Frances started Preschool

Frances started school this month. She goes two mornings per week and loves every minute. But, since school started after Christmas break, she's only gone two days. The poor girl can't get a break. She caught a bad cold the first week of January, that developed into an ear infection, and now she is sick again with the stomach bug! Hopefully, this will all pass soon and she will be on her feet again! 

One of her many paintings.

Walking out from her first day! 

Christmas

Drove back to Cali for Christmas again this year. It was a rainy trip down -  the most rain I've seen in California in YEARS! It sucked for us, but I know the rain is needed. It was a quicker trip then normal as well, I had to get back home early so I could attend a Pampered Chef retreat. So, we didn't get to see our usual crowd of friends, but it was a nice trip and the kids had lots of fun playing with their cousins, going to the park, and eating lots of cookies!   

Santa (aka Uncle Jeff) and Frances

Christmas Eve presents

Michelle brought all the fun props for a photo booth!

We had a lot of fun with it.

See!

Me and my Grandma

Frances and Frances

Gabby and the big 9!

Isabella enjoying her new iPhone

Cuties

Isabella takes the best pictures!

Making cookies with Grandma

Getting ready for the reading of "T'was the Night Before Christmas"

Santa came!

Christmas morning!

The kids with Great Grandma Rose

Merry Christmas!!

It was a great end to the year. Always nice to be home and hard to leave the family behind. Onward to  2015! It is sure to be interesting with lots of new and exciting adventures! Cheers!

Lucas' frist Piano recital

Very proud of our little boy today. He's only been playing 3 and a half months, and he's doing so well! Keep up the good work, Lucas!

And finally...Mall Santa!

More Santa

Santa, Santa, Santa, and Santa

This weekend was our little town's tree lighting festival, The Chimes and Lights. So, it was a day of Santa's, lights, and candy canes!

To start the day off Lucas and I worked at a little craft fair.

All the kids in Lucas' school made a craft to sell at the fair - Lucas made this potholder (that I bought, of course!)

Craft time at the library before the tree lighting

Tree lighting!

Santa!

After downtown, we drove around to look at lights. This fabulous house is our favorite! They invite you to walk their grounds where they have tons of displays,  plus a fire pit and a movie playing!

Lots of photo ops.

Log Cabin Santa

Happy Holidays! 

Stay tuned for Mall Santa!

Thanksgiving 2014

Thanksgiving this year was a little different, but none-the-less special. I had the flu Wednesday and Thursday, laid out in bed both days. But, my loving husband and sister stepped up, drank mimosas, and cooked Thanksgiving dinner. It turned out great. I didn't eat much on Thanksgiving, but made up for it with leftovers that weekend. On Friday we went and cut down our Christmas Tree. Then we went up to my cousins house and celebrated with them. We had a great leftover dinner. Saturday we decorated the tree and got a trampoline from my neighbor! Plus, we had some snow! It started out rough, but it turned out to be a wonderful thanksgiving weekend! 

Great job on the turkey!

What Lucas is thankful for.

Looking for the perfect tree!

Aunt Jana and Frances

Found the perfect tree!

It's a big one!

Adding the angel

Beautiful Tree

Snow!

Happy kids!

It was a wonderful weekend, I am very thankful for my husband and sister - for taking care of me and our dinner and our kids. They made it a very special weekend. I am very lucky! Cheers to the Holidays!