first 'real' snow of the winter

christmas day - macedon (part 2)

Sarah

Henry, Theresa, Matt and Max

Uncle Andy reading bedtime stories

Grandma, Isabella and Sebastian

Grandma with new necklace (thanks to Uncle Ed who commissioned pieces for Grandma and all 5 siblings - beautiful!)

the necklace

Caitlin and Morgan

Hudson

christmas day - macedon (part 1)

snuggling with cousin Sebastian

crafting with cousin Morgan

making ornaments

time with Grandma

wrestling with uncles

Morgan, Margaret Rose, Elijah (front), Blaise, Ambrose, Henry, Sebastian (front), Isabella
Hudson, Caitlin, Tobias (in lap)

new gift for Blaise

opening gifts

John Deere handmade pjs
Spiderman book for Ambrose from Blaise (he picked it out at Park Avenue Comics)

Geechie Boy fleeces

Daddy's bike helmet

Mater costume (cost $.51 - love after Halloween sales!)
Spirograph

enchanted by buildings, ferries and cases for his matchbox cars

time to put together the new firetruck Lego set

dessert for Christmas dinner - Chocolate, Almond, Raspberry Torte (can you believe none was left?)

artistic choice

As soon as I drop off Blaise to preschool he runs to the drawing table. Less then a minute later, he is running towards me waving a paper that has a portrait of me on it. Blaise loves to draw. He draws left-handed, (still can't figure out how that happened), quickly and with a purpose. He first started drawing 'scribbles', then onto portraits of people and continues to expand on his repertoire of items to draw.

Today when I picked him up from preschool he had decided to draw on a new medium, shoes. I am all for being artistic but it may be time to reintroduce him to paper . . .

gift of music

Ambrose's teacher, Mrs. Gravelle, talked today in class about gifts that we give each other during the Christmas time. A 'gift' doesn't always have to be a material object; for instance Jesus gives his 'presence' each year.

Ambrose played his guitar today for his class. He played 'Jingle Bells' and 'O Christmas Tree' and gave the gift of music.

gingerbread house

Frosting, frosting everywhere
it even ended up in my hair!
Lick a bit, taste a lot
just don't drop it on my sock.
Gingerbread house decorating is a delight
and it came out just right.
Wait, Daddy what did you do?
I see not one but two!