Wow.  It's been so busy here this past month.  I'm sure everyone's holidays are similar especially if you have kids.  Barak has been busy with the Festival of Lights production at our church.  Most of you know that he works for Calvary Church as the technical director(meaning he does anything related to lighting/audio/video/phone/computer etc..) He has been working 12-16 hour days for the past 2 weeks.  He has to be there for his regular job during business hours and then after work for tech support while the cast rehearses or for show times.  Plus he has his Master's degree classes on top of that.  So it's been a rough few weeks and I feel like a single mom.  I don't know how single mom's do it every day!!

Here are a few pictures from one of the shows. 

I just realized I never posted any picutres from Thanksgiving on here.  I think I posted them all on Facebook so i'll just do a few here.  We went to Wisconsin this year.  It was a quick trip but it was nice to see everyone and for TJ and Ava and play with their cousin. 

 

TJ and Ava "helping" me make sugar cookies.  They thought it was great fun....me on the other hand not so much. 

Basically every time I turned around to help Ava put frosting on her cookies this is what she was doing...

Or this.....

 TJ and Ava having a tea party with real tea and gold fish crackers. 

 

TJ singing with his class at my MOPS Christmas party. 

Last week I took the kids down to our town and watched the santa Parade.  Then free train rides for everyone!

Ava showing off as usual...

A rare quiet moment.  One of those times when as a mother you think, "wow it's too quiet in here something must be wrong or someone is doing something they shouldnt' be"  but when I went to investigate I found them on cuddled on teh couch playing the ipod together.