Christmas Eve

Stephen preparing for the sermon

We had pretty candles in the windows.

Celebrating together.

Lots of Cards

We've received so many wonderful Christmas cards
from friends & family

We feel very blessed.

We'll have to make sure to have more cards ourselves next year.

We ran out this year... :S

Crèche

Oreo Balls

I tried making Oreo balls for the first time.

They don't necessarily look the prettiest.

But they definitely taste really good.

Oreo Balls (Recipe by Heather Van Leeuwen)

- 1 pkg. Oreos

- 1 pkg. cream cheese

- 1 pkg. white almond bark

Soften cream cheese. Crush Oreos. Combine Oreos and cream cheese and form into balls. Place balls on cooking sheet and put in freezer for at least 2 hours (overnight is better). Melt almond bark. Dip frozen balls into melted bark and place on cooking sheet to cool. Store in fridge.

AP Basketball and Colour Guard

Last night I went to the opening girl's basketball game at AP

The final score was not very good... 17-65

The reason I went was to watch one of our high-schoolers

who is a part of the colour guard.

She's the one with her hand up in the air.

It was fun to watch.

Bigger Bed?

Julian doesn't seem to fit in her bed quite as well.

But, somehow she still thinks this is quite a comfortable

place and position to sleep in.

She's grown quite a bit since we got her.

Stout Fire Dept.

Stephen and I visited the fire station.

He has to practice getting his gear on in under 60 sec.

They currently have 5 trucks (but one was recently sold)

This is where they have their meetings.

Black Hawks Game

We went to a Black Hawks game with some friends.

Stephen really enjoys watching hockey games.

The final score was 3-2 for the Hawks

Their "thing" is to ring cow bells. It got pretty loud.

Nap Time

Sunday afternoon nap.

The Jetta

Stephen's car died last night in Dike.

Some friends helped us bring it to the mechanic this afternoon.

I got to steer the car onto the trailer - not too bad, eh?

A Different Kind of Hearse

We went to a funeral yesterday. I don't think I'd ever seen

a hearse like this before.

Visit from David

David was in the area for work, and dropped by to visit.

First Snow

We woke up to white this morning. 

Julian wasn't sure what to think of it.

This is the first snow of the season.

Visiting the Barn

We found this cute kitten in the barn. 

Stephen wondered if Julian might want a friend. 

Somewhat sad to leave her behind. 

Kitten Catch

We have too much fun with our cat.

DNH Football

Tonight was homecoming for the Dike-New Hartford

School District.

There were lots of people at the football game.

For those who haven't been to a football game,

now you can hear and see a bit of it.

Apple Picking

Stephen got a call from a parishioner saying he had a problem:

They had too many apples.

So we came to help them with their problem.

The trees were full of apples.

This was a mystery variety, but they sure are delicious.