Dec.11, 2012 Last Day of Options :(

Sarah did a fancy side "up-do" for her Christmas program at Options. 

The brothers were excited to go watch their siblings perform at school.

Paris added a new white sweater to the same outfit she wore last year (yeah for clothes that work two years in a row!)  My favorite part was Paris saying, "I LOVE my outfit!  I love my skirt, how it has a belt and spins!"

Waiting to perform an "Hawaiian Christmas."

We loved Paris' hula dancing.

Paris and her friend, Abbey.

Fletcher with his classmate's older brother, Nehemiah, who is in Sarah's class.

Fletcher and Sarah loved cutting up in music rehearsal with Nehemiah and his younger brother, Zion.

Paris and her classmate, Josie.

Tommy and Josie's brother, Charlie, who is in kindergarten at Options.

Fletcher and his classmate, John Patrick, who is Josie and Charlie's oldest brother.

Paris and Harry Elliott

Harry Elliott just got a bath!

Parie is a great "Mommy" to her pet.

Best Friends

Lexi had been crying since the afternoon before youth group when our family had stopped by her house to tell her family on Tuesday that we were moving to GA.

Sarah loves Monika.

The trio!

They all love Eva!

Olivia, Sarah's bud from our neighborhood and Bible Bowl teammate, took the news pretty hard as well.

Sarah's last youth group night at Serocks.com, Dec.5, 2012

Sarah's close youth group friends.

Eva's Divas small group

The group loves Sarah!

Eva is such a great small group leader!

Noah Nugget, Dec. 2012

A bit of Christmas in our home.

I remember Fletcher wearing the smocked Christmas monkey shirt TeeTom has on in his kindergarten choir performance in Ashburn, VA.

Noah still loves a "pah-yeas" for nigh-night!

Loving Nugget's curls!

Two buddies, Noah and Lily Oudekerk

Playing Pet Shops laying on their bellies.

Love the "set-up" they've created together on our shoe trunk.

Giving big hugs until they tumble to the floor together.

Sweet Lily is quick to help Noah up off the floor.

Doesn't everyone ride ponies on top of coffee tables?

Precious Lily!

Thursday, Dec.6, 2012 EIGHT Years Old!

The newly 8 birthday girl.

A new sweater dress, leggings and boot socks!

Love the birthday smile!

A fancy new pink purse and jean jacket, too!

More party fun

Group photo of the girls sporting the duct tape bows Sarah made them as a party favor.

Sierra gave Paris a same-same matching pink polar fleece snuggly shawl.

Bethany worked so hard on her Twizzler Cowgirl Knots!

Aspen made lots of little cowgirl knots with her Twizzlers.

Sierra made both big and small knots.

Ella shows off her eight tiny knots.

Cowgirl Fun!

Pony plates for the cowgirl party.

The "Snake Pit" game was a huge success with all the cowgirls and boys!

Every good cowgirl needs to be able to handle a few "snakes" in her life!

Even the two helpers, Sarah and Lexi, wanted in on the Pony Express fun!

Ella and Josie were able to successfully deliver their Pony Express letter!

Watch out for this bad guy!

This outlaw traded his broom horse for a hockey stick one and added his hockey gloves for added protection from the tough cowgirls!  The outlaw beams with pride after wrangling the letter from the Pony Express riders during this round of the game.

In hot pursuit of a Pony Express rider who has apparently lost her horse!

Fletch apparently thought the singing was too loud!

Excited for cake!

This outlaw was ready to get back to the chasing!

The campfire and s'mores making was a big hit with all the cowgirls!