy and Griffin like mama! Hope your Christmas was blessed! Reading your blog has certainly blessed my life!ReplyCancel

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  • songskatesang - Merry Christmas dear Jess. You are a precious part of my weeks. Thank you.ReplyCancel

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  • The Schilling's from Cimarron - Happy holidays! Loved getting the Christmas card from you!
    I wanted to tell you Thank you too! Even though we dont see each other often…… you continue to be so special in our hearts! We were just talking about Cora and the boys the other day! Your words….wisdom …….and love have given so much back to those that cherish you and your family! Happy 2012 and we miss you! Take care always!ReplyCancel

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  • Alex and Jill - Happy New Year to your sweet family.ReplyCancel

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  • Katie - Merry Christmas, Jess! I so enjoy your blog! Reading about your awesome faith makes it even better! Also, thanks for getting back to me about the camera lens. I plan on starting with the 50mm you mentioned! Can’t wait to try it out 🙂 Happy New Year!ReplyCancel

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  • Kara - merry christmas to the macs 🙂 I’ve loved following your blog over the years. thank you so much for sharing your life and what God has been teaching you! your family is a beautiful picture of love and hope. sweet cora is remembered and her impact is felt by so many of us. merry christmas to your sweet family 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Happiness Is... - Thank you for always being so focused on the true meaning of it all — for being positive and hopeful in the face of despair and for reminding us that with His love we can endure more than we can imagine or would necessarily choose for ourselves. I love your blog because it is always such a testament to God’s abundant grace.ReplyCancel

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  • Evan and Nicole - Merry Christmas! What a sweet Card. I have always thoroughly enjoyed your blog — and have been reading it since Cora’s passing… I love how candid you always are… Even though I do not know you personally I feel as though I know your heart through your blog posts. Often God will bring you to mind and I will lift you up in prayer! — After reading the book Heaven is for Real — I thought about Cora being with Jesus! — So so precious! — I love your intimate realationship with Christ and the things He speaks to your heart. Please know what a light you are for the Kingdom. — I’m proud to call you my Sister. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I know this probably is a weird question, but I have a son a week younger than yours who loves his pacifier. What kind does your little Griffin use? Just curious!ReplyCancel

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  • Toni :O) - So happy to be along the ride on your blog-its fun and I love seeing your boys grow. Always praying for you as well!ReplyCancel

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  • DianeTaylor - God’s Blessings to you and your sweet family, Jess. I love your blog so much – thank you for writing and sharing your heart and faith with us every day of the year 🙂

    xo – DianeReplyCancel

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  • melissamevans - Luv your Christmas card! Merry (belated) Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • teresa - dear jess, your posts are always such a blessing. thanks for being a shining beacon for Jesus. thankful for how He blesses hearts thru your writing. i agree with anonymous that your family pictures are “complete” with cora’s memory. she continues to touch lives and hearts. thanks for not sugarcoating but sharing your journey – with its joys and struggles. ((hugs)) & prayers,ReplyCancel

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  • Annabel - Love the family photo, Jess. Your blog has touched many. Happy New Year, Mac Family, from Birmingham, England. Annabel xxxReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Love your family photo! I know this may seem random but would you mind sharing what kind of camera you use for your pictures? I know nothing of photography and would like to invest in a nice camera.

    I hope your Christmas went wonderful and I’m wishing you a joyous 2012!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - A good friend of mine lost her 3 year old (jacksbattle.com) to cancer several years ago. She has since had three more babies. Her Christmas photo always includes a large picture of Jack that one of the other children is holding. It always makes me smile as their family is so beautiful (as is yours) and Jack is still apart of it.ReplyCancel

