Welcome to our ranch - Alydar Stables. It includes our family of 5 plus 4 dogs, our barn cat - Brutus, our quarter horse mare - Cleopatra, Kayla's Shorthorn show heifer, 2 lambs; and 42 chickens. We love growing, learning, & glorifying God! Come join us.
Erica & her snowman masterpiece, quite a shame to eat it - kinda
First you roll out & cut the cookies
Hannah
Ashley
Then you decorate!
Well, we had our annual sugar cookie decorating party on Tuesday, December 22nd, complete with games & spaghetti. Is that the proper food for a Christmas party? Oh well. It was fun & very good to eat - the spaghetti and the cookies. :)
Don't the cookies look wonderful! Very creative! GREAT job everyone!
We had a fun-filled weekend visiting Bret's family. It is always so good to visit with them and hear about how their lives are going. The cousins are nonstop the whole time. We usually have lots of fun! The adults did a white elephant gift exchange that was fun for everyone. Didn't get any pics of that. We also took some professional pics of our whole group which we are looking forward to seeing. They will go on Grandma's wall. What a great gift for her. Merry Christmas to all!
Santa lives at the North Pole…JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh…JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year…JESUS is an ever present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies…JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa comes down your chimney uninvited…JESUS stands at your door and knocks, and then enters your heart when invited.
You have to wait in line to see Santa…JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.
Santa lets you sit on his lap…JESUS lets you rest in His arms.
Santa doesn’t know your name, all he can say is “Hi little boy or girl, what’s your name?”…JESUS knew our name before we were born. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly…JESUS has a heart full of love.
All Santa can offer is HO HO HO…JESUS offers health, help and hope.
Santa says “You better not cry”…JESUS says “Cast all your cares on me for I care for you.”
Santa’s little helpers make toys…JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions.
Santa may make you chuckle but…JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.
While Santa puts gifts under your tree…JESUS became our gift and died on a tree…the cross.
We need to put Christ back in CHRISTmas, Jesus is still the reason for the season.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
I copied this from a friend, Jennifer Dancer....hope she does not mind.
Well, decorating the tree was as fun as always. It is such fun to get out all the ornaments that we have accumulated from various trips and put them on the tree. Each of the girls have their own ornaments given to them each year. Some of the ones they made when they were young are fun to see now! Then we talk & remember all the trips.......good times. :) Of course, we ate some fudge & drank wassail too. It was an evening well spent. Shelly
