Yea! We put our Christmas tree up the first weekend in November, McGinness tradition!
Cade puts the Santa topper on...
Adam pauses for a pic!
My three loves...
Posing with my peeps!
Job well done!
We celebrated Lindsay's 14th birthday! Happy Birthday, Lindsay (Lou)!
Cade & Cali made puppets and put on a show!
Mom's little helpers making Apple Crisp!
We used a favorite tool of theirs, apple peeler...
Check out my new outfit! Looks like a return to Flashdance!
Middle, high school youth went on a can drive around Platte City.
This was our crew we took around town! Cade is second from left.
Youth members fill their time (Farkle) as they wait for the Rock & Worship Concert
at Sprint Center! Adam and I went as well. What an awesome experience!
Adam even stayed for the lock-in...all-nighter! What a trooper!
Cali made her list to Santa!
This is so precious to me. Cali sounded out each item on her list..Makes me proud!
Can't believe she is old enough to do a list on her own!
Cali putting kisses in the Advent Countdown! The kids have been ready
to start this for about a month now!
Christmas in Platte City Celebration
Beautiful night to kick-off the holidays!
Cade & Cali watch the reindeer on display..Dasher & Rudolph
Cali was excited to see the Snow Princess!
We saw Cali's friend from Tammy's, Olivia!
Pop & Boca fixed up Adam's 4-wheeler!
Cade is in heaven...
Cade helps grandpa transport Christmas boxes from the shop...
Helping decorate grandma & grandpa's house is a tradition each year.
Decorations galore! We even had Lindsay's help!
Day of decorating=Christmas ready!
"The Elf on the Shelf" is ours!
We got ourselves a "girl" elf! Ready to go home, name her,
and have her report to Santa each night.
Cool night at Zona Rosa with Elf in tote!
Zona Rosa's beautiful tree lit in the center square of the shopping area.
I read the story, tradition to the kids. The kids named her "Peppermint".
With Cali's assistance, Cade places "Peppermint" in a special spot.
We are so excited to start this new family tradition!
As you can imagine, Cali is super-excited and Cade is going-with-the-flow! He is such a trooper!
