Cornerstone

What an encouragement this song is. To know strength comes from the love of the Lord, He is Lord through the storms of life. He is faithful for us to rest in Him, to feel peace in the midst of chaos and to rest assured that the Lord of Lords, King of Kings, the great I am is our anchor when all else fails us in the world.

The month of December wrapped up into one...

I remember December first and the stress that overwhelmed me as I felt it creeping around the corner. And now, I sit here relaxed knowing it is over.

I was a HUGE procrastinator and barely got family Christmas pics done early December. Thanks to a great friend Lindsey Jo Photography (LindseyJo Photography ) we got some amazing pics taken.

  When my boy's are comfortable I love how their little personalities pop through simple pictures as these. Truly great shots of my little men.

We did our annual Pro Bass Shop Santa visit and as usual, it was eventful.

  The boy's love playing with all the 

demo's out. Bow and arrows, race cars, guns...

they are in Heaven! 

We also made it a priority to visit the old neighborhood to see our old friends.

 We miss these peeps!

 

 We took one of our few days off to see  a 3D movie. J looks adorbs in this pic!

 K wouldn't let me papprazi him.

 They were being little characters as we did one of Mommy's favorite traditions of looking at Christmas lights. Mommy's LOVES Christmas lights at Christmas time.

  

Early December we also had our annual Christmas party with my girlfriends and our 20 something kids. I love these faces they're all making. Pure silliness in it's simplest of forms.

 

The Christmas party's were underway indeed.  

Next we had our annual boy cousin Christmas pajama party with the Dunbar boys...always an exciting event. Never a dull moment with five little boy's running around.

  Thanks to pinterest. The boy's and the momma's made these very minimally messy ornaments. Supplies: paint and clear (plastic)bulb ornaments. The boy's had a great time making them. I think my cousin Irene and I were more excited about them than the boys were. Oh'well.

Amidst the craziness, we had to set a day aside to make cookies. What's the holiday's without baking? The boy's were a great help...sort of.

Little Miss Betty Crockers. I seriously would now know what I'm doing without the help of these beautiful sisters and Mom.

Our annual (yes, we have lot's of annual traditions in the month of December) family Christmas dinner hosted by Mum and Papa is always filled with lots of thought and love. I look forward to this dinner every year. Not just because of the yumminess, but because the special time I have with my family as we sit and reflect on all of the events that took place over the year; both good and bad, regardless we're always reminded God was in every bit of it.

 Dad closed his eyes..

 

I went solo this year....but this man came around and posed for a photo with me. He gave me a piece coal.

Despite the craziness, I MADE myself go for a run or two. And truly, with a view like this how can anyone not want to get out and be in awe of God's beautiful creation.

These are just a few of the many snapshots I took with my phone of our Christmas morning.

These little airplanes were a HIT with the kiddo's! Thank you John.

These faces are priceless. I love these little men to the fullest!

 The boy's get $20 from Ama & Apa every year. This year they bought some additional controllers to go with their new Wii. Thanks Ama & Apa!

 I'm hoping to post some more treasured moments of Christmas morning at some point.

All together these Three Aderholds had a blessed Christmas. Over and abundantly blessed with lot's of gifts. Yet, we enjoyed the fellowship of all our friends and family far more. It was a busy hectic month treasured with love, chaos and memories that we'll forever remember. 

Polar Express we went

The Polar Express truly does exist in the small quaint little town of Williams Arizona.
Early 2012 we had marked our calendars to set way for the Polar express. And in late November off we went. A 1:1 ratio of adults and kids; Me, the boy's, Mum, Papa and cousin L were on our way.

 Funny faces exist on a regular basis in this family.

Additional proof.....silly J.

The cold exciting night finally arrived! Riding on the Polar express and seeing Santa. 

For the record. My son's are aware of Santa and know he brings gifts on Christmas morning but not to our home. The boy's know that Jesus provides our gifts. He is the one who provides us with the blessings of a home, a job, health and on Christmas morning PrEsEnTs! But they were still excited to see Santa who gave them a sweet little bell.

We had a great time. Singing Christmas carols and sipping hot chocolate was the best. Building memories with my little men and family.....priceless.

And this last picture sums up how I felt after a long road trip with three rambunctious kids.