Dakota Cuts His Hair!!! & Other Shots!

Yes! today, January 19, 2008, was the day when Dakota finally got his hair cut! It's not as extreme as it could be, he still has longer hair than most boys down here in Texas, but it is a change for him!!

So going from this....


















and this...


















To THIS!!!

WOW!!! He looks like a young man again and I can almost see his eyes again! And I can see his handsome face!

This is today's game! Dakota was shooting a free throw.
He scored a couple of times and is really good at defense and stealing!

Other Breaking News of the Stephens boys....
We got fish!!!

We got 2 goldfish and Kye LOVES them. He will tell you it is
his responsibility to take care of them and so far he has
been very dependable!!! The names change almost daily,
but I think right now they are Tiger and Panther.
Imagine that!!! :)


Just a couple of shots of my boys!!!

Kye

and Kru!!!

Our Christmas in Review!

We had a wonderful Christmas break and I thought I would share some of our highlights.

When we returned from Iowa, we traveled with our Hope Group to Caldwell to cut down our Christmas Tree. We have never cut our own, so we were really excited!


It took awhile, but we finally found the perfect one and proceeded to cut it down. Dakota and Kye drug it up the road and a nice man attached it to our roof.


We have decided to make this a new yearly tradition in the Stephens' household! The tree lasted a lot longer and the experience was so neat! Thank you Fernando and Cathe for inviting us along!!!

Let the Decorating Begin!!!

Kru hanging his yearly ornament..

And Kye his...

And Dakota toppin' the tree!

Start the Baking!!!

Darrin even helped this year!

Kru was WAY into Christmas this year and that included making cookies! He also loves sprinkles and his cookies were over the top with sprinkles. Yum??!!

Do you see all of the "stuff" on the table!?!

Kye's portrayal of Joseph

To see and hear his performance look at the post below.

Christmas Eve!!!

Christmas Morning - VERY Early!!!

A few of our favorite gifts!

Kari - pearl necklace!

Kye - jungle playset

Dakota - PSP Madden '08

Kru - his Tonka truck from PaPaDarrin - Bone book - it's a comic book thing - no picture!

Christmas in Hot Springs with Pappy & Granma

We enjoyed the chillier temperatures up in Arkansas. The boys had fun playing in the backyard with Stephen.


We also had a blast playing Guitar Hero III while we were there. In fact, our forearms were sore and so were my fingers.

It is probably a good thing that we don't have this at our house!!! It is very addictive! And fun! I don't think that I closed my mouth the whole time! Go Kari!!!! My favorite, ZZ Top's, LaGrange, Darrin's, Poison's, Nothing But A Good Time.

We ROCK!!!! (well, Darrin more than me, but I rock too!!!)

Praisin' in the New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

I just have to tell you at 1:00 in the am on January 1, 2008,
I LOVE MY CHURCH!!!!!
Tonight was so great!

This year things were so different in so many ways, that I had to share.

No T.V., no watching the "ball" drop in New York City, no listening to bands that I don't even know of, no watching people who I don't even know kiss in Times Square, no fire crackers, no counting....

Instead. . . . .

Worshipping in the New Year!

I can't think of a better way to begin a year!

We played games, laughed, had fun, but around 11:50, we gathered in a big circle and praised and prayed in 2008.

I love the Body of Christ and the Church Body that He has graciously led me to here in College Station. I am thankful and blessed to have them this year and the year to come.

I thank Jesus the He has allowed me to become a part of Living Hope and meet so many wonderful believers.

May your 2008 be full of praising and thanking God and receiving His many blessings this new year!