Let's Play Music Recital

On Friday we had our Let's Play Music recital and it was so fun! Everyone did great and we had such a fun time! Carson performed his very own composition and wore a tuxedo (thanks, Becky!) for the occasion. It was a great night and I am so proud of everyone's hard work!

And here is the VIDEO of the recital

(the password is lpm2011)

Catching Up

How many blog posts do I have with that title? More than I would like to admit, I'm sure.
Well here goes:

December highlights:
~Letters to Santa

~Cookie train making

Cookie train stealing...(notice the back cookie is missing from the train?)

~Opening presents from Grandpa & Grandma Kuzdas 

~Christmas at Aunt Heather's house with a surprise from Aunt Kristy's family

This sums up what these three did most of the trip...

Feeding Rocky, the snake

~Back home for a visit with Grandpa & Grandma Ellsworth

~Back to Aunt Heather's for the New Year and to see my Aunt Pam and Uncle Michael

The fabulous feast prepared by Chef Michael:

At the Panto

January Highlights:

~Cameron's birthday!


The cake before





The cake after!



Keep checking in! You just might find an on-time update next time you visit our site!

Santa's Visit with the Fire Department

Every year we wait for an hour in the freezing cold for Santa to come and visit the neighborhood. He is chauffeured around by the Fire Department, bringing candy canes and lollipops for all who are willing to brave the elements for his arrival. While the parents are usually grumbling and frozen, it seems to be a delight for the children so we do it year after year. And after it is all said and done, we always go home to warm soup and hot chocolate, discussing what a great tradition it is. We love our neighborhood friends and it is a great few minutes of chatting and hanging out, so although we are usually frozen and tired by the end, we really do love the tradition.

Christmas Card time!

Remember the days when I actually hand-made my Christmas cards? Actually, remember the days when I actually SENT a Christmas card?! I don't have my card-making stuff anymore is one excuse I have. Then I just don't have the time to design a great layout on Photoshop either. Well, I can officially say that after checking out the great designs and layouts that Shutterfly has to offer, I am out of excuses this year! They have hundreds of designs for anything from Christmas cards to address labels to photo gifts and just plain photo prints. I have used Shutterfly for great photo books but I am excited to use them this year for my Christmas cards. By the way, I need your current addresses, so if you've moved or you think I have forgotten about you, send me a note with your address so you can get a Shutterfly card from me! :) Maybe I'll use this one:

Or this one:

So many to choose from! I can't wait to dig in and narrow it down a little. So with that, I'm starting to come up with one more excuse not to have my cards sent on time this year: which one of their dozens do I choose?!!

Halloween at the Suttons

We ventured over to Heather and Jayson's for our annual Halloween visit and had such a great time! The weekend was filled with soccer and baseball games (guess who won?) and then Kevin met up with us just in time to get our pictures taken. A generous friend of Heather's donated her time in a photography shoot for Heather's family and we got to come along for a couple great shots too! They turned out amazing and I tear up thinking about how blessed that Heather has such a great relationship with her neighbors.
The neighborhood had the annual block party where all of the children dressed up, had a potluck dinner, pinata and trick-or-treating. We all had such a great time! During the party, the neighbors also unveiled a website dedicated to Heather and her "Journey of Hope." About two weeks ago Heather was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. Heather is an amazing woman and I am so blessed to have her as a sister. Check out her website at  http://www.heatherandjayson.myevent.com/ and see if there is any way that you would be willing to help. Even if you are not in a position to donate financially, a prayer on her behalf would be greatly appreciated!!

Here are a few shots taken by Deborah Saull Photography:

The cousins together



In the beautiful garden archway



Cutie cousins

My beautiful sister, Heather

Striking a pose

Not to be out-done by his brother...

My three treasures

Crazy Pianist

Cameron loves his piano and he goes CRAZY when he gets to play on it. He is a Beethoven in the making!