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  • jtkinder - Thank you for your great blog, I can relate to you in lots of ways, we lost a twin son at birth and the holiday’s are bittersweet. I just had a rainbow baby girl on Oct. 10 and I have two boys age 3 and 6. Your post remind me of my life. We represent our angel son as a star and we always include a star in our family pictures in someway to include him, I don’t know if you would want to do that for Cora or not, but it is something that we do to help us with our healing and including him. Thanks for all that you share in your blog and Godbless you and your family and hope that 2012 is good to you all.
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Last night when I was putting Levi to bed, I told him that when he woke up his cousins were going to come over and we were going to decorate gingerbread houses. He was so excited that his cousins were coming over.
I don’t think he had any idea what decorating gingerbread houses meant. But he sure was excited when he saw all the candy the next morning.
I hot glued the gingerbread (grahm cracker) houses together the night before. Messy projects with little people always go so much better when you are prepared. I learned that from teaching kindergartners.
Levi helped me set everything out on the table. And then we had to wait for his cousins to arrive. Man, waiting is hard. Especially when candy is involved. I kept catching those little hands of his reaching into the candy bowls.
I tried to get a picture of Levi with his two cousins before they got all messy. This is the best we got. Ellie tried so hard to get the boys to cooperate and smile. 🙂
Ellie did such a good job helping Levi. When I watch her with him, it gives me a glimpse into what it might be like if Levi’s big sister were here. Always watching to make sure he is doing things right and helping him…sometimes bossing him around and putting him into a headlock to try to get him to smile for pictures. 🙂 Maybe that is how Cora would have been too!
I was surprised that the gingerbread houses kept Levi’s attention.
But he was very intent on spreading his frosting…all over his house and all over himself.
Of course they had to taste some too. Tripp really liked the frosting.
When the houses were frosted we had to take a break and play with Griffin.
My kids are well loved by their cousins.
Back to work. Now it’s time for the fun part. Candy.
They all worked so hard to decorate their houses.
I am pretty sure a certain little boy ate 500 pieces of candy for every one piece he put on his house. I have never seen him consume so much sugar. Every time I looked over, his mouth was packed full like a chipmunk. Can you say sugar high?
And here are our finished houses…
Griffin (made by Mama)
I was sitting next to Tripp and every once in awhile he would look over at my house and say, “Good job, Jess!” or “That’s good!” His kind words were so good for my gingerbread house building self-esteem. 🙂
Levi
Tripp
Ellie
And even when we were finished, ever so often a little hand would sneak back into the kitchen for more candy off of his house. It was such a fun project…but it is a good thing we don’t have that much candy around here every day!
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  • Jessica - Adorable!
    Merry Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • Crown + Castle - You’re such a good mom! What a fun project!ReplyCancel

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  • Surrounded-By-Boys - I love it! And I LOVE that you include the cousins in many things! I think the cousins will grow up to be very close and I just can’t think of anything better than that! I still cherish all the fun times my cousins and I had as children!ReplyCancel

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  • Kelly - What fun! My sisters live really close so all our kids are the best of friends and I love it! In fact, they’ll all be here today for our annual cookie decorating party 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • The Bowens - The picture with Levi’s cheeks full of candy is priceless! So adorable! Merry Christmas to you and your family!ReplyCancel

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  • Loren's Aunt Janet - What great pictures, it’s so great to see Ellie and Tripp. We met them at Loren and Anne’s house when we went to visit and they are such a joy! I hope someday when we are there we’ll get to meet your adorable boys also!ReplyCancel

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  • Sarah @ This Farm Family's Life - Love these! Merry Christmas to you and your family!ReplyCancel

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  • Lindsay - What a wonderful and cute idea! I love how much candy Levi snuck.

    Lindsay
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  • Amanda M. - My kids {and their cousins} make gingerbread houses with their grandma every year. Such a fun family tradition!ReplyCancel

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  • melissamevans - SO cute!…what a fun project! Cousins are the best. 🙂 Happy Holidays!ReplyCancel

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  • The Hershberger Home - oh this made me laugh. I looked at this with Christian on my lap..and got lots of feedback. “oh..look another little boy. Oh look a barn! oh..a baby. Oh I like it.” So good job with the gingerbread houses..they look like lots of fun!ReplyCancel

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  • LauraD - What a precious Christmas tradition that will forever be in their memories! Love it!ReplyCancel

