Nativity Play

Our church had the Sunday school kids put on a Nativity play last weekend. Megan was an angel and had no lines, other than the one line all the angels together had to say. The play went really well much to the delight of my mom, who helped organize it.


Practicing the words to "Away in a Manager" with her friends.

Megan's Christmas Show

Megan's dance school had their Christmas show last weekend and Megan did wonderful. She was the best dancer in the whole show if I do say so myself. :) She said she was a little nervous about all those people watching her but you can't tell by watching her. There are only 5 girls in the entire class and one was too shy to do the show. In the video she is the one on the far left. I'm sorry its not better quality. We could only video or take pictures from our seats, which were near the back. I have it zoomed in as far as it would go. William got a much better video on our regular camcorder though.


It was so packed in there, Megan and Krista had to share a seat for the first act. Luckily a lot of people who were only there to see people in the first act cleared out at intermission so we had a lot more room when it came time for Megan to dance.

Santa on the Firetruck - Parents Edition

Here are some pictures from when Santa came by my parents house on a firetruck. I took a video of it, but I'll spare you that. Its loud and doesn't show a whole lot. You get a glimpse of James waving which I would have focused more on but I didn't realize he was waving to Santa until it was over.



Dancing with Grandma while waiting




James is waving to Santa here. He seems to like Santa from a distance. :)

Video of James talking

Warning: Do not watch this video if the words poop or diarrhea offend you. James repeated the word "idea" a couple of weeks ago and I guess it sounded enough like diarrhea to give Megan the idea of teaching him that word. Of course that one he learns right away and will repeat it anytime you want him to. William taught him the "I pooped" part.

Christmas card out takes

We have a crappy picture again this year. I think it is safe to assume it will be crappy until James is much older.


Megan trying to show James how to pose. She was upset her pajamas did not show in the final picture, so you can see them here.


What James was doing in most of the shots I got.


The winner, which I cropped to show just their faces then Walmart decided to crop a little more than I told them to. Oh well.


I have no idea what he was doing here.

Random Pictures

Megan taking the name "tree skirt" literally.


Practice run of hair and make-up for her dance Christmas show.


Apparently this is what happens to your hair when it is gelled profusely and then stuck up in a bun all day. Megan thought she looked evil so she made her face match. I don't know what goofy Dad was doing in the back.

I have lots more pictures and videos coming. I'm only allowing myself two posts right now because I have to get ready for work. After today I'm off until Monday, but one of the bad things about working at a church is that holiday time is extremely busy time. Hopefully I can get everything done and be home at a decent hour tonight. I still have presents to wrap and cookies to bake and a house to clean.

Breakfast with Santa

Megan's school had a "Breakfast with Santa" fundraiser earlier this month.



Megan sat on Santa's lap but she would not look at him or speak to him.


This is James after we moved him closer to see if he would sit on Santa's lap. Obviously he wouldn't. :)