Tree Decorating!

Today we decorated our Christmas tree! Our tree is a pre-lit tree which is wonderful except...matching up the plugs to each layer is a pain. Ron had to take the tree apart today and go plug by plug! He got it fixed in ~20 minutes. I worked on it yesterday for ~2 hours and got nowhere!!!

The song playing is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It is a medley by Jewel. Her Christmas album is one of my favorite Christmas of all times!!!

This year is Emily's year to put the star on top of the tree!

Posers!

Goofing off!

Blanket Making/Banner Day 09

We had a busy day on Saturday!

For Emily and Ron the day started at Helke School making blankets for the homeless. Helke 3rd and 4th grade students, parent volunteers, various teachers, and the VB high school Softball team met in the gym. Together they made 175 fleece blankets for the homeless.

Megan and I were able to help for about an hour.

Megan and I started our day at church making a banner for her First Reconciliation (confession). The theme this year is Zacchaeus. We watched a movie explaining confession to the 2nd graders and how this prepares them to make their 1st Holy Communion in May!

Megan's finished banner!