Too many pictures!!

I am so far behind in the picture department that this post will be all pictures and headings.

Here is a picture of the kids in front of the Mordecai mansion, which had been traditionally decorated for Christmas. It was an open house so that you could tour the house and see how they would have decorated in the 1800's.


This picture is from the same day. I just thought the kids looked cute in all their winter gear!! (They actually don't get to wear it all that often.)


My visiting teacher brought over Christmas cupcakes the week before Chistmas. She made them herself and they looked like they came from a bakery. So jealous!!


These are all pictures from a place called Lights on the Neusse. There is a farm about 30 minutes away that puts lights up all around their property. You get to take a hayride around while listening to Christmas music and see all the lights. It was truly beautiful and magical. Trevor's joy at seeing everything was contagious and we were all singing along to the music and pointing out the things we liked. After the ride, we stood around a bonfire and roasted marshmallows. There was also Santa but we had already payed him a visit this year so we didn't stop to see him.


Here are some pictures taken on Christmas Eve and Christmas. I have only one picture of Jocelyn from Christmas because she wasn't feeling well. In fact, that is the only present she opened that day. Just hours later, she was in an operating room for emergency surgery to remove a ruptured appendix. That is why ther are not too many pictures of the other kids either. We rushed through our morning traditions so that I coul check on Jocelyn, then realizing that she needed to go to the ER. What a fun Christmas!! But the boys still enjoyed their morning. Trevor was especially excited that Santa brought him a train and Jordan loved all of his gifts.


Here is the proof of Jocelyn's surgery. She is so lucky that appendectomy are performed laprascopically now so she just has three very small incisions. The biggest is in her belly button and hardly shows at all. Thank goodness that all went well and she had no post-surgical complications.


I had to take a picture of Jocelyn in one of the outfits she got for Christmas. Isn't she adorable?


Jocelyn seems to be the little artist in the family. One of her art projects at school was chosen to be displayed at a local bank. She was so proud and excited.