Like a Sunflower: 2013

Monday, December 23, 2013

After the Snow Falls (2013)

It was a chilly day just after we had about a foot of snow. So we trekked out to Riveredge Nature Center for an adventure.

There was so much snow and Sonya was having a hard time walking through it. We attempted to use the sled and pull her, but there were tracks from cross-country skis and it was tough to keep her from tipping in the particular sled that we brought. Tim and I ended up taking turns carrying Sonya. She sure is getting almost too big to carry now though!!

Caleb enjoyed eating lots of snow -- even though we told him not to eat it. Lol. Silly kid.

By the time we got back to the car, we were all ready to get warm and thaw out. The snow was definitely beautiful though.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

A Glimpse into December (2013)

My birthday started out the month of December. We took a family walk and went to Possibility Playground where I insisted on a family photo. This is what happens when you put the four of us together. We get a little silly. :-)

Well, the Christmas tree was up and all decorated. So what better way to be silly than in Santa hats?

This year, the weather was warm enough to participate in the Port Washington Christmas festivities: Christmas on the Corner. We decorated Christmas cookies at Dockside Deli, saw Santa at the bank, visited a few shops while we looked for the Elf on the Shelf in them, and watched the parade.

We receive the Focus on the Family magazine that has Advent devotionals in the December issue. So we attempted to do that every day leading up to Christmas. One of the activities was on forgiveness and how we end up feeling tied up when we don't forgive. The kids really enjoyed this and it was a great way to have family time.

Sonya had her first Christmas concert for school. They sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. Unfortunately, we weren't close enough to get any good photos, but my friend was able to capture a decent video of the kids. Here's a photo of me with my parents and then we tried to take a few photos of Sonya in her Christmas dress.

A tradition that we started a few years ago is to go to the Live Nativity at Christ Church in Mequon. They have a really great set-up with activities for the kids, a Christmas play, cookies, an interactive town of Bethlehem, live animals, and music. We love going to this event.

Tim tried taking photos of the play, but he has yet to master his iPhone. Lol!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Caleb's Christmas Concert 2013

This year, the 1st and 2nd graders at Lincoln Elementary performed: Melton the Warm Hearted Snowman. Enjoy the photos and the clips of video from the show!