A Very Merry Christmas (Part 2)

A Very Merry Chirstmas (Part 1)

At my parents request, I am posting some pictures now and probably some later. My dad had surgery last week and regrets that he cannot make it over to Boise like he had planned. So here are some pictures for you to see, Dad and Mom so you don't feel so left out. The kids are having a great Christmas Day. We are trying to really bring Christ into our day. Adam dressed up as Joseph last night and Jenna had the privilege of being baby Jesus.

What a great time of year this is. You cannot help but to smile and thank our Heavenly Father for what wonderful blessings we have in our lives.

Merry Christmas!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Adam put the candy canes on the tree!




Ryan and our little tree






Adam took this picture...good job!



Adam got to put the star up this year!

Smile Big!



We finally got our tree put up last Saturday. We always go to the same Baptist Church to get our tree. Last year we tried to go to the place across the street and Ryan's car broke down, so we decided we should just stick to the same place every year.






Adam and Jenna love the tree and especially the lights. Adam will take his cars and put them through the tree and say they are going in the forest! Such an imagination!

Don't you just love nice, clean babies?

Jenna is all clean...don't you love those towels wrapped around an nice, clean baby!

Kids say the darnest things...

Mindy: Adam, tomorrow is mommy's birthday.
Adam: You'll be 3 like me on April 11?
Mindy: No, I'll be 27!
Adam: Wow, thats a lot of numbers

Thanksgiving Time

Jenna and Braden are so cute!!!

Here's a big family picture we took while we were all at Mom and Dad's for Thanksgiving.

Family Photo

Here's a picture of our little family during Thanksgiving break.

Jared and Joy gave us all "Life is Good" shirts for Chirstmas. Adam wore his shirt for 3 days...straight. (Don't worry, we got it washed during the night.)

Introducing Braden David Raymond

Look at those cheeks! :)
The proud Dad!
Jenna, Adam & Braden
Braden's room

Braden entered into the Raymond family on November 14th. He's five months old, 19 pounds and adorable, as you can see. We welcome Braden into our lives with our arms wide open. We love him very much already. Welcome to the family, Braden!

I've been tagged?

I'm really quite new at this blogging thing, but I've been tagged so here we go:

I knew I would live in Boise, Idaho since I was 16 years old.

I'm looking to move out to Kuna, Idaho...it's really not that bad of a place.

I LOVE being a mom, but sometimes I need some "Mindy" time.

My favorite place to go out to eat is Texas Roadhouse...yummy!

I love serving in my ward...there are some great people out there.

I didn't know I'd be playing with cars and trains so much! (Maybe soon I can play with dolls too.)

Even though I don't care for the cold weather or the sun going down early, I enjoy this time of year...the Holidays! :)

Lincoln Logs anyone?

We love to play with Lincoln Logs! Jenna is small enough to sqeeze into the box and Adam thought he was too!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween!!!

Adam wanted to be a fire truck this year and Jenna loved being a lady bug! We had so much fun dressing them up in their Halloween costumes! And yes, Jenna definately belongs to me...she already loves CHOCOLATE!!! :)

Adam & Jenna both fell asleep while we were driving to our first house to go trick or treating, so we ended up back home where we waited for the trick or treaters come to us. It was a quiet, but very nice evening.

Happy Harvest

During this time of year, it is fun for our family to participate in pumpkin carving and other fun activities. Happy Harvest!

PS-As you can tell, I'm loving this blogging and want to share different events with you!

My Brother, My Sister

Adam loves Jenna and Jenna loves Adam. They will sit and laugh at each other often. Here's a couple fun loving pictures!

Dressing Up is Fun to do!

I (Mindy) love to dress Jenna up in her many cute outfits. The problem is, she doesn't get to wear them very much before she grows out of them or before the clothes are out of season.
We recently got a new camera, but the flash makes Jenna blink before the picture is taken. So, pretend as though you can see Jenna's beautiful blue eyes and enjoy!

In a blink of an eye

In a blink of an eye your kids are 3 1/2 and 6 months old. In a blink of an eye, you've been married for over 5 years and almost 27 years old. In a blink of an eye you look back on your life and realize how much you've done and how much more you need to be doing.
We would like to share some of our moments with you before another blink occurs and another five years have passed.
We are new at this, so be patient and enjoy!