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  • deyoungsters - love this! I will have to try with our little cousins next year. and that picture of Levi with this little cheeks stuffed with candy almost made me cry it was so adorable… that must sound crazy! :)… but it gives me a glimpse of what my little one-year old chipmunk will be doing in a year! merry christmas!!ReplyCancel

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  • Allison - What a sweet group of cousins they are!ReplyCancel

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  • The Mershawn's - That is hilarious. Your houses looked awesome…that was some impressive graham cracker building. We also made houses with our kids & my 2 year old was the EXACT same way. He was drooling red & green. Which was niiiice. His sister was concerned, but it all worked out. Oh candy…you can really stress a mama out. Lol Thanks for sharing those cuties…ReplyCancel

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  • Aimee - Awe how darling! They did such a great job. I really like your little candy dishes too. Merry Christmas Macs!!ReplyCancel

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  • songskatesang - You know what I love ~ I love that you talk about Cora all the time. She is a part of your life and you don’t hide your love and mentions of her. Thank you. Thank you for giving me courage to grieve.ReplyCancel

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  • Nancy - They are all such PRECIOUS children!
    Merry Christmas to your family!ReplyCancel

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  • Maisie - We do gingerbread houses every year and its so fun to see how they change from year to year. Since there are 8 cousins in our family, it gets even messier!ReplyCancel

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  • Melissa - I just made gingerbread houses with my kindergarten class and you are so right-prepare in advance to avoid disaster!!!
    I think kindergarten teachers think differently than other people. :o)
    Your boys are so adorable! I hope you have a very merry Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • Melanie Martini - LOVE how Levi’s pudgy little hand gets in the pictures (with a piece of candy). 🙂 Such sweet children! Thanks for sharing your pictures. Merry Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • Rachel - What sweet pictures! Thanks so much for having them over! They absolutely loved it…and are still sneaking the candy off their houses 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Auntie EM - The sugar high’s are in abundance this year. What a fun activity. I wish you, your hubby, your cute boys and all your a wonderful Christmas and a most happy and blessed new year. May the love of your friends and family and the love the Savior brings into our lives bring you peace, joy, and love always.ReplyCancel

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  • Momma H - Love seeing that chubby little hand with more candy in route to a chubby little mouth. Levi is just darling!!
    And so is Griffin, of course. You and Joel make beautiful kiddos.ReplyCancel

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  • ABBY - I love this idea, looks like such a fun time for the little ones. I may do this next year! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Christmas Tips That Will Change Your Life « Happy Home Fairy - […] The Macs suggest hot gluing the graham cracker houses together the night before. […]ReplyCancel

I really have nothing today…except this sweet picture I took when my hubby was home for lunch.

Sweet, huh? Our little Griffin is a snuggle bug. And thank goodness he is sleeping right now because he sure did not sleep much last night. He still isn’t sleeping through the night, but he has only been waking up once and going right back to sleep. It was very unlike him. But in the middle of the night when I am frustrated and can hardly think straight because of lack of sleep…I try to remember those horrible nights right after we lost Cora when I would have done anything to have been up in the middle of the night holding her…I would have done anything to have been awoken by her cries. It makes those middle of the night moments with Griffin a little more sweet. It gives me perspective. It makes me thankful that he is here to hold.

So,  today I was planning on posting some pictures of Christmas-y things around our house and taking Griffin’s three month pictures (he is three months tomorrow!), but it has been raining ever since I got up this morning. It is so dark and dreary in our house…except for the twinkling Christmas lights! And tomorrow it is supposed to be snowing! So, my plans will have to wait. And Griffin’s monthly post will be late like usual. 🙂

Hope you are having a great Monday. We have a fun week packed full with Christmas celebrations and time with family. I can’t wait to celebrate with my boys. Now…I’d better get back to wrapping presents and addressing Christmas cards before those sleeping boys wake up again!

