December is here and it's time for another family Christmas picture for our annual Christmas letter. Basketball season just started for Angelica and Jennifer. David isn't playing on a team this year, but he keeps busy with other activities. What's Christmas without the traditional Santa picture? Matthew and the girls were fine taking the picture, but David is definitely a pre-teen and didn't want to be in the picture. We made him! = - ) No, it didn't snow - the trucks brought it! David spent 2 hours in a snowball fight with his friends and the kids all slid down the worlds smallest fake hill on a plastic dish! We spent an hour working on this snowman and that's as big as he got! We enjoyed our annual Christmas reunion party with our Branch Bible Study friends. The kids are all growing up so quickly! = - ) Another Christmas party - this time with our Temple City Bible Study. Four days before Christmas and the kids performed in a Christmas recital. This was the first recital for Matthew - he played, "Jingle Bells." The 3 oldest kids also played, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" with their wind instuments. On Christmas eve the kids decorated cookies, on Christmas morning they loved opening their presents and later in the day Jennifer and Angelica (in new Christmas pajamas) took a self-portrait with their American Girl dolls (in new Christmas dresses). One of our cats, Toby, loves to visit with Tracy and Tucker. He also enjoys an afternoon snack of delicious fish water. So far, he hasn't been able to hurt the fish because he doesn't want to get wet! = - ) Today is David's 12th birthday. He enjoyed his traditional homemade ice cream cake and was very happy to get an adult sized bicycle (he outgrew his kid bike a few years ago)! Home