Merry Christmas!!!!!

Visit with Santa

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit children at a little house at the downtown park. We enjoyed taking Savannah to see Santa. She told him that she wanted a Spider costume. That was the first time I had heard her request. I have no idea why she wants a spider costume.

Kelli is 14!!!!!!!

We had a good time celebrating Kelli's 14th birthday! A few days before her birthday, she had some friends over to make cookies to take to friends. Now she gets to go to the church dances!!!! It seems that all of the sudden she looks very grown up!

"I wonder what it is?!"

You never know! She could choose to go to MIT!

Is this love, or what?!

This is what happens when you put birthday candles in the microwave cake when it is still hot.

Attitude...

I was going through recent pictures and found this one that the kids took of themselves. Savannah looks like Little Miss Attitude in this picture.

Kasey's band concert

Kasey had a beautiful solo in one of the pieces at her fall band concert. Enjoy listening!

Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

The annual Turkey Trot has become one of our favorite family traditions. It was very cold this year, but at least we didn't have snow or ice.

The middle picture didn't turn out so well, but maybe you can see the smile on Savannah's face!

Savannah's favorite parts were running and getting a prize bag and

trophy at the end of the kid's race.

Double Reeds R Us

Kelli and Nathanael are pictured here after their first Middle School Band concert of the year.

Kasey made the district orchestra! They rehearsed all day at a local university and then had an evening performance. We have since learned that she made the All-state orchestra. She will participate in a 4 day festival in January. She is excited about this accomplishment and really enjoyed the experience of playing in an orchestra.