Awww, honey!

As we finished dinner this evening, Allison became upset because she wasn't immediately getting her way about something.  She left the room and we didn't think much about it until Kaitlynn came in laughing her head off.  She said that Allison was lying in her bed unaware that Kaitlynn was listening to her as she tearfully moaned these words:

"My whole family hates me and all I have is my Lord!"

Happy 12th Birthday, Evan!

Evan Matthew Burley
Born January 23, 2001
9:02 a.m.

Burley Christmas - Michigan

 

It's crazy that January is well on its way to being history!  We celebrated Christmas in Michigan the first Saturday of this month.  We packed as much fun as we possibly could into that short visit!  After arriving fairly late Friday evening and visiting for a couple of hours, we savored a good night's rest and headed further north Saturday morning for breakfast with three of Nate's sisters and a few of Greg's cousins.  Greg's dad's family reminds me so much of my dad's family - we were so glad to get to see them again!

Aunt Joy, Aunt Marlene, Aunt Cindy, and Greg

Evan loves this restaurant because of their amazing hot cocoa -
which they served in a pitcher- with bowls of whipped topping!

Snuggling Emma

 

Saturday afternoon we spent several hours at Craig's Cruisers.
I can't really describe this place - it's huge, with indoor race tracks,
bumper cars, laser tag, arcades, and buffet areas with tons of good food.

Saturday evening we exchanged gifts and visited.  It seemed like we crammed three days into one, but it was fun and we made lots of memories!

Random December Pics

The first day of December, I played for the wedding of Rachel Spencer and Ryan Rose. This was the 3rd wedding in 13 weeks, and all three brides were longtime friends AND former students of mine! I'm feeling old... I didn't get any pics of the wedding, except for this one on my phone at the reception... 

And of course, I have plenty of the kids. :-)

Livvy, Alli, and Suzie

Kait's friend, Emilee, was the Jr. Bride (she's the bride's niece)

Silly girls

Then there was Christmas caroling.  A couple of pics...

And I found a random child in my house...guns and heels...what a gal!

Then the snow came!  This was exciting, considering last winter was so mild and dull.  It was great to have piles of snow during our whole Christmas vacation!

There was sledding at night...

 

And a new sink... 

And then a couple of darling little visitors from Cincinnati that came to stay overnight with Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Greg...

Aubrey and Annie

Boy, did we have fun!

A little game time before bedtime...

And more sledding!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then it was time to say goodbye.  Annie almost warmed up to Uncle Greg. 

 

 

New Year's Eve found us celebrating with a few friends.  We had games, way too much food, and lots of laughter.   

 

  

Some of the partiers found it hard to stay up so late!  :-)

 

 

And that's the wrap on 2012!

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