Christmas Party!
December 15th, 2006
Texas Power had our company Christmas party at the Gaylord…
it is such an amazing place, and we had a great time…
\It’s Christmas time in the city!
December 13th, 2006
Noelle stood for several seconds today leaning against this corner! We couldn’t believe it!
Noelle is always so interested in the world around her!
“I just got my flu shot and am feeling kind of sleepy!”
HAPY GIRLS!!!
December 12th, 2006
Aunt Joe and Noelle cuddle by the fire while Aunt Joe prepares the program for the HAPY Girls party.
Aunt Joe, Aunt Elsie, Melissa, Aunt Polly, Cousin Linda, Cousin Brittany, Noelle, and Rosie all together at the family center.
Aunt Polly and Noelle are two peas in a pod!
Noelle loves gold ball ornaments… and she LOVES her cousin Brittany even more!
One of the games at the party was to make an ornament out of pipe cleaners. I don’t know whose this ornament was, but Noelle picked her winner!
Aunt Elsie and Noelle had lots of FUN this weekend… Aunt Elsie is going to have her very first grandbaby in March!
The HAPY girls is the social organization my grandmother, Mary Arnett, founded along with three of her best friends (her last name, Arnett, is the A in HAPY), and although all the founding H.A.P.Y. girls have passed away, the group remains strong, meeting for lunch once a month to celebrate each other’s birthdays and precious lives.
SANTA!!!
December 6th, 2006
Noelle was so intrigued by Santa…
… but was a little confused at the situation…
We love you baby Noelle!
It’s Snowing!!!
December 1st, 2006
Noelle is skeptical of her first snowball…
But the curiosity builds…
and she’s digging in…
We tried to go see Santa earlier this week, but he had the flu!
We’ll try again in the next few weeks – I wonder if she’ll love him or be totally freaked out!?!
Thanksgiving 2006
November 30th, 2006
We had such a great holiday with our families! We had fun taking pictures, as always! Here is a slideshow of our week.
Noelle loves to take her socks off! She had so much fun with all of Mommy’s baby toys!
Teddy Autumn and Noelle on Thanksgiving Day.
Noelle after her baby dedication service…
Noelle LOVED the Texas State Railroad ride!
Andrew Josiah Ebert!
November 27th, 2006
Melissa’s sister, Michele, and her husband, Andy, are proud to announce the birth of baby Drew tonight. He is 9 pounds 7 ounces and has a head full of black hair! Please pray for Michele to get a good night’s rest and have a speedy recovery! Thank you for sharing in our joy… we are so excited!!!
Dedicated to God – Thanksgiving Day 2006
November 24th, 2006
Noelle Elizabeth Pond
Our adaptation of Luke 2
I kneel before the Father, from whom His whole family in Heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19
“In the Garden”
Noelle, you come from a family lineage of people who are deeply in love with God and committed to living lives of integrity, service, and honor. We, your parents, aspire to teach you that a life that is centered around Jesus is abundantly FULL! We desire for your life to be fun, committed, tender-hearted, honest, gracious, and true.
We commit to teach you, train you, and be an example for you in the way of Jesus Christ, so that when you leave our home, you will not depart from the truths that you have learned. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23
Noelle, as your mother and father, we are committed to you. We treasure you. We breathe you. We adore you. We promise to pray for you every day of your life, that you will taste and see that the Lord is good. From the core of your soul, it is our earnest prayer that you innately know who God is, and that no matter how hard life gets, you never forget God is there, and that he loves you. We pray that you love God with all of your heart, and in doing so, commit to love the people and the world around you with passion. For you have been given the ultimate gift, life by our Creator, the Lord of heaven and earth.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
“What a Gift” song written for Noelle by her daddy
God, protect Noelle. Put angels around her. She will come against the powers of evil in the world. Guard her heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Empower her with your Spirit. Make her a light on a hilltop that shines with inner beauty, grace, and love so that the world will know how beautiful you are because of the life of Noelle Elizabeth Pond.
“The First Noel”
