Jared has his first recital

We thought the loose curl falling in the middle of his forehead was the sign of a true musician, What do you think?

Jared has been taking piano lessons since Sept. and just had his first recital. He played a duet (jingle Bells) and in a trio( joy to the world). I thought he did very well considering the difficulty involved in playing with others. His recital was at a retirement home near our house.

Crossbows and Catapults - Battleground

Father and son playing on Christmas day in Grandma's kitchen!

Sweet exchange

I only put this picture in because I thought there should be one of the Mommy and it was the only one taken.

Katie gives Daddy a kiss and says thank you for her present.

Katie and Kelsie try out Kelsie's bear rug.

Jared just gave Katie her present from him (crocs) and Jared just opened the one from Kara (a Dallas Cowboys toothbrush).

Christmas Eve Service

This year Kara was a candle lighter for the Christmas Eve service at church. She was very excited about it. She was able to do it with her friend Hannah. They both looked so sweet. One other Christmas event that took place was the Cantata but unfortunately I was not able to get any pictures of Kara and Jared who sang in the small children's choir as part of the Cantata.