Christmas Shuler-Style

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Family getting

together... Laughter... Good food... etc...

Christmas Eve was spent at Grandma and Papa Shuler's

house. In this picture it was a time of "pile on Daniel".

You can't see Daniel because he's under the pile :-)

Here's Sara and Daniel.

Time for some Christmas caroling. We all sat around

and sang Christmas songs. Sometimes the verses

get jumbled together because we forget all the words

but it was fun. Maybe not fun for the instruments.

Papa says that the people who wrote Christmas songs

hated guitar players.

Here's Philip jamming on the bass.

We had a "White Elephant" gift exchange.

I told my kids to pick out whatever they wanted

to give for a gift. Anita picked Tommy's gift

that he chose and wrapped all by himself...

Three thumb tacks and a penny.

Here are all of the kids and their gifts.

Christmas morning...

Even Duke gets in on the action.

After he unwrapped his bone he

disappeared for awhile.

Since Colin can't see out of his right eye anyway...

Sara made him an eye patch.

It says, "#1 DAD".

Megan and Tommy checking

out the Bend-A-Roos. You can now find

artwork all over the walls from

these nifty little sticky sticks.

Sara and Philip looking quite happy.

Jacob doing his best "old man" impersonation.

After the gifts are open it's time for our

traditional Christmas morning breakfast.

Hash browns, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy.

YUM!

We have had a wonderful time the last few days.

God has blessed us so much and we are thankful

for His provisions this past year. He has blessed

us with good health a nice house, clothes to wear

and food to eat and a job. Jobs are hard to come

by for some these days... I am thankful

for God keeping us in His care. Some of these

things may seem trivial to some people but

I can't help but feel a little emotional and so

very very grateful for every little blessing He

has given us. I have a fantastic family! A

wonderful husband who loves and takes

care of me... And GREAT kids who make me

laugh and keep this house alive with music...

laughter... yelling :-)... joy! It's all good.

I am a VERY blessed woman!

Merry Christmas to everyone and

may God bless this new year.

Great things are ahead!