Christmas Highlights

What a wonderful Christmas season we had this year. We spent alot of time with family and friends. The family was all in good health, no sick kids, or trips to the ICU on Christmas day.. what a contrast from last year! Below are some pictures highlighting the season.

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Baking Christmas Cookies w/ Aunt Angela
We ended up with tons of sprinkles and very little cookie!



Visiting the Temple
This time we managed to run into our good friends Sua, Em & Micah :)

Girl's Christmas Program
This year Isabel was chosen to recite a scripture from her class and did a perfect job. Alexandra and her class played the chimes.

Christmas Morning

Our new puppy Ella!

Feisty and fits right in. We taught her to ring jingle bells when she needed to go out but are still working on her playful puppy biting.. any suggestions?

(an unusually warm day in PA - we were planning on sending this picture out as our card but that didn't happen)

Christmas Dinner with Papoo and YiaYia

Christmas at the Coys'

(anxiously waiting their turn to open gifts)

Aunt Linda's Christmas Dinner

Seth Michael

Halloween

This year, the gang joined us at my parents house to do some serious trick-or-treating. Anya, being on bed-rest came w/ a wheel chair compliments of Lindsey.. I really wish I had some pictures of her. We pushed Anya around the neighborhood as kids ran house to house trying to get as much candy as possible. As is tradition, the kids all made their way back and dumped their candy to see what sort of treats they made out with. They are not yet at the stage of counting out each candy to see which cousin made out with the most. I'm sure that will come it a year or two :)

Star Student!

We are soo proud of Alexandra! This year she was picked as the star student in KINDERGARTEN!! This is the highest award that can be given. Alexandra received this award as well as a $25 gift card to Toy R Us for making the honor roll as well as was deemed the most helpful, obedient, and grasped concepts the most. GREAT JOB ALEXANDRA!