Grace's Big Debut

This is a little late because I didn't take pictures at the performance but Grampie did (Thanks, Hutch!)
Drew and Grace were in this year's Christmas program at our church. Although Drew did great, it was really Grace who shined! She had two lines which she pulled off beautifully and she played the drum to wake the sheep and shepards and alert them to Jesus' birth! She loved it soo much. She was a beautiful angel!


Drew was one of the most handsome sheep I've ever seen!

Christmas, take 1

Gracie got one of her (and Daddy's) favorite movies of all time...Enchanted!


Drew got a dinosaur which was promptly named Jon.












Bryce got a wooden train but didn't care at all. He really loved this little box of Goldfish crackers!













Grace got accessories for her American Girl dolls, which included a wheel chair, two casts, bandages, and crutches...maybe she'll be a doctor someday!

One crazy day...

Drew and Bryce ready for the big B-Ball game!?!









Drew posing upside down on the chair.










Bryce used a stamp pad to dye his hair green and yellow.

The were pretending to be the three little pig and said the Big Bad Wolf was in our backyard! These were only the things I took pictures of!!

Christmas Cookie Decorating

While Daddy was at a wrestling tournement I decided to get brave and let the kids decorate Christmas sugar cookies. We had lots of fun with green frosting!

Golfing?!?!

Drew creating this mini-golf course in our kitchen today.
















"The best part is that if you get thirsty you can just pick this up and get water in it!"
















Here is what we are aiming for.

Snow Day 2009

This was Boogie's first time to really experience snow. He wasn't sure until I showed him that you can eat it!!













Drew liked the snow until his fingers started freezing off!











Grace was dramatic as always!










Family photo in the snow.

Amanda Arnold Ground Breaking

Grace's school had a ground breaking ceremony for the new additions they will be adding this school year. It will include a new gym, offices and a few new classrooms. Before Thanksgiving they had a ceremony to kick off the work. One child from each class was choosen randomly to be part of the ceremony and Grace was one of them. The shovel was heavy so I helped her to scoop some dirt and then ran to take pictures. The crowd counted down 5...4...3...2...1 and Grace looked at her shovel. The dirt had fallen off and she burst into tears. As the school cheered about the exciting start to their new addition, Grace cried that she didn't throw dirt into a pile. She was devastated and I couldn't help but laugh!