"The fundamental mission of motherhood now is the same as it always was: to nurture, protect, and instruct children, to create a home environment that enables them to learn and grow, to help them develop a heart for God and his purposes, and to send them out into the world prepared to live both fully and meaningfully."

-Sally Clarkson from the Mission of Motherhood

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Christmas time!

Christmas time is so much fun! 

We kicked off the season at "Breakfast with Santa".  Here are AM and Creighton.  I love how they're sitting really far away from each other. :)



AM and Karoline

We saw Brooksy!  (Clark stayed home with Daddy.)
Another random BU cheerleader sighting (which MAKES my daughter's day)

Gigi took us to the Nutcracker ballet.  It was beautiful!  And I guess since I had just gotten back from NYC, I was really into the live production!  AM got a Sugar Plum fairy nutcracker, and I purchased a "Clara" to add to my collection.
The cousins posed in their matching PJ's so we could hopefully get Gigi a Christmas card picture.

Posing again---the boys were not having it.

AnnMarie had an open house at her dance studio. 

The best part was watching her shake her hips in Jingle Bell Rock!

Bad picture, but just documenting her class singing at the Christmas chapel.


Random--one Saturday I found Sean napping with AM's babies all nestled in around him.  Can you find all six?

We decided to make AM's school party a "Happy Birthday, Jesus!" party.  After all, that IS what Christmas is all about!  (Bless her heart, that night AM ended up getting sick, and looking back at these pictures, you can tell!) 

The "princesses" of her class.  (All the kids got to open up a gift at the end---their "party favors".)

Looking in the mirror that Amanda's mom passed around to show them that the best gift you can give Jesus at Christmas time is YOU!

4 comments:

rackersfamily said...

love.love.love. the cousins in their matching jammies and plaids... those are adorable!
and who is that big girl shaking her thang?? She looks like she's 10!!
and what a cute documentation of the babydolls... one day it will just be Sean taking a nap. :(

Kimberly said...

love the pic of creighter and am. i think that'll be funny to use at their rehearsal dinner in many years! fun memories.

love the pics of the pj's and the matching outfits. cousins are such blessings.

love the birthday party for Jesus too.

emily martin said...

Oh, I never tire of pictures of crazy little Bubba...crying, with slobber all over his adorable Christmas outfit. What a cute little mess he is!!!
And, of course, you know I love the picture of Mr. Sean with the baby dolls. One of those things you think you wouldn't see him doing when you first met him.
I just love following your little family and I can't wait for our visit in a few weeks!!!

The Junods said...

So much! I love this and look forward to more posts! OK Sean asleep with the babies...hilarious. And all the cousins...so cute in their outfits. AM is SO BIG and adorable. And your little mister is too much. Could jump through and squeeze him. I know you had an awesome Christmas. SO SO wished I could have seen you. Missed you bad girl! Keep the posts coming and stay in touch. Love ya!