A year in pictures

We haven't really done too much this year. You could probably read our backblogs to see what we've been doing since July. So in our first annual Christmas blog, you can see our year in pictures. There is also a special video(or two) at the end that you won't want to miss. You can't send that through the mail!!

JANUARY
Birthday Parties

FEBRUARY
We spent our days inside building with blocks...

Dressing Up...

and gymnastics.

MARCH
A sister's scrapbooking weekend in North Carolina.

APRIL
A quick trip to Germany to see my brother promoted to full Colonel.

MAY
Our first Mother~Daughter Brunch
The "running/walking race", aka the Pocono 5k.

JUNE

So excited to graduate 3 year old pre-school!!

Father's Day-B took the boys to a Binghamton mets game.
I think there must be a baseball fan somewhere in my house!! J played t-ball, while B coached his team.

Camping and hiking are two of our favorite summer activities.

JULY

A trip to Florida for a wedding and baby dedication.

Birthdays- One fishing trip...

and one sleepover.

AUGUST

Fishing with Grandpa,

A trip to the Georgia Aquarium,

The beach,

and my cousins' wedding.

SEPTEMBER

The last Hoorah before school! A weekend trip to Lake George and a day at Six Flags.

First day of school.

Karate!! J now has his orange belt!!

OCTOBER

Apple picking and...Halloween.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

Winter is here again!!

A quick trip to see Santa and then a birthday party for Jesus.

Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
We love you all!
The Wieland's

'Tis the season for busyness

Ok. So the last couple of days have been a whirlwind!! Here goes...

Thursday night we decided to go cut down our Christmas tree after B got off from work. It was getting dark, so we had to hurry. Once we got to the farm, we realized they were no longer selling trees. J was set on getting our tree and decorating that night, so we went to a tree lot in Elmira. I tried to explain to J that we couldn't cut our own tree this year, and I don't think he quite understood. He still thinks we bought a "fake" tree. I think he was just glad to finally have a tree and put the ornaments on. I am sure many of you reading this would have heart attack if you saw the tree that I let my children decorate this year. We had at least four ornaments break and several branches have more than three ornaments on it. It was a fun evening for everyone. And our tree couldn't be more perfect!

Friday we got about ten inches of snow overnight. It was a snow day for the kids and B did not have to work a regular day. Our neighbors got out their four-wheeler and tied a sled to the back. All the kids got a ride. Nick said it was too cold for him, so he and I stayed inside.

Now today was crazy. We got up and got the kids dressed. It's supposed to be 50 degrees on Monday, so our snow won't last. We want to make the most of it while it's here. We grabbed the neighbors and went sledding. When we first got there, the kids argued and fought over who goes first and who had to carry the sled back up the hill. By the time we left, no one said a word. Not even M!!! They were exhausted. After hot chocolate at home, we got re-dressed. J went to Karate. And then we loaded up the car to ride Sullivan's train in town. We got off the train, ate cookies in the car, and headed to the bowling alley for a Christmas party. The kids are so used to bowling on the Wii, they had a hard time really rolling that heavy ball down the alley. We did crafts and got presents from Santa. After bowling, we took the kids to our church where B and I left them!! The youth and young singles are babysitting tonight from 3-8pm!! It's the best Christmas present we've ever received.

Sledding at the park

Sulivan's Train

Christmas party at the bowling alley. I didn't get any pics of the kids actually bowling because they needed so much help. We only bowled about 5 frames.

B and I are ending our evening at our favorite wing place and we are discussing leaving the kids at church. God will watch over them, right??? jk Tomorrow is another busy day with church, a tailgate party and off to see the local hockey team get beat. It's a crazy time of year. And we are choosing to enjoy every minute of it.