Karmen Smith

  • About
  • Retreat
  • Journal
  • Speaking
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to my blog posts

Privacy Policy

our Christmas marathon

by Karmen |

wow

watering hole for my GREAT poinsettias~a gift from Cowboy Dan

watering hole for my GREAT poinsettias
~a gift from Cowboy Dan

what a great season~

exhausting.

but great!

our 4 day Christmas marathon kicked off

with Cowboy Dan’s extended family

Saturday at lunch

after we ate

we took a walk

soaking up the sun!

soaking up the sun!

Cowboy Dan’s family is blessed with a beautiful piece of property

my FAVORITE tree on the farm

my FAVORITE tree on the farm

getting together for lunch was WONDERFUL because

our large

often loud

group of children could play

and scavenge OUTSIDE

speaking of scavenging

I WAS NOT

when I came upon

SNAKE!!!!!!

a SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that had not been dead very long

the boys could hardly wait to get their hands on it!

YUCK!

event#2 was Sunday night

Cowboy Dan and I hosted

my mother’s LARGE extended family gathering

this is one of my favorites

the TONY CREEK GIRLS

the lovlies

the lovelies

are like sisters to me, sister banker and sister nurse

and our kids love being together

as much as we do

this year we added a new side show to the MANIA

“Santa’s Understudy”

REQUIREMENTS: be jolly and have a BIG belly

"and it shook like a bowl full of jelly"

“and it shook like a bowl full of jelly”

fun :O)

event#3 is the most special to me

it’s always Christmas Eve

and is spent with Daddy-O, Precious and the sisters

this year was EXTRA SPECIAL

because my niece Kate

directed and produced

our first annual family CHRISTmas play

“Reason for the Season”

a highlight for sure!

Christmas morning

began on a rather sad note

our family pony, and FARM CAMPERS BFF, Trigger

Christmas morning 2005

Christmas morning 2005

passed

and rode away to pony heaven

just before

the herd of wildebeest arrived

and no.

your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you

“a herd of wildebeest”

wildebeest

is what Might Mouse asked for

the rascals were in a spin

with their goods from Santa, the events prior and the grand finale

event#4 Christmas night at MawMaw’s

with Cowboy Dan’s immediate family

breakfast for supper

YUMMO!

another great night with family

fun and

night vision goggles

with our Christmas marathon complete

the NEW YEAR

and OUR BIG NEWS

just hours away now

2013 is going to be our

BEST YEAR YET!!!!

 

 

 

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • More
  • Email
  • Print
  • Reddit
  • Pocket
  • Tumblr
  • Skype

Filed Under: Everything Else

Comments

  1. Sharon Jones says

    January 2, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for you and Jason (Cowboy Dan). If anyone can suceed with this new reopening,
    it would be you two. CAN’T wait to see all you have done with the place and looking forward to spring planting
    season. Good luck on your new venture and God Bless your Happy Home.

    Love ya.

    • Karmen says

      January 4, 2013 at 1:10 am

      THANK YOU for your kind words of encouragement sweet Sharon :O) We are EXTREMELY excited and even MORE thankful for this new opportunity to build relationships with our community. Look forward to seeing you soon. HAPPY NEW YEAR

Order Karmen's 6-Week Prayer Journal "When You Pray, Big Things Happen"

Join the Conversation

Join the Conversation

Recent Posts

  • sweet & salty: an adoption story
  • Whew! What a YEAR!
  • Court & Why I Won’t Stop Crying

Instagram

Follow on Instagram

Brave Moms, Brave Kids Blog Tour

Categories

Archives

  • About
  • Retreat
  • Journal
  • Speaking
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

© 2023 Karmen Smith | Design by The Design Diva | Development by MRM | Privacy
Photos Courtesy of Rachel Clarke Photography

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.