WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Some "Sideways" Sledding video

Sorry about the sideways video.  Still getting use to doing video on my camera and didn't realize that by turning it vertically it would make my video sideways!!

There's No Fun Like Snow Fun!!

Taking a ride in the sled Grandpa Jack fixed up for Michael when he was little!

 Best buddies building a snow fort!

 Shoveling and hauling snow with the sleds!

 Cause we tend to be spur of the moment people after a little while being outside I decided to take the kids sledding.  We found a nice snow pile at the pool parking lot and the kids had a great time building runs and sledding down.  The paths weren't very long, but that was okay because it meant it wasn't a long walk back to the top!!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!

A couple Saturdays ago we got our first "measureable" amount of snow!!  The kids were so excited to get their snow gear on and get out in it to play. 

The "Art" of Making Kringla

Before the church program on Sunday my mother in law came over so that I could try to help her learn to make Kringla.  Needless to say it was an adventure.  Turned out none of us really knew how to make the shapes correctly.  It was all good though.  We got just enough presentable ones for Christmas!!  While we were working on that the kids werer making and frosting sugar cookies.  We had made some cutout cookies earlier in the week as well!  It took a minute to figure out why Carter kept needing more dough so fast.  He was cutting out a cookie in the middle of the dough and then eating the rest that was left!! 

Church Christmas Progam

Sunday night the kids had their very first program since we started going to the Methodist Church.  They did a really good job!!  We are excited to become members of the church on January 9th!  The kids enjoyment of the services and Sunday school has shown us that the decision to move churches was a good one for our family!

DARE graduation

Jason and I attended Michael's DARE graduation this afternoon!  He seemed to really enjoy DARE and the kids seemed to relate to the officer really well!!  Although at the end they had to write an essay about what they had learned in DARE.  Michael was having a hard time and then he said "How can I write an essay when I didn't learn anything?"  I asked him how he possibly couldn't have learned anything.  He said "Well I didn't learn anything new, you have been lecturing us about all this stuff FOREVER."  Okay, so maybe I do go a little overboard on the teaching of life lessons!!  

Carter's Christmas Program #2

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A song from Michael's 5th grade performace at the Firehouse!

Carter's Christmas Program #1

Sorry the quality isn't the best but this is my first time uploading anything!!  You can also watch the video on youtube.  Maybe it will look better there!?

Michael's 5th Grade Christmas Performance

Last night we had a great time going to watch the 5th grade band play at a local restaurant.  They played several Christmas songs and sounded great.  This was a great end to a rough day for Michael.  That morning when they were waiting for the bus and neighbor girl took Michael's trumpet when he wasn't looking.  He didn't realize it was missing until he got on the bus, when she proceeded to tell him she had buried it in the snow.  Well after Jason and I dug all over for over an hour, the principal and band director ended up bringing the girl to the bus stop to show us where she had buried it!!  What a day!  Glad it turn out ok.  Did I mention that the girl is a first grader and the susupension she got for this was NOT the first one this year.  Yikes.  Michael did a wonderful job playing, and his band director made a special point of coming up to Jason and I and telling us what a wonderful job Michael is doing and how much he really loves having him in band.  He said he is a great kid!!  Warms a mother's heart to hear things like that!!