Have a Blessed Christmas!!!!!

Jake and I would like to wish you all a Blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with your families. This year we are praying for Peace, Patience, Justice, Hope and Good Health!

We are so excited to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Andray and Roslyn...it is beyond enjoyable to witness their excitement  and "true belief" this Christmas Season...can't wait to open presents and get ready for Santa tomorrow night! Love and prayers to all of you this week!

So Excited for Christmas!!!!!

 Ah, we are so excited for Christmas next week! Jake made me a proud wife today as he dressed up for Christmas festivities at school today. Can't make it up...as Zoolander would say, "So HOT right now!"

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winter is SNOW Much Fun!!!

 Jake and I had a blast with the kids on Saturday at home making a snowman and a slide in the front yard - this is what Saturdays in the winter are supposed to be! Time spent together at home as a family having FUN!

Roslyn named the snowman...."FROSTY!"

Andray named the snowman, "GEORGE!" - too funny.

On Sunday Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made an appearance at church. Roslyn told Santa that she wanted Dora with a horse and stable. Andray wouldn't look at Santa, but he at least got in the sleigh and told him (while looking the other way at the wall) that he wanted more CARS for Christmas. Too fun! Can't believe Christmas is a week away, super excited to celebrate it with Jake and the kids!

Andray Did GREAT at his Pre-K Christmas Program!

Ah, I was so proud of Andray this morning at his Pre-School Christmas Program...those kids are too dang cute! I'm so grateful my Mom and Andray's Godfather Jacob could be in attendance too...great memories!

Andray was so excited this morning to go to school. He looked a little nervous on stage, but he participated in all the songs and knew all the words - too fun!

Roz had the best seat in the house...Uncle Jacob's shoulders!

Andray with his Godfather Jacob - notice the stocking in the background that Andray made in school. Of course green tinsel and he wrote that all he wanted for Christmas was CARS!

Andray and Grandma Carol.

Even Roslyn got dressed up for the Christmas program...was a fun morning with the kids! Have a great weekend everyone! Stay safe in the storm that's supposed to hit Central Minnesota!

Winter is Here & Chucky is Back!!!!

Winter is officially here in Minnesota after the snow storm this weekend and our trusty "Elf on the Shelf"...aka "Chucky" has returned to our house for the Christmas season. The kids are truly enjoying searching for Chucky each morning and they are constantly reminding each other to act nice because Chucky is watching...too darn fun!

Some of my most favorite hiding spots for Chucky thus far...in the light fixture above our front door.

 In Baby Jesus' place in the manger...trust me, this took a while for the kids to find!

Above our door bell sound box in the kitchen...Chucky was tired from his flight back from the North Pole, so he laid down all day...Andray said he didn't think Chucky looked very comfortable, I would have to agree!

Chucky's magic powers continue this Holiday Season!

PHOTOS WITH SANTA - PART 2

I took the kids to Coborn's last week to visit Santa and his Elf...our second try with Santa this Christmas didn't fair too well with Andray. Oh well, Tis the Season!

Andray wouldn't even look at Santa or his Elf. But Roz told the Elf she wanted Dora and Boots for Christmas. Both were very shy.

 The kids were pretty pumped to get candy canes after their photo shoot with Santa and continue to shop around in Coborn's with their own little carts that say "Cutomer in Training"....TOO FUN!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!

Happy Birthday to Jake's oldest sister Sarah today...lots of continued prayers for her and Eric and the rest of the Cold Spring Police Department as they continue to grieve the tragedy suffered over a week ago!
We love you!

The Christmas Gatherings Continue

This weekend we will head to the Stang farm on Sunday for the Annual Christmas Tree Decorating and Holiday Baking. Should be complete chaous with 8 grandkids running around...Andray has already declared that he'll be using GREEN frosting to decorate his cookies this year!

Last weekend I brought the kids home to RWF to help Mom and Dad decorate their Christmas tree. Andray was pumped that it was his turn to put the Angel on top of the tree.

Andray and Roslyn both helped hang my brother Adam's Christmas ornaments...

Adam is missing out on a lot of family fun...very sad.

It took both Andray and Papa Larry to get the Angel hung on top of the tree this year!

Mom and Dad's Christmas tree is a little bottom heavy with the ornaments, but it was fun to help decorate this season...brought back a lot of childhood memories for me!

Mom hung the grandkids' stockings upstairs this year. At one time Andray and Roslyn had all the stockings singing and the Hallmark snowmen below...hilarious and loud, all at the same time! Going to be a fun Frank Christmas at the end of December this year!

The kids also helped Mom make some Candy Cane cookies for the Lingl Christmas gathering in Bird Island...a work of art!

Roslyn's masterpiece.

The Ties that Bind...4 generations of Lingls.

 I stopped with the kids at the Bird Island cemetary on our way home so they could visit their Great Gpa Shorty and Great Frank Grandparents, always nice to come and visit, especially around the holidays.

EMERY'S BAPTISM DAY

Our newest beautiful niece, Emery Sanda, had her Baptism Day on Sunday. We heard she did great in church and never cried...a very special day for a very special baby girl.

Roslyn loves Baby Emery very much...good training for when Roz becomes a BIG SISTER in March!

Our Thoughts & Prayers with the Cold Spring Police Department!

Jake and I received terrible news early this morning that a Cold Spring Police Officer was shot and killed in the act of duty late last night. Our brother-in-law Eric is okay, but we are sending lots of prayers to Sarah & Eric and the rest of the Cold Spring Police Department. Such traggic news and such a thoughtless act...God bless all those who are suffering right now, especially during this Holiday Season!

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