Looking forward...

 

Wool Shrinks!

About a year ago Caleb showed up at our front door and was holding 2 sweaters.  He held them up and they looked small (compared to him).  With a sad look on his face he said, "I guess I shouldn't have dried these sweaters!  Do you think they'll ever fit Brody?"  At the time they were too big....but not anymore!  Today he wore one of them to church...and he looked super cute! 

Daily Face Paint

 

Daddy Steve & Namaw gave Barrett a face paint kit for Christmas.  I think I'm getting pretty good at painting their faces!!  It helps that there are stencils and instructions.

Christmas with Grammy & the Jacksons

 

 

 

 

 

Brody's 1st Duck Hunt

 

 

Archer - newborn portraits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backyard Hunting

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

 

 

Starting Christmas Eve off right...

coloring a picture for Santa Claus in front of the fireplace...

One of the best times of the week...

Mike and I love working with the Kindergartners on Sunday mornings. Last week was especially fun because we got to watch some of them act out the nativity story!  It was so cute...and they had so much fun doing it!

 

I think I must be feeling crafty lately.  The other day I tried out a new sugar cookie recipe and they turned out perfect!  I'm a big fan of a soft sugar cookies (like the iced ones you buy in the bakery at the grocery store).  They were so good that I decided to make a couple dozen more, but some little goodies (pencils, candy canes, stencils, etc) and make goodie bags for our kids at church.  I also made my own gift tags.  See...I said I was feeling crafty ;)

 

Relaxation

Brody's School Christmas Party

Today was the big day...the last day of school before Christmas Break!!!  I think the kids (and teachers) were just a little excited!  I went up to the school at 10:20 for Brody's class party.  They had fun making an ornament, decorating cookies, eating goodies, and having a book exchange.  I think this is Brody's "I love Christmas parties!!!" face...

 

The book exchange.  One of the dads read a story (from his iPhone!..my how times have changed! lol) while the kids passed the books around the circle.

 

Brody asked me to take a picture of him with McKinley and Kathryn.  Brody and McKinley are in a reading group together (they read to each other during reading time) and he and Kathryn have been friends since he was in Mrs. Pam's class at Little Hearts!

 

I didn't realize all the moms would be taking their kids with them after the party was over...so we got an unexpected early release from school today!  Yay!!!!

Funny Face

 

Archer's here!!