Great-Grandparents

I know it's rare for kids to have all their grandparents let alone great-grandparents. Our kids are so fortunate to have 4 great-grandparents still alive. I took these pictures on Christmas of Sarah with my grandma and grandpa. What a precious gift.

Watching Great-Grandpa play the harmonica. She was staring intently. I think she was trying to figure out what that thing was, and why was it making such a loud noise.

Playing games with Great-Grandma.

Christmas

This last few days has been filled with lots of fun memories and lots of time as a family. We have enjoyed having Dave home with us. On Sunday we celebrated Christmas with Dave's family. On Christmas Eve we went to dinner at a Japanese steakhouse with both sets of parents and my sister. We have been doing this for about five years or so. It's so nice to be able to join all the family together. We then went to the Christmas Eve service at church. Last year we started the tradition of sleeping around the christmas tree with all the kids who are old enough. (we got the idea from a friend) We pull the mattresses off the beds, get snuggled in the new pajamas we get every year for the kids, and watch a movie. This year we let the three older kids do it, and they did surprisingly well. We woke up the next morning, opened presents, and then, in keeping with tradition, Dave made us a huge breakfast. Then, off to my parents for more presents. What a wonderful few days.

The kids in their new jams

Mikaela got a real guitar. Can you tell she was very excited!

Caleb got a big wheel (remember those?)

Caleb got a "Cars" bed. He saw it and started jumping everywhere!

Caleb jammin on his guitar

Alethea got a music stand. She's grateful for the littlest of things.

The Wedding

Dave's brother got married last Friday night. It was so wonderful. Everywhere is so beautifully decorated this time of year. Dave and I were both in the wedding, so we had the rehearsal dinner on Thursday night at a really neat Irish Pub in Baltimore. Friday was spent getting pampered getting my hair and makeup done. My parents and sister were the heros of the weekend. They watched the kids all day Friday, got them ready and brought them to the church for the wedding. If you have kids you know getting four kids ready to go is no small task, especially when they have to look nice! We tagged teamed at the reception, and then my parents took them home for a sleepover at their house. Dave and I got the rest of the night alone and even got to stay in a hotel. I think that was one of the most exciting things, sleeping through the night until however long we wanted in the morning! What a treat!! Here are some of my favorite pictures from that evening. It's kind of hard to tell, but Caleb has on a three piece suit. He was the talk of the party.

Dave and two of his girlies (the girls are holding the bridesmaids flowers. aren't they beautiful)


The Fam


Sarah


Caleb was a dancing machine

Been Awhile

I have not been very good about blogging, so again I have to play catch up. Things at the Brewer house have been very busy with field trips, Thanksgiving, and life. I also have not done a very good job with pictures, so unfortunately I have no pictures for our field trip to Children's Hospital, Thanksgiving, or the first snow. So sad. Our trip to Children's Hospital was great. The kids got to sit in the helicopter. That was so awesome. They also got to sit in an ambulance, talk to some nurses, and bring toys to put in the toy closet. What a wonderful opportunity. One of our other field trips last month was to Sharps Farm to learn about Pilgrims and Native Americans. It was a cold day, but the kids were such troopers. They got to learn about Native Americans, and lots about Pilgrims, their daily life, games that children played, and their chores. Caleb was more interested in playing with sticks in the mud.




The girls also finished their soccer class. That was so much fun. They had a great time running around with all their friends, even on the days when it was cold and rainy. Here is a "team" picture. They are wearing their t-shirts that got during their last class.


Now for Sarah. Well, at our house she is affectionately nicknamed, "Trouble". I have this feeling that I am going to have my hands full with her. She is already into everything, puts everything in her mouth, and very opinionated. This picture is how I frequently find her after naps. She went to bed with all her clothes on!



Up next...Dave's brothers wedding.