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  • Paige - full arms, when your arms have been empty is a beautiful thing. so glad your arms are full!ReplyCancel

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  • Katie - Awww, sleeping with daddy pictures are my favorite! So sweet!!ReplyCancel

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  • Tiffany - So sweet! I haven’t experienced your pain of losing a child but I still tell myself that every night when I get up with my baby. I know those who have lost a child would do anything to be up in the middle of the night with their baby. It’s all about perspective. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • melissamevans - Snow tomorrow! LUCKY!! : ) ….Love this post, truly.ReplyCancel

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  • laney - …oh my…i think you have everything…hugs laneyReplyCancel

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  • Mindy M. Harris - that picture takes my breath away!ReplyCancel

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  • Bethany - Beautiful! Have a wonderful Christmas.ReplyCancel

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  • Happiness Is... - Oh my cuteness. I just love that and while I know he (and no baby) cannot replace Cora, I am happy that you all have your sweet boys.ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - I needed this today. My little boy hasn’t been sleeping well for 3 weeks and I am exhausted (he’s 20 months, he should be sleeping!). Thanks for the perspective!
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  • sassy - so sweet, your journey reminds me listen and enjoy each breath with my little one who also has stopped sleeping through he night-I have said this before, you remind me to be the best Mom I can be. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Natalie @ {Gossett Girl} - adorable photo! And you have such wonderful perspective. So inspiring.ReplyCancel

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  • jennifer rogers - isn’t it sad when it takes loss to make us truly appreciate what we have? It really is true that our Heavenly Father lets us know sadness so we can truly enjoy the happiness in our lives!ReplyCancel

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  • Sian Summers - Reading your blog puts so many things into perspective. You make me appreciate my time with my gorgeous boy even more – which I didn’t think was possible.ReplyCancel

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  • Jessica - Greetings from another mom who was up in the middle of the night with her newly adopted little one (born 11.30). Sometimes the days are long and the nights are short, but God gives grace for each moment!

    Cute to see that your three month old still likes to be swaddled 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Phil and Amber - Love this! My 2-month old isn’t anywhere near sleeping through the night but I try to treasure those middle of the night moments when big sister and daddy are asleep and I get baby to myself. This is the only time that she’s calm and I can enjoy the snuggles. I love that your moments help us all to really treasure our very own moments!ReplyCancel

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  • Phil and Amber - Love this! My 2-month old isn’t anywhere near sleeping through the night but I try to treasure those middle of the night moments when big sister and daddy are asleep and I get baby to myself. This is the only time that she’s calm and I can enjoy the snuggles. I love that your moments help us all to really treasure our very own moments!ReplyCancel

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  • Lexie Loo, Lily Boo, and Dylan Too! - That picture is so sweet!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Our youngest sons are about the same age, 3 days apart I think– I’m glad you still swaddle too. I keep wondering when I’m “supposed” to quit, but he sleeps so good swaddled! He might go to pre-k with his Miracle blanket!ReplyCancel

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  • Rich and Carolyn Dewey - Jess and Joel – what a precious family! So glad Griffin is such a good baby!ReplyCancel

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  • Meggie - So precious and sweet!! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!ReplyCancel

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  • Melissa Joy - “I would have done anything to have been awoken by her cries…” This rings SO true for me too. Perspective is everything, huh? (((hugs)))
    Merry Christmas to all of you. And happy almost-birthday to Levi.ReplyCancel

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  • Aimee - This is beyond precious.ReplyCancel

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  • bad credit loans - That was so sweet.. Cute pictures.. Happy HolidaysReplyCancel

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  • Alexis - Your story gave me perspective on getting up with my little one in the middle of the night! Love your blog!ReplyCancel

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  • Mom of the Twinkies and Tot! - I have participated in almost every InstaFriday…so I’m sure I’ve seen your posts in it as well, but it wasn’t until today when I was on Pinterest that I saw your monthly pregnancy photos pinned on their that I clicked over & started reading into your blog. My kids are napping right now and I think I’ve spent the last hour reading, and crying, and smiling over your story, your life. Your sweet Cora and her amazing legacy. Your two little precious country boys. I am your newest follower, I just love your blog!ReplyCancel

