December 2023....

 

...Wishing that this new month brings you lots of reasons to celebrate life!...

...Let it be filled with joy, happiness, kindness, love and good cheer, frolic

and fun and glee...Of peace on earth and good-will to men!...

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...Elf on the Shelf  was introduced as a Christmas Tradition in 2005...

...I know some parents do not like the Elf on the Shelf idea...

...My girls have fun with it and all 3 littles look forward to waking up every 

morning to find where she/he might be...

...Now, there are baby elves included...😳

...Holly...our bunny's elf...

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...Ruby...our Junies' elf...

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...the Junies' class leading Rise and Shine...

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...not sure who taught Char this pose...

...One would think he has enough layer of fat to keep warm

without taking up room in front of the fireplace...LOL!

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...Neighbor friend's Christmas fun night...

...the evening started @ Braum's...

...Junie A upset the whole plan of fun by getting sick while in line ordering...

(...not a good thing to witness when in line for food...)

...So, she and her momma left the group for home...

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...and so the fun continues...

...mini family paint workshop @ Rt 66 Ballroom...

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...Sapulpa Rt. 66 Christmas Chute...

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...Junie M spent the night @ Mel's w/ her girls...

...She and Annika made get well messages for Junie A...

...By the morning time, she was feeling much better...

...Sad that she missed all the fun...

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...Roosevelt's on Cherry Street...

...Our annual Christmas brunch @ Roosevelt's...

(missing Ali and Junies)

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...took a stroll down Cherry Street from Roosevelt's to the

Magnolia Soap and Bath Co...

...Our bunny chose a fragrance and made a candle...

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...Life Church...

...Ali and Junies met Laura & Vivian at Life Church for the morning service...

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...Monday morning school day...

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...Subway Bristow...

...love our Subway window of a winter, holiday scene...

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...enjoying some holiday time w/ our Subway employees...

...playing LCR...

...our area manager's husband won the Center...

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...checking their stocking for their gift cards...

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...Nonni and Poppi learning how to play "Spot It"...

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Camera roll...

...Linz and her sweet friends out for a dinner together...

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...pics taken in front of the Amber Marie boutique on 91st...

...eating a quick dinner @ Napa Flatts...

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...@ home opening their --days before Christmas gifts...

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...the bunny's 4th grade program "United as a Trojan"...

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...Freedom Elem. Family Night...

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...Bristow's Parade night...

...Bristow's theme for the holiday and our annual parade...

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...@ our Subway waiting for parade time...

...top pic has Paul's grand, Clara...she's 2nd from right...

...bottom pic has her sister, Lucy...on the end w/ green leggings..

...dancing w/ Jean Ann's School of Dance...

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...the longhorn cattle drive...

...amazing animals and so docile...just plodding along...

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...Express Clydesdale...

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...Our parade was the best ever in many years...

...This pics were only a snippet of it all...

...It also brought the largest crowd to our lil' town...So enjoyable!

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...Overnight stay w/ Poppi & Nonni...

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...Cox Center Pom and Jazz Competition for Elite Dance

of Tulsa All Star Youth...

...So proud of our bunny and her team on pom and jazz placing 

2nd in both categories...competing against older girls since they moved up in another 

age category...

...It's a wrap for Pom this year, and they will continue w/ jazz and other dance groups...

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...Aqua Dental Holly Jolly Christmas fun...

...it takes full concentration to build a gingerbread house w/ dental tools...

...Ugly Christmas Sweater Day...

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...Sunday Sunset...

...Praise Him, Praise Him in the morning and Praise Him in the noontime...

Praise Him, Praise Him when the sun goes down...🎝🎜

...I love the reminder of each creation of sunrises and sunsets...it gives

us time to reflect and reminds us to take time to enjoy and be thankful for God's creations...

...It gives us HOPE for all small things...

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...Keeping the holiday tradition with opening a new Christmas book...

...it started with opening a book for the 12 nights before Christmas..

.it's getting harder to find new books so I have shortened the days...

...opening her --days of Christmas book...🎄🎄🎄

...along w/ Bubba hanging on her top...😜

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...Freedom Elementary Christmas Week...

...friend Grinches...

