Posted in Family, Kids on Dec 31st, 2008 5 Comments »
The snow finally melted. Yes, it was on the ground for almost a whole week! I thought it was the perfect winter – snow for Christmas and then gone. No such luck, we’ve had a gusty snow today. Nice to look at from the windows but too windy and cold to go out in. The [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Dec 24th, 2008 4 Comments »
We woke up this morning to choruses of “Happy Christmas Eve!” You would have thought it was already Christmas! I love when the kids are so happy and excited! All of our ‘to do’ things are almost done. Today I am planning on finishing up our preparations for our Christmas Eve dinner. We decided last [...]
Posted in Kids on Dec 19th, 2008 8 Comments »
We awoke to a normal day but the weather called for a ‘wintry mix’. Schools were canceling classes, scouts was canceled, and both gyms (for the girls and Caleb) were closed. Around lunch time the snow started to come down and it didn’t stop until the sun had gone down. At that time, everything started [...]
Posted in Cami on Dec 15th, 2008 5 Comments »
Photo by Shellie Tingey Cami is at a stage that she is one person at home and another person in public. At home she is VERY loud and outgoing, not afraid to voice her opinion. In public, she will not talk or look at anyone aside from her family. It has started to become a [...]
Posted in Hannah on Dec 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
Photo by Shellie Tingey Today Hannah officially turned 6 years old. She could NOT wait! Practically being the ‘middle child’, this little girl couldn’t wait to have a day to be in the spotlight. She enjoyed it fully! One of the perks of being homeschooled . . . you get to have the day off [...]
Posted in Family, Hannah on Dec 3rd, 2008 9 Comments »
Hannah’s 6th birthday is right around the corner and how did she want to celebrate a new year in her life? . . . riding the Polar Express! It turned out that we had to go on this special outing a little bit before her birthday as tickets were selling out like hot cakes! [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Holiday on Dec 1st, 2008 3 Comments »
We spent Thanksgiving by ourselves this year, as in ‘with no family,’ but we really weren’t by ourselves as we had a house full of friends who were also without families for the holiday. We only had to worry about making some of the main staples, such as the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green [...]