JOYFUL CHRISTMAS..Jackson's 1st..Part 2

Here's the continuation of our trip to South AR, plus a celebration at my house!

The day after Christmas, we headed to Russell's parent's house to celebrate the holiday!

We opened gifts. They were tickled to get the personalized plate and framed picture of Jackson.

The three of us! Oh, we love our son, Jackson Randolph!

The best Christmas present!

Ricky enjoyed showing Jackson how to take a "selfie." HA!

Jackson loves them!

Jackie cooked a great lunch: chicken spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad.

That night, we had the Lawson Christmas!

BJ and his little girl, Eve. What a sweet little girl!

Mamaw Lawson, Jackson, and Eve.

On the 27th, we went to Russell's grandparent's house.

Love this picture of 4 Price boys!

Papaw playing peek-a-boo with J. So cute.

Jackson enjoyed the ribbon and wrapping paper.

We stayed at KK (my mom) and BA's house and KK was so excited to read this Rudolph book to Jackson. Rudolph's nose lit up while reading the book. Too fun!

KK is so proud of her baby grandboy!

We truly enjoyed our few days in South Arkansas. It was wonderful to see many family members and a few friends. If you have read this blog even for a short time, you know family is everything to me. I cannot say enough how much fun we had!

Fast forward to January 3rd.......

Whew! That was fast! ;)

I call these cookies "New Year's cookies," because I still used a few cookie cutters from the Christmas collection, but it's still Winter, so I used snowflake, snowman, and bell cutters.

My mom's family came to our house this year to celebrate Christmas! Most of the family got to come, so we were tickled about that. We had ham, macaroni special, green beans with almonds, bread, and death by chocolate for dessert. It was our family's Christmas get together, so of course we had more munchies, like crackers and dips, and olive cheese bread. Thanks to the Pioneer Woman for many recipes, yet again! :)

Opening gifts!

My cousin, Parke and his sweet wife, Anna. This is their 1st Christmas as "Mr. and Mrs." :)

My uncle Mike, Aunt Dodie and Jackson!

My Aunt Molly!

Emily and her very tall boyfriend, Cable. They are so adorable together!

Just the 3 of us again! :)

Kathy (Mama) and Molly!

Kelly, Logan, and Lauren!

Lauren and I are two peas in a pod. She is so very special to me! We know how to have fun and be adventurous! It is so fun to watch her play with Jackson.

It was awesome spending time with MANY family members. My heart just bursts with JOY when I see any family member, but my heart almost overflows with JOY when I can celebrate Jesus' birth many times, not only at Christmastime, with my husband, Russell, and our son, Jackson.

Christmas may be over, but let's not ever forget that Jesus, the Messiah, LOVES and ADORES you!

So now, on January 7th, let's try to fly past any Winter blues that may come and think positive. I have really been thinking about how to kinda "revamp" this blog. Obviously still have J's pics, but add more. If you have any ideas, feel free to share. I have ideas, but y'all just share away! Again, have a wonderful 2015!

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they my see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

I Cross My Heart: Todd and Dana's Wedding

Saturday, October 18th was a very special day. Todd and Dana said, "I Do." Russell and Todd are best friends and have known each other for so long. He was so honored to be in Todd's wedding.

Jackson was so excited to attend his very 1st wedding! He was so happy during the ceremony that he was squealing! :)

The wedding party rode on a tractor and trailer.

Russell took this picture of Todd before the wedding. He was so excited!

This was such a neat idea. The rings were attached to this piece of wood. So cool.

Father of the Groom. We love Bo!

A rose in memory of Todd's mom, JoAnn. She was definitely looking down on him during this special day.

Dana right after the wedding! So pretty!

Love this picture of such a happy couple.

Beautiful rings on the bouquet.

Kylie is so sweet!

Family pic! It was such a perfect day for an outdoor wedding!

Wrangler shirt and of course the boutonniere. Yes, that's fresh flowers in a shotgun shell. :) That's so Todd! It was right up his alley.

It was SO great to see Tara and her sweet girl, Dixie!

Russell and Tara have known each other since grade school and we went to college together. Love this of us with our babies.

Sisters! Jackie, Phyllis, and Connie. Jackie was such a huge help for the bride and groom. She did a lot of behind the scenes things. :)

Mama helped so much with Jackson.

Jackson's serious face cracks me up. I think I have figured out that when he is around a lot of people, he just observes...a lot! :)

Just a random picture of the bouquet on a tractor.

Some of the wedding party.

Cake! I love the sign above the table. Dana did a great job!

So exciting!

Jackie and Ricky with sweet J.

Tara and Dixie. Little Dixie loved the votive candles!

Friends!

Love this picture!

I took Jackson home a little early, and Russell stayed a bit longer.

Look at that bonfire! We are so happy for Dana and Todd. I have known Todd for as long as I have known Russell-almost ten years! We are so glad Todd found Dana!

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love, for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 59:16

Commenting Challenge Day 5: Best Meal Ever

It's Day 5 of the challenge! Cannot believe it's almost to an end.

Today's topic: Best meal ever!

Now, honestly, this girl loves food. I frankly had to think a little more on this one because it took more time to narrow it down. :)

Today, if I were to choose any single full meal it would be my Daddy's grilled steak, baked potato, salad with homemade croutons, French bread, sautéed mushrooms, and iced tea. Any fruit cobbler or chocolate cake for dessert, please!

No one grilled steak like Daddy did, so I cannot have that exact thing. Maybe Kelly and I can recreate it soon! :) YUM!

As y'all know-I am Southern as can be. Although, I love carbs. There, I said it. Whew. I got that off my chest! HA!

 

 The Pioneer Woman is one of my favorite people ever, and I use her recipes often. Last year, we had lots of family over for dinner and I made beef brisket with gravy, PW's mashed potatoes, green beans, and rolls.

 But you could also pair the beef with homemade macaroni and cheese-which is my most favorite food.

 Johnita's yeast rolls are the best. My Nanny, Mama, sister and I make these during Easter and/or Christmas-heavenly.

 Chocolate Cake=divine. That's all!

I also adore my sister's Christmas cookies. She has made these so many times that she could mix the ingredients together, cut the cookies out with cookie cutters, bake them, and ice them with her eyes closed. She's a pro. We devour these at Christmas. Yep. No shame here!

 

So as y'all can see, we LOVE food. Most anything my family cooks is the best meal ever in my book. So good!

 

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." Mark 10:27