A Christmas Miracle Moustache

My brother shaved his beard in honor of our family Christmas and gave us the gift of a moustache although his wife doesn't really see the Christmas miracle in it yet. There were a lot of gifts games and fun this Christmas. Delaney enjoyed her homemade American Girl doll clothes from her Grammy and Max spent the day enjoying his Origami set. Hayes was a bit of a scrooge this Christmas for reasons unknown, but all the boys enjoyed playing with the Barbie Dream Car.

One Three King

Max did a great job as one of the three kings in the Richwood's kids Christmas play.   He enjoyed learning his lines and even put on a bit of an accent.   I'm not sure what accent the real Three Wise Men had, but Max's was vaguely British.  Haye's on the other hand had trouble sitting still for the over one hour production, but was happy to find his friend Keegan was also not able to sit still so they were able to play together in the foyer.   So I was able to go back and forth...Luckily the church posted some photos to supplement what I missed.  Congrats to King Max.
~Jeff

 

Thanksgiving

We had a great time celebrating Thanksgiving with a lot of turkey and plenty of games, which in my book is something to be thankful for.   Nick and Natalie came in from Indiana and as always when the I get together with my brothers, plenty of game playing ensued.  "The Resistance" was the game of the weekend, with a lot of yelling, accusations, along with the numerous utterances of the phrase "Trust me, I am not a spy"  We even suckered Natalie into playing, which is a feat in itself (we still couldn't convince dad to play)  Brayden and Hayes  enjoyed playing with the baby dolls and baby carriage, with Brayden even breastfeeding his doll.  Max got a lot of attention from the girls, they liked playing with him.   A great family, great kids and a fabulous wife, I have a lot to thank God for and with a fun weekend of games, food and family it's easy to be grateful for His blessings.

~Jeff

 

 

Time to Turn Two

It was my nephew's two year old birthday this week. We celebrated, or at least, everyone except Hayes celebrated. Hayes did not quite get the concept that none of those cool Firetrucks, Helicopters or Cars were for him. Brayden received a balance bicycle designed for toddlers to ride, but then decided he liked riding Hayes better. Hayes, for the 23rd time that day, was not amused.

A Night of Culture

Both Max and Delaney had concerts on Thursday night.  Max started the evening off with the Jefferson School 3rd and 4th grade recorder recital.  I remember also playing the recorder in music class at Jefferson but do not remember having a big recital, but my mother assures me that, yes, she in fact does remember having to attend my recorder recital.  The surprise of the night was my daughter's  Morton Junior High Orchestra Recital with the Boston String Quartet.  I was going into it with not the greatest of attitudes because of the $10 admission for a middle school concert, but I was quickly won over by the amazing Boston String Quartet and it was cool to see the kids playing along.  Also the music wasn't the typical classical music but rock and pop music that had been arranged for an orchestra.  So next year I will gladly pay the $10 for a Junior High Orchestra concert with the Boston String Quartet, and heck it's on the same night why don't you just throw the 3rd and 4th grade recorderists in there while your at it.