Advent & Christmas Greetings 2012

Advent & Christmas Greetings

In lieu of a long letter, I am sending bullet points this year .  Here goes…

 James – born 10-8-12, actually has lots of hair, Bundle of Joy
 Alex – busy 2 year old, little firecracker, still loves Batman
 Nicholas – ♥s preschool, rule reminder, almost 5 years old
 Will – happy 1st grader, excelling at spelling & reading, great helper
 Sophia – enjoying 4th grade, speed reader, ♥♥♥s her baby brother
 Emily – appreciating first year as a take-your-child-to-school-Mom
 Michael – father of 5, hydrologist with NPPD, Emily’s BFF

Wishing you and yours a very Blessed Advent Season & a Merry CHRISTmas,

P.S. Take the Epiphany challenge – keep your tree up until Jan. 6, 2013!

Keep Christ in Christmas ● Keep Christ in Christmas ● Keep Christ in Christmas

James' Baptism

Feast of Christ the King, 11-25-2012

was James' Baptism Day.

Godparents Ron & Mary Kate  and Michael & Emily

Fr. Mark

All the Kids!
Back:  Will, Andrew holding James, Nicholas, Michael with Alex
Front:  Eileen, Kieran (standing), Gianna, Anja, Sophia

James' Birth announcement

James Benedict

Our newest little boy....

Nicholas' first day of Preschool

Nicholas had a great first day of Preschool!



Finally getting ready to go...

check out the backpack....

At the door .... really has to go potty.... hurry, Mom!

Enough pictures already, Mom!


 

1st Day at School

First Day going to their new school.

Will's in 1st.

Sophia's in 4th.

Will's class in the chapel.  Glad to see our pastor, Fr. Seiker, there!

Pawnee City

We spent the weekend in PC with my husband's family celebrating his grandparents' 66th wedding anniversary.  It was a nice weekend of visiting and eating ;). 

K & B Families



My FIL inspired me to capture a generational photo with
my kids' great-grandparents, Betty & Mike G.



4 Generations:
Mike & Betty G., married 66 years,
Anita & Bill K., married 41 years,
Michael & Emily K., married 13 years,
Sophia, Will, Nicholas & Alex K.

We also stayed at the Convent House Bed & Breakfast in Steinauer, NE.
This was originally the school and convent for the little town of Steinauer, but
closed down in the 1960s.  The community has refurbished it into a very
lovely Bed and Breakfast.  There is even a Divine Mercy Chapel inside the Convent House in which the parish priest says daily Mass. 

Here is a picture of the outside:

Recently...

Block Party with visiting firemen.

Will playing TBall

  

Kids at the gazebo overlooking the HydroPower plant in Kearney.

Below the HydroPlant

Sophia took part in a McDaid XPlore musical program.  She is in the middle as a caterpillar.

Now she has emerged as a butterfly.  She did great!

Easter 2012

We spent Easter 2012 at Michael's parents' house.

It was a lovely weekend filled with beautiful weather,

good visiting and lots of good food.

Grandma K. decked out the kids for Easter.  I LOVED the

litle ties and vests.  They looked very GQ.  (Nicholas esp. in

his puple pinstripe!)  Sophia was exceptionally cute in the springy dress
and her curly hair. 

Thanks Grandma & Grandpa for a great weekend.

Bowling Birthday Party

Here are pictures from Nicholas' 4th Bday Party. 

We had to light the candles twice because

he was sooo excited he blew them out before

we had a chance to sing Happy Birthday.

Here is my favorite:

Nicholas' 4th Birthday

Today is Nicholas' 4th Birthday!

Born today in 2008 on my Aunt Eunice's wedding day.

(Sort of messed up my parents' plans to attend the wedding - Sorry!)

He is a sweet boy with a penchant for orneriness.

Loves to play with little action figures and run

around with the big kids.  Still loves "french fries, ketchup and

chocolate milk."  And his mother's spicey chili.

We love you Nicholas!

New Year's Resolutions

New Year's is upon us in the middle of this Christmas Season.  Every year I like to make resolutions.  I can't say I've always accomplished many of them.  But, there is always hope that I will.  What better time than the start of a new civil year  to reflect on what is working and what is not working in our lives.  I think 2011's list had some 10 items on it.  It was about 7 too many!  For 2012 I'm going to make a short, accomplishable list. 

1.  Monthly Confession.
2.  Get into better physical shape by walking 3 or 4 times a week.  Start small, then increase!
3.  Lose 20 lbs over the course of the next year by counting WW points and #2 above.

So there it is.  Emily's 2012 New Year's Resolutions.  Are you making any resolutions?