Here are some of the highlights from this past week. Unfortunately, there were an equal number of lowlights (school related) but those are best forgotten, which thankfully is easy for me to do when I look at these precious pictures of my kids and remember the things that truly matter:
Monday we had a playgroup party and gift exchange. Grayson has been in a playgroup since about 6 weeks of age. We used to meet religiously once a week (when life moved at a little slower pace before the second and third babies arrived). Now it's hit and miss, but the boys remain tight as ever, especially Grayson, Garrett, Isaac, and James. And there are many "new" friends now, too, since we have merged together with the "older sibling" playgroup. And then you can't forget all of the "babies" who have arrived over the last couple of years. All in all, I think I counted 17 kids at Sarri's house on Monday!!! Crazy, but if you could have heard the giggles, the laughter, the squeals of delight--then you wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else either (okay, MAYBE the dads would argue otherwise--they seemed a bit overwhelmed--but hey, they got pizza out of the deal).
Imagine the scene with 17 kids decorating sugar cookies!
And Molly is NOT one to be left out of the action!
Yes, it's hard to say good-bye after a fun afternoon and evening. Although it looks a little obscene, really Carter is just trying to give sweet Molly a kiss...which apparently she is not enjoying. :)
Wednesday was a triple whammie day--gymnastics, Molly's first trip to the salon (ooohh-la-la), and the Gibson/Ryan annual dinner and gift exchange.
Quite the dismount!
No gymnastics performance is complete without a ribbon routine! Now how much longer the teachers will get Grayson and Garrett to be agreeable to it, Lord only knows! But for now, it's pretty dang cute and a sight to see!
Later in the day it was Molly's turn to be out on the town. Her destination? Radical Rubies Salon. What a pretty girl she is!
She wasn't too sure at first...
Luckily things improved when the cape came off. Phew!
Midway thru she managed to start "hamming" it up a little...once she knew that she had an audience to work with. :) By this point, she had attracted the attention of many of the stylists. Oh yeah, she knows how to work it!
No trip to the salon is complete without a pretty new clip! (the $20 clip, as Dave calls it)
Ta-da and ooohh-la-la!
With a new 'do, it was time to celebrate the season with our best friends, the Gibsons.
Life is good when you've got a new tea set, Batman, Lightning McQueen, some arts and crafts, and a tow truck to share it with...
Tea, anyone?
Okay, just me. :)
Wow, it WAS a busy week! But the fact that I just had over an hour to work on this blog post must mean that things are calming down a little. Phew. As I said, we're off to the snowy mountains of Idaho for the next 10 days. We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous 2008! We're so thankful for our friends near and far and our family that gives us so much love and support. God bless-
1 comment:
Great post- CRAZY week! We'll miss you the next several days. Have a good, safe trip. Garrett's already cried over missing Grayson!
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