December 2016 in Review

Happy New Year, everybody! I thought I'd start with
pictures from last month.

Christmas Decorations

 

 

Our new Christmas tree star

 

 

 

First snow

 

We took Ryan out to look at lights. He had a blast!

 

Ryan's 2nd birthday

 

The new Christmas Paw Patrol DVD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognizing his favorite characters from Paw Patrol

 

 

 

He stared at this paper with fascination because it had a train

on it. He is so into trains right now.

 

Annah, ready to head to our family Christmas party at Tatum's.

 

Christmas Eve

 

 

Dad has always made it a Kellum tradition to open at

least one gift on Christmas Eve, but this year we did quite

a few because we got a lot of clothes that we pretty much

knew what they were, as Dad had us pick what we wanted

and he ordered them really close to Christmas.

 

 

 



Helping Mom open her big gift.

 

A trunk. It was so pretty, and when we found

it on the internet, we're like: "Mom would like that."

It reminds us of Anne of Green Gables, and

Main Street in Old St. Charles.

 

Ryan helping

 

Pretty new coat from Dad

 

 

Waiting. Actually, this gift was for Annah but Ryan really liked

the paper.

 

 

 

Annah gave me a Kingdom Hearts key ring!

 

 

 

Gifts are not the most important part of celebrating Christmas, but

they are a very special part to a lot of people.

 

 

Christmas Morning

 

Dad and I attended church while Annah and Mom stayed home with Ryan

to get things ready. When we got home, Ryan was napping, so we

all agreed to open our gifts after lunch that way Ryan

wouldn't have to get impatient waiting for each of us to have our turn.

 

Homemade quiche on Christmas day, same as always

 

 

 

It was our first Christmas without Chloe, and we missed her.

There are still times where I tear up, digesting the reality

of her absence and still vividly remembering the details

of her death. But the Lord helped us and I tried not to focus

on it. And we still hand a very enjoyable Christmas.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

We only started watching this show last year, and while we

do not agree with all the content in it, we really like the

show and the family atmosphere, especially in the first season.

 

 



We got this for Ryan a while back. It's a little big, but we

don't see this one very often and it was on sale, and he

does like Toy Story.

 

Annah's been wanting this for a long time.

 

Annah gave me this book and it's helping prepare me for the

training program that I'm planning to take this year.

 

 

 

 

Now that was unexpected! But, hey, I like it!

For the passed few years, I've-we've-become

a big Sherlock Holmes fan.

 

Dad's favorite store is Rural King, so we got him a Rural

King cap and gift card.

 

Dad always buys us new throws every year, and we realized

that we never get one for him. So we grabbed a blue one. But

Ryan saw it and claimed it, well, tried to. He likes his blankets.

 

Joy? Yes! Joy is my favorite emotion from the

Disney/Pixar film Inside Out, and I've looked

for a good Joy action figure in our stores where

she should be but could never find her. There

were plenty of Anger, but no Joy. Annah gave her to

me for Christmas. That made me smile.

 

Exploring the tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It's Christmas! Let's be happy, people!"

 

 

One of my gifts for Annah was a Kingdom Hearts Keyblade

necklace! Yes, Annah and I KH fans.

 

AND...Annah gave me a Woody shirt! I've never,

ever had one before in my life but I was thrilled

when it came in the mail. She ordered it all the

way from China!

 

 

I hope you had a blessed Christmas too. Love, Rebecca

 

 

"Who is He in yonder stall?

At Whose feet the shepherds fall?



'Tis the Lord, oh wondrous story!

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

At His feet we humbly fall,

Crown Him, crown Him Lord of all."

 

"Jesus is either Lord of all,

Or not Lord at all."