Alex’s Class Party

 

Alex’s class party was at the same time as Nick’s so I had to split my time up and visit both. Alex’s class was a little bit more rambunctious than Nick’s!

They were working on a cute Santa craft and I helped Alex finish his, and he stole my camera and went around taking pictures of the class. Some of them started acting goofy! Fun times with the kids!!

 

 

What I am reading!

I started reading this series of books in 2005. They are an alpabetical series! I have loved reading these books for the very first one!

Sue Grafton does such a wonderful job with her character in the book, a private investigator, Kinsey Millhone. I am sure that if you start reading these books you will be hooked!!

It's April, 1988, a month before Kinsey Millhone's 38th birthday and she's alone in her office doing paperwork when a young man arrives unannounced. He has a preppy air about him and looks as if he'd be carded if he tried to buy booze, but Michael Sutton is 27, an unemployed college drop-out. Twenty-one years before, a four-year old girl disappeared. A recent reference to her kidnapping has triggered a flood of memories. Sutton now believes he stumbled on her lonely burial when he was six years old. He wants Kinsey's help in locating the child’s remains and finding the men who killed her. It’s a long shot but he's willing to pay cash up front and Kinsey agrees to give him one day. As her investigation unfolds, she finds out Michael Sutton has an uneasy relationship with the truth. In essence, he's the boy who cried wolf. Is his current story true or simply one more in a long line of fabrications?

2nd Grade Christmas Concert

I promise Alex is in there somewhere!! Too bad I didn't get my zoom lens before Christmas!! :)

My family!

Alex being silly!

We really enjoyed watching the 2nd graders performance! They worked so hard and did such a good job!! We were so proud of our handsome boy!

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Christmas pictures!

So I thought I was off the hook with taking the boys Christmas pictures this year! A friend of mine was coming over to take them, and finally I could be in the picture with them.....so didn't happen that way, she called last minute with a migraine and had to cancel. I was bound and determined to get a picture to get our cards out in time. So I already had everyone dressed, I was going to do this myself!!! I started with Alex, smooth sailing, even had time for some silly ones. Nick and Mason were next, still went ok! Now time for all 3 together under the tree. I do not know how I did it but I snapped away and got lucky, the very first one I took of the 3 of them was the winner, they went down hill fast from there! So ta-da, I did it and I am very pleased with how they turned out!

Ornaments

I love Christmas ornaments and Scott has started a tradition with our family that I hope to continue on for many years to come. We all have our own ornaments that we put onto the tree every year. From one that Scott and I bought on our cruise when he proposed to me, to a family ornament each year, we have them covered! I love our collection!

Mason's ornaments!

A few of Alex's ornaments from the years past!

Some of Nick's ornaments that he has either made or I have bought for him!

These are some of my most favorite ornaments!! Perfect for our family!!

more lights

Nick and Scott worked hard wrapping the trees with lights! I love the way that these look when they are on and it is really dark! Now we just need a good snow! I love this time of year!! Nick was such a big helper to Scott, you know how tricky it can be to walk in circles putting lights up!!