Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Piano and Christmas trees






The girls performed their Christmas songs for people who were visiting the local "Festival of Trees." Then they chose some of their personal favorites.

Happy birthday, Max! (part 2)




Happy birthday, Max!





Max received a few of his favorite things for his third birthday: cars, lala-Nemos, books and food!

Gracie gets baptized





Grace turned 8 in November, and that meant it was time for her to be baptized. Ba did the honors, and Grace looked like an angel. Hard to believe she was just 3 pounds when she was born premature eight years ago. Now she's looking very grown up!

Thanksgiving fun with Grammy, Ba and Z, part 2





Of course, the post-Thanksgiving festivities are almost as fun as the eating. Almost.

Thanksgiving fun with Grammy, Ba and Z




Thanks to our visitors from Texas, who helped us prepare and eat our Thanksgiving feast, a jolly time was had by all.

Pre-Thanksgiving wackiness






Sometimes, strange things happen around our home. They may involve large musical instruments, or small mesh bags. Either way, wackiness ensues.

Jingle bells - from Emma to you!

Emma is learning to play my euphonium in band at school. I think she's made amazing progress for a fifth grader with just a couple of months of practice and no individual lessons — especially with Max hanging around!