All-City Christmas Band Concert

The all-city Christmas concert is quite possibly my favorite concert of the year! All of the bands from 7th through 12th grade perform and then at the end all of the bands line the perimeter of the auditorium and play together! I love it!

Of course, I thought Ben's band sounded amazing!


French Bell Carol


The Grinch Medley


All of the bands wishing us a Merry Christmas together!

Christmas Time Is Here!

It just doesn't feel like Christmas when you're driving around town and it's 63 degrees outside, the car windows are cracked, listening to Christmas music. I am NOT complaining!! I was, however, really excited to get out all of the Christmas decorations and make it feel Christmas-y in our house.

I love this little tree and it's tiny little ornaments and the nativity set that Luke can play with!

Luke was thrilled about all of the decorations, but all he ever really wanted was the Christmas train! He didn't care that we didn't have a tree yet! He was just as happy to play with it in the middle of the floor!

I put up the lights that I could reach and then Jon and Ben do the rest. Ben was happiest to be up on the roof! (The child scares me half to death sometimes!)

Everybody helped decorate the tree.

The finished product.

We are all ready for a fun-filled Christmas season of family, friends, playing, eating, shopping and most importantly, celebrating the birth of Jesus!

Christmas Eve

Every year the kids (well, Ben & Abby) beg to open a "just one" present on Christmas Eve. Every year I (act like) give in. I always get to choose the gift. The gift is always the same. This year was no different. Only, this year, Ben is on to me... The gift that the kids always get to open is their Christmas jammies. I have been making their jammies for the last several years and I love it! This year I went a little bit beyond and embellished Luke and Abby's shirts. I love how they all turned out!