A Busy December

It is truly no wonder that I sleep very well at night. We have been so busy! These five little people keep us running, a lot. Don't think that I am complaining though, because I LOVE it! Isaac and John are both in basketball this winter. They are on different teams and practice on different nights. This is a big part of our running around! It is their first time playing and they are really enjoying it! The girls continue to take dance class (ballet and jazz). The boys just finished up their art class for the semester. Isaac is still in guitar and doing very well.

The three boys had their first piano recital at the beginning of the month. They practiced very hard for it. I hate seeing them grow up so fast, but I love how mature and independent they are becoming. We took video of it, but my lack of computer knowledge keeps the footage on the video recorder and not on my blog. Maybe when I have time I'll figure it out!
Anyway, here are some pictures...

This past Sunday the girls made their singing and acting debut in our church's Christmas program.
They were.... angels!
Here they are practicing before they went on stage.

Can you see Chloe's face in this picture? She was not sure about all the attention. Hannah had a hard time looking at the director and paying attention. She was too busy checking out what everyone was wearing. It looked like she found some shoes she would like to own!

Chloe warmed up quickly and really enjoyed it! I was surprised, because she usually does not like any attention directed toward her. She has grown up so much in the last 17 months! Hannah's still in outer space checking out the girl's hair behind her. She did sing for some of it and has no problem with being in the spot light.

Here are the girls playing in the snow. We have gotten a lot of snow already this year with more coming today and Christmas Eve. Chloe looks like she is going to hit Hannah with a big snow ball, but, trust me, I put a stop to that! This is the girls' second winter season and the novelty of the snow has worn off for Hannah. She more often than not will stay inside while the other kids go out. She HATES being cold. If she does go outside, her time usually ends in tears because she is cold.

We have been doing a lot of baking this year. Last year we were all in a post-adoption fog, so we are making up for it this year. Also, I have been cooking Ethiopian food. We all really enjoy it, but it takes HOURS to make! I have some really easy recipes if anyone is interested.

Here is a sample of the cookies we have been making!

Here is our Christmas card for this year!

I am going to take a break from world wide web for the next two weeks and focus on the six people that I love! I really want to blog with more consistency in the coming year. I have so much floating around in this brain of mine that I really want to share!

MERRY CHRISTmas my dear friends and family!