CHRISTMAS DANCE RECITAL

LOVE THE DANCE RECITALS!

GRANDMA DIXIE & ADDIE

GRANDMA DIXIE, JAYCIE, AUNT ANN, ADDIE

FOR SOME REASON, I DIDN'T GET A PICTURE OF GRANDMA DIXIE

WITH CAMRY, BUT HERE SHE IS WITH CARTER

AUNT ANN & COURTNEY

AUNT ANN & CAMRY

(AND A CREEPY GUY BEHIND)

JAYCIE & AUNT ANN

AUNT ANN & ADDIE

JAYCIE & GRANDMA DIXIE

IT'S THE FA.LA.LA.LA.LA.ING WEEK . . . PART 1

CHRISTMAS SING.

I've always loved the Christmas Sing.

Especially singing

"Rock & Roll Christmas."

On Monday, December 14,

Sage Hills Elementary had their Christmas Sing.

Laurel took me out and dropped me close

to the door. 

I was able to get front row seats!

Then, I took a $50 donation that I put

in the Alpine Foundation account for

Addie & Carter's teachers.
Addie's teacher, Brook Walker, was my student!
Carter's teacher started to cry when I
explained how to get her money.
Carter's classmates were eating his birthday treat
when I came.

Kindergarten
(Lily & Oakley are a year younger than Addie,
and a lot taller.  I never realized just
how tiny Addie is!)
Loooove the boots!!!

Carter at the end

Love the hats!

Love the 1st grade!

 2nd Grade
Preston is soooo cute!
Love that his front teeth are missing at Christmastime!

4th Grade
Camry 

Hahahaha...this kid's Santa hat

 Jaycie
5th Grade
The curls for the dance recital

SIX

SIX

CARTER TURNED 6 YEARS OLD ON

DECEMBER 14.

WATCHING CARTER GROW UP IS

LIKE WATCHING A BLONDE LITTLE CHRIS.

HE IS SUCH A HAPPY, KIND, LITTLE BOY.

WE CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY THE

DAY BEFORE.

I GAVE CARTER THE GAMES, 

CANDYLAND

AND

CONNECT FOUR

LOVE THIS CUTE LITTLE BBQ

CARTER & GRANDMA DIXIE

CARTER & AUNT ANN

ETHAN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Ethan Reese, Renae & Robert's grandson,

turned 2 on December 22.  

On December 12, we celebrated his birthday.

His mom is a party planner, just like Renae!

The theme of the party was "Mickey Mouse."

The cake

The tree

Rob's Nutcracker Collection

Grandpa Santa

And this is why we've been best friends for over 50 years!

I can't compete.

Never have.

Never will.

So, I don't even try.

Renae always was over the top!

Her writing was better.

Coloring was better.

Not to mention Halloween!

When she taught kindergarten, she had a new theme

every year.  Every bulletin board was different.

I would take pictures of mine, and put them in a book.

I could pull it out, hand it to kids, and they would put it up.

Here's outside

Condo

Now, snowman broke.
Wreath is too big for screen door.
We have a small door hangar, a cute shovel,
and in the year, a sign that says,
SANTA STOP HERE FIRST.

But, we like to say, less is more.