Monday, December 15, 2008

The Brownie's acted as color guard and helped run the ceremony Sunday for Troop 99's investiture.

After the pledge of allegiance the girls read a story about Juliet "Daisy" Low
and the Daisy's said their Girl Scout promise in public for the very first time! Afterward they got their Daisy membership pin and first earned petal badges


Group hug!
Daisy troop 99
We went with the hounds to see Santa at a local pet shoppe and we ran into these little stinkers!
Katie after her hair curls. She looks so cute!

Monday, December 8, 2008

The day after the Holiday show we had a little party for our dear Uncle Dave's birthday. Grandma Jo made a yummy cake and Katie of course got all dressed up to eat it. . .
Syd was in a 3rd grade class play today and tonight. That is her in the middle she was a "cousin" .

The toys came to life

Santa
The "bad" cousins who think at first they won't get gifts


Sunday, December 7, 2008


Sisters at the Holiday show. Dec 6, 2008

I was playing with features and somehow changed the color picture into black and white! oops!
Saturday I spent the day as class mom for Syd's dance class in their holiday show. I forgot my camera at home but once Marc arrived at the venue he brought it to me (YAY!). These pictures are all backstage. No flash photography is allowed during the show and our camera is crummy at taking pictures in the dark.
One of the little girls in my group was in Hip hop as well as the Jazz number the class did ('Zat you Santa Claus?)
Chilling before we went on. We were there Monday, Tuesday and Weds 3 hours at practice then again Friday night 4 1/2 hours. Saturday dancers call was at 9:15 and the show wasn't until 4! It was a long day but the girls worked SO hard and were wonderful! I may try to get a clip from the DVD when we get it.
After the Grandma's came back to the house (we were suppose to go out but it was snowing and getting icy so we didn't)

Friday, December 5, 2008

Every year since Syd began school I help organize the schools Holiday Secret shoppe. This year I got some pictures.

Set up of the Holiday Secret Shoppe, this picture is the silent auction table.
We set up a store and wrapping area for about 300 kids. The idea is that they come in (no parents) are assigned someone to help budget their shopping, pay and get the gifts wrapped (therefore keeping them a secret until the holidays). We go and buy about 1500-2000 items to sell the night of the shoppe and usually make around $2000.00 profit for our PTO (mostly from the donated items we auction)
It's a lot of work and we get the help of many many volunteers. We also sell food, have tables set up where the different grades can sell things to make money for their classes, have a full night of entertainment and even pictures with Santa! Much of the work is done by 4 of us!Here are some of the cheerleaders from the High school helping the smaller kids shop
The aftermath. 300 children between 5:30 and 7
You can see how little was left over

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Pre-eating festivities
Yummy snacks
Pretty Syd
The turkey before it was cooked. It was the best turkey ever! It was also the biggest one I have ever cooked- 18.5#
Thank you for wrapping me up Katie!
before begging nap
Dinner (my Mom, Syd and Katie)
Uncle Dave and Dad H
Dad V, Mom H (with camera) my Mom and Syd
Syd giving us an after dinner recital with her violin
Between meal and dessert begging rest
PIE!


Here is the last happy Katie. That night we had much tummy ache and sickness into the next day :P