Christmas

Our computer was down throughout the Christmas holiday.  It was great because it prevented me from spending too much time on the computer - not that I would ever do that....

Anyway, here are some of our Christmas highlights in pictures.

Piano Recital

The girls played in their piano recital Saturday.  No video - just photos.  They did great though!

Wordless Wednesday- with Words :)

Ornaments or Toys...

 A little of both (note the Barbie on right is missing an arm-lost in past years.)  I don't mind a little touching as long as we are careful as we are capable.

The girls love these which started out as MY Barbie ornaments...

The boys love the Nutcracker collection... the purple one is a Kansas State nutcracker...

Christmas Tree Cookies

We had our first baking night last Sunday.  We made Snow-Capped Trees.  The girls enjoyed helping me shape/bake the cookies and all the kids had fun decorating the trees at the end.

Kid Torture...I mean Photo Shoot with Mom

Here are some of the shots that aren't making the card this year (I do like how this photo shows how tall everyone is getting though.)

Here are a few shots of the kids individually that I like but not putting on the card this year either...

(too bad Faith is about to bolt toward the water and the ducks in this one - see the forced smile...aahh well.)

Christmas cards ordered.  Expect late December arrival....gives me the week to work on the letter/note.

Our Bus Stop Cat

Brian isn't a fan of us getting a cat.  The kids love them.  Lucky for them, we have a bus stop cat.  She meets us there most mornings and gets all kind of love from the kids.  Lately, she has found our house.  The kids have enjoyed petting her each morning when they wake up.  She does have a collar, so she is not a stray but must just really enjoy lovin.

Thanksgiving Day Fun

After we ate turkey, we of course went outside to begin to work it off.  The boys played catch, and the girls raked some leaves, and all the kids jumped in.  When I told Ben he needed to eat some more turkey, he went looking for another one of these...