Archive For The “Holidays” Category
Since we are travelling for Christmas, my family had my presents sent to our home. Of course, I couldn’t wait to open them up! I picked out this set of dishes (there are also mugs that are included) online and my parents generously replaced our old set, which is missing many pieces and made it [...]
We’ve reached that time of year where it is impossible to turn a corner without seeing Christmas lights, hearing holiday music or being bombarded sales and food. And along with all that Santa Claus makes his yearly arrival. The American Santa Claus has become the combined representation of religious traditions from Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, [...]
Well, Charitina has danced her last dance. She has officially declared that she will only dance at home, not on the stage. And that she prefers soccer to dance. So this may be the last time that we get to see her all dolled up in a dance outfit. I think she was the prettiest [...]
Since David’s birthday is right before Halloween and it landed on a Friday this year, his school held their annual “Community Helpers Parade.” Each child could come to school in costume if they wore something along that theme. David decided to be a Vet (which is what he was last year). Our Pretty Gir So [...]
We hopped over the border to Vancouver today. It just so happened that our one day here is Canada Day! We began the day with a beautiful drive up US-5 to the Canadian border. We drove straight to Granville Island in Vancouver for a Canada Day celebration. Then we went and sat by the shore [...]
We all dressed in red or pink. Spunky had on a pretty heart fleece. We ate pink, heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast. We painted coffee filter hearts with watercolors. We ate angel food cake with strawberries. We ate SweetTart Hearts and acted out what every heart said. Mommy ended up getting lots of hugs and kisses. [...]
With all the chaos around our home recently, I didn’t get a chance to post photos of the wonderful Christmas we had with my parents. Fortunately, we all stayed healthy for the first day that they were here, but everything went downhill from there.
The Wednesday night before Christmas the children at our parish put on a shadow play telling the story of the Nativity of Christ. My husband was the fantastic narrator. Punky was a shepherd, and Spunky was an angel. The older children sang a song to fit every backdrop. They did a really great job! This [...]
