Christmas 2025, Celebrating the Birth of our Savior!

2025 Christmas Eve at the Kilgore house.  Kristin's in-laws.  They are so gracious to invite us every year.  We are thankful. 

Mike and Kristin getting the veggies ready for snacking on before the dinner. Looks like Mike is eating some snacks.

Layne just had her third knee surgery.  Long story for sure.  I am sure this night was hard for her.  She was in that chair most of the night.  No lifting her leg or putting any weight on it.  

Kristin and Justin, I just snapped this picture. 

This picture was the posed picture they wanted.  

Justin and Mike!

This was a gift for someone else and he didn't want to wear it. He is almost two years old and didn't exactly know what it was. Layne decided to wear it for a time. 

Ornament exchange time. Jeff always leads the way.  

Dessert time for Kristin. 

Lucy and her cousin. 

Love the cowboy hat. 

The many faces of Lucy!

Layne almost had a smile. 

The pajama tradition lives on! Layne is breaking the rules but she does have the crutches right behind her.  

Layne is leaning on the crutches and no weight on the leg.  Not safe but she did it.  

All the cousins in their new pajamas. 

Me and Kristin! 

Christmas Day we got a couple of pictures from family! We bought Lucy the purse and sweatshirt.

Rumor has it she wore the sweatshirt all day.  Glad she liked it. 

Finn, Kyle Kath and Sean! The Gleason's in California. 

Merry Christmas to all.  What a gift we have been given.  It doesn't stop with the birth of Jesus.  He lived on earth for 33 years. His death was gruesome but He rose on the third day so we could have eternal life. Praise God.  Thank you Jesus for sacrificing so much for us.  

Christmas Pictures

 I found a site that edits pictures so I asked for some edits to use a great picture of Mike and me for our Christmas card. I must have received 50 different versions of the picture.  Here are a few!  The first one is the original.  Hmmm, which ones did we pick?  

Sullivan Lake July 4th Picnic

Mike's idea!!  We went to Sullivan Lake to have a 4th of July picnic and check out the campsites at Sullivan Lake.  Best idea ever!!!! 

 Mike is in his element.  Cook stove and the forest.  Life is good!

We rarely get pictures together so we grabbed someone to take a picture of us, TOGETHER!  

We found a great picnic spot in the day use area.

Watermelon is a favorite summertime treat of mine!

So beautiful! 

We thought we would walk to the campgrounds to check them out but it was a much farther that we anticipated.  We went back the truck and drove around. 

Burgers were on the menu! Thanks Chef Gleason.

Clean up time!

We will be back in August to camp at Noisy Creek!  It as a perfect 4th of July day at the lake!