Christmas Party Fever!

Christmas in style!




We have had almost a Christmas party a day for the last week!  That's how they do it in South Africa!  Then everyone leaves town to go on vacation to the coast.  It's pretty quiet in our neighborhood now.


I am enjoying having all the kids home right now!

Christmas Fun

Our family helped share Christmas in a nursing home recently.  Allison played piano and Alexis held the music while Lucas & Joshua helped lead the singing of Christmas carols. The kids helped some of the folks do a Christmas craft and then we walked around handing out gift bags and meat pies (a very South African food).  We were even able to visit many of the people in the frail care section.  We were so proud of our kids-giving hugs to strangers and helping others to smile!


This is Dan & Allison's 6th & 7th grade Sunday School class!


Alexis & Joshua were both in their Sunday School Christmas program.
Here is Joshua as a shepherd.




Alexis was the Star!




Lucas wanted a new hairdo so I made a deal with him.  He could have a mohawk after the last day of school until Christmas!

Just a quick glance...

Joshua loves to look for money on the street!  He finds a lot!


Alexis is learning to cook with mom every Thursday.


Lucas is enjoying another season of baseball!




Rebekah likes her potato head to have 4 arms!


Such a cutie!

Alexis' Birthday Party!

Alexis chose to have a Friends Lego party.  I did my best to design a Lego cake!



Alexis invited 5 friends to her party.  Chloe, Abigail, Lydia, Lillian & Kaylin



We didn't realize until later... how clever that Alexis wanted 7Up on her 7th birthday!


The girls decorated little bags to take home.

Alexis is 7!

Happy 7th Birthday Alexis!


Alexis wanted to have strawberry Rice Krispies for her birthday breakfast!


Alexis was so excited to get a Cabbage Patch Doll for her birthday!  Looks just like her!


A new DS game.


Alexis is very into Friends Legos right now.

Joshua's favorite birthday gifts!

A new Hot Wheels track!
We had to remind Lucas & Alexis quite often that this was Joshua's gift!


A new push bike!


A silly straw!  What a hoot! Takes awhile to get one sip though!


Joshua has been asking for this for a long time!  Just in time for the rainy season!


A new game for his Innotab!  Loads of fun!

Joshua is 4!

Joshua chose a Cars birthday theme for his 4th birthday!






Joshua invited a few friends over for a Cars party.  We did the freeze dance to Cars music.  Then we decorated boxes to look like Lightning McQueen.  It was a treasure hunt to find each piece of the car to add to their boxes.  We had to plan a few extra inside games because we didn't plan on all the rain but it was a great party with fun treats to eat!

More morning activities

Poor Rebekah!  Monday mornings are so hard for her because we wash her pink blanket and she does not like it!  Here she is standing by the washing machine looking at her blanket.