Our Family's Christmas List

I'm mostly posting this here so we can have a place for us to keep track of it.

Inspired by the simple yet thoughtful gifts exchanged in the Laura Ingalls home (Little House,) each year we make a small gift for each other.

this person . . . makes for . . . this person

Andrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes
Willie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madeline
Wesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Willie
Madeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carina
Zachary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea
Carina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach

Maddie's Fall Concert

Last night was Maddie's Fall Concert. This year Maddie is in Concert Band, which is the 7th grade band. They played three pieces and sounded awesome! Maddie looked so pretty in her curls and so grown up. She loves playing the french horn and especially loves her teacher, Mrs. Snell. She is her pretty much her idol. Mrs. Snell is expecting a baby next month but will be back in January. I am so grateful that Maddie could be involved in the music program at John Muir. Maddie blesses our lives with her music and her talents. We love her so much!

We were so happy that grandma and grandpa could be at the concert with us!

Zaire

Zaire is Maddie's bird. That crazy bird loves to hang out in the strangest places. Some of her favorites are the doll house, the top of the laptop, and also my kitchen window. She loves to look out the window at the trees. I'm sure she just wishes she could be there. About 30 minutes ago I came down to the family room to put away some costumes and when I turned around, there she was. I almost stepped on her. I have no idea how she got out of the cage, but she's a sneaky one. Good thing I grabbed her before Strudel did. Yikes! That would have been ugly!!!!