merry Christmas week, lovelies! write your randoms and join below.
1. music for your ears... my honey's cd with our worship band was released yesterday! i am just a little proud of him. ; ) take a listen below and get yours on iTunes. it's Cross centered worship, complete with original songs by my man and two other band members, ben and leah. you won't be disappointed. i promise you! yes, with my pinky and all. they sold over 500 yesterday - wowie. all the money goes to the church to make more music for His glory! oh and get this... it was mastered by the same studio as Maroon 5, the Black Eyed Peas and Alison Krause with Union Station. hello, too cool for school.
2. today my other half and i celebrate seven sweet years of marriage. here's to seventy times seven more!!! this man of mine puts up with so much of my whiney girl spats and still somehow manages to think i'm the greatest thing ever. thank you, Jesus! i happen to think my honey is entirely too good for me and am always humbled to think about how the Lord is so gracious to me, to give such a kind, caring, compassionate, chocolate loving husband. because then i can come home laden with chocolate and disguise it as being a gift for him. i love you, baby! i love that God saw fit to make me yours and to give us our sweet babes. (these are a few family pics my talented friend amy took via our collaboration) (for an explanation of the darn santa hat see #3)
the littles were so grumpy! it makes me laugh.
3. my son is obsessed with Santa. he has his Santa hat on at mostly all times. whenever someone asks him about Christmas he still replies, "i wanna be santah for hawoween." i mean, seriously!!! i talk to him about Jesus and the Christmas story probably five times every day. at least. we never talk santa. and this is what i get. i guess he can be my santa baby.
4. it's kind of a bummer to bake for a boy that's allergic to eggs. i managed to find a sugar cookie recipe that is egg-free and called for cream cheese instead. it turned out okay. i wouldn't call them amazing, but maybe that's a good thing because i've decided that calories don't count at Christmastime and left self-control out in the cold. this is why we spared our neighbors from our baking:
would you believe that he ate every single sprinkle off the cookie and that was it?! and Sage didn't even want any. #momscoredmajorpoints,not
5. winter time is a-comin'. in three days officially. can't believe it. and neither can my weather report... forecast is in the 70's tomorrow. i know i shouldn't act old and talk about the weather. but sometimes i can't help it. i like to wear boots and layers and warm coats at Christmas. those of you in the frozen tundra hate me right now. please, feel free, send frosty our way! have a wonderful wintry week celebrating the most wonderful time of the year ever, whether it means sloshy snow or sunny skies.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! I wish you many, many, MANY more!!!
Going to download the tunes now :) Can't wait to hear it! Congrats to Kelly and his band mates!
I hear you about the weather. I get really homesick this time of year and just want to be in the snow. I'd even take cold weather without the snow but enough of the 70/80 degree weather in December...
Hope y'all enjoy the next few days leading up to Christmas! Merry Monday ;)
xoxo, Kelly
Happy anniversary to you and your husband! You have a beautiful family.
Happy anniversary, and beautiful pictures! As a vegan I make cookies without eggs or butter-sugar cookies are tricky. So funny that he just ate the sprinkles! The other day I made delicious cookies (I thought) and when Celia was done with hers I realized she had eaten all the frosting off and not taken one bite of cookie :)
Happy Anniversary!
I wish I could send you some of our cold weather, we had our first snow yesterday!
Congrats to your husband!!! And we have the same boots...TJ Maxx????
Oh...and Happy 7 year Anniversary! What a blessing!
HUGE wishes heading your way ... and that picture of Santa Baby - swoonworthy!
Thank you for hosting today and enjoy this build up to Christmas ... here before you know, enjoy each and every moment!
Much love and best wishes xxxx
Happy anniversary, girlie! Love the crabby kiddo pic - good to know I'm not the only one! lol
Oh, how it blesses my heart to see young couples like you and your husband, serving the Lord and making such a difference in the lives of those around you. What a precious, precious family! May His grace, peace and joy surround you abundantly!
I love, love the Santa hat and I assure you that Hunter is "getting" more of the "real" meaning of Christmas than you realize. What a little sweetheart!
Congratulations on the new worship CD. What an accomplishment and what a worthy cause. I'll be checking it out later today.
Blessings my dear as we prepare our hearts for the greatest celebration - our Savior's birth.
happy anniversary and YEAH for your honey!! how cool is that?!!
I bought the CD too at church yesterday! Can't wait to hear it! Happy anniversary to you guys!! Many time I feel the same way about Donnie,that he is just so entirely awesome, how did I get him?! Lol
About the Santa obsession. We have always told Nicole that Daddy is Santa. We always try to focus her on Christ. Still, every year she was obsessed about Santa,which got worse at school. We figured,she can believe what she wants,she is a child,but we will keep teaching her the truth. This year, for the most part, she talks about the meaning of Christmas and knows what it is.That took 8 years. So keep on keeping on! Love u sweet friend!
Happy Anniversary! I love your outfit in the pics and of course the BOOTS! Thanks for Miscellany Mondays!
I can't imagine how proud you must be of him. That's awesome. Happy 7 years. You look way too young to have been married that long. I kinda get you with the weather. You wouldn't believe how many cool hats, coats, boots etc... I have. Weird not wearing them. Trying not to complain though.
Happy Anniversary! And YAY for new cd!! :) That is SO exciting!
Hunter in his Santa hat is so cute :) You're a wonderful mommy.
I have a recipe for vegan (aka. egg free) cupcakes, if you would like it. Have you tried the Earth Balance recipes? There's also a version that is vegan and soy-free (that's what I had to make for my boy for his birthday, because he couldn't have milk or soy). It surprised me that they actually turned out moist and yummy!
