Goodbye 2017

It's New Year's  Eve and another year of celebrating our accomplishments.  A highlight from the year was our West trip and our visit to Great Wolf Lodge in May.
Here's to a happy, healthy New Year! 
Oh!!!   111 Blog Posts this year.

Drew

Wanted to post this before year's end.....  This is my favorite spot in the house and I think it is Andrew's too.  We are in the kitchen.  I'm either cooking or cleaning and we are enjoying listening to music on Drew's IPAD.  Drew is usually alert and smiling and is my buddy while I cook.

Christmas! - Christmas!

Christmas Morning - 6:15am... the early crew waiting for dad

Christmas Charlie

Oh!  There's dad!  He's sick!

and the faces of sisters who can't believe Jenna got a google chrome book.... no worries... their chromebook was coming!

Jenna helping Drew

Matching pj pose

My favorite gifts from Amelia!  Amelia drew Charlie for me and colored a card for each of us!!

Amelia and her Bucky Barnes poster! A hit!

Jenna and her chrome book!  A hit!

Celebrating Christmas Day #2

Jenna's Christmas Show

Christmas Rose

Puppy bottom

Christmas puppy

A part of Jenna's show was this banner - The 12 Days of Christmas.  This section was my favorite.

Christmas Love

Gingerbread House a la Jenna

Gingerbread House a la Ava

 Gingerbread House - a la Amelia

Celebrating Christmas - Day #1

Jenna and Rose - They're not asleep, just thought it was sweet how they were snuggling.

A picture of ME!  and the kids.

Ava and I

Jenna and her cousin, Savannah at lunch today

 Grandkids (less Collin)

All of us.

Rock Creek School Christmas

HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY TO AMELIA!!!

Amelia got up this morning and wanted to get her birthday started and open her presents!  Yesterday, Amelia saw one present (her new bedding).  Today she opened clothes, gel pens, a diary, a unicorn snuggie, books and art supplies from grandma & grandpa!

Jenna and Andrew went to "Rooftop Respiratory" (Respite)from 10-2, so the four of us played on the playground at Baker Park, shopped, and had lunch at Brewer's Alley in downtown Frederick.

Of course I made Amelia pose. 

and Amelia and Ava smiling

This evening we ate Oreo Cupcakes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMELIA! WE LOVE YOU!

Jenna's Winter Chorus Concert

Jenna is a part of the Green Valley ES chorus, just like her sisters were.  Tonight was the winter concert.  Here's Jenna with her friend Chandler.

First Snow!

First snow... means it's Rose's first snow!  She loved it, until she almost froze to death.  We found her in the corner of our yard under a bush - not moving.  She's fine now though!

Amelia Art

Amelia came home today with these cute clay planters she made!

New Market Parade

This morning, Jenna's girl scout troop took part in the New Market Christmas parade.

 Here they are?  Right behind the marching band.

Before the parade, Jenna made an Advent Calendar for Rose.

AND.... we set up the Christmas tree today!!  It fell over though after it was decorated and broke, but no worries we purchased a new stand at Walmart.  The tree is back up!

Drew!

A happy way to wake up smile for breakfast. And yes... that's chocolate avocado chia pudding for breakfast!

Thanksgiving!

Thankful for all of these people.