Somehow we managed to overlook posting pictures from Halloween & Thanksgiving…
Halloween – Rob was Jack Frost (came up with it all on his own!) Tom was a ghost. Jac was a witch WITH BLACK HAIR! and Ben – the cutest little pirate you’ve ever seen.
Thanksgiving was also a time for meeting Baby Emma – our littlest niece, born the week before and for celebrating Ben’s birthday – such fun to all be together!! On the Janssen side, we have the kids arranged around Emma in order of age – Robert-10, Kendall-7, Thomas-6, Jaclyn-6, Alyssa-4, Tarynn-20 months, Benton-1, and now little Emma – a whopping 8 days old in this photo!!
On the McCormick side, we were thrilled to have Bailey join us for the celebration, too!! He fits perfectly between Rob & the twins at the ripe old age of 8.
51 weeks – heading out to his birthday party at the library – they had a little gathering for all little ones turning one that month – tell us about the library (I could have told her more 🙂 ) and they birthday boys & girls (or boy & girl as it was) got a brand new board book for their birthday. Ben chose Barnyard Banter – great fun!!!
It’s my birthday!!!
I’m 1!!!
Wanna bite of my cookie, Jaclyn? It was really sweet – until he pulled it away & laughed. Too funny – tell me it was just a coincidence!!
Many of you know that Veterans Day holds a special place in our hearts as both of our fathers served in Vietnam. This year I was fortunate enough to be employed by a school district that feels that same. Last Monday we held a Veterans Day celebration that we could be very proud of. I actually had the opportunity to thank my dad publicly for the very first time. It was a life changing moment. Part of that celebration was a powerpoint presentation put together by our students including some readings of papers they wrote about an interview with a veteran. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as we did.
So, if TinkerBell is the one who finally does in Ole’ Hookie, why is Peter Pan the hero?
That’s one question from our daughter I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to answer. We are so blessed that even in such a rural community as ours that our children have some phenomenal opportunities. The Spoon River Rascals is one of those. Under the direction of an AMAZING lady, these kids (ages 2-13) are transformed into characters which can whisk you away to NeverLand in mere seconds! It’s something we can’t explain, it must be experienced!!!
Enjoy the pictures!
sword fights in the nursery
father scolding the boys…
Michael, where’s the buried treasure?
I DON’T KNOW!
What about the map?
It got lost.
Hooray, hooray – you found it father, you found it!!
Wendy won’t kiss Pan as long as Tink is around! extraidorinary! …the thing that’s a positive must, is a little bit of PIXIE DUST!
Tink tells the lost boys to shoot down the horrible Wendy-Bird, then laughs & laughs over her plan.
Hook & his Crew prepare to shoot down Pan
Not sure why I can’t get these arranged the way I want to but anyway….Pan & Tink once the audience brings her back to life by proclaiming “I BELIEVE IN FAIRIES!”
Then Michael gives an unforgettable shrug when Chief Kidaheap is looking for Tiger Lily
Smee sings “Never Smile at a Crocodile”
Pan jumps on Smees back in hopes Smee will save him from the hungry croc.
Smee captures Tink so Hook can convince her to tell him where Pan’s hideout is.
Tink is not initially compliant.
Finally, Tink does in ole Hookie & the croc gives a final burp!
The beloved school pictures have arrived….check them out! I’d say it was worth the chaos of the morning. Of course, how could the pictures not be good with blessings as precious as these??
But what do you think of the ones I took AFTER school??
And now, for the much more realistic shots…
And we can’t forget little Mr. B.
Just a glimpse into our little corner of the world…
, Jaclyn-6, Alyssa-4, Tarynn-20 months, Benton-1, and now little Emma – a whopping 8 days old in this photo!!
, Jaclyn-6, Alyssa-4, Tarynn-20 months, Benton-1, and now little Emma – a whopping 8 days old in this photo!!
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