Sunday, December 21, 2008

Christmas Music (Easton style)

Easton singing Away in a Manger!

Family Christmas

From Mommy & Daddy Keara's favorite gift was her Airel doll, complete with Flounder!


Easton's favorite is his light saber.


Daddy's favorite gift was his TV!!


After Santa came!


Our Christmas morning. Keara and her toys.


Easton and his Santa toys.





Preschool Christmas Program

Before our Christmas program







Keara & Easton's Preschool had their annual Christmas program. These pictures are of the 3-4 year-old group. Half of this group is in their Tuesday/Thursday morning class. They are singing Jingle Bells



Keara letting Santa know ALL the things she wants.



Easton wasn't too fond of Santa and actually didn't say a word to him, except a forced Thank you.



Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Making of a would-be Christmas Card









We really tried to have a cute little Christmas card with some brother-sister love, but we really just didn't want to cooperate.

Giving Thanks!










We celebrated Thanksgiving in Blair and in Clay Center, KS. On Thursday, we hosted Thanksgiving Dinner and then went into the lighting ceremony. On Friday, we traveled to Clay Center. And, on Sunday at church, all the kids listened to the childeren's story and then Keara and Easton and their cousins, Brooklyn and Brody performed for the special, singing B-I-B-L-E, Twinkle-twinkle, the ABCs, and Itsy-Bitsy spider. They did a great job and will be a video that I am sure one of them will use when they are a famous singer!!

Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool

Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool

Our group was in charge of mixing together the corn casserole.

We had to take turns stirring!

We played games, and...

sang songs with beanbags :), and...

dressed up like Indians and Pilgrims and enjoyed our food.

Hanging Christmas Lights

Hanging Christmas Lights
Just one of the fun holiday traditions. Luckily, Allen somewhat enjoys it!

Lulu decided to help too and climbed the ladder to the roof.

Pie-fection

Pie-fection
My first homemade pie!


Halloween

Halloween
Keara- Princess Belle, Easton- Spiderman

Easton giving us 'web in the eyes'

Trick or treat! I think Easton probably rang that doorbell about three times!

We could have gone to 100 houses and Keara still would have said, go next house, more candy!

Easton was most excited about his suckers! He dug through one lady's bowl for about a minute straight saying, 'no, want something better' until he came upon a sucker!

Allen as Spiderman. Thank god they don't make that costume for adults!

Me, simply trying to live a dream! Although it is nice not to have an evil step-mother that tries to kill me or locks me in an attic!

Nebraska Game

Nebraska Game
Allen and I enjoying the NE vs. Baylor game and a fun day in Lincoln

Chaffee Fall Harvest

Chaffee Fall Harvest
Grandpa, Grandma, Keara & Easton

Grandpa teaching the basics!

Sunflower Photo Shoot!

Sunflower Photo Shoot!
aren't they cute!

Keara

Keara


Easton

Easton


Ahhh...the love

Ahhh...the love





First Day of School

First Day of School
Me and my babies

Keara

Keara
a few tears, but Daddy's fish face got a smile!

Easton

Easton
ready to go, stop with the pictures Mom, let's go

Daddy and kiddos

Daddy and kiddos
earth to Allen, come in Allen

Photos from the Past

Photos from the Past
Our first house in Kansas City. This was the last day we moved out of our house and the day we told Allen's family we were expecting- one baby- at the time!

April 20, 2005- they are finally here.

The four of us at the southern-most point in Ireland, Mitzen Head Point.

One of our many days at Memorial Park

Family vacation to South Carolina

June 2006- Easton with his cousins Brooklyn and Brody

March 2007- Keara and Easton with their brand new cousin, Kian

May 2008- our newest cousin and nephew, Braxton

July 2008- Keara and Easton with their Irish cousins, Kathryn and Roisin

August 2008- our Chaffee cousins, Brooklyn, Brody and Braxton

August 2008- Keara and Easton with cousin Kian