Hailey and Grandpa....Off To The Horses....

....Whenever Hailey visits Pleasant Chapel.....she wants to go feed the horses........so off we go.....

..............and they are always glad to greet her......and her apples!

Feeding The Horses...

Beauty In The Morning Sun....

and finally......

...........a view from up top........

..........and back home and greeted by Cassie............

David, Megan And The Girls..."Home" For Christmas!

David has been doing some heavy Navy training for the past 2 months. He came home....picked up his family and headed to Newark for Christmas. Needless to sayAlyssa is glad to just cuddle with Dad on the couch........

................and Grandpa in he chair.....

.............while her sister shows what happens it you put a marker in your mouth!

It's great to see Dad and daughter back together again.........

Hailey Enjoys The Decorations

Hailey plays with a Santa placed out for just such enjoyment.......

.............she thoroughly loves turning on the musical toys. At one time she had 5 of them singing and gyrating at once!

Life With The Kids...

Alyssa takes care of her baby's toileting needs......

The girls decorate a tree that Pat left plain for them to adorn......

Hanging Out With Heather

We love it when Heather comes over and hangs out. Her bright eyes and outlook light up our living room and lives!

My Friend Eric's Battle With Cancer

There are some events in your life that cause you to do a real "gut check" on your life's priorities. One of those was the day I learned my friend Eric (middle) had an aggresive cancerous brain tumor. Eric was a golf pro at the Longaberge Golf course and had participated in a 7 Habits class I facilitated. He had an infectuous laugh and exuded the most positive faith based attitude.....and then the word came!
Eric has been in a fight for his life. I have learned so much about how ones faith plays such an important part in how you approach such events as this. Although he now lives in North Carolina we still stay in touch via internet and tonight we reconnected at Miller's restaurant. Eric and his family are doing well and I am the benificiary of yet another example of living in faith.

Pat's New Camera

Pat's Christmas present was a new digital camera........and she used it to take some creative shots this evening. Can anyone guess what the object is doing the reflection in the picture above....???

...........and her garden favorite........the chicadee.....