Day 359 - 2010

Mom asked to have Christmas at their house since Sarah, John and Macy were up. Matt tried his hand at lighting the candles this year. Is he really old enough to do that now?

Once again, on this Christmas day we are reminded of how thankful we are for the most precious gift of all - His son, and eternity with our creator and those who follow Him.

Day 358 - 2010

Welcome to Canada Macy Grace! You have a fan with your cousin!

Mitchell isn't too sure about Linus' kisses but they are more friendly than Kasha's (and humourous to watch too).

We all went downtown for the outdoor service and endured the cold Canadian winter...

...where the kids got a beautiful handmade sheep ornament from Charlotte with the Christmas message.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Day 357 - 2010

Marlee and I went shopping while Drew and Matt went shopping for gifts for our immediate family. She got very creative with ideas for all the kids and even her dad. When we got home we locked ourselves in the basement and did all the wrapping.

Day 354 - 2010

We have our Christmas cards back and ready to be addressed. I haven't written a letter yet, but I'm sure it won't take long. We used the photo from September with us all wearing our Terry Fox adidas shirts.

Editor's note: Yeah - these didn't get out until February!

Day 352 - 2010

We had a great re-connect with our moms and baby group for our 8th annual Christmas get-together. Has it really been 8 years? For us it has been 7 since we missed the first one (I think we were in TBay?). Anyway, it always seems to be a struggle to get there but once we are there we have a great time. As usual, Martina was a very gracious host, the food was great and Santa was totally generous. I'm glad that the kids still get along well even though they don't see each other all that often. I miss getting together regularly with the moms though!

Day 338 - 2010

Today's word was 'family'. They needed to unscramble the word to see where we are going to dinner tonight. God has given us so many wonderful people to fellowship with - people that we can in fact call family. Tell mom or dad the names of at least 5 different families that we fellowship with regularly.
We headed to church for our Christmas dinner. They were one of 3 families with children there - and they did remarkably well. It helps to bring supplies.

Day 337 - 2010

Today's prompt was about service. "Ring-ring-ring your bells ring them loud and clear! To tell the people everywhere that Christmas time is here". We headed to Walmart to man the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle . It truly was a great experience - with maybe a few adjustments for next year but never-the-less we all enjoyed it. More on it here.

On the home front this little guy is getting more and more adventurous. He amused himself for quite a while exploring behind the couch today. Too cute.

Day 336 - 2010

Today's word was "goodwill". We left out a good sized pile of things to pass on to others. I love it when they come to your door!


I got my Project 365- 2009 in the mail! Yey!

Day 335 - 2010

Again I am being a little ambitious when it comes to advent. The kids went on a scavenger hunt for their advent calendars and clues. They love these activities and I admit that I do too. They ended up in the playroom where they found a lego advent calendar and their chocolate count-down calendars. They will have a daily activity in their pocket calendar. More will be posted on my other blog.

Day 360 - Saturday, December 26, 2009

Our cousins were able to join us for the day...

And Uncle John taught Matt how to play Axel F on the piano!

Day 359 - Friday, December 25, 2009

It was a blessed day yet again. We were all spoiled and enjoyed a great day together and with extended family. Highlights included a new SLR camera for me, lego for Matt, a DVD player and dvd's for Cierra, funky socks and toys for Marlee and an assortment of list items for Drew.

Day 358 - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Marlee lost her first tooth (of normal causes) - and is so excited to get money on Christmas!

Day 357 - Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Finally getting the year end gift albums done!

Day 350 - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

I had such a productive day today! At least 10 stores between 9 and 12pm! It works out to be a LOT of things off my Christmas list. YEY!

Day 348 - Monday, December 14, 2009

The interest in the advent reading and the Jesse Tree is still going strong!

Day 347 - Sunday, December 13, 2009

Even though we decided not to go with a live tree this year we still got the whole "tree experience" with my parents. We had to make an early trek home as Matt had a TT over some rope issue. [They pick the darndest things to get upset over!]

Day 346 - Saturday, December 12, 2009

We went to the annual baby group Christmas where the kids were visited by Santa (Cierra was with her grandma), and then we went to the church's annual Christmas dinner. it was a fast-paced but fun day with lots of visiting!

Day 342 - Tuesday, December 9, 2009

I finished my Holiday in Hand (Jessica Sprague) display. Many of the points are similar to Journal Your Christmas but I like the format and if I do say so myself, the presentation.

Day 340 - Sunday, December 6, 2009

Marlee went to Melissa's work Christmas party - how did she grow up so quickly and how does Melissa get her to wear these things? We also put up our Christmas tree today. For a fake one it's not as bad as I thought.

Day 96 - Monday, April 6, 2009

Finally working on some scrapbooking - and got a Christmas journaling page done.