Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This year we all, except Hannah, sick and laying around the house. We had one with pink-eye, a few with the flu and we all had a terrible cough. Even Caleb didn't get out of bed until noon on Christmas. It made all the holiday running around that much more challenging. The kids all got what they wanted. The majority having to do with, music, video games and electronics. We did manage to sneak in a few outfits to update the ever-growing girls.

Grace was a trooper during her first visit with Santa at the Koralewski Christmas party on Christmas Eve. The kids had fun playing with their cousins and so did the grown ups.
Hannah spent her first New Year's Eve away from home at a friend's house. The rest of us stayed home and we had some friends over to play games and celebrate the new year.

First Snow Day

Hannah, Emma and Caleb enjoy the first snow fall in Perrysburg this year. To bad it was a weekend or they would have been off of school. They all spent several hours out in the neighborhood with the neighbor kids. Luckily mom and dad just finished racking the leaves two days before. Now we have a leaf pile in the middle of snow piles at the curb.

Grace enjoys an early Christmas present and keeps warm in the house while her brother and sisters play outside.

"Holiday" Concerts

Over the last week we have had the pleasure to visit the kids schools to watch there "Holiday" concerts. Of course we no longer celebrate Christmas in our politically correct society, it is more like a Hona-Rama-Kwanz-Mas. Oh how I miss the South where Christmas was Christmas and everyone else just delt with it. To the left you can see Emma in her concert. It was probably one of the better ones we have attended at Frank Elementry. She was all dolled up and loves being on the stage. Next we have Hannah who played in her first Orchastra concert in Jr. High. Unfortunately we were unable to see her pretty face from the seats we were in. Caleb and Emma join Mema and I for the exciting event. By the way, Caleb is not a big fan of the orchasta. Remind me not to bring him to the next concert. Hannah has definately improved from the last year; however, she is quite bored in her class. She wants to perform more challanging music but, the rest of the kids are not ready. Caleb didn't have a concert this Christmas, I mean "Holiday", the kindergardeners have to wait until the Spring Concert. We can't wait to see him on stage.