Christmas has come and gone!

Christmas has come and gone and I haven't updated my blog in a long time. We tried hard to keep our family focused on the real reason we celebrate. Yet our kids still are looking for more. They want more presents and more presents. Both kids got quite large gifts too. Aaron got a new guitar and Lillian got a nintendo DS. They. Were the only gifts they got because of the cost. Still they want more. How so we refocus on Christ. How do we help them remember that Without Christ there would be no reason to celebrate. If Christ had never born there would be no celebration. It is hard to keep that in focus when every where you look it's buy this buy that give me this give me that. No mentionof Christ. It's all about Santa and presents. I actuually had a co worker who was quite upset when I told her we didn't do Santa s At our house. So maybe next year we will work harder to keep more focused in the real reason we celebrate

Tractor trailer ride

No Thanksgiving in Milan is complete without the tractor trailer rides!

I am Thankful

Today being Thanksgiving day, like many people I have stopped to reflect on what I have to be thankful for.

The short list because there really are too many things to list.

1. First and foremost I'm thankful for my Lord and Savior.

2. My wife Bridgit who loves me and puts up with me being an techie Geek.

3. Our wonderful Children who really are great. Even when I say they drive me crazy!

After those three things the rest are really just filler. But there are far to many to list. A good job, a decent house, dependable cars. And on and on. So if you haven't already done so. Take a minute. Stop and figure out what you have to be thankful for!

Random thoughts

We should be getting ready to do to Imago Christi to listen to the Eddie Picard quartet play tonight. But we aren't. We are relaxing at home this evening.

Last night after church we drove down to Iowa City to visit some friends we hadn't seen in a while. We had a very nice time playing Mexican train dominos and chatting. It resulted in us arriving home after Midnight so we decided to forgo evening activities tonight and have a quiet evening in.

Cousins

Cousins, originally uploaded by IAxB.

Lillian and cousin Adriana hangin out on Lillians Birthday

My baby is 6!

Friday we celebrated Lillians 6th birthday! So not only is my baby in school but she is a 6 year old. It is frighting to me how quickly she is growing up. And its not just her, Aaron gets taller by leaps and bounds. He's a young man now and it just amazes me to see how mature he is. We were looking at full size guitars yesterday because he has outgrown his parlor size guitar he has now.

I'm just so amazed at how quickly time has flown by but very proud of my kids at the same time!

Ray Blue

Last night at church jazz musician Ray Blue performed during the service then have a 2 hour concert after church. He is an amazing jazz and blues musician. He plays the saxophone so immediately gets my bias. I really enjoyed the concert, it was one of those shows where you just can't sit still. It is really cool to see a musician who is willing to give all the Glory for his skills to God.

First day of school!

Changes

Well the kids have been back to school now for going on 3 weeks. For our house this has meant something new. Lillian started kindergarten! Its amazing the changes we see in such a short time already. While she has always been a very outgoing child she is more confident now than ever. Aaron also changes with each year. We have watched him turn into a confidant young man. We love to listen to him play his guitar. He is also training in boxing with a friend. It will be interesting to see which of these interests bears the test of time. Personally I hope its the guitar. He's so good at it and I really enjoy him playing it.