Christmas is over and everyone has left. the house is picked up and extremly quiet. what we have left sre lots of pictures and many memories. Here is a start and when we get rested I will post more about our great week. For now here is our traditional picture of the grandkids taken on the stairs. And of course we took a Christmas eve picture of the kids in front of the tree.

A Christmas Start

Becca arrived on Saturday night and the fun began. Matt & kids came on Sunday followed by Sarah & Family on Sunday night. So the fun has begun. For dessert we had Ice Cream Pops, can you tell they liked them?

We trained the boys to go get Grandpa's morning paper, they didn't seem to notice the cold.
And of course for church we had our pictures taken with Ruthie Two. More photos will follow as I have a few minutes to blog.

Entertaining Kids in the Car

Last week we took a trip to visit Matt's family and to watch the Trans Siberian Music Lights at the Northfield Mall. On the way home Rocket & Roxanne were getting very bored. I kept them occupied by taking their pictures . This is something we couldn't have done with a regular camera, but with a digital camera we can take as many pictures as we want and if they don't turn out, just delete them.
It really kept them occupied for quite a while, as they would come up with a pose, I would snap the picture and then they would look at the picture and laugh. So if you are stuck in a car with active children, play with your camera.

Waiting For Cousins

We are all very busy getting ready for Christmas this year. Grandma made skirts for the girls. She even made one for Ruthie too. Grandpa made a swing. Elise tried the swing out and said cousins hurry and come play with me.

Quiet Time

I can't take credit for this as it was in my quiet time this morning, but I thought it was worth sharing.
God's presence comes to dwell in our midst when we praise Him, and in His presence we find healing, transformation, and direction for our lives. In fact, the more time we spend praising the LORD, the more we will see ourselves and our circumstances grow in wholeness and completeness. That's because praise softens our hearts and makes them pliable.
Stormie Omartin "Praying God's Will For Your Life"
Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Psalm 63:3

Trick or Treat

This is the year that we all got into the Halloween Spirit. We went to Naomi's parents house where Trick-Or-Treating is a big time event. There was a steady stream of kids all night. Here we are with Roxanne, Rocket & Elise, or better know as Bat Woman, Bat Man, and shadow the cat.
On the way home we went by a house that had 16 carved pumpkins. Our favorite was ET. This is something the owner has done for the past 22 years, and he does not usually repeat designs from previous years. What a talent.

Pumpkin Farm

OK by far Naomi has the best pictures, but I do have a few good ones. It is really hard to get 3 kids to sit still for a few seconds to get a good picture, but we constantly try. We couldn't have planned a more perfect day, neither cold nor hot, but just right. And I think everyone found their perfect pumpkin.