Christmas 2008

This year Christmas for my side of the family was at our house. So

to get the kids settled down we decorated cookies. This is Jeremy

frosting his cookies.

This year Rob and I finally gave in and bought our families first ever gaming system. The kids were so geeked when they opened it. We opted for the Guitar Hero world tour because it came with 2 guitars. Emily and Jeremy quickly laid claims on a guitar and decorated them with stickers to make them their own.

Emily tried out the game with her personalized guitar.

Jeremy is all smiles as he tries out the game. I must say that I have already heard "Eye of the Tiger" one too many times. I even caught Rob singing it in the car when we went to pick up dinner. We also picked up the motorcross game from the cheap bin at Wal-Mart so Rob and Jeremy had loads of fun crashing into each other.
Merry CHRISTmas!

SNOW is a four letter word!

Ok, so this is the back end of Rob's old truck. If you notice at the left of the picture the snow is half covering his tire. We were dumped on with a foot of snow Friday December 19, 2008.

Emily is queen of the hill! This is one of the many mounds of snow the plow guy left us. This is at the neighbors drive way. The mound puts her at about half the height of the tree.

Jeremy is showing off the depth of the snow in our driveway. It is seriously just about to his butt. I was a little peeved because it had started snowing very early in the morning and the plows didn't come until 4:00 p.m. and that meant no school and no leaving the house.

My musical duo

Emily is once again playing in the percussion section of her schools band. She has been section leader for all three years of junior high. She thinks that is cool because she leads 3 boys and one girl. This is the best picture we could take because you are not allowed to use flash photography in the auditorium. Rock On Em!!

This is Jeremy with his friend Kevin. Can you tell that they are at their schools holiday sing? They both looked thrilled to be there. Jeremy is playing Cello this year so watch in the spring for pictures of his concert.

Christmas Pageant

This year the church did their annual Christmas pageant. Even though Jeremy is only ten he is the oldest boy in Primary. That means that he is Joseph. This is him with Mary (Madeline Walker). Emily would like to add that baby Jesus was played by her favorite doll George. I want to share that Jeremy expressed some reserve about playing Joseph because he is tan skinned. Our good friend Jill told him that he may be an authentic Joseph because people from that area in the world have tan skin. That made him proud to be Joseph. Thanks Jill!

Our Ski Adventure

Jeremy was a little stand-offish at first but once we had our lesson he was fine.

Rob was looking super cool with his new goggles on.

Yes! I did it!!

Emily the snow bunny!

Emily was by far the natural in our group. She took off

and never looked back.

We had such a fun weekend in Boyne. The snow was deep, the weather

was perfect. Todd our instructor was awesome! I

think we have found a new way to spend Thanksgiving together.

Thanksgiving

As I look forward to Thanksgiving I want to share what I am thankful for.

I am thankful for a good husband who works hard

to provide for our family.

I am thankful for two wonderful children who don't grumble too

loudly when I ask for their help.

I am thankful for an extended family who I love to keep in touch with.

I am thankful for this beautiful earth that we live on, even when we get

6 inches of snow in November.

I am thankful for good friends to share life with.

I am so thankful for a Heavenly Father who knows me and

loves me because I am not perfect.

May all of you have a great Thanksgiving!

They just keep on changing

Emily and Jeremy have recieved some very new things since the beginning of the school year. Emily had her braces put on September 29. She loves to be able to switch out colors every month. On November 4th we discovered Jeremy needed glasses. Even though he only needs them for distance, he loves to wear them all the time.

Election Day

Today is a very special day for our country. Please go vote! We can't wait to see who wins!

Fall Fun

Emily and Jeremy had a blast playing in the big pile of leaves we raked up.

I love fall in Michigan!!!

Hey, we're finally bloggers

Well, we finally decided to get with the program and create a blog. With the help of my really smart daughter we figured it out. We hope you enjoy this and don't think we are to dull.

Eighth Grade

Emily started the first day of 8th grade by being diagnosed with Type I diabetes. It's not a great way to start the new school year but we are grateful for good doctor's who are helping us figure this disease out. After 3 days in the hospital she returned to school and is doing fantastic! She has truly amazed us at how well she copes with this new speed bump in her life.