We're Ready!

We have trimmed the tree, decked the halls and baked hundreds of cookies

A puppy, a kitten and an iTouch

Christmas Program 2009

St. Nick's Day

An announcement was made last week at school that St. Nick had been spotted in the area and all of the children needed to put one of their shoes outside of their classrooms. While the children were all sequestered, a group of moms ran frantically around the school putting bags of candy in the shoes.

Yikes-I think K needs a new pair of shoes!

This girl's mother thought it would be funny to add a lump of coal!

Even the Holy Spirit Cougar is decked out for Christmas!

Family Advent Evening

K's school had a fun family advent evening. K made an advent calendar and we ate a yummy dinner. K's favorite part was roasting marshmellows after dinner!

Cousins

I have always thought that I was very lucky because my parents were both from big families. My mother was one of four girls and my father was one of eight children. All of the siblings also had a lot of children so I have been blessed with lots of cousins. We were all very close when we were growning up and have remained so over the years, even though we are now spread from Seattle to Boston. Here is an iPhone photo of K welcoming the newest cousin into the family. Little one month old Trevor, the son of Holly, the youngest cousin on my mother's side of the family.

So Much To Be Thankful For

Good friends and good food.

Adam was more interested in what was going on at the grown up table

K reading a prayer before dinner

Adam and Olivia