Friday, January 6, 2023

December 2022

The next 8 photos are from "Jackson's Day Out".
He and his schoolmates built gingerbread houses then went shopping!





Nice result!



All gifts need a gift bag


The outing was funded by the money they made from their coffee cart.


The dogs might appreciate some Christmas joy!



Meanwhile, Theo takes advantage of the many boxes available




Jackson and Theo



Getting ready



Star Wars night at the JMU basketball game


Theo likes a good Christmas tree!



Lynsey and Grace


This year's Christmas card





Nice views from Spain, courtesy of Hannah


Nice views from home











Otterly cute


My office decorations were inspired by Charlie Brown.


We did some puppy sitting for Grace and Josh
New puppy Remi (short for Remington)
Bernedoodle



Teddy (labradoodle)



Abe (goldendoodle)




Trying out some new iPhone lenses Grace gave me.



Hannah's Christmas decor



Samuel and the Youth Choir



Luke and the Chancel Choir



I know, right







Hannah and Three Spanish Wiseguys


James with Theo




We were delighted to have Mirva and James home for a few days.









Theo identifies an ornament with his mother's picture on it


Theo, with Uncle Luke









Always a joy to add leaves to the dining room table



Luke and Grace


Samuel and Noah


Ryan and Josh


Crafting Table
Lucy, Sophie, Annabelle, Lily


Hannah built a tiny snowman
#spanishbirthday


Who's that getting into the cookie jar?



I needed a cookie. I'm Santa's helper.


Luke celebrates 26 years (and misses Hannah)


Hannah celebrates 26 years (and misses Luke)


The Neals celebrated Christmas in their new log cabin in Missouri


Remi came to visit his doggie cousins


Christmas morning and Josh is a kid at heart!


James, Mirva, Annabelle, Grace (and Remi)




Lucy



The Smiths (with matching pajamas)



Time to build some gingerbread houses...










Lily and Lucy were a team


Mirva and Annabelle also


Sophie flew solo



Jacob built his house a bit too close to the Gingerbread Fault Line


Grace and Josh made stained glass windows for their house by crushing Jolly Ranchers
and baking the pieces to melt the candy into the windows. Pretty cool actually



Lynsey decorated a Christmas sweater cookie and repurposed a Ninja cookie
into a Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer cookie.



Lily, Lucy


James


Ryan, Samuel


Mirva, Annabelle






Mama Martha made hats for everyone!



Lily liked her hat and her new boots!



Hannah, still in Spain


Getting ready for a fun but messy project


Did someone say "fun but messy"?







Tea at sunset in Grenada




Meanwhile, back in Spain...