I like Christmas to last for weeks, so I’m drawing out the posts. (That’s true, but in reality, I just haven’t gotten around to it.) The Christmas morning step picture… And the step picture at my parents’ house on the 26th… We went from sunny California (playing at the Palm Springs Airport)… …to chilly Michigan. [...]
Archive for December, 2011
27 Dec
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Sorry I didn’t get a Christmas post up earlier. We once again traveled on Christmas Day, as it is a great (not busy) day to fly and then celebrated with the Van Houten clan on the 26th. We stayed busy the whole Christmas season, doing different activities, watching Christmas movies, and trying to [...]
23 Dec
Music
Every Monday morning, you can find us at Mrs. Kimm’s house for music class. Like gymnastics, I feel it is so beneficial for the girls. I love, first and foremost, that they are having fun and developing a love for music. But additionally, they are listening to and following directions, developing rhythm (it definitely has [...]
19 Dec
Barry/Beary (now Barely) White
When Aliyah was a baby, she was given a gift. A white bear. She had blankets to snuggle with, but she became partial to this bear. Over the course of the last three years, it has been hard to get her to even let me wash the thing. I have to sneak it into the [...]
11 Dec
Ring Those Bells
Tonight was the church Christmas program. This has always been one of my favorite events, even before having children of my own. Seeing little kids dressed in their Sunday best and singing (or not singing) their little hearts out is one of my favorite things ever. I always grin from ear to ear when the [...]
8 Dec
Uncle Sam
The first morning in Denver, Uncle Sam took the girls to IHOP…by himself. They had a great time, and forged quite a bond. I only have this one picture of Uncle Sam with Aliyah, but it’s a good one. So sweet.
