December 31, 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We rang in the New Year a little early, with a separate streaming countdown.


 

December 30, 2014

One more dose of cousin love - we had all 3 kids sharing an air mattress the whole time they were here.  The first photo is from the first night... the second photo is from the fifth night.  As Trish said, by the fifth night, the honeymoon was over.   :)



December 29, 2014

A little merry-go-round fun with the cousins... (and Aunt Trish)




December 27, 2014

The kids' first Illini men's basketball game... a blowout win over Kennesaw St.



Decmber 25, 2014

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 

Had a Santa-riffic celebrating with the family today!







December 24, 2014

Getting ready for Santa, including scattering some reindeer food in the front yard.





December 23. 2014

A big blurry, but it's the best I can come up with today. 

From last week - Zoe was very excited to "play in the snow."  


December 17, 2014

... and here's Zoe with the big guy himself!  She was a bit hesitant again at first, but warmed up to him enough to have a good chat.


December 16, 2014

Decorating a cookie while visiting Santa at her school tonight...



December 14, 2014

They asked all the three-and-up kids at Zoe's school what their Christmas wishes were...  What a sweetie!


December 12, 2014

More from the Christmas program... I think this one's my favorite, though a little of the beginning got cut off.


If the above video doesn't work, or the quality is bad, try this link:
5 - Chipmunks Christmas Song

December 11, 2014

Christmas program!!!  Not sure who had more fun, us or Zoe!  The kids really did great on their NINE songs... Pretty amazing for 3- and 4-year olds!

I'm still editing the videos, but here's a taste...




Videos:
1 - Away in a Manger
2 - Feliz Navidad


December 10, 2014

Zoe doing a little Christmas shopping - with the help of a volunteer - at The Children's Holiday Shop, a fundraiser for Crisis Nursery. Pretty neat event - she got to pick out presents and even wrap them without me knowing what she picked out.




(sorry for the fuzzy pics - I had to zoom way in on my camera phone from outside the store)