SNOW DAYS

So much fun to have a snow day.. we are on snow day #3 and having the best time!

hot cocoa for all... Yummy

a few chores at lunch time, followed by their favorite lunch... pizza biscuits

video games and movies... Life is Good

Christmas is Coming

I believe in the magic of Christmas... i love everything the season brings!

I always wait till the friday after Thanksgiving to let the magic begin but i am too excited to start this year and so i decided to put some Christmas songs on the blog and post some pics from last year to tide me over. I'm so excited to pull it all out again and transform our house and our hearts with the magic of Christmas!

Thanksgiving Feast

Every year the 1st grader's at Grandville Christian enjoy a Thanksgiving feast!

Mrs. Ponstine's kids are pilgrims and Mrs. Schut's kiddo's are Native Americans.

Jaeger was one handsome little pilgrim!

It is so adorable to see them all dressed up. They recite Psalm 100 and sing songs of praise and thanksgiving to their God who provides for all their needs just as he provided for the pilgrims and native americans so many years ago.

the kids enjoyed turkey, corn, applesauce, rolls and pie.. Jaeger chowed down
he was one hungry pilgrim. He reminded me multiple times that the moms and dads couldn't eat because there wasn't enough... only the kids and teachers. He did not want me to break any rules and pig out... this made me smile because he said it about 5 times.

look at him shovel it in... again, one hungry little pilgrim


What are you thankful for this year? Leave a comment and let me know!

Happy Halloween

he loves his "mummy" and she loves him too

my little werewolf

creepy skeleton... aka... Lukers

my guys all wanted to be scary and creepy this year

Be afraid... be very afraid

Ummm ... this costume ended up costing a lot, was a lot of work to put together and then did not stay together well at all... but he sure looked darn cute at the beginning of the night.

love this shot

my mom and i think that the fact he's missing his two front teeth make him an even better mummy... and i adore how he got into "character" while posing for his pictures

my mom and dad came over and enjoyed skinny minnie soup and warm bread.

Dad picked up pumpkin donuts from Post farms which we devoured along with cold apple cider

and then they stayed and helped pass out candy... that's my mom in the doorway, looking cute.

a look at the front porch

John and Ruth's cool carved pumpkin

My three little MONSTERS

Hope your Halloween was SPOOKTACULAR

Photo -shoots

Okay... this is a super long post but there were so many cute pictures to show you. So, grab a cup of coffee or some hot spiced cider and settle in... hope you enjoy!

This is Bretyn... she was a natural little model

Amiya J... i love every single shot i took of her... she was a pistol on this particular morning. Alot of tears and runny noses but this is real life and she just cracked me up. She was happiest with food or candy in her hands or mouth. Love her!

love the pretzel stick... hey she was sitting and actually looking my direction.

lots of tears.... lots and lots of tears

and then a smile to go with her muddy knees... again, documenting real life

this shot is overexposed but i love it

tears and runny nose, but this is such a precious shot

she has this little mouth in almost every picture due to the fact that we kept giving her starbursts all morning... too cute

love it

this pictue is one of my favorites... what a little beauty

Kahne... handsome little devil

look at that little face... so funny. I hope you love the pics Kim. I took around 400 shots so you better be ready to pour some coffee, grab a pencil and get ready to mark down your favorites. These were just a few of mine!

PHOTO SHOOT #2

Miss Erin

Ben and Erin

Marnie... there are lots more but these were some favorites of mine.

So many cute kids... so much fun!