Christmas 2014

With Christmas nearly a month past, I should probably write a blog post about it.  :-)  We had a great time just our family at home with Ama & Apa, Aunt Debbie, and the Cornetts for last minute Christmas dinner.  Christmas Eve Mass the day before and the older three kids got to bring up the baby Jesus figurine and place him in the manger - second year running, and very special.  Daddy's homemade pizza (traditional!) on Christmas Eve.

Leading up to the holidays with Magdalena and Lucia in a tap class, preschool Christmas show, Lucia's Christmas pageant (first grade just sang, but in future years there may be "acting!"), and some fun outings like zoo lights & train, Christmas Ships Parade, and Christmas in Dairyland at Alpenrose rounded out the season.

Hard to believe it was just a month ago, seems like forever!

Alpenrose Dairy

Magdalena and Carolyn

Sisterly love!

Tap team (fuzzy with iphone)

SO proud of themselves!

Santa girl!

M & JP Christmas show

So proud to help Daddy!

Adorable with Ama

You HAVE to take these nice clothes off as SOON as you get back from church, bud...! :-)

All looking (period) ;-)

Pizza!

Victoria loved the pizza too!

Apa and Victoria

Six stockings hung in a row...

Anna dress for American girl doll

His own Mater!

Elsa dress for American girl doll

Cute truck, Aunt Deb - thanks!

ballerina costumes for American Girl dolls!

Finally - JP's own Zuca bag (to keep up with his sisters)

Ama and Victoria

Needed these, thanks Dad (Nolan!)

Merry Christmas Aunt Deb!

Merry Christmas Apa!

Thanks for the blankets, Ama!

Girls and Dolls 

V and Aunt Deb

Wouldn't be Christmas without some Go Fish

Thanks for coming, friends!