An Old Time Ashville Christmas

One of the best things about living in a small town is being part of a real community.  What a treasure!  This year, Ashville revived an old Christmas tree lighting tradition with cookies, hot chocolate, prayer, the National Anthem and the lighting of the town Christmas tree. Then we all stood around and sang Christmas carols.

Great friends!

What a blessing!

Merry Christmas!

The lighting of the tree.

Caroling

Singing our hearts out!

We even got to visit Ohio's Small Town Museum
Ashville, Ohio -famous for the world's first traffic light.

Need a perm?  No way!

Cindy made a new friend.

Martin gives Cindy a tour.

Good times!

Kids in the coop

It’s been pretty quiet at our house lately.  That is, until this past Friday.  We were blessed to have some kiddos (big and small) over for some fun.  

 Needess to say that after playing basketball, foosball, ping pong, air hockey, board games, making pizza bagles, climbing in the hay loft, painting chickens on the chicken coop wall and building gingerbread houses, we were exhausted! Even the dogs slept in the next day.

 Great fun was had by all. 

Oh Christmas Tree!!!!

A country home has to have a real Christmas tree!

Tada!

And then there was Jett

Meet "Jett."  

He is the newest addition to our household.   

Yeah, we needed a puppy right around Christmas time!  LOL

From the moment we met, I was in love.

 

Just some updated photos...

First snow

Helping me work

Playtime!

First day of obedience school 2/2/16

Exhausted after school

Growing up!

Jet at 6 months

Mr. Jett is 7 months old

Spoiled rotten