Caitlin's Preschool Christmas Program

Caitlin's preschool class (and the 3's class) put on a Christmas Program the first weekend of December. She was an Angel in it. It was super cute!

These are some pictures from the practice (much easier to take photos then). Notice that in many Caitlin is making faces, not paying attention, looking bored...

Not exactly sure what she is doing in this photo, but they did have gestures for most of the songs. They sang, "Away in a Manger" which she practiced for days!

This last picture is at the actual Sunday service. They had to wait, patiently, in the back of the church until after all the readings were done, then they performed. We also have this recorded on our camcorder (in case you ever want to see it).

Here she is afterwards...a successful performer! She did much better in the service performance than she did during her practices! Way to go Caitlin!

Cute Picture Alert...

I just wanted to share a few images because let's face it... a picture is worth a thousand words... maybe more if I'm writing them. This was just a great catch mid-splash. Cody's such a different kid than Caitlin. The more water in your face, the better! Caitlin said, "Look mom, I'm Santa Claus."

If he can't have it, he wants even more. I guess we all learn that pretty early. What did he do when I busted him with my pepsi? Grin a big 'ol cheesy grin.

Cody got some new sneakers and he sure was pretty unsteady at first. This was just a nice afternoon in November with a cheese & crackers lunch on our porch.

The dog is just so cute I had to take this picture. I kept telling Caitlin to "get out of my shot, you're goofing it up". She's always hogging into the dog pictures. :) - Seriously, she & Casy are best buddies and it's just awesome to see their relationship grow closer all the time. Casey puts up with all kinds of games, dress-ups, being pulled around the house with a leash tied to a wagon and just asks for a few belly rubs & hugs whenever we're sitting still for 5 seconds.

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Thanksgiving Day (After) Parade!

Does 3 years make a tradition? It's a start. Caitlin had such a good time last year even though it poured rain we found ourselves back this year. Cody was pretty wide eyed at all the floats & loud marching bands but mostly happy to run in the street.

It was pretty cold, but the rain held off this year. Anne's always hugging these munchkins and Cailin's always happy to squeeze into a hug sandwich with Cody.

There's always a big selection of crazy floats... from traditional trailers decked out with flowers, to Santa's sleigh and reindeer. This is a big 'ol caterpillar and crazy bug people.

And last but not least... the very best part of any decent parade as far as Caitlin is concerned...tons of free candy!

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A Visit from Grandma i Grandpa (Thanksgiving too!)

Grandpa and Grandma came for a visit! They got to spend some quality time with Caitlin and Cody. Luckily, they got to see their personalities (and quirks) shining through!

Here's Cody "demanding" food from Grandpa. Cody isn't shy with people (like Caity was) and he tends to just follow the food. =)

While Grandpa was here, he made just about everything. He spoiled the grandkids (for sure) by making them pancakes, French Toast, and cookies! Sure was delicious! Thanks Dad!

Caitlin does like playing with puzzles (and showing people what she can do). She had fun with Grandma and Grandpa too. She was definitely much better this year than last. I think she gets more used to them when they stay a little longer (stretch) at a time.

Part of the reason my parents visit, is to have Thanksgiving with us! It's nice to get family time for at least one holiday every year! (Sure missed you both last year!) We get to celebrate with Brenda, John and the kiddos as well. It's a pretty nice deal, all in all.
Here are "the Krafts" hanging out watching football together. Josiah seemed the least interested, so he and I got to play some games of Skip-bo. I have to say that it was fun to play that card game again (and to win - TWICE). heh, heh
Poor Brian, he's never in the family photos. We probably need to invest in a tripod so we can take some decent photos. You can see all the yummy food out there. I think that Brenda and her family were stuffed (but still had to go to another Thanksgiving dinner). Can't wait for Christmas!