Ava the Baker

 Ava was a terrific help in baking all the Christmas goodies!

Molly wishes all a Merry Christmas!

Thanks to our good friend Eugene for composing this flattering picture of our "lovely" ball of fluff.  Merry Christmas!!

Contact lens lesson

Ava and Brennan recently received contact lenses.  Here, they are getting pointers on the best way to put them in while visiting Jon's parents in Kansas.

Brayden and Jon at Hillsboro M.B. Church

Brayden had fun singing with his Dad while we were in Kansas visiting Jon's parents.  What a special time we had with family!

Hard work paid off!

 Anna and Brodie have been saving their money from work in hopes of buying a vehicle.  After a few years, they both were able to pay cash for their "rides".  Anna bought a 2013 Buick Encore in excellent condition and just loves it.  This car absolutely fits her personality.  Brodie, on the other hand, wanted something a bit more sporty.  He bought a 2006 Ford Mustang.  Since it is a manual transmission, he had to learn the new skill of driving with a stick shift (just when I thought I was done with driving lessons for a while).  He picked it up quickly and loves zipping up to ... but not above ;-) ... the speed limit.

Brayden's Virtual Recital

Since music recitals are taboo in these coronavirus times, Brayden was asked to record a few songs for a virtual recital.  Here they are...

What quarantine is like at our household according to Anna and Brayden ...

Congratulations on quintuplets!

For Brayden and Brennan's science, they had the opportunity to dissect a shark.  We were just about to wrap everything up when Brayden discovered the female shark was pregnant and had a bunch of little shark babies.  They were promptly delivered via C-section but didn't quite make it.

"Welcome" home ... keep the germs away!

After Jon's return from a 3-day trip, the boys were defending the house from any Coronavirus germs Dad may have brought home.  Brayden was staged in the garage, Brennan in the kitchen, and Brodie at the top of the stairs.

Christi and Brodie are giving me a heart attack!

Context:  Christi and Brodie have an unofficial competition about how close to the garage door they can park ... which drives me crazy :-)

So...I come home in the van with the kids to find the "teen car" parked QUITE close to the garage with the following note from Christi ...

I told Brodie that there is no way to humanly park any closer than this, so don't even try.  Of course, he sees this as the gauntlet being thrown down.