Christmas Cantata

We made it through the Cantata.  This is a longer video, but, trust me, it's worth the 20 seconds from the four, cute soloists at the end.

New VBS Theme?

There is a liquor store by Purdue called the Village Bottle Shop, but when they advertise "Never an extra charge for cold beer at VBS", I don't think Village Bottle Shop.  : )

Great 8!

Yeah, we are officially done with car seats!   I'm just as excited as the two youngest peas.  Eight has brought on much fun.  Second grade is awesome and more friends get to come over and play.

Eight also brings on your first official Red Rider BB gun.  It does not has a compass in the stock, but notice the safety goggles, so he doesn't shoot his eye out.

Eight also brings an sweet reading nook in your room, complete with a super comfy rocker and a boa lamp.

The Gingerbread House that Was

To help kick off the season, the kids worked on a gingerbread house over Thanksgiving break. It took some time and great patience to pull this off together. After an hour or so of methodically coating the house with some new gumdrops and a lot of Halloween leftovers, ta-da, a beautiful, little house was born. We put it up on a high shelf and admired.

Do you know how crafty (and hungry) my dog is? He scooted a chair over, climed up the hutch, and ate the house. The ENTIRE house. The only evidence left behind was the foil square of cardboard it rested on and some crumbs.

Brom layed around all afternoon with bloated guts and miserable look. Paige kept petting him and saying, "Oh, poor Brom." Hmmm. Poor Brom my butt.