Moments in Time

Well, I intended to post at Thanksgiving time. I'm just hoping that the saying "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" is not true - or I'm in big trouble!! :-)

We aren't in full Christmas swing here yet, but we're working on it. Last Saturday I took Ali to Breakfast with Santa at one of the local high schools. She didn't want to actually see Santa -- we'd already seen him at the mall to put in her request for Elizabeth and her Tea Gown. (Elizabeth is an American Girl doll for those of you uninitiated in the ways of all things AG!) But she did have fun making several crafts, including this paper chain, which she later lengthened at home:

This put Ali right into the Christmas spirit! She asked me on the way home if we could go buy egg nog. When we got home, she gave DH no peace until he built a fire!

Tonight's holiday activity was Jessica's school choir concert. Here's Jess (she's the one in the pink sweater):


Most of my spare time lately has been consumed by Jessica's basketball activities - driving to/from practice, going to games, etc. (Thankfully her friend Brianna is on her team and lives just up the road. We alternate shuttling the girls, which helps a lot!) Here's Jess in action (well, waiting for some action!):


Here's a little holiday decoration from the girls, made with Jessica's K'nex: