a heavenly christmas

I was worried about this Christmas because it was our first one without GiGi. Leading up to Christmas I often felt sad she wouldn't be with us this year. When I think about Christmas on the Hodges side, I immediately think of Grandma in her chair, opening a lot of chocolate, smiling, kissing, and tears in her eyes. While thinking about all of this, I remembered what she said in the hospital bed when she saw her first Angel. She pointed to Heaven and said it looked like "Christmas." If everyday in Heaven looks like Christmas, I bet the day of Jesus' birth is beyond spectacular, to say the least. I'm sure GiGi's eyes were filled with tears of happiness this Christmas because she got to spend the day with our King. We certainly missed GiGi, but we know where she is and we often talk about her dancing in Heaven. THAT makes my eyes fill with tears of happiness for her. I know she had the most magical Christmas ever this year. Merry Heavenly Christmas, GiGi.

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kindergarten boxcar parade

Well, everyone was healthy until Lexi got the flu and I got pneumonia. Needless to say, it's been a rough week...BUT, we are better again and for the most part back to normal. Jason, Lexi and I all worked together on this and we think it turned out great! All the boxcars were unique and wonderful! The parade was wonderful...it should have been televised!!

me and luke

He was about two weeks in this photo!! Next time I see him I will try to capture the same image!! Happy birthday, sweet boy!!

daddy/daughter dance

I have some catching up to do on the blog, but I wanted to write tonight while my feelings and emotions are raw... About a month ago we received an email about the daddy/daughter dance tonight. Jason attached the flyer and forwarded it to me saying, "I have to work." I frowned and moved on. I didn't think much about it until the other day. I had an "a-ha" moment and asked Jason if we could ask his dad so Lexi wouldn't miss out on the ball. Jason called Kevin the next day and I received a text from Jason right after saying, "My dad would be happy to take Lexi." I was delighted and Lexi was on cloud 9 when I told her Paw Paw wanted to take her to the ball (side note...we didn't tell Lexi about the ball because we didn't think she was going to be able to attend since Jason was out of town). The next day Jason left work early and met us at the mall for a little ball dress shopping. Lexi danced around the dressing room in about 8 diff...

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