Friday, January 31, 2020

Emmy's Spring Chapel & the 100th Day of School


Emmy reading her verse aloud for 4A's Friday morning chapel.

So proud of this brave girl for laying down some Truth in front of the whole school!



James' Kindergarten class!

Julia's Kindergarten class!

Sweet Juju came home from school and shared that her best friend, Harper, had hurt her arm on the monkey bars.  She created this badge to wear to school the next day identifying herself as "Harper's Helper."  Bless her beautiful heart.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Hannah's 8th Birthday!

We celebrated Hannah's 8th birthday twice this year; with a fun day on January 12th and with a "sleep under" a couple of weeks later with 3 of her best gals: Teenie, Kadence and Evie.  They choreographed a dance routine, painted nails, walked to see the sunset, ate tacos, decorated and devoured their own donuts and hot cocoa and made a giant fort for a movie before Nick drove them home in time for curfew ;).  It was the best time!

The sunrise on January 12, 2020

Donuts for breakfast!

Hannah got her ears pierced!  She was SO BRAVE!!!

Cheesecake Factory for lunch!

The Sackies came over for cake!

They kicked the party off with a choreographed dance routine!


Emmy, Daddy and I offered manis and pedis.

Game time!

We walked to see the sunset!















 

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Christmas & New Year's Festivities 2019


The girls decided to make scrunchies for all their friends as Christmas gifts.  We had loads of fun picking out fabric, sewing them and giving them away.  So much so, that Emmy's been dreaming up a scrunchie business!  James even wanted to get in on the action and designed three different scrunchies "The Emmy" "The Hannah" and "The Julia" and made them for his sisters while they were out shopping with Daddy one night.  Such a thoughtful gift!

 Thanksgiving with the Horn family.

   
Thanksgiving with the Odells, Sackys and Grandpa Jack.






Operation Christmas Child!

We went ice skating for the twins' twin friends' birthday!


Reunited with our TK friends!



We went to the Live Nativity at the Moraga Presbyterian Church and had a wonderful time celebrating Jesus' birthday.











     

James and his best buddy, Ezra, wearing their matching necklaces.  James bought them with his own money.

Julia and her best friend, Harper, singing side-by-side in the K-2nd grade Christmas production at SRVCA.

James and Ezra singing.

Hannah was cast as one of the angels for the Christmas program.

Emmy in the chorus for the 3-5 grade Christmas program.





Claire had a lead role as a 5th grader!





One of my favorite memories from this Christmas: Blackbear diner for dinner after the Saturday night church service and then Christmas lights.

James and Julia's gingerbread house making party!

Christmas cards!

Visiting with Santa at Kadence Riley's house.



Kris and JP were in the throws of selling their house, so we got the honor of hosting Christmas Eve for our whole family!



Caroline in our annual Christmas story play.

Julia singing Mary Did You Know.


Buey was Baby Jesus this year.




The audience was captivated.

Great grandkids with Grandpa Jack


Uncle Grant introduced us to Miss Megan!




Andy kills it as the camel.  Or donkey.  I'm not really sure.


After our present exchange, the Polar Express reading, we wrapped up the night with hot cocoa and a Christmas movie.


Santa arrived!


A quick visit to the cabin with Mimi and Papa!
You could say we over-indulged on s'mores.  Long hair and marshmallows are a tricky combination!

Nick introduced the kids to Monopoly!  It was a marathon game...

...until Nick bought the whole board.

Favorite finger foods for dinner.

Last sunset of 2019.



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