Snow Day At Last

Well, they finally got their Snow Day! It is nowhere near what our cousins got last week, in Pennsylvania. The children have already shoveled. It was all Margie's idea, much to Peter's chagrin. He cracked me up, because he didn't want to shovel, but, he immediately took total charge, out there. (Barking orders at everyone else, like oldest children do. ha ha ) Thomas was extremely jealous, to say the least. Now, Peter's in, and the middle three are playing in the back yard. They've already had a change of mittens.

Number 6

George celebrated his 6th birthday a couple weeks ago. He had a blast! His Godfather brought pizza over for dinner. Others came to visit/celebrate, as well. People gave him gifts he absolutely loved. Plus he received some special gifts in the mail. (Packages are always fun to get!) He requested an American Flag cake, complete with the pole and ball, on top of the pole.

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Brrrrr It is Cold

This is how I found Fred, when he was supposed to be getting his clean clothes on and coming to eat breakfast. He managed to come downstairs, but, that is as far as he got. And this is how I found George playing Legos.

Carp Party Pictures

Pictures from the Carpatho Rusyn Pot Luck Dinner (AKA "The Carp. Party"), which was at the beginning of January:

Partners in crime: Dorothy, Fred, Thomas



(Dorothy), George, Margie, Peter


























Dorothy, Gabriel, Luke, Andrew, Isaiah



Margie and Grandpa

























Michael and Jim














Thomas


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Christmas Photos

Christmas was wonderful. I got a lot of good photos, and am limiting what I am posting to 2. (Though, I am tempted to upload a bunch of the cousin photos, because they are really cute, too.) Here are Our Five at church, Christmas morning (George forgot his glasses, in all the excitement):












This is Thomas, caught in the act. I don't know how many times we had to say, "Don't touch the tree!" And, it wasn't only directed at Thomas, either.

Christmas Play

Yesterday, we had our church Christmas Play and pizza party. My kids pulled off the play pretty well, each with memorized speaking parts, and lots of acting. (What a bunch of hams!) It was a simple play, The Birth of Jesus. The only mishap was Mary falling off the donkey at one point.... All in all, I think people enjoyed watching the kids do their play. A lot of the lines the children developed, themselves, which I think it made it easier for them to remember. Peter was Joseph, a shepherd, and a magi. George was all three Innkeepers. He would pop out of the window, with a different hat on. "No room here. Try next door." He and Fred were also shepherds and magi. Margie was Mary and the angel.


Mary and Joseph, traveling:

























Innkeeper #3, "You can stay in the stable. The animals are friendly."

























The shepherds, afraid of the angel.





















Fred said his lines, this year. (Unlike last year, when he just laid down on the stage...)

All She Wants For Christmas Is Her

TWO FRONT TEETH!