The Museum Of Bells!

On Thursday night we went to see Ethan's holiday program. It was the best one yet! Nobody got hurt! The program was called The Museum of Bells. We got to hear a lot of songs about bells and other instruments and learned about small bells to the Liberty Bell! Very entertaining and informational! Ethan and his friends playing the kazoo

Ethan and his friends

Ethan and snowflake hands

More of Ethan

The stage

These ladies and gentlemen came in to play the bells. It was one of the neatest things I have ever seen.

Here is a video of the kids singing. Sorry it is so shaky. I can't hold still while I am laughing. Also, you may have noticed that some of the pictures were dark or blurry. Well, I have some opinions on this. I think it is because the camera is too big to fit into my pocket.....LOL In reality it is just the need for a small tripod and some reading up on the camera that I have.

Let It Snow...........

Last week we had Anna come over after school. Ethan sure loves having her around. She puts up with him where his own brother does not. Ethan and a snowflake that he made

Anna making a snowflake

Anna showing off her snowflake

Ethan making a snowflake. He learned how to do this in school. When he got home Anna and Ethan made a bunch for our windows. When they were done it looked like it snowed in the house with all the little bits of paper on the floor

C is for Cookie

Today, we made cookies. We made Spritz and Shortbread. Ethan wanted to help the most that is why there are more pictures of him helping than Kellen. Ethan has been in a very helping mood lately. Ethan and April mixing the Spritz cookies

Ethan making his cookies

Kellen picking out what kind of cookie he wanted to make

Kellen putting sprinkles on his cookies. After they were all baked and cooled the boys each tried a cookie of theirs and one of their brother's. They declared that the one they made were better than the others.

Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

Today we all put up and decorated the tree. I know it is fake but it makes less of a mess and you can't forget to water it. Jared and I have lost many a strand of lights when we forgot to water the tree then instead of taking the lights off and making a mess threw them out and bought new. This is so much easier for us. Look at how tall Kellen is getting. That is a 6.5 foot tree.

The boys putting on the ornaments

Ethan decorating the tree. Sorry about the dark picture

Kellen making sure that enough ornaments were hanging off the bottom

Thanksgiving 2008

On Thanksgiving we went to Aunt Sherry and Uncle Jerry's. It is always great to get together with the whole family and this time was a GREAT time too! There was plenty to be thankful for and we all had fun celebrating it.

Aunt Sherry set up a table for the kids in the basement with all kinds of crafts to do. The kids had so much fun making things. Trevor making something out of pearler beads

Ethan watching Bella draw. All I have heard about in the last few days is how Ethan loved playing with Bella. How cool she is.......etc

Lulu and Cassidy with the crafts

Ethan's eraser inch worm

Later in the day the littler kids got a chance to go in the hot tub. They watched Nemo and had so much fun. They really loved it when Trevor and Bella threw snowballs in at them.

The four kids in the hot tub

Cassidy

Ethan

Lulu

Kellen being strange

The kids swimming in the snow. That is how Kellen told me it was. They had so much fun that they made Aunt Sherry promise that they could do it again on Christmas Eve.

As I look back at this blog I smile and think of family. That is what I am most thankful for this year, last year, and every year to come!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great day tomorrow! Eat, drink, and be happy. I know we will! Ethan in the turkey hat he made at school!

Kellen and Shells

This is a picture of Kellen with Shells the Gecko. Notice Shells' color. When Ethan held him he was bright orange and happy. When Kellen is holding him he is not quite as colorful so not quite as happy.