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...2nd grade "Masters of Math Facts" bowling celebration...

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...Elite Christmas Party...

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...back to Freedom Christmas Week...

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..2nd grade.class Christmas party activities...

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...Christmas break begins for the Junies...

Junies' friend's night...such a great momma friend...

...took them home from school for making gingerbread houses, Then, Starbucks and

driving around looking @ Christmas lights...

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...our bunny home w/ Momma eating taco soup...

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...The littles and us big people had a magical time at the Golf Club of Oklahoma

as guest of Uncle Roger and Aunt Debbie decorating Christmas cookies w/ Mrs Claus and 

one of their elves and visiting with Santa...

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...the cocoa bar...maybe bar, but they served the littles hot cocoa...

...jingle, jingle...Santa is just entering the dining area...

...showing the elf her baby elves...all 13 of them!...

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...eating at The Club...

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...the bunny opening another -- days of Christmas gift...

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...the Junies opening their -- days of Christmas gift...

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...Roosevelt's w/ Ali and twins...

...Junie A is just NOT feeling it...

...She finally moved into action when she ask to take pics of her Nonni...

...She actually may make a photographer someday...

...there's more, I didn't want to post all of them...lol!

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...Junie A had a drs. appt before we went to Roosevelt's...

Dr. B put her on breathing treatments...

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...Mounds High School Winter Concert...

...Paul's 2 grands...Raynie a senior and Wyatt a sophmore...

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...Pajama day for their Christmas week @ JWE...

...a few school districts are still in school until Wednesday...

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...movie...."Wish"...

...Ali said one of the two never sat still...even fell out of her seat once...😏😍

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...Our bunny's 4th grade class Christmas party...

...our bunny was happy her momma was able to take time off from work

and be w/ her at the party...

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...Linz had to go back to work, so Yia Yia picked our bunny up a bit early,

so they could start her Christmas break before she left for Colorado w/ her dad...

...And, they went to Crumbl to celebrate...

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...Road Trippin'...

(no...they can't start the car)

... they packed their bags which they placed in the trunk, snacks and journals...

...they even have on their seat belts...👍

...I guess Junie A is the driver...😃

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...Recently came across this pic of my ADORABLE great niece

that lives across the pond in London....

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...Having a Merry Christmas night celebrating w/ Paul's families...

...We are still experiencing fall type temps, so we are taking

 advantage of the weather and our outdoor fireplace by celebrating outdoors...

...(We had the fireplace built where the old, old oak tree stood that the 

2016 tornado took out)...

...Michael's family...

...Megan's family...

...Mattie's family...

...this pic is being stubborn...no way is it allowing me to delete...

...so you get to see it twice...😄

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...our hors d'oeuvres were laid out on our clubroom patio bar made from a mesquite door 

we found in New Mexico... 

...the hot drinks and B-Town Grill chicken chunks,

along w/ Pizza Hut pizza are on the upper deck bar...

...It gave us plenty of room to scatter out and enjoy the nighttime air...

...s'mores time...

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..We .came indoors for our "stocking time"...

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...Today we say goodbye to autumn and hello to winter...

The past 2 days we have had temps in the upper 50's -mid 60's...

...Our highs will stay in the 60's w/ rain until Christmas Eve Day...

...Christmas Day is forecasted to be in the mid 40's...

...I am ready...

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...First, they ate lunch at Mazzio's in Jenks...

...Observing the shark feeding...

...enjoyed seeing Santa Claus in the waters of the aquarium...

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...The Junies' friend, Kate, dropping by w/ surprise gifts...

...Plus, they were excited just to see her...

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...Christmas  At the Movies, "It's a Wonderful Life",  @ Life Church...

...and candlelight service....

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...afterwards, we had dinner @ Napa Flatts...

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...O' Christmas tree, O' Christmas tree..

Every year the Christmas tree brings us all both joy & glee...

...w/ Roger and Debbie...

...We are missing our bunny princess this Christmas Eve...

...She's w/ her dad on her way home from Colorado...

...However, we will see her tomorrow on Christmas Day...

...opening gifts w/ Uncle Roger & Aunt Debbie...

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...Ronnie, Patti, Audrey Paige. Jason, and Asher...

