Birthday Pics!

It isn't a party without cousins!
Sarah's favorite gift - "Sugar" the cat

Birthday girl!

A birthday visit to Pizza Hut

Sarah celebrated her 6th birthday on Nov. 20. The Wieland girls went out for pizza that night and had a family birthday party on Saturday. We waited until after Thanksgiving for the friend party at McDonald's. A good time was had by all!

Programs

Sarah singing "The 12 Days of Christmas" - She was the first day!

Singing out!

Rachel performing in her school program.

Making her school solo debut.

Sassy actions!

It was the season of concerts and programs not only for me, but for the girls too! Rachel was an elf in her school play. She had a speaking part and a solo. It was so fun to hear her sing (even though I was directing).

Sarah had her Kindergarten Program during school. This was the only program I was able to sit and watch instead of direct. I am not teaching Kindergarten Music this year so it was fun to see her help lead her class in song.

The girls also had a Sunday School program at church. All three were able to participate and did a very nice job proclaiming the news of the birth of Christ!

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas Tree!
Elf Sarah ready to help make cookies!

Elf Jordan ready to help make cookies!

Rachel is helping to make Christmas treats!

Mom and her girls

All decked out for Christmas Eve Service.

Dad and his girls.

The whole family celebrating Christ's birth.

The Wieland Grandkids (minus one).

Jordan loves her present!

I wonder what is in this box? (It was a Pet Shop Set)

All smiles Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas!! A friend of mine was giving me a hard time the other day about not updating my blog. Sorry! In my defense, Nov/Dec. is the busiest month of the year for a music teacher and mother so I don't feel too bad about the situation.

We had a nice Christmas admist the Christmas Blizzard 2009. We celebrated Christmas Eve and Day with Todd's family. We are headed to the Cities this weekend for Christmas with the Printz side. Hopefully, the roads will be ready for travel by Sunday morning. Here are a few pics from the Christmas.

Halloween 2009

Ready for trick-or-treating! A pink cat, Sharpay from HS Musical and a little pirate!

This is our favorite camera pose.

Okay - we will try to smile nice for the camera (more importantly - MOM)!

A Goulish SceneDad and Jordan carving pumpkins!

I think I can get all of the guts out!

The one-handed "gut grab"Is this one the "great pumpkin?"

We had a nice time carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating this year. Sorry the pictures are out of order. I didn't have time to fix it!

The girls came away with a lot of Candy. For those who do not understand, trick-or-treating in the country is a lot different than in a city. You don't get just one piece of candy at a house. You receive 6 - 8 pieces. Math Lesson: 6 pieces of Candy x 14 houses x 3 little girls = THE MOTHER-LOAD of CANDY! Good thing we limit the candy to one treat a day. We should last until Valentine's Day when the madness begins again. Happy Halloween!

Hanging out with my Big, Green Tractor

Sorry it has been awhile since my last post. I post more on Facebook. Join so you can see lots of pics of the girls! Here are some pics of Jordan driving the tractor. Rachel and Sarah were catching a ride in the loader.

First Day of School

Jordan is ready for her 1st day of preschool!
Rachel needed to get into the picture with the Rascal.

All dressed up and ready for school!

Rachel and Sarah's 1st day of school (Rachel is in 3rd Grade and Sarah is in Kindergarten.)

Harvest 2009

Here are a few pictures of our wheat harvest. The girls were waiting to ride in the combine with Todd. They had to "help" him fix some of the teeth before they could go a few rounds with Dad. Pray for a safe and bountiful harvest!