Christmastime

It's been awhile but I thought I would get caught up with sharing some photos... including pictures from last year! Here's a highlight of some of my favorite from the Christmas holiday, in order of festivities. It was fun to look back and remember all these fun memories, as Kristi and I called it "The Vacation of 15 Saturdays"! I would go back and do this all again!

 Our first trip to the Santa parade with friends in downtown Port Huron

 The 15-year tradition continued with Festivus with our closest dearest friends at the Toasted Oak Grill and Market in Novi - fabulous!

Khloe's preschool Christmas party was a fun day, except the meeting Santa part. She yelled "He's fake!" and wanted no part of him, but the day still ended with smiles, lots of singing, a nativity reenactment, pinata fun and a hug for Santa after all.

 Celebrating Christmas with Ms Melissa and Addison

 This year, we organized the inaugural Black Forest Estates neighborhood caroling event. It almost didn't happen because there were varying waves of sickness through various families throughout the week but we pulled it off, even with custom song books and elf hats. It was a fun night that started at a neighbor's home with an indoor caroling concert and then moved outdoors through the neighborhood on an unusually warm, foggy evening. I'm proud of how well the girls did - they loved it - we all did and can't wait until the second annual event next year!

 Christmas Eve felt more like Easter weather instead of Christmas weather - more fog and warmth - so we went exploring down by the river to check it out

 Fun with family

 

 Christmas Eve candleight church service

 Saying goodbye to Cherry on Christmas Eve

 Santa came!

 We celebrated our last hours of being alive in 2014 by going ice skating... and going out to eat as a family at Loxton's, a fun family tradition

Happy New Years and Hello 2015!

Family photos

Always a debacle, always crazy, always entertaining

Even Rapunzel takes piano lessons

Unfrozen

Colonial Woods Children's Christmas Musical

 During both Sunday morning services, the 1st - 5th graders sang a few songs in Venue and the Main Sanctuary

 Getting ready! It's Sunday evening and the children's Christmas program is about to begin!

 First up on the performance schedule was the Preschool and Kindergarten peanuts.

 

 Good job Kohkee!

 

 So glad to have all the grandparents there with us too! It was a heart-warming show put on by some talented children singing and performing their hearts out! A great start to the Christmas season!

School picture

AHHHHH! First-ever school picture! I love it; it is so sweet.

We practiced "smiling nicely" the morning of pictures, but of course our silly little girl only wanted to give us goofy smiles and faces. I thought, Well if this is how it goes down, then that's cool too because that will show her true personality. Plus, I will definitely show it at her Senior Open House and at her wedding.

Our self-assured, energetic, comedic, huggable beauty! You can't go wrong with this precious smile!