...my niece, Katie w/ her husband Kyle, Henry and Charlie ...

...the lil' cousins...

...Junie M was excited that Aunt Patti brought sushi...

...lol!  They were actually pickle rolls...😜

...random pics...missing my sister and her families...

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...it was wet and damp outside, but we managed "s'more time"...

...the Junies w/ Asher tracking Santa on the phone w/ their compass...

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...US missing our Brea...

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...Loving Father, thank you for this night and for all it represents...

...Thank you for the HOPE and PEACE you bring...the LOVE you

provide to us and the JOY you give even in our saddest times...

...We praise You most of all for Jesus...

...Thank you for the many reasons we have been given a 

Merry Christmas....Amen!

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...HO! HO! HO!...

...Up on the rooftop reindeer pause...

...Out jumps good Old Santa Claus...

Down thru the chimney w/ lots of toys...

...All for the little ones...

...Christmas joys...

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...When the Junies woke Christmas morning, they yelled for their momma

checking to see if Santa had been there before they came out of their bedroom...

...When she said, "yes",  Marian screams, "Amelia, we were on the good list!"...😜

...lil' lion head bunnies...

...they are playing on their dance mat from us...

...in the background is the LOL dollhouse from Santa...

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...Momma opening her gift from the Junies...

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...Brea's momma picked her up at her dad's at noon. They 

came home to see what Santa left at Momma's house...

Then, Poppi, Yia Yia and I went over for gift opening w/ them.

Also, had a casual Christmas lunch...

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...Holly was there to greet her back home w/ momma...

Now, it's good-bye...See ya' next year...🎄

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Camera roll...

...When our bunny misses Christmas Eve with our family,

it always means a trip to Uncle Roger and Aunt Debbie's house...

(They enjoy spoiling all 5 girls!)💓

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...Izzy helping put their gift from Brea together...

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...My niece, Abby, and husband, Craig, on Christmas Day waiting for her due date and

hoping Hagan Ledger comes soon...just not today!...lol!...

...Due date, Dec. 29th and Hagan was born late afternoon coming out 

at 8 lbs. 4 oz...and was pure perfection....💙

...the youngest to oldest cousins...

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...Hagan Ledger went home the next evening...😲

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...loving their bunnies...

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...(Well, it's New Years Eve Eve, and Bristow's temp went to 58 degrees!)...

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...check in before the others got there...

The girls decided to take the littles and friends to a hotel close by their homes

for the night to swim and have an early NYE celebration...

...the bunny w/ her friend...

...the whole group...

...door dashed their pizza...eating pizza and snacks in the lobby...

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...I guess they took over the hotel lobby...lol!  

...Now, they are playing games...having a ton of fun!!...

...the room w/ the Junies and 2 friends w/ Ali on the sofa bed...

...Linz, the bunny and her friend were across the hallway...

...eating their continental breakfast...

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...packed and leaving w/ happy faces ready for the New Year...

...the Junies w/ their friends...

...All the girls, big and little, had a great time celebrating...

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...At Poppi and Nonni's for New Year's Eve...

..."POP" of confetti while waiting on the NYC ball drop...

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...This week we walk into a new month, and a new year.  Thank you, Father, 

 for your guidance through every season of this past year.  Help us to put aside

 anxiety about the future and the past, so that we might live in peace.  

May every day glow 

with love,  joy and happiness through this next year....Amen!💓 

      XOXO!  from Our 5 Acre Woods

 ...Throwback Pics...

...our Elf on the Shelf...

...6 months...

...6 months...

uhm!  Who is the guy...1st Christmas!

...2nd Christmas...not liking Santa...

...3rd Christmas...

...posing w/ her bear that Sissy gave her for her 1st Christmas...

...my 3 little loves...they have my 💓!...

...First year to get on Santa's lap...

...making cookies w/ Santa Rich...

...enjoying the Texan Gaylord...

...can never forget...Poppi broke his leg on the Gaylord Ice...

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@ Roosevelt's...our Christmas Tradition...

...wearing our mask through the Covid 19 crisis....

...OKC Polar Express...

...Christmas 2022...💓💓💓

(together again on Christmas Eve...2024)

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