Christmas Kids

Of all the blessings we can count, some of the dearest to most of us are our children, grandchildren and, for some of us, great-grandchildren.  From the Christmas 2007 holiday season, here are some photographs of the cutest, brightest, most adorable creatures that God has blessed us, our kids and grandchildren with.  If these images could speak, I'm sure you would hear each of them telling you that they hope you and yours have a very blessed Christmas and a prosperous, Happy New Year.

Thank you so much, classmates, for your contributions of these delightful photos.

To the rest of you:  Send your photos of the youngsters in your family to Louis (email address:  lebuettner@comcast.net) or loan them to Linda Methvin Smith who can scan them into digital files and send them to me.

Mary Ann Byars Lenz

L-R:  Emily (9 yrs) and Hope (14 yrs) and cousin Olivia (11 yrs)

Three of Mary Ann's granddaughters with their American Girl Dolls, this year's Christmas presents, have been transported from Grandmama's house to Honduras via the magic palette of PhotoShop.  You see another little character in this scene, the patron saint of Honduras, Our Lady of Suyapa.  The irony of this is that our classmate of the same name, Mary, is doing saintly things for the people of Honduras.

Check out Mary Ann's    Current Bio    and   Miriam's Story  , too.

Forrest, Ronald Gene's No. 1 grandchild and son of Terry, was "Santa" this year.

Ronald Gene said, and I quote, "Forrest is real interested in tools and building.  He wanted me to build him a work bench.  They were going to take a picture of us with the work bench, but sister had to be included also."

Ronald Gene says of Alexandra, the little sister by only 13-14 months, "She is a picture ham!"

Shirley Kimbrough White

From a winter wonderland, Shirley's grandboys John David, 9 years old, and Benjamin, 6 years old, send their White Christmas greetings for the family.

Back (l-r):  Brooke & Elliott.  Front (l-r): Andrew, Trace and Logan

All Over the Morris Place:  Christmas Elves

Whadda you mean, Santa, "Won't I lead your sleigh tonight?"

(Peggy's great-grandson Luke)

Luke says, "Hope your New Year is less confining than this car seat!"

Where did the football go?

Gee, I cannot believe I blew out both of those candles in one try!

(Peggy's great-granddaughter, Reese)

Joyce Horton Johnson

Clockwise from the left:  Lily Joyce, Shelby (3 years old), Micah (6 years old), and Bo (8 years old)

Patsy Bell Congleton 

Kaitlyn, 10 years old, tells the Class of 1956, "Have a cheery New Year!"

Caleb (left) and Jace (right) just got the word from Santa that their grandparents were getting a new home for Christmas.

Summer gets a great big Christmas hug from GrandMom, Patsy.

Dad Jeremy Koger, Patsy's son-in-law, with (I'm guessing) Jace.

Patsy's daughter, Dana, with Caleb (my guess)

Barbara Laughlin South

Photos shared with us via 

Linda Methvin Smith

Great-granddaughter Kennedy Grace says "Merry Christmas!"

 Kennedy Grace and her beautiful Christmas tree

Barbara's other (She's got 2!) great-granddaughter.  Claire is obviously cute enough to make a Halloween Trick or Treat haul that weighs as much as she does!

Linda points out that both Claire and Kennedy Grace have many of the facial features of their great-grandmother Barbara.  Don't you think so, too?

Claire says, "What a good start for the New Year!  I put in my spoon and pulled out a cherry!  I hope your New Year was as good as mine."

Claire's Mom writes,

Hello!
 
We hope everyone had a great Christmas.  We are finally getting back into a routine so I wanted to send a few updated pictures of Claire.  In a few months Claire will be 2 yrs old.  Its very hard to believe.
 
Love Eric, Tracy and Claire 

Linda Methvin Smith

Linda's granddaughter, Cristina Colleen, 17 and planning to be a veterinarian, brings Best Wishes to all of God's creatures, large and small.

