Singing in the Choir

The morning we left for England, which was also Daddy's birthday and the day the clocks changed (in the US anyway) Amelia sang at the church where she goes to preschool with her preschool friends.  At our church, the kids can join the choir (complete with very cute red robes) once they're in Kindergarten and Amelia is desperate to join them so she was very excited to "sing in the choir" at a different church.

Fun in the Snow

We didn't get much snow this winter but Amelia still had some fun outside.  The snowblower only made it out once!

Thanksgiving

Just a bit late. . . but here's some pictures and video from Thanksgiving.  Amelia and Raf are now firm friends.  We had a great time exploring the theme park at the Mall of America.  Amelia even got to meet Dora and Boots.

Freedman Christmas. . . . in January

We celebrated Christmas with the Freedmans a little late this year (Jan 21st) but we had a good time getting together with Grandma Marilyn, Suzie, Jason, Tom & Abby.  The kids are getting along really well and having a lot of fun together.

Amelia's Half Birthday

As Amelia's birthday falls during the school holidays, she celebrated her half-birthday at preschool this week.  Kate got to go and spend the day with Amelia.  It was also "Spirit Day", so the kids all wore their school shirts and sang cheers at the beginning of the day.

The sound gets a bit iffy. . . we need to switch cameras for video.  The picture of is of her sitting on the Birthday Chair.

Christmas

We had a nice Christmas with family.  Grandma Becky, Grandpa Jim, Uncle Mark, and Raf came from Minnesota and Grandma Marilyn was in town to help celebrate.  Amelia had a great time with lots of presents.  The picture with Amelia and cookies and carrots is what she left for Santa and the Reindeer.  The video is of her coming down the stairs on Christmas morning.  Otherwise the pictures are of Christmas Day festivities. 

We have masses of pictures and video from Thanksgiving and our trip to Disney but the thought of getting them on here is a bit overwhelming at the moment.  After Christmas we will work on it.

In the meantime, here's some video from Amelia's preschool Christmas program.