First Snow of 2015

The big snow storm that hit the Northeast Coast Monday night brought us just enough snow to have a snowball fight and make a teeny snowman this morning.

Christmas 2014

Christmas 2014 Pictures

We spent Christmas and New Year's Eve in Corpus Christi, Texas. For the first time in many years, Jered was able to take more than a week off, so we had a more relaxing trip. On the way home, we even got to spend a day in Charlotte, NC with some of our Brandenburg cousins. Click on the link to view the album. We had a great vacation!

Christmas Performances 2014!

Emma's ballet class performing an excerpt from the Nutcracker in the studio.



Will performing with the other 2nd graders at Shelton Park ES.





Emma performing with the other 3 and 4 year old preschool students at Bayside Presbyterian Preschool. The group you mostly see is her class.

Thanksgiving 2014



This year we celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving at home with just the 4 of us. The kids made hats to wear and we read the story of the first thanksgiving feast with the pilgrims and Indians, and also talked about how it came to be a national holiday. We are very thankful to the Lord this Thanksgiving that He is always with us, no matter the circumstances, and thankful He led our ancestors here to this country. We enjoyed lots of yummy food, then that evening we spent time decorating for Christmas together!

 

 

October 2014

Emma's 1st school field trip

 

 

Family bike ride - Virginia Beach has great paved biking trails!

 

Our girly girl playing wedding with mommy's petticoat. 

 

2014-2015 school year pictures

 

 

 

Halloween dance class "recital"

 

Dress up night at Awanas

 

Dress up day/Halloween party at Emma's school

 

Trick or Treating and handing out candy on Halloween

 

Computer Family!

 

Parent-Teacher conference day treat (mini golf) - both kids had great evaluations from their teachers! Emma had Outstanding and Satisfactory grades on hers, and Will has tested at a 4th grade reading level, and doing very well in his other subjects.