Jim Kimbrell

Treasured family member, Ginger, and Santa Jimmy

Zecora Wilcutt Sanders

Darby, 9 years old, and Jordan, 15 years old, show last year's Christmas spirit in front of the electrified float that Zecora and Bob enter in the Christmas parades in the Shoals.

And what an entry!!!  It's a vintage 1948 Crosley Station Wagon virtually identical to the one Bob learned to drive in on the street in front of his home.

It's a unique, almost magical sight to behold.  Darby thinks we can't be in a parade unless she is with us. She is our youngest and has been such a delight -- she's so full of life.

Thought you might be interested to see how I put to use our "old" Christmas ornaments. Two are from our very first Christmas tree 49 years ago. The others were used in Bob's home when he was growing up.

The nativity in lights did not find its place on our fence this year due to Bob's broken arm. We'll just enjoy it twice as much next year!!!

Ed. Note:  Do I see the "Star in the East" in the sky above the Nativity on the right side of this photo?  

Christmas herald angel, Jordan, proclaims, 

"My Grandparents wish all their classmates a Merrrrrry Christmas!"

Buck Locke

Buck says, "This is one of my favorite photos of Sophia as she rides her horse to magical lands that live in her imagination."

"It is sometimes hard to find Kari as she gets ready to take her nap with all her friends!"

"The newest one-day old granddaughter Elia with proud grandpa on Sept. 16^th, 2007."

Larry Hall

We're all Christmas Kids at heart:

'Tis the season to be jolly!

Wishing all my classmates a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Larry and Willard's granddaughter, Savannah

Katelyn, the reddish headed cutie

Ben, the "almost" teen, movin' to the music

All of us Hall grandkids hope all of our grandfather's classmates had a great time during the holidays!

Louis Buettner

Our newest granddaughter, Dahlia, celebrates her first Christmas at about 3½ months of age.  Dahlia is the second child of youngest son, Christopher.

Meet Isabelle, 9 years old--going on 16, our first granddaughter, daughter of Craig and Amy.

And here's Sophia, 3 and going on 16 years old, too!  She says, "My Poppie and Georgie wish all you SHS classmates a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

Emma and the rest of Karen's family couldn't be in Tuscaloosa this Christmas, but her latest portrait came on Christmas morn.

Craig and Amy's youngest, Markie-Man, and oldest, Jacob.  Markie is in the First Grade and Jacob is a senior at American Christian Academy.

Hayden Louis is our No. 2 grandchild, about to become a teenager and into everything from mythology to varsity wrestling for ACA

No. 3 Grandchild is Kennedy, our miracle child who survived a pool drowning accident with no impairment.

Lee-Lee, Karen's firstborn, can figure out anything--mostly computer games.

Coco, our treasured member of the family, says, "Thank you, Chrissie, and a very Merry Christmas to you, too!"

 

How to say Merry Christmas

to your friends around the world

Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees
Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic: Milad Majid
Argentine: Feliz Navidad
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian: Feliz Natal
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese: (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan (Catonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsian: Pace e salute
Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian: Sretan Bozic
Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish: Glædelig Jul
Duri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
English: Merry Christmas
Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian: Ruumsaid juulup|hi
Ethiopian: (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal
Faeroese: Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish: Hyvaa joulua
Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French: Joyeux Noel
Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Galician: Bo Nada
Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
German: Fröhliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Haiti: (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'cho o Rish D'Shato Brichto
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi: Shub Naya Baras
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaian: Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Jiberish: Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Lao: souksan van Christmas
Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian:Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lettish: Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu
Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb
Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh
Navajo: Merry Keshmish
Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul
Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado
Papiamento: Bon Pasco
Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Philipines: Maligayan Pasko!
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese:Feliz Natal
Pushto: Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche: (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele or Craciun fericit
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Serbian: Hristos se rodi
Slovakian: Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scots Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serbian: Hristos se rodi.
Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene: Vesele Bozicne Praznike Srecno Novo Leto or Vesel Bozic in srecno Novo leto
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Tagalog: Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tami: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Srozhdestvom Kristovym or Z RIZDVOM HRYSTOVYM
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!

                  From Santa's Net