An Angel meets her Lord!

 Althea Williams was a GREAT Grandmother (Grandma Toys my kids called her).  She went to see the Lord today.  Pastor Fred reminded me last night the Lord tells us DO NOT BE AFRAID!  I know that my Grandma was not.  It makes me smile!  It is still hard and I will miss her but I know that she is going to be just fine!  I love you Grandma and I will miss you!!  Until I see you again.....  ~ Lynn

Blog-O-Rama, another Sidney Prayer

It's Christmas Eve and we just got back from Church, so you should consider that in context of what you will read next.

Prior to eating, Sidney said our prayer.  And actually, it was one of the best prayers she's said in a long time - very thoughtful and sincere.  Then, at the end, just like Pastor Fred said during church, she decided to bring us home with a powerful, collaborative close:  "And All God's People Said: (AMEN)."  

As if that wasn't enough, she decided to go for an encore.  After we were done eating, she asked if she could say another prayer.  This time she was talking about Christmas and what it really means (again, very nice), when she threw in another one-liner (talking to God): "and it's pretty incredible that you're able to go through this every year."  While very funny at the time, it's pretty appropriate when you think about it.

With that, we're off to track Santa.  In addition, 24 straight hours of "A Christmas Story" is on TV, and I'm committed to watching all 24.  OK, I may throw in a quick 2-hour break for "Christmas Vacation," but that's all!

Until next post...God Bless, and have a very Merry Christmas!

Love, The Baumi's

So, here are the recent Family Pictures. Yeah, you all can submit them to the "Best Looking Family" contests if you want, I know that's nagging in the back of your mind...

On the Christmas Card, that little guy in the middle is just so cute! And Carter's not bad, either!

Blog-A-Palooza!

We know you all have been anxiously awaiting the next Baumi Family blog posting, and here it is!  There, are you happy?  Just kidding!

'Tis the season to be ornery...it's now December 23rd, the stockings are hung by the Chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nick will turn the other cheek and give our kids some toys.

While you all will be getting the Baumi Family Annual Report (cleverly disguised as our Christmas Letter) soon, a select few will also receive a special surprise with Sidney's first Christmas Letter of her own.  In said letter, there is much discussion of Will P.  Boy oh boy, I can't wait until she's 15...

My wife told me to be nice in the Christmas letter.  I was hoping to provide some levity and humor by outlining the last year as one of (sarcastic) tumultuous trials and tribulations, but nonetheless was denied.  

My wonderful sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Colorado have given us grief for not updating the blog in a while.  I suppose we deserve that, so they better be ready...we're gonna start bloggin' our butts off.  

And we know that really the main reason for anyone to check the blog is our little section we like to call "Random Thoughts."  While we don't have any great updates lately, we do have a story that probably qualifies as somewhat in that same vein...

So Jaxon and Dad are playing downstairs.  And as often happens when boys get playing a little bit, Dad encountered a little bit of "intestinal fortitude" (also knows as gas to you and me).  And like any good Dad who looks to take advantage of every educational opportunity we can, I asked Jaxon to pull my finger.  When he did, surprisingly a noise came out of somewhere.  We both laughed, and of course this just reinforced to Jaxon that he has the coolest dad in the world.

So, Jaxon then assumes this just happens naturally.  He sticks out his hand and asks me to pull his finger.  When I did and nothing happened, he looks back at me with a straight face and simply says: "Huh, I guess mine is broken."

Yep, that's my boy.

Until next time (and it won't be long).  Look for future blogs on our Top 10 New Year's Resolutions, the airing of Grievances (you got it, Festivus for the Rest of Us), and our deep reflections on the meaning of life.  Or at least something like that...

With love,  The Baumi's