WEEK 48 ~ NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2, 2015

Glad to have had some downtime with family, we stepped into the new week and into December where we began Christmas preparation and events along with the usual day to day activities as well as celebrated Kim's birthday!

Shopping to replace our old, beaten up, spring popping couch

IKEA Prep

LOVE  this bedroom

I wish I had taken a picture with Tanya, a friend from elementary school, when Sylvia and I went to visit and get some awesome organic beef. Alas, my mind obviously slipped and I didn't take a picture of our friend that we hadn't seen in a long time or the yummy beef we bought. 

The long awaited volleyball tournament arrived for Savannah and her team. I LOVE going along to cheer the kids on and just enjoy a fun day of competition. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but I love sports and so do our kids. Savannah is in Grade 5 and was thrilled to have made the team! She even had some special people to come cheer her on.

Valleyview had their Christmas tree up when we went to visit Mom/Oma and that inspired us to get our tree and ornaments out too.

Selfie with Oma

I started by setting up the tree with Savannah and we organized all the ornaments...Every year Mark and I give the kids a Christmas ornament...we stop when they graduate elementary school or we would have no room on the tree.

Savannah's ornaments

Carsten's Ornaments

Alex's Ornaments

Mark and I have got quite the collection 

With Christmas music playing, we got to decorating...

Special ornament from a fellow Baby Center Board February 2005 Mom

All done...

I always try to get pictures while we decorate the tree and this year I tried to redo 2 pictures from when the kids were little. Wow, they have grown so much!

An early Christmas present from Kim...Coolest wreath ever :)

Mark with his K-CUP advent calendar...a different coffee each day

I saved the PRC Choir Concert for last. We really enjoyed the music that the kids presented and are so thankful that they are able to attend this Christian school. 

 And if you have the time...feel free to listen to some of the songs they sang...