Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Love The Shipman Family

Sing Praise

I will give thanks

to the LORD

because of his righteousness;

I will sing the praises of the name

of the LORD

Most High.

Psalm 7:17

Wordless Wednesday: Extremely Blessed!

Jolly Ole Saint Nick

Yesterday we took the kids to the mall to see Santa. Grace told him that she wanted a "Rainbow Doll (Rainbow Bright)" and Gauge asked for an "Orange Chatter (Orange Sing-a-ma-jig)".

Santa was so good with them.  He kept saying "I just can't believe how much you two have grown since I saw you last year!" Grace said to him "I'm going to be turning 6 really soon" to which Santa replied "I know....I remember last year at this time you were about to turn 5."
Her eyes got real big and she had the cutest little grin on her face.

Love the sweet sweet innocence of children!

Gingerbread House

I made a Gingerbread House

It was sugary sweet

It took me all day long to make

but lasted just a week

Monday - I ate the ceiling

Tuesday - I ate the door

Wednesday - I ate the windows

Thursday - I ate the floor

Friday - I ate all four walls

Saturday - I ate the lawn

Sunday - I licked up the crumbs

My Gingerbread house is gone!

* Poem Source *

Christmas Smiles

Perhaps

the best

Yuletide

decoration

is being

wreathed

in smiles.

~ Author Unknown

Wordless Wednesday: My little man

10 years!!

He was a 17 year old Senior football player

I was a shy 15 year old Sophomore with a perm and braces

His best friend spilled the beans during French Class and told me he was going to ask me out

I found out later he had "liked" me the whole previous year

On our first date we went and saw the movie Mrs. Doubtfire and ate at Burger King

I broke curfew that night (my Mom allowed it)

Not long after, we exchanged class rings

I started wearing his Varsity jacket to school

He began picking me up for school in the morning in his red Honda CRX

We immediately became inseparable

We went to prom 3 years together

Eventually went to the same college

Got engaged my Junior Year at Ohio State

Got married December 9, 2000

Got our first apartment in a new town

Moved back to our home town

Built a home and welcomed a baby girl

Built another home and welcomed a baby boy

Today we celebrate 10 years of friendship and love!

I can't wait to see what the next 10 years has in store for us!