Taryn's Christmas program

The first graders at Taryn's school got to participate in a Christmas program on December 2nd. They got to wear their pajamas and sing songs, dancing and clapping, and swaying to the music. The only pictures I could get were while they were all sitting prior to beginning since we sat too far away from the action.


She was having a ball. I can see why she is always saying she wants to be a singer or be a movie star. She loves to be on stage and the center of attention.

Avast ye mateys!

I took these pictures of Harrison while we were at Taryn's school for her Christmas program. He was hamming it up for the camera. His pirate look was hilarious.

Then there's his finger on the mouth, contemplative look:

And finally, the talk to the hand look:

What a clown!

And her wish came true!

Taryn's second front tooth on top has fallen out! Now she can truly sing like Alvin! She sounds funny with a little bit of a lisp, but it's endearing. She was so excited.

Beautiful tree

Every fall this tree looks fantastic. Every year I try to get a picture of it in all its glory. This is the best I've got so far. We pass this tree on the way to Harrison's playgroup four days a week. The people who live there go to our church.

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

For a lighter side of Taryn, she just lost her first upper front tooth. The other one is loose. So, for Christmas (Alvin and everyone else sing along....)....All she wants for Christmas are her two front teeth!

What a snit!

When Taryn gets in a snit, watch out. She was upset at soccer because we were laughing at something and she thought we were laughing at her. I started snapping pictures because it was so funny. Man, we are dreading the teen years and PMS.

Pre-Halloween

I made the kids put on their costumes the other day so I could get some pictures. We always seem to get lost in the moment on Halloween and never get any pictures. Taryn picked out a red velvet queen costume. Rob calls it the "Queen of Hearts." How appropriate for her.

Your majesty!



She's so coy!



What a look! This picture makes me dread the teen years.

Harrison wanted to be Tow Mater. LOL! He's been wearing this all over the house.

My cutie pie.