Here is where I got the vegan cupcake recipe... they have other recipes like brownies and peanut butter cookies, too. http://www.earthbalancenatural.com/#/great-taste/recipe-09/
So precious. I love coming here to your bloggy world and catching up on your family. Your post from the other day really touched my heart. I'm so glad you got to get away and enjoy a fabulous day with your hubby. Thanks for all you two do for the Kingdom!
Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!! :) Happy Anniversary, too. Off to listen to the music - congrats to your husband! :)
Happy Anniversary lovely! Enjoy your chocolate and goodies :) I have deemed calories don't count now either...and I'm also believing that there is no need to weigh oneself at this time either ;)
Happy Anniversary sweetie!! I love those photos of the four of you!!! What a happy family you all are!! oxoxo
Happy 7 years!!
happy anniversary!!!!
your family pics are perfect...you guys are a gorgeous family!
Happy happy Anniversary...and many more to ya'll. Your pictures are beautiful, lovin' your outfit! And I am so ready for Colder weather...we've had our air on. It just ain't right.;)
The music sounds great! :) And your family is absolutely adorable!! Enjoy your anniversary!
Happy Anniversary!!! And at least he looks super cut in that santa hat, that makes it okay if he never takes it off! :)
Happy Anniversary!
your cookie pic's are precious. especially the one of your little fella smelling the cookie. :)
Happy Anniversary! Love your santa baby too cute :) Bummer on the sugar cookies. Food allergies are no fun this time of year for sure.
Happy Anniversary and he does look pretty cute in that Santa hat!
Happy Anniversary! I feel the same blessed beyond belief way about my hubby :)
And I love that he is your Santa baby!
Such adorable pictures of you and your family :)
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Happy Anniversary! And your hubby has some great music there! I love worship CD's. You have such a cute family, Carissa. Thanks for sharing all that you do with us!
congratulations on seven years AND the cd. holla!
sweet santa baby. love the photos.
my little guy is a sprinkle thief, too.
happy monday, make it great! xo
I love his serious look w/his hat on. Great picture! I think that's funny he wants to be Santa so much when y'all don't even talk about him. haha
Happy 7 years to you two!
Emily at Amazing Grapes
happy anniversary!!
love the picture with the grumpy littles. and your little boy is presh in that santa hat!
How exciting about Kelly! I will have to check out the music. Happy Anniversary...I love the seventy times seven more year...absolutely :) Isn't that strange about the Santa thing? We don't really talk about him either yet my kids are all about him. Enjoy your week :)
Happy Anniversary! I'm off to buy that CD pronto!
Love your pics, and your little Santa baby is adorable. Have a great week!
Good Morning to my sweet Carissa,
Remembered your anniverary and I wish you and Kelly one lovely day. It was so fun and exciting seven years ago when we were all out there and getting ready for your special day. I'll never forget it!
I'm so excited about the CD and can't wait to listen to it. Your man, as you say, has such a pleasant voice to listen too.
Love Hunter in the Santa Hat. If he was here he could wear my Elf hat that would be a change for him. But maybe wouldn't like it since he seem so in love with his Santa hat.
Love you my dear, Grandma
Happy Anniversary! We don't really "do" Santa Claus but my girls informed me that they saw him going into PetSmart the other day and that probably meant someone was getting a puppy for Christmas. As long as it isn't us, I'm OK with that. ;)
Grumpy kids in photos are hilarious! Mine never is, so that is why I can judge. ;) Gooner is obsessed with Santa as well we yah... she mentioned baby Jesus one time! ONCE! Really? Come on! Congrats on a great CD husby!!!
A blessed Christmas anniversary to you! You never know with kids! Where do they get their ideas! Nice pictures! Patsy from
HeARTworks
That is too awesome Carissa! You're married to a super star :-) I'm excited to listen to it :-)
Happy Anniversary to you my friend! God has blessed you with a gorgeous family. I'm so very happy for you.
First of all . . . happy 7th anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Graham!
The pictures of you and your family are adorable -- yes, even the Santa hat on Hunter. :)
Hmm . . . I think we have the same problem. When asked what the best thing about Christmas is, my 4 year old sister Ava responds, "Getting presents!" and then, almost like an afterthought ". . . and Jesus' birth." We're trying to teach her that the former is more important than the latter . . . *sigh* Well, at least she likes giving presents almost more than getting them -- that counts for something, right? :)
It's been pretty warm here, too; I don't even know if I need my winter coat. I know I'll be longing for this weather in the dead of February, but at the moment, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas . . .
Hope y'all are doing well!
Blessings,
Elizabeth Rose
Congrats on your 7 year Ann. I Can only imagine the amazing rollercoaster you guys have been on. And you have two little angels to confirm your love!
Happy anniversary! AND gorgeous family pics! Love the santa hat!
Ahh soo cool!! Tell your hubs congrats!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! Hope you have many many more wonderful years!! I loooove the santa hat Hahaha too cute! I think your family pictures turned out great :) Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!!!
Love the pics and looks like a great time!! Happy Anniversary and Merry Christmas
Happy Anniversary.. Love the pictures you took.
You have such a pretty family! Your kids are just precious.
My 3-yo is totally obsessed with sprinkles. lol
It's warm were we are as well - not quite 70, but 60 is close enough, right?
Aww, happy anniversary to you two!
Love,
~Bree
Congratulations on your anniversary and the music!!! What a fantastic way to celebrate this beautiful week!
congrats on the seven years, friend! such an accomplishment...i hope to have a Godly marriage like yours one day :)
merry Christmas week, friend.
Happy Anniversary! JDaniel wants to know every morning if Christmas has come. I don't know what he will do when I tell him yes.
your family is so precious! and i love your outfits with the tights, dress and boots, so cute!
happy belated anniversary, Carissa!
and i saw that hashtag... you should get twitter!
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