Our tree....

Last Saturday, we put up our Christmas tree.

This tree was Josh's Grandparents tree.....so it is actually older then us.

 

 It was a lot of fun putting the tree up this year!

 

 everyone wants to help!

 

 Petey is always goofing off.

 

 My friend Erin was talking about traditions.....and here is one of ours.....

Van always dresses up like Santa while we put up our tree.

 

 When Van took the Santa costume off.....Ollie decided to put it on.

 

 tree going up.

 

 Santa Ollie giving Mom a present.

 

 Kids going through the stuff of course.

 

 

 Santa Petey too?

 

 Tatum just wanted to help with the lights.

 

 Lets get some lights on this tree.

 Ollie starting on the ornaments.

Van put the bat mobile on the tree.........then...."I'm going to get those bad guys" lol....

pictures of the tree to come!

Band of Brothers

Josh and I watched this whole series last week, neither one of us had seen it before.

We avareged about two episodes a night.

All I can say is watch it!

It was good.

Petey is a super citizen...

Last Friday, Petey got to eat breakfast with the Principle because he received the Super Citizen award in gym for Generosity.

Congrats Petey!!

I LOVE you!

on a side note, most of the papers that come out of Petey's bookbag look like this!

Ollie's first......

project he brought home from school!

He has been playing with it like a puppet, but Mommy stuck it on the tree today. :)

Memories of Christmases Past

Christmas 2005

Christmas Eve

My Grandparents, on the farm.

Van age 4 1/2

 Ollie age 1 1/2

 

 Petey age 3

 

  This is the year we lived in Virginia.

We came home to Coshocton for Christmas.

 

 

 Josh trying to get a toy out of a box.

 

 The boys playing.

 

 Grandma Lahna.

 

 Ollie playing with trains.

 

 

Grandpa Lahna.

 

 Grandma Darr (my Mom) and Ollie.

 

 Josh and Ollie.

 

 Mom and Petey.

 

 building blocks.

 

 Mom and Van.

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Ollie's first day...

Ollie's first day of school was yesterday and it went.......well.

He did not like the idea of being left there.....but after he calmed down, his teacher said he did very well in the class room.

Good job Ollie, Mommy is proud of you!