Merry Christmas

Sleepy babies after holiday parties

The boys sang, "We Three Kings" at their Christmas program, so now they call all bright stars, "Star of Wonder."  Here's Sunflower putting her first "Star of Wonder" on her first Christmas tree.

They have the nervous bite-my-lower-lip look going on, except Sunflower.  She's just saying, "Who in the world are YOU?"  But they all three made it on the jolly old guy's lap which is quite an accomplishment!

We're off for holiday travels, so MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours, and HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!

The race to the big red bow

We are in the final stretch now of preschool Christmas parties, fundraisers and performances; occupational and speech therapist end-of-year eval.'s and gift giving; Christmas card addressing and gift buying; baking for three teachers, four OT and speech therapists, and Sunday school teachers; laundry, lists, and packing for travel; dog kennel vet visits, re-assuring the boys that even though WE don't have a chimney, Papa DOES, so Santa will in fact be able to get to them; keeping one drawer stocked of clothes that fit this rapidly growing baby; wiping the nose of whoever has the rotating cold this week (yay, me!  What a week to get sick!); work parties, Santa photos, and explaining to the children for the millionth time, "We do all of this for Jesus' birthday.  On Jesus' birthday, the world has a BIG party, and we call it Christmas."  Whew!  And what a party it is to plan for!!!  Here's to hoping you and yours have/take time to offer a bit of yourself to Christ this season as we all so hectically prepare for the big day.

She laughs when she sneezes,

and we all laugh with her.  Awesome.