They love decorating gingerbread houses. We did not get a chance to do some last year, but this we got to decorate houses and make Christmas ornaments. Gingerbread houses work great with leftover Halloween candy!

The boys were totally excited to sing in their Christmas program at school. Last year, Chris vomited as we pulled into the parking lot and was plagued with a stomach bug all night. This year was fantastic. They had been working for months on this program.

They boys are always very excited to receive packages from Austria. Can you tell?

The boys had a few days off from school and we decided to drive down to Florida. The weather was fantastic and the water was still warm. The boys wanted to spend the whole time in the water. It was cooler on shore than in the water. We love Joe Patti’s Seafood. I like to…