More Christmas program pictures

Christmas program

Calah played "Ode to Joy" and "Jingle Bell" on her violin. She practiced hard and it paid off!





Ellie recited Is. 9:6 all by herself and did great.




Charis sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star" and "Away in a Manger". So sweet.

reminicing

Looking back at the snow days! Lots of sledding, snow angels, and snow ball fights on our two days of no school!

Halloween

This year Calah was a cat, Ellie was a rock star, and Charis was a ballerina. We all had fun at a neighbor's pre trick-0r-treating dinner eating yummy food,hanging out with friends, and then had fun getting TONS of candy!

more Spokane pics

Ellie and Abby



Calah and Abby


Introducing....Taylor James

Indian summer

so cute.....

The first weekend I went to Spokane with the girls....by myself! It was an adventure to say the least but well worth it. All three of my sisters were there with their kiddos, including meeting for the first time, Taylor James, who is sooooo cute! and it was in the mid 80's as an added bonus!

The Farm

A couple of weeks ago we went to The Farm in Snohomish on a beautiful fall day. It was such a fun family day! They have pig races, duck races, hay maze, a corn maze that is 5 acres and in the shape of Washington state, train rides, putt putt golf, pumpkin patch, playgrounds, and a petting farm. We took our time and enjoyed it all.

soccer season

Ellie has shown much improvement this year in soccer. She is becoming more aggressive and assertive. We are all proud!

First day of school!

Yes, we are officially back in the blogging world again. I took a mini break due to all the complications with my OLD computer. Now that I have a NEW computer that is GREAT I am able to keep up with the blog. YEAH!

This picture was actually taken the second day of school since we forgot the camera the first day of school :) All three love their teachers, their classmates, and look forward to going to school each day! What a blessing!

Olympia field trip

This week Matt chaperoned the fourth grade class to Olympia to visit the state capitol. Matt said the tour was really cool and he was glad he went.

Lots of catching up to do!

Sorry all! It has been a long time since my last post. We have been busy with Christmas and New Years fun! Then followed by getting back into the school routine. Over break we did many fun things. The girls got their own library cards and checked out their own books. A high point of the break. We also made gingerbread men and decorated them for us and for Santa. Also their idea. We enjoyed going downtown with Matt's family for a production of the "Black Nativity". Lots of dancing and singing-very cool. Charis tried to follow along with the hand motions : ) On New Years Day we drove to Snoqualmie Pass and went sledding with friends. We all had a blast and I even got to do a bit of snowshoeing! With school back in session we are in full swing with basketball, more choir performances from both Calah and Ellie, and church ministries that we are involved in. Life is full and always fun.