O Christmas Pose

The kids had a great time putting up the tree and putting the ornaments disproportionally at the bottom. Alas, Molly has corrected that problem, the tree is beautiful, and the boys found themselves eager to pose for a pic or two.

Dicken's Carollers

A blast of Christmas song came into Starbucks today. My sermon work was derailled for a few minutes, but it was a great time.

Let There Be Lights

The kids at Woodstock's "Lighting of the Square" on Friday night.

It was cold, but fun. We sang Christmas carols, ate roasted chestnuts (not as tasty as we were hoping for) and popcorn, and were there with hundreds of other folks from Woodstock and beyond. At 7pm Miss Woodstock and the mayor threw a huge, fake switch and the square was lit. Many trees and the outline of the buildings and shops around the square were lined with white lights.

We are putting up our tree tomorrow after worship and lunch. This is such a fun time of year for Molly, who is the queen of all sorts of goodies (cookies, cake, chocolates, etc). The kids are wired, of course, especially after watching about 3-4 inches of snow fall at grammas house the day before Thanksgiving. It was beautiful.

I've really noticed over the past couple of weeks how busy Christmas time will be for me year-to-year. I'm not complaining. It's a great opportunity to engage a culture who can't help but talk about Jesus (in some sense) during this time of year. We also have a church budget to pass through the church by mid-December, a Christmas Eve service to plan, and the other holiday events that are bound to happen on a weekly basis.

Check out our other pics from Friday night.

Giving Thanks

Daniel (right) and his cousin Joey. They look cool together, don't they? All but Daniel slouching. See a few more Thanksgiving pictures under the "Family Pictures" button (top right).

another culprit

We think we found an accomplice to the criminal in the mugshot below, but we have yet to identify him. If you see him, use extreme caution, or wear lots of chapstick.

mugshot

We think we have finally figured out who has been committing a series of horrible crimes in the McCoy house. The man, only known as "Groucho," has been stealing cookies, candy, and kisses from Steve and Molly for weeks. "Groucho's" true identity is Elijah McCoy. Be on the lookout for this criminal.

We Three Kids

Another great older pic.

An Oldie

I've been perusing some old photos and found this precious pic of Elijah...


Elijah in December 2002.

From time to time I will put some great old pics online for your viewing pleasure.

Happy Birthday Sarah

Sarah's eight! See more pictures here.

You Snooze, You Lose!

Don't sleep away your opportunity to see more kid pics.