Gingerbread Houses

Today was our annual gingerbread house making day.  The kids always do a great job with this activity.

holding her house in place 

 hard at work

 Reagan's finished house

 Cooper wanted to show his house from all angles...

front

 side

 other side

Sickly Snowflake

All of the travel back and forth to the North Pole has given Snowflake a little cold.  Good thing he only has one more night!

The Countdown

Snowflake let the kids know how many more days until Christmas!

 Cooper wanted to join in on the fun that Snowflake and Santa had yesterday!

Bang Bang ~ Little Drummer Boy - Faith Promise Style

Another Christmas remix from the very talented creative arts team at our church.

Skating Fun Day

Today was the skating celebration for the completion of the semester.  The kids were able to show off the skills they had learned and then have their family & friends skate with them.

practicing snow plow stops

 proper stroking

 backward one-foot glide

 taking a bow

 Next session, she'll be learning new skills in Basic 4

 I was the "family" skating with Reagan!

 Reagan made it through 5 rounds of limbo before hitting the stick

After the skating party, Reagan got a special surprise when Ginger took her downtown to the seasonal skating rink.  They skated together and then went out to dinner ~ a big skating day for Reagan!

Reindeer Games

Snowflake and Santa having a little fun!

Small Group Christmas Lunch & Party

Our small group held its Christmas lunch and white elephant gift exchange today.  Everyone was able to attend and we had a such a good time!

Annabelle & Reagan opening gifts

 these two say they're twins with different moms!

 Cooper's turn

 more gifts

 ocean animals notebooks for Reagan

 a light saber of his very own

 time for the gift exchange

 Vicki went first - she opened an ornament

 I got a reindeer hat

 John opened a knitted scarf

 Aaron got a Christmas Story watch

 Greg stole my reindeer hat and snow

 ...but, sadly Barb took it from him

 Aaron ended up with a camo nutcracker after Greg stole his watch

 Cooper battling Mr. Mark

Santa's Workshop

Reagan's ice skating club put on an ice show tonight.  The title of the show was "Santa's Workshop" and Reagan's class skated to "You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch".  I took pictures at rehearsal this morning since the show would be in dark with performance lights (not picture friendly!).

Reagan's group wore green pajamas

 warming up

 getting instructions from "the Grinch"

The show was a success!  Reagan did great and had several fans in the audience (Mom, Dad, Cooper, Gigi, Bubba, & Ginger).   We celebrate her accomplishments by going out for pizza!

Zip Line

Snowflake was looking for a little more excitement...he went zip-lining in the living room.

Sickness Here

This is how are Friday ended...I was called to come get Reagan a little early from after-school because she had gotten sick.  She spent the entire night quarantined on the couch.

so pitiful