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  • bakersdozen - Cute picture! But.. is he in his long johns?:)ReplyCancel

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We have always hosted an “Ugly Christmas Sweater” party for our small group. This was our fourth year. But thanks to a new couple in our group, I’m pretty sure the theme has changed to “A Very Tacky Christmas”.  Most of us just threw on an old Christmas sweater or sweatshirt, but last year this couple created their own outfits…complete with red spray painted boots. It was awesome. This year they sent out a text saying we better bring our A-game. So we had to step it up a notch.
Here we are…A Very Tacky Christmas 2011. Joel and I brought back the turtlenecks. My outfit was all too familiar…something I probably would have worn back in junior high…maybe not the Christmas motif but definitely the turtleneck and baggy shirt. I had some red and white stripped rudolph the red nose reindeer knee-high socks on too. I even embellished Joel’s turtleneck for him. Doesn’t he look cute?
And here is the rest of the group. The super creative couple was dressed as a Christmas tree and present. Cute. We have such a fun time together and we are so thankful for each one of these couples. And I am sure they are thankful I am putting their pictures on my blog! 🙂
This year we went to a Japanese grill for dinner and then met back at our house for dessert and white elephant gifts. That meant we actually had to wear our outfits out in public. We made a lot of people smile. 
And we had the best cook (I forget what they are actually called). He was funny. And he was even more than happy to pose for pictures.
The Christmas celebrations have begun! Hope you are having a wonderful week preparing for Christmas and celebrating with your friends and family. Happy Friday!
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  • Amanda - Your husband could SO be Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - oh my goodness, these were SO funny! I think this looks like a blast.ReplyCancel

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  • Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Hahaha! So awesome.. Joel is definitely ROCKIN’ the turtle neck!!ReplyCancel

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  • Bethany - I LOVE that you wore them out! So fun and funny. Great small groups are one of God’s best gifts, I’m convinced. We love ours.ReplyCancel

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  • Ruth Abel - Your husband’s outfit wins the cake. So funny! What a great party idea. Loved that you wore them all out to dinner!ReplyCancel

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  • Katie - Note to self… must do a tacky Christmas party with friends next year. And must go out to eat in our tacky outfits. Love that!!ReplyCancel

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  • Auntie EM - There is nothing better than spending time with friends and/or family to laugh make memories enjoying the holidays and the joy of the season. The sweaters are awesome.ReplyCancel

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  • My name is Amee - I love that y’all also wore your outfits to dinner!!!
    Looks like a lot of fun & such a good idea!ReplyCancel

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  • tami - he is our FAVORITE chef there! he always remembers our family (we might be a little hard to forget???).

    i can’t WAIT to show my 13 year old the pic of his favorite hygienist!!! 😉ReplyCancel

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  • Ellen Dunaway - Looks like a really fun evening! My daughters are contemplating switching things up next year and rather than hosting an ugly sweater party, doing a “wear your tree skirt party”! Doesn’t that sound fun?ReplyCancel

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  • Sheila - I hate to say it, but all of you look like people I’ve seen in the stores here in Minneapolis, and they’re NOT going to Tacky parties!ReplyCancel

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  • Aimee - Haha! Too cute!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - he he!
    http://www.myuglychristmassweater.com/.
    for next year’s A-game 😉ReplyCancel

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  • Krystal - Fun Fun!! And I don’t think he does, but it looks like your hubby has an earring 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • This is the day! - Your outfits are great! What a fun night. I loved our ugly sweater party this year too, such a fun night with great friends.ReplyCancel

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  • Future Mrs. K - Hi! I absolutely love those nativity hurricanes and want to buy them for myself but unfortunately I cannot find them on the DaySpring website! Am I just looking in the wrong place?ReplyCancel

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  • michelle - I think they are sold out. I tried to order them last night but it wouldn’t let me. Bummer. 🙁ReplyCancel

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  • The Moffats - Joel’s sweater is AWESOME. That is hilarious. You were rocking it too, Jess! Love you guys!ReplyCancel

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