He is 11

My baby boy is 11! I cannot believe it has been 11 years since we welcomed him to this world. He is growing into to a nice young man and he is already reaching for the starts.

 Nate requested a visit to our small planetarium on his birthday and after we finished our school work for the week we head up there.

 What a special day with my kiddos.

 I have been blessed to have them all in my life and I so thankful for their love for each other.

Sam almost ready to fly.

 The kids had fun looking at different displays and the girls enjoyed a weather forecast girlie style.

 Happy Birthday big brother.

Sam will have to grow a little.

 But he can still dream and with a little photoshop help almost make it real.

Pilot: Sam Steiger CoPilot: Nate Steiger

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BOY.

Frogs

 

Another one of my many projects I am just finishing up. My girls have a love affair with frogs and I have to admit that even I have a nice collection of these green creatures. When I saw this pattern I knew right away I had to make this pair. It took me longer then I was hoping but they are here and they look amazing.

 The kids had fun taking pictures in them and Emma even tried the old "kiss the frog" trick on both of the boys.

 No prince charming there but one day they will be.

 Jo just wanted to look cute as always.

 Emma giving it a try with with Nate.

 I sold the girl frog (the one with the flower) before it was even finished so I do not own it anymore.

 I still have have the prince frog here at home and if you are interested let me know.

Nativity Scene

This is my latest project. It took few (or three) years to finish it but I am glad I did it. It is all cut out of pater and glue onto dark blue background. This is a Nativity scene Czech style.

Sneak Peak

I worked on our Christmas cards today. Here is a little sneak peak.

Gingerbread House

The girls had a blast decorating their own ginger bread house.

They looked cute working on it as well.

Emma and Jo proud of their job.

The boys came down to see the final product and to see if there were any candy left they could get their hands on.

First Sunday of Advent

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." "how will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God." "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:26-38

Tree

We got our Christmas tree today!!! We are a week late since we have been busy with the girls ballet but we were all ready to go this morning no matter what. Even a little snow didn't stop us from heading out.

 We didn't make it to the mountains this year to cut our own but we figured we would save on gas and time by staying local.

 We saw our tree right from our car. We did go look around but came back and knew it was the right one for us.

After that the kids had fun running around looking at different trees and enjoying a little bit of snow.

 Peek a boo is always a fun game to play.

Nate getting into the picture.

 The girls talking to the worker making sure he was doing a good job while tying our tree to the roof of my car.

 Two cuties.

Two .....  well boys will be boys.

 Snow flake

 Jo looking at snow flakes on her mittens.

 Time to decorate the tree

 And do not forgot the "Elf". I guess some traditions will never change :)