Festivities

Happy Birthday Mark!

Lawrence's buddy

New hats for Christmas from ayi

Architecture project for school(forgot to get the finshed product!)

New Jammies from Grandma

No rest for the weary.  Thanks to Li we got to go to a Christmas Eve party(Mark and I)

Christmas Day!

Kids in jammies all day

Gingerbread house making.  Thanks to Brian and Christie I didn't even have get my hands dirty!

And back to school it is.  We take Christmas day off, but no one else does.  Kids and Mark were back to school the 26 and our schedule is as normal until the semester break in a few weeks.  Must press on!!! 

Happy Birthday Lawrence!

6 years old!  It was Lawrence's lucky year celebrating his actual day and the Sat. after!  Li helped me decide that I will now be offering parties for every 3rd year(not including 3)!! 

At least one time every birthday we get this face.  Just keeping it real.  I'm sure I wrote about this last year, but once again, birthdays come around and remind me that its not all fun and games when you give a child a little extra attention, some of them take the attention and run away with it.  Don't get me wrong, I'm all about celebrating God's gift of each child, just not about encouraging the "the world revolves around me" attitude.  Not to mention that it is difficult for some other children to not be the one recieving all the attention(or gifts in this case).  Ahh, birthdays and Christmas are really just turning up the training and teaching for the parents.  Forget vacationing!!  But back to the pics. . .

Happy again, with his next gift.

Li made a desired spider-man cake possible.  She worked for over 2 hours on this baby.(she rested here and there).  Thanks Li!!!

Chocolate web

cut out spider-man from fondant icing(which she bought me on her adventure to singapore!)

3-d webs and all!!  So cool!

First boy Martin shows up.

coloring spider-man

bff Lisa

crown sticking took a good chunk of time and kept the kids busy.

Happy Day Lawrence!!

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving kids table

Adult Table!

Trying to get the boys to show off their sweaters Grandma Rene made was not easy.

Lounging

Thanks for praying for friends for Lawrence.  His best friend is Lisa.  Can't leave school without giving her a hug and um yes, a kiss.

Fun Wedding Shower

There was no coaxing for this video from me.  After no sighting for quite some time, I mean a very very long time, sweet boy Lawrence showed up.  I enjoyed a brief respite from the normal and was indeed thankful.  He left however,  as suddenly as he came:(