Three Christmas Parties in One Week! Part One

So... because I am a nut... we hosted three Christmas Parties last week. You can imagine, our house was a rush of decorating, cleaning, cooking and general merriment. Most of it was actually pretty stress free. Here was the first of three...

Steering Christmas Play Date! All the moms who serve on the Steering team for our MOPS group came over with their kids. It was fun and laid back. All our kids know each other and love to hang out (as do the moms). Check out our cute kids...

Scotty reading The Nativity story to the group.

Only the older kids really listened.

The twins were thrilled to have their friends over while big brother was at school. They are still talking about it! Thanks friends for a fun morning.

The Sabbath

When John and I got married - I told him one condition was- that for me Remembering the Sabbath and Keeping it Holy meant not cooking! So each Sunday we celebrate the Sabbath by going to worship and then out to eat with good friends. The kids look forward to it each week - but NO ONE enjoys it more than I do! The weekend we hit up Shane's Rib Shack (best grilled cheese in town) and kept the Sabbath Holy! (FYI- in our area kids eat for 99 cents every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Shane's - which is of course why we chose it).

Livy and Campbell, the soul sisters.

Ethan and Charlie. Good pals.

Isaac gets a Haircut

Isaac has crazy thin light hair - it is impossible to get cut or make "lay flat"! So (despite his odd shaped head- thanks to the "Back to Sleep" campaign!) we decided to shave it short. Check it out... On the porch at Grandad's house - watching the clippers come out.

Livy watching intensely from inside. She was too cold to make it outside.

The next day - Isaac (with buddy Seth). you wouldn't believe how many people have told us he looks just like Ethan - since we shaved his head!

Happy Thanksgiving

We spent a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving at my parents. Although the weather was really cold - we enjoyed the time away from school and work and our "normal" life. Hope your Thanksgiving was full of family, fun and relaxation too!

Isaac was not cooperating (with the camera) on Thursday. More to come that include him!

Preparing for Christmas...

We had an unusually warm weekend. John and Ethan decided to take advantage of the warm weather and spend some time outside- preparing for Christmas. Want to prepare for the real reason we celebrate with your family? Check this link out.

Tree Removal

My parents came for the day on Sunday to help John take down some trees. I thought maybe they would tackle one or two - oh no. I should have known- my dad and my husband with a chainsaw... you can add it up. The kids thought it was great fun to watch (from a distance and then from the house) - but Isaac is still talking about how it was too loud! Thanks to my parents for all their help - and as a bonus we have plenty of firewood for the rest of the winter!