December

 A few other December activities....

Samuel started a new sport - wrestling!!!  Shawn was a high school wrestler and has wanted the boys to get into it for years - he finally talked me into it - and now Shawn is helping coach too!  So far Shawn and Sam are both loving it - I'm not sure yet how I feel about it - he came home from the first meet with a bloody fat lip!

Henry earned his next rank in scouting - Second Class

Sam got top chess player in his grade for the semester.

Grace, Samuel and I volunteered at a Christmas Tree Lot benefitting Calvary Children's home.

Grace sang in the choir at the school nativity play.

Fun times at school Christmas parties

New Christmas jammies!!

This guy got his driving permit over Christmas break!!!!!

The annual gingerbread decorating 

I didn't get pictures of Sam and Henry's before they starting eating off of them!!

The annual cookie baking day -we made 7 types plus pizelles this year

A full day's work

Playing games by the fireside

Our Christmas gift to the kids this year was a day at Lake Lanier Snow Days and lights.  We had so much fun snow tubing, ice skating, throwing snowballs, and seeing the lights at night.

For New Year's Eve we had the Trovato family over.  They brought with them their new year's tradition of making homemade sushi.  It was quite the production  but all very fun,  and absolutely delicious.  We spent the whole night hanging out eating, drinking and visiting until well after midnight!

Lilly made tuna tartare - mmm!