It has been a wonderful Christmas and New Year break, but it is back to reality tomorrow! I am so thankful for the lazy mornings with coffee, pjs until noon, and Curious George/Peppa Pig episodes until I felt like I could speak monkey/pig myself; but I am actually glad to get back to the preschool tomorrow morning. I really enjoy teaching, and I love being with Graeme and Jane! Here are a few (ok, a ton) of pictures from the last couple of months. I hope 2015 is already treating you well!!!
I wanted to share these words from Lauren's Christmas card this year. They are beautiful. I think I read them and cried every time I walked by the card display this season.
'Our God who breathes stars, He breathed Bethlehem's Star, then took on lungs and breathed in stable air. Our God who formed and delivered the heavens, he waited patient like an embryo in a womb and delivered Himself to free all humanity. Our God who cradles whole galaxies in the palm of His hand, whom highest heavens cannot contain, he folds Himself into our skin and He curls His newborn fist in the cradle of a barn feed trough- and we are saved from ourselves.' Ann Voskamp
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| Christmas 2014 |
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| Withers and Clendenins |
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| Christmas Breakfast |
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| Good Morning, Graeme! |
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| Jumping for joy over her published book! |
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| A stroller! |
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| Christmas morning flash. HA |
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| Christmas Eve campout |
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| Dreaming of sugar plums |
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| Rudolph came to visit! |
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| Thanks for my Jamberry nails, Aunt Lydia! |
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| Cousin love |
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| I love their Monster truck bond! ;) |
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| Sweet sisters |
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| Somehow ended up in Jack's Christmas pageant when we went to watch him! Ha |
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| Vintage Christmas... it was so sweet to see the original 5's childhood artwork. |
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| Making Santa cookies |
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| Watching re-enactors fire muskets. |
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| The Alston House decorated for Christmas. We learned about colonial Christmas celebrations. The kids (and the big kids) had a blast! |
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| Santa rides down every street in our Village before the tree lighting every year. We heard the fire engine streets away, and the kids stood in the driveway jumping up and down until he drove by! Ha |
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| Pinehurst Tree lighting |
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| Christmas Eve 2014 |
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| Putting the angel on top |
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| Thanksgiving 2014 |
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| Lizzy can't resist water. :) |
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| Lazy afternoon stroll through the trails |
