B & B in Paradise

Girls had special time with grandparents while Bethany & Brian went to the Riviera Maya in Mexico…the end of time according to the Mayan calendar turned out to be a swim-up bar with 31 flavors of mojitos.  If the world is going to end, may as well numb the pain!

That is Bethany attempting to run in the ball, proving once & for all that she will try anything once.

Ready for the holidays!

 Building a gingerbread house with Laila

Not clear if more icing went on the house or in Joni’s mouth!

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy 6th Birthday Haven!

Haven chose to have a “movie star” party.  She gave out movie tickets to her 14 guests and ran the popcorn concession stand at “Haven’s Rock Star Theater.”

Pre-show…before the ‘stars’ arrived 

Joni Bee strikes a pose

 Walking the red carpet

Dena shows off her star on her ‘Walk of Fame’

Let the show begin

Visiting with Santa…everywhere!

It took some convincing to get Joni to go on Santa’s lap, but then she wanted Santa to come to our place for dinner, and asked if we could phone the North Pole to say thank you for the presents (I think she thought doing a card would be too much trouble!)

PACT lab at our national conference in National Harbor, MD 

On the ‘Holly Trolley’ holiday lights tour 

Girls were very impressed…this one dances! 

Santa appeared at the playground in Philadelphia airport en route to Toronto

The Golden Rule by Haven

Translation:  The Golden Rule. Treat people the way you want to be treated.  Respect people, be kind, share and all be nice.  We all be friends, and be respectful of their work, and the most important thing is we all love each other. 

Self-portrait?

Playing animal Pictionary 

A little dinner music

Brian & the girls went to CA for a few days for a pre-holiday visit.

Joni and Maya serenaded the table at Aunt Karen's restaurant, Our House.
What they lack in pitch, they make up in style!