….or AT LEAST to our HOUSE!!!
I think Santa must have accidentally left his toy sack at our house! Wow – I really didn’t think a couple of kids were so good this year – but I guess Santa felt very differently!
Christmas Concert
Annual Christmas concert – always an enjoyable evening!
Christmas Mass
Rough picture for sure – but all three of the older kids participated. The little one (Sophie) was slated to be a sheep (her favorite animal) , but she got a little stage fright!
Skating
We headed to the local skating rink on one day over break. Super impressed with both Sophie & Annie – neither of which had ever been skating before. They both looked like pros out there!
Sophie’s First Haircut!
The little one got her first haircut! Finally gone is the “rat-tail”…. Sophie was more interested getting the lollipop after the haircut than the haircut itself!
Christmas Eve
Hard to tell if uncle Steve is really interested in the kids learning a musical instrument – or just clearing out his basement! Either way – it was fun to see the kids try their lips at the trombone. I told them to make sure they only practice while I’m at work!
Sophie’s Christmas Party
Melani likes baking. Just another one of her creations – this time for Sophie’s Christmas party at school. Simple – but classy! Jesus is the reason for the season after all!
Christmas Manger Scene
We set up our Little People manger scene – and this spontaneously happened right after! Good to see the Daniel Tiger family show up, the Octonauts, some Sesame Street characters, a few superheroes, Peppa Pig & her family and even a few Disney princesses!
Code.org Games
Ever since the Hack-A-Thon (See the post Adventure Update # 035 The Hack – A – Thon) Gracie & Dominick have really been into the coding thing. Here are several of the games and things they have been working on. Keep in mind that some of them are still works in progress – and others display their sense of humor!
Last Sunday morning Melani got up early with Sophie – and was surprised when she came down the steps @ 7:00 am and Gracie & Dominick were frantically coding away at the dining room table!
Click on each of the games to give it a shot!
Miscellaneous
Puzzle – Finger Lakes Region
Just the latest 1,000 piece puzzle we have completed!
Oh – Mr. Eggie did survive! I had written a couple of weeks ago about Dominick’s school science project. He had to construct something that would allow an egg to survive a small collision. You can read more about it here: Adventure Update # 036 “Oh Christmas Tree!“
Sincerely,
Happy New Year!