New Year, New Start

Here it is, January 8, and I'm just now typing my first post of the year. It's not that I forgot I had a blog, just that other things took priority. I have been busy cooking, cleaning, organizing, and just spending time with family. You know, I those things I should be doing.

We had a fabulous Christmas. Jason was off for the two weeks around Christmas and it was nice to feel like we had a little vacation at home. (Not a staycation - who came up with that word anyway?) I also got some much-needed jobs around the house completed and am still working at some others.

We were able to celebrate Christmas at my sister's house, which was a treat. We did this before Christmas, due to my brother's work schedule. I love that we have several places to celebrate and Christmas can last for a week or more.

All the pictures I have from those two days are a blurry and dark mess. A gift that Jason and I got for the family is my new camera. A great deal on Amazon one day made my year. I'm going to have so much fun learning about my new camera. A fun part is that my sis-in-law got the same camera for Christmas! Maybe she can give me some pointers. My niece told me that once you use an SLR, there's no going back. I believe her!

So here are a few fun shots from Christmas. Maybe I'll get back into the swing of things and post more this year. ;)

Playing Catchup

Blogging has been really low on my priority list lately. Thought I'd play a little catch up while the kids are quiet, which has been really rare lately!

Our church had the annual "Harvest Festival" the Sunday before Halloween. Games to play, food to eat, and a really cool show by a ball handler. This year they chose a sports theme and it was really fun.





The Thursday before Halloween Gabby had her first school party. They all had so much fun dressing in their costumes and trick-or-treating from classroom to classroom.







And finally, Saturday was Halloween. Two more fall festivals and a little trick-or-treating at Grandmom's house. Gabby was a little surprised to find out the treats included more than just candy at Grandmom's.





Hope you had a fun Halloween!

VPA Talent Show, Otherwise Known as "Tribute to High School Musical and Michael Jackson"

We had the pleasure of attending our nephews' school talent show last week. They go to a visual and performing arts' magnet school. The acts were great. Three or four "High School Musical" and three Michael Jacksons, with some "Wicked" thrown in for good measure. We think this one was one of the best, but we're bias. Introducing Parker as Michael Jackson. . .