Family Visit

My parents and my grandmother came to town for a visit last week. It was really lovely having them here; the weather was great, everyone stayed healthy, we had some fun outings and some delicious meals. All in all, I think much fun was had. Here are a couple of pictures of L & J with their grandparents and great-grandmother!

Where are my children?

The other morning my children disappeared while I was doing the breakfast dishes. They weren't begging me for an after-breakfast snack, they weren't whining to watch somethng on T.V., they weren't pulling the ornaments off the Christmas tree. Where could they be?

Ah ha! They were upstairs with my Grandmother, reading stories. Yes, I got totally misty-eyed. I wish my grandmother could stay with us all the time, but a week-long visit was wonderful, and my kiddos adored spending time with her!

Oh Christmas Tree!

O.K., so I knew I might be a little bit lazy about updating this blog, but who knew it would be this bad . . .no pictures from Halloween, no pictures of children cavorting with autumn leaves, no pictures of Thanksgiving revelry, no pictures of the first snowfall . . .

So for all of those omissions, I am sorry. I will try to be better. Really.

Here are a few photos from our big Christmas Tree day today, beginning with our trip to "Santa's Christmas Tree Farm" in Lee's Summit, MO and culminating with a hot chocolate-fueled tree decorating party after naptime this afternoon.