Small View of Christmas

Thank you Aunt Chelsey and family for the Disney Princess Lego and See 'n Say. They were well received! (Sorry these videos are dark...)

Junior Choir

Wednesdays after school Sophia enjoys Junior Choir (for Years 3-6 at her school). As 2014 was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the children sang songs from that era, including "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" and "Silent Night" in German:

Hybrid Jesse Tree

We had to squeeze our little tree into a corner next to the couch this year with a barricade in front to keep Theo (a.k.a. "Destructo-baby") from pulling it over. As a way of counting down the Advent season this year, the girls colored little pictures each day from a Bible story and hung them on the tree, starting with creation and tracing some of the main characters/events leading up to Jesus. They also wanted to use our usual tree ornaments, so we had a hybrid "Jesse Tree."

For Elijah

A little something made with love by Uncle Wes, Sophia & Alathea--using the stop-action feature on the camera Alathea got for her 5th birthday earlier this month.

We're thinking of you with lots of love today, Elijah. I can't believe you're 9!