"Home for the Holidays" at Laurie James' Piano Studio

Families gathered in the teacher's home for each student to play 2 Christmas Carols. 

Yay, proud of you! Love that you sang too...it made the carols extra fun and festive.

Hot chocolate and cookies afterwards. :)

"Here We Come A-Caroling!" Winter Concert

Ready for Lydia's 2nd Grade Concert!

There's our girl, front and center!

Jingle Bells

Making Angels in the Snow

"Snow Dance" (Waltz of the Flowers) 

The children came up with these movements all by themselves and gave up recess time to practice!

with music teacher, Ms. Cybela

with Mrs. Tarnowski

Abigail watched their dress rehearsal at the end of the school day and with us at night!

Good job performing, Lydia!

Gingerbread & other Christmas Traditions

Some old traditions, some new, not all can be pictured. Many memories shared and made during this special time of the year. Parties for hosting, wassail for toasting, kids jingle belling, much mistletoeing, hearts glowing when loved ones are near. It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Happy Helper with Trimming the Tree

Posing with favorite (baby) ornament

Milwaukee Public Market MATC students' Gingerbread Houses display
Another-"wow, Milwaukee is so cool" moment. Still discovering new places...

Decorating their Gingerbread House...Ta-Da!

Decorating cookies for the neighbors-we really enjoyed spending a cold Saturday morning doing this and stopping at houses for deliveries in the afternoon-worth repeating!

This Cutie's having fun creating Twizzler Hair!

Conducting a band Christmas concert
(and yes...that's Sarah in the antlers playing auxiliary percussion!)

Downtown MKE holiday lights
"All I want for Christmas is You" ;)