Looking back at Christmas

Hard to believe February 2015 is right around the corner. Wow! Before we get out of January, I want to put up a few pics of Christmas. I haven't been blogging much the last year, but I just spent the last 30 minutes looking back on a few years ago when I was blogging more - it IS fun to have a record of some of the pictures and memories. My, how the kids change quickly! Here are just a few pics from Christmas 2014. It was a bit more low key since the kids all got high fevers the week of Christmas, but it wasn't anything too bad, thankfully.

This was Faustina dressed up for her Christmas show at school. Doesn't she look like a teenager? What in the world??!

Here is Jude with his present and picture for his teacher, Miss Trojak. He loves his school and he loves his teacher!

Here is the picture he dres for his teacher. He signed it, "I love you. Jude" It doesn't get any sweeter than that! And, of course, that is a picture of Jude and his teacher. She has long brown hair. ;)

Agatha in all her glory.

This is one of the pictures from my attempt to get a Christmas picture for a Christmas card. It didn't get it the mail this year! I'll try to get an Easter card out though. We've got the 3 santa girls!

Grandpa Lee made absolutely stunningly beautiful handmade (of course!) boxes for all the kids. Each on of them is unique, with a lock and key!

Making Christmas cookies

Agatha really is a goof ball! She makes the funniest faces, most the time I can't capture them on camera...

Little princess Agatha!

He is officially The LEGO man! He can spend up to 3-4 hours a day on these project - usually making his own creations.

Dici is going to school!

Benedict turned three years old on Christmas Eve and he is going to school!

I love that he still has baby chubs on him! He was very excited for the first day. Then, the next couple days, he actually showed signs of missing Mom/home - I couldn't believe it! This week, however, he seems well adjusted and it has become routine. Mike and I were just commenting last night how we have already seen signs of him growing up, listening better and maturing a bit. We have absolutely loved both Jude and Benedict being at the Montessori school. Just the other day, Anna was playing piano and Jude ran into the piano room to say - that is Beethoven. Nice work Jude! They're growing up!