Catching Up . . . Yet Again

It seems like I've been doing a lot of catching up lately. Between doctor appointments, helping out at the girls' school, joining a woman's soccer league, allergy shots for me and Kaylee, trying to stay healthy, my church calling, entertaining a three year old, and all of the daily hubbub, I've started to neglect things like scrapbooking (it's been a year), sewing (although I did finally finish Landon's quilt), and of course, writing. So, on that note, here's some of what we've been up to this month.

PTA Reflections

Kaylee entered a PTA contest this year and ended up with a second place ribbon for photography in the Pre-K through second grade division. The theme was "Beauty is . . . " She decided that "Beauty is Flowers", so we took her to the botanical gardens, gave her a camera, and let her shoot away; she made a collage out of her pictures. We were able to attend an awards dinner where she received her ribbon.

Let it Snow

After hearing about the major blizzard along the east coast this is going to sound like nothing, but yes we did enjoy a day of snow flurries a week or so ago. It didn't stick, but it was fun none the less. The girls were in school when it took place, but since it's such a rare occurrence here their teachers took them outside to play in it.

Christmas Cookies

Last week the girls had an early release day from school, so we invited some friends over to bake and decorate sugar cookies. The little boy in the red is Kaylee's friend Jacob. They're in the same class, and as it turns out our sweet little Kaylee has a crush on him. We've been told by his parents that the feeling is mutual. It's funny though, when he and his sister (she's in first grade) come over, Kaylee plays with Madelyn, and Landon plays with Jacob.

Class Parties

On the last day of school before Christmas vacation the girls had class parties. Ainsley's class (along with the entire third grade) made ginger bread houses and ate a giant feast of goodies. Kaylee's class just had a giant feast of goodies. Landon and I ran back and forth between the two parties.

Christmas Outfits

Grandma Gadd loves to send Christmas outfits to the kids. This year she made lovely skirts for the girls. I was included this time, so the girls and I have matching skirts! I don't have any full length pictures of us, but the skirts turned out so cute. Landon received his first tie, which is adorable on him!



Today Grandma and Grandpa G are flying in from California, and tomorrow Uncle John arrives. This will be the first Christmas we've spent with family since we moved to Texas. We're so excited to have everyone here!