Friday, December 18, 2009

Grace and friends sing for Chapel

Grace and the rest of the Kindergarteners sang in Chapel today.....they sang Happy Birthday to the Lord. They sounded great!!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Pre-Christmas Randoms

Last week, Santa Claus came to work on a Saturday to hand out toys to little kids and pose for pictures.....sniff, sniff, this is Grace's last year for the Santa Visit....next year, she's old enough to go to a Holiday party instead. Here are a few pictures (we saved the "good ones" for the Christmas card).

Grace patiently waiting in line for Santa....
We told Alison that what Santa brings her is based on naughty or nice, and she said, "What, me worry?"

The girls sitting on Santa and Mrs. Claus' laps - Alison called her "Mommy Santa".....
Grace and Mom at the hot cocoa table.....

The girls showing off some new comfy winter PJ's they have gotten recently....

During the month of November, Grace's teacher asked us to save toilet paper rolls for a craft project in December....we didn't know exactly what for....Grace brought home the finished product yesterday - A Nativity Set! You've got your 3 Wise Men, Jesus-Mary-and-Joseph, a shepherd, an angel, and a coupld of sheep....too cute!
Baby Jesus is a peanut!!!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Turkey Holiday Weekend

The Family Truckster headed up to MI for a few days over the T'giving weekend....a few photos:


Aunt Vicki with her two nieces....
The Happy Family...........

Nana and her Little Alison......

This photo is an optical illusion....Alison is holding Nana upside down....j/k!
Nana and Grace (with a giant bow in her hair)

Group photo.............
A short discussion on how old Alison is going to be in December.... Nana, Aunt Vicki, and the girls......
Grace loves to hang out at the built-in desk to work on bills and create small story books.....
I think she must be signaling Touchdown for Green Bay....couldn't be for the Lions....
Alison's holiday tradition......cards, poker chips, and stogies....
Papa's asking Grace, "what the heck is a 'frush'?"
When we got home it was time to put up the Christmas tree.....

Grace is getting a lot better about spreading out the ornaments.....and getting them farther up the tree....
Alison is helping with the lower parts......

We got our Christmas present from my parents early this year....a new TV cabinet that my dad made!!