Max's Birthday/ Superbowl/ Cub Scout awards

This was a fun filled day. Max turned 7, the Saints won the superbowl and Max received his Pinewood Derby trophies.

Mindy's 30th B-day 80's prom style

We went to a 30th birthday party that was decked out as an 80's prom. We had to dress appropriately and enjoy everything 80's through out the night. It was awesome. Everybody had such a great time and it was nice to go retro too :)

Random Kid shots - January

Here are some random shots that were taken in January.

Megan plays basketball

Megan played basketball this winter. She enjoyed playing with her friends, but she doesn't think this is her game :) She is #20. The whole season was instructional, so we didn't keep track of wins or losses. She did score some during the year, but she liked to pass it to the other girls that were not afraid to shoot :)

Pine Derby Race

Max had his Cub Scout Pine Derby race and his car placed 1st over all.. His car beat out all of the other cub scouts in his troop and he beat out all of the older boy scouts too. Poor thing didn't feel good the whole time either. He would lay down on the bleachers between races and really tried to be a trooper. The 2nd place ribbon is really a 1st place, they mismarked them :)

Merry Christmas

We all hope each and everyone had a very wonderful Christmas season. Here are some highlights from our many days of celebrations.

Frosty Lives!!!

All it took was a brand new battery and a little tweaking and it works!!!

St. Nicholas Day and Breakfast with Santa

The kids woke up to find goodies in their stockings from St. Nicholas. Connor consumed all of his chocolate coins before he even left for 9:00 mass and breakfast with the jolly old big man. Connor was happy to see Santa because he was giving out candy. He actually told Santa he wants "Campers", I guess the boy likes to camp. Keira handled it well too and didnt freak out. This is the first pic of the kids with Santa and us not in the shot. :)

Christmas tree decorating

The kids all had a good time decorating the Christmas tree, now if only I can stop Connor from plugging it in on his own and rearranging all the ornaments and eating all the candy canes off..... Boys, I tell you!!

Thanksgiving

We spent some time out at the farm for Thanksgiving. Keira was learning how to use the slot machines, Connor was taking up the welding trade, Megan was off socializing, Max was in Indiana and Bill was wanting another baby.