Merry Christmas

We had our annual Christmas caroling party last night. The kids are starting to get into the pre-singing recital which is alot of fun. Ben and I played a violin duet which could have used some fine tuning, so I won't torment you with the video. Nevertheless, I was very pleased to play a duet with him! We did Hark the Herald Angels Sing; not an easy piece as the notes harmonize (or not if they're not in tune.) We played about 3/4 of the piece beautifully, then got a little mixed up.

Mom and Dad,

Have you moved to England?

Visit with Santa

Liam was in a dress shirt and shorts when I got home from work yesterday. I guess Bob took the boys to see Santa, and even paid for professional photos. (Hence, I don't have a photo of the trip to post.) Bob said it was a great visit. Santa was in a good mood and quite talkative. Liam asked Santa for a stuffed dog (whew, that's an easy one!) Ben asked Santa for a pet rat (ugh) and received a lecture on caring for animals from Santa.

I do not forsee a pet rat arriving on Christmas day. Ben will just have to be satisfied with the rats living in our shed and crawl space. Luckily Ben's in on the Santa secet....

Sydney at Louise's

We all went to dinner at Louise's the other night. The kids sat in the restaurant provided high chairs and had a great time eating their meals (we brought cooked carrots and fruit and they had a little pasta as well). They even got compliments from other patrons about how well behaved they were.

Thanksgiving 2011 pictures

Happy times.