Friday, January 4, 2019

Just doing a few science experiments over winter break!

Claire got a science kit for Christmas and wanted to test it out so we spent two days working on science experiments! Her favorites were the bubble making solution,


 the disappearing picture that glows in the dark,
 rock painting (not an experiment but threw the picture in!),
 and the erupting volcano!

 The final experiment was making dough to create a creature or object.
 Claire chose to make a donut (no surprise there!) and is excited for it to harden overnight so she can paint it tomorrow!


Happy New Year! Welcome 2019!

 We had a fun time bringing in the new year with some wonderful friends! The kids all played so well together and even stopped for a few fun poses!


 We played some minute to win it games which were fun for kids and adults!


Michelle, Me, and Rachael...ready to ring in the new year!
 The whole gang! We even made it until midnight!
 Jeff had some fireworks from years ago in the garage so we decided to give them a try to see if they still worked. It wasn't a grand display but the kids had fun watching them anyway!
 Blessed to start 2019 with my mom and some wonderful friends!

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

A wonderful Christmas with many blessings!

We are so blessed to have G-Ma with us again this Christmas! It is always a day full of wonderful memories and laughs. We started last night by playing the Saran Wrap ball game. Claire's expressions when she unwrapped a gift she really wanted were priceless!
 She loved this squishy that goes over a pencil and cannot wait to use it in school!
 Today we opened gifts while the food was cooking. Claire was so grateful and thankful for each gift this year, it really warmed my heart! She loved her sequin key chain.
 Claire was super excited to have her Dad open his gifts from her. She picked out this cell phone holder. Since Jeff likes to watch movies on his phone while laying in bed before going to sleep, she thought this device would come in extremely handy. Now he no longer has to hold his phone to watch the movie!
 This might have been the best gift opening of all! We got G-Ma a prank gift, an Earwax candle making kit complete with a helmet with hose that helps you get your earwax collected! She opened it and was very puzzled before she realized what it was and was then grossed out! We told her to open it and inside it tells her it is a prank box! We laughed so hard! We are pretty sure we are getting some sort of candle from her next year for Christmas!
 I love Claire's expressions! She asked Santa for a skeeball game and when she saw that he had gotten it for her, she was so excited!
 It is an ongoing joke in our family that for every holiday, Claire gets Jeff Zebra Cakes. We couldn't let Christmas go by without the classic gift for Dad!
 G-Ma got Claire a science kit so they will be plenty busy over Christmas break developing secret formulas!
 I love this picture! Claire asked Santa for a hamster this year when she met with him. He told her he would leave an extra special gift in her stocking if she left him chocolate chip cookies and carrots. This stuffed hamster was in her stocking and Claire couldn't have been more happy! She loved it!
 Then Claire opened up tickets to see Toby Mac in concert. She was so shocked and it took her a moment to realize what the tickets were for. I think she almost got teary eyed when she figured it out! The reaction was priceless. Thankful for all the blessings in our lives this year! Looking forward to what 2019 has in store.

Family photos

We got dressed up for Christmas Eve service last night so we had to get some fun pictures before we left home.



 I love this picture! Jeff and I planned to be all silly without Claire knowing. She has such a pretty smile and has no idea what is going on behind her!



Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
 

Happy Birthday Jesus!

One of our family traditions is to bake a birthday cake for Jesus for His birthday. Claire has taken to doing this all independently for the past few years. She likes to make a double layer cake with lots of frosting! 
 Then she writes Happy Birthday Jesus on the cake...
 and of course the cake has to be covered in sprinkles!
 Her final product!
 Then on Christmas day we sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and then eat some of the delicious cake!
 We are so very blessed to have the gift of our Savior! God bless!