Christmas Programs 2016

 The Calvin Elementary School put on a Christmas play this year entitle "Isaiah Jones: Seeker of the lost Christmas treasure" this year.

Taylor played a sand princess and Carter was a tumble weed.

 The 5th grade band made their debut after just 3 months of learning their instrument.  Taylor plays the saxophone.

The tumble weeds

The middle school Christmas concert was beautiful. This is Hailey's 4th year of playing the flute.

 The 8th grade girls at Calvin

Calvary Church also put on their annual children's Christmas program

Winter Sports have begun………..

 Winter Sports has begun at our house.  Carter is on the Advanced Mite Team for Bloomington/Richfield.  He skates with a great group of boys and coaches

 Hailey started basketball at Calvin and is coached by mom

This pic is a favorite because Hailey was 6 months old when Caleb and Bennet were born and they are all so grown up now!

Hailey at the Guthrie

It is an annual tradition that the 8th grade students at Calvin attend "A Christmas Carol" at the Guthrie in downtown MSP after studying it in language arts

Dinner out with the kids on my 39th birthday!

Carter's 9th Birthday

Happy Birthday Carter!

 Pool Party with the best buddies

Thanksgiving with family

 For Thanksgiving 2016 we went to Grandpa and Grandma in Leota and enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast with all 21 of us!  These girl cousins are just the sweetest!

 I have some wonderful sisters!

 Taylor was assigned to perform a saxophone concert for the family

 Carter loves when Charlie comes along

 Carter and cousin Trajan watching the Vikings

 Grandma and Taylor's Duet

 Miedema family Thanksgiving was at the Zeinstras where we celebrated the next day and Aunti Julie gave Hailey and Mariah pie making lessons

 Shooting Clay pigeons

 Success!!!

Card games

Ellis Island Simulation, Hailey's High School Visit, & House Progress!

 The house foundation has been poured!

 Taylor and her classed completed an Ellis Island simulation where she posed as a polish woman with four children entering the United States as an immigrant.

Hailey spent the day at Southwest Christian High School where she will be enrolled next school year.  She was taken care of by dear friend Dan Beckering, head of school

Our Visit back to the East Coast

 It has been 4 years since we lived out in Boston and each year we talked about going back to visit and this year it finally worked!  We wanted to visit all of our most favorite places!

 Boston Gardens

 Quincy Market

 ElMundo Pizzaria

 Mike's Pastry!

 EBC!

 Maine!

 York Beach

 The Lobster House

 Sam LaGrassa's

 Cabot Elementary

 Our old home and Sharona!

 The North End