We celebrated grand daughter Madeline's "2nd" birthday....took a quick trip to Kenosha to see Kurt, Heidi, and family....had a birthday party for Dad celebrating his 87th birthday....and enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with Jason, Emily, and family.
Looking at our November calendar...I was shocked to see how fast our days filled up!! Then......before you knew it...December looked the same!!
In between all the birthday celebrations and trips and babysitting and choir cantata rehearsals...and bathroom remodeling...and bringing in fire wood..and keeping up with Joel's schedule.....visiting Dad...and getting proper rest....and posting on Face Book (real important)....we find ourselves quite content and able to fit in a few episodes of 'NCIS" and the news!!!!
I'm sure you can guess who does what jobs listed above!!!
Now that December is here...I am excited to say I think we are ready for Christmas.....and anxiously awaiting our family celebration with our sons and families in a few days:)
We sang in the choir cantata for our church on December 5th "O Holy Night". It was beautiful!! This year Ken and I both had solos in the cantata...Ken sang a song called "Joseph".....I sang a solo in the song "Be it Unto Me".
We were scheduled to watch Kurt's kids overnight last weekend...but the snowfall hit Northern Michigan....and our plans changed:(
This week we will be attending a Christmas concert presented by students at Heritage Christian School. I will be directing the young fives and kindegarteners in their Christmas medley. I have had the privilege of teaching the children once a week on Fridays....they are precious and so much fun!!
This will be the first Christmas without Mom....and I am finding myself with mixed emotions that I will save for another blog....but I am grateful for her life....her testimony...and her love for her family. We are experiencing great joy as we prepare for Christmas....a joy that our Mom would want us to have in our hearts.....to keep our Dad safe and sound....to be together to keep the traditions alive that we enjoyed while we were growing up.
Enjoy the pictures....see you soon:)
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| Madeline;s Birthday trip to Toy Town with Grandma for her "2nd" birthday. http://www.toytowncadillac.com/ |
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| Kurt, Heidi, Jon, Kirsten, Rachelle, Andrew at Grandpa's 87th birthday party. |
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| Dad and Daughters |
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| Happy 87th Birthday to Dad November 21st, 2010 |
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| Jason, Emily, Isaac, Madeline, Annabelle, Seth at Grandpa's birthday |
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| Jason and Emily's kids on Thanksgiving Day |
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| Kurt and Heidi;s kids at Grandpa's party |
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| Our entire family celebrating Dad's Birthday |
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| Jason and Emily and family |
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| Our visit to Kurt and Heidi's in November |
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| Grandpa and Kirsten |
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| Kurt and Rachelle |
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| Ken, Heidi, and kids after we ate at the Rainforest Cafe:) |
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| Dad with two of his good friends at Green Acres Roy Wolverton and Margaret Bass They play skipbo almost every day |
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| Me, Kurt and Heid at Dad's party |
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| Grandpa and his 9 great grand children |
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