Christmas - Part 3

Merry Christmas 2008! We had a lovely Christmas. We went to church with Grandma S on Christmas Eve, and then we woke up early Christmas morning.

The Christmas Tree - I took off the Advent ornaments on the 24th
and put on our "real" ornaments.

Checking out the stockings to see what Santa brought

Super kept saying that all he wanted for Christmas was a

bubble gun. Well, Santa came through!

At 4, shouldn't Super be past finding the packaging more interesting than the present?

Apparently not.

Santa also brought the girls digital cameras,
and brought Super a great tricycle.

Grandma N was in town helping take care of Aunt Lisa.

She gave Jelly Bean a Cupcake Maker, and they had so much fun making cupcakes together!

The finished product!

There were plenty of other gifts, and there was much thought and effort put into them (Mr. Simple loves his homemade pillowcases from the girls!)

Hope everyone had a wonderful day! Merry Christmas!

Christmas - Part 2

Next we celebrated Christmas over at Grandma S's house on Christmas Eve.

All of the kids and Grandma S

Flower got the American Girl book pack that she has been wanting FOREVER

Jelly Bean got an American Girl Card/Scrapbook craft pack.

They got a classic game.

Super got a Thomas book pack.

Thank you Grandma S! We love all of our presents!

Christmas - Part 1

We celebrated Ellie's birthday and Christmas with Aunt N and Uncle D on December 14th. Here are some pictures from the day. (We were at Grandma S's house.)

Aunt N looking at the ornaments that the kids made

Uncle D looking at an ornament

Opening presents

Super's outfit. He also got a magnetic toy.

Flower's outfit. She also got a cookbook.

Jelly Bean's outfit. She also got a game.

She got a dress & sweater for her birthday.

Thank you for all the presents! We loved all of them!

Jelly Bean does Basketball!

Jelly Bean decided to play basketball this fall, and they started playing games in December. She had lots of fun. Here are a few pictures of her and her team in action.

JB is to the right of the girl wearing shorts

She shoots, she scores!

Music Concerts

Flower performed with her Homeschool Choir in December, and Jelly Bean was in the Kindy-2nd grade Music program. (Sorry about the video quality. JB is in the middle/upper left wearing a red dress with a black jacket.) They both did an outstanding job.

Jelly Bean Turns 7!

Jelly Bean turned 7 on December 17th.

Making a wish

Eating at our "birthday" restaurant - A Japanese restaurant


Happy Birthday Jelly Bean! We love You!

I didn't mean to take such a long break

But we were busy with Advent activities, Jelly Bean's birthday on December 17th, helping to take care of Mr. Simple and my sister, Christmas, New Year, plans for life and school for 2009.
I'm going to work on getting some photo posts up this week, and then next week, I'll get back to daily/almost daily posts about our Simple Life. I've got lots of news on that front!

But I'll leave you with one picture to entice you to start checking back in again.

Flower dressed up on St. Lucia's Day