The winter without end...

The other day coming home from work the sun was shining through the trees and made them all look like white lace.

Then again yesterday, on our way to church, the sun was out again and it looked like Jack Frost had been a busy boy. It was absolutely beautiful. These same trees that are full of color in the Fall were now all coated in winter white. I was in awe of my Creators handiwork.

All that beauty has a very ugly side though and it can be found at Walmart :-)

And along side our driveway

Winter will end sometime, it just has too. Until then we will have some beautiful moments and some very chilly, ugly ones. That's life here in Indy. It's where my home is. It's where my heart belongs.

Ashely turns 6

She only had to wait 365 days for her 6th birthday and I do believe we have been counting down the days since her 5th birthday.

She wanted a princess birthday

The princess birthday cake that yours truely decorated

The girls ready to party in the princess dining room.

I think we made some good memories for her. When I asked her what her favorite thing about the evening was she grinned and said "the presents".

Go colts!!!

Cameron had fun making this plate.

This is Davids

Winter fun...

Some things haven't changed. As soon as it snows Ashley is out there eating it.

Cameron building his first igloo.

His pants were frozen solid.

They are going to finish up the igloo tomorrow and are hoping that it won't melt overnight. I don't think that will be a problem.
Meanwhile I'm in the house straightening up from the Christmas take down. I like the simpleness of life after having the house stuffed with all of our fun Christmas sit abouts. How about you?

It's my birthday

I love birthdays !!!

My birthday David and the kids took me to Longhorn steak house. It was a great place to celebrate. Good food, fun atmosphere and great company. We did a little shopping and then picked up some Krispy Kreme donuts. Stopped by to say hello to a friend and now the day is almost over. It has been a good one!

A little decorating going on ....

This little tree has all my miniature tea pots on it. It is in the corner of our dining room.

The living room tree

Sure is cold around here but no snow yet

This beautiful garland was given to me. A Christmas blessing.

Our room

Life is busy but we are doing our best to make special moments to remember

Merry Christmas from the Goings in Greenfield

Thanksgiving week

My heart is full--we have been with family for a week. What a blessing! The pictures are backwards according to how our trip went. We arrived at Mother, Daddy and Phil's place in Aiken, S.C a week ago. It was great to walk around and see all the hard work they have put into the property. The last time we were there the house was still not delivered and now there is a house, workshop, motorcycle shed, run in shed, corral area, outdoor living area and remnants of some beautiful flower beds. The weather wasn't the most sunshiny but we had plenty of things to do and experience. Thank you Mother and Daddy for a wonderful time at "home". I also got to catch up with my sister and brother. Good times, good memories. Thanks guys.

Thanksgiving trip 2009

Then it was time to go back up North a couple hrs. and spend time with David's parents. We have been here along with Philip's family. It has been delightful to be together. We celebrated Thanksgiving and now in a few minutes it will be "Christmas" time. Today we went up into the mountains to see a beautiful waterfall and came back down to a fabulous dinner at Ponchos Mexican restaurant.
Tomorrow after church and dinner we head back home to Indiana. My life is ruled by the clock most of the time. It has been a nice break to go throughout the day with not a clue of what time it is.
I hope all of you are experiencing hearts that are refreshed and full of the joy of being with family.