Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!! We trust and pray that this is a time of renewed faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and rejoicing in His love.
With love, The Renno's

First "Big" Snowfall

The kids had their first official Snow Day on Friday. They were very excited (well Miah was still pretty sick). But by Saturday, we were all outside playing. AnaGrace disappointed me though in her lack of enthusiasm for the snow (that actually may be an understatement). We even tried the "just make her do it, she will come around" approach and nothing could make her enjoy God's beautiful snow. Oh, well, maybe another time.
Jeremiah had fun standing on the sled and going down the hill....in typical boy fashion, we can't use things the way they were intended, but rather come up with alternate uses.
I love this pictures of DaniRae...she is always so enthusiastic.
We also tried to get Tucker in on the action, but I don't think he was having it. He certainly wanted to be off his leash chasing everyone down the hill, but we weren't allowing that. Anyway, it was fun...for most of us.

Please, come play with me

Almost every morning, this is what Tucker does. He sits outside our windows watching us walking around the house. He watches Dan make coffee, me snuggle with the kids, and all of us eat breakfast. He just gives the most pathetic looks inside as if he is telepathically sending us messages to come play. He even brings sticks next to him for playing fetch. Although he is bad as all get out (3 UPS packages later, 2 pairs of shoes, and 1 yard full of holes.....) he can be very cute. Despite all his "puppy dog" eyes, we aren't going out to play with him. (Not until later at least).

BCS Christmas Concert

The kids had their first Christmas Concert for school this past Thursday. Unfortunately, Jeremiah was very sick with the flu. Mom stayed home with him....(Thank you a kazillion times, Mom). He was so disappointed...it was one of those times where my heart was breaking and I truly would have taken his flu in a heartbeat so that I didn't have to see my little guy so sad. Anyway, DaniRae did get to go and really had fun. She loves to sing.


Sorry about this picture, it didn't come out real great. We took a lot of video, too. Dani is in the front row toward the bottom of the picture.

Pizza Picnic

This pizza picnic has sort of become a tradition at our place. A tradition that I would highly recommend during this busy time and one I will not quickly give up. I will usually pick a fairly busy evening ( a day I work, or that we are having a cookie party) and Dan will bring home pizza. We throw a tablecloth on the floor and eat on paper plates. Usually we will have chips too, but nothing that really requires silverware. When we are done, we do our part to fill the landfill and throw it all away (except the tablecloth). Anyway, the kids really enjoy this a lot...they look forward to it and I honestly think that they would be disappointed if we did not do it during December. It is easy for me and Dan doesn't mind one bit. In fact, this week when we had our pizza picnic, I spent some extra time reading to the kids which is something I have really missed since they started school.

Time for potty Training????????

Okay, so the other day I was folding laundry on the couch. AnaGrace, my big helper, was right there beside me. She decided to help by trying on the clothes. The first one she got was a pair of her sister's undies. She was determined to put them on...this kept her busy for about 5 minutes. She was so proud of herself. So, I don't know if this is a sign to begin potty training....or a sign that it is a loooong way off. I thought this was very funny. After she was done with the undies, she proceeded to socks. These she kept one all day (over her original socks) until Dani came home and promptly took them off Ana and put them on her own feet. Thankfully, AnaGrace didn't seem to care, maybe she knew after all that they were Dani's

Christmas Tea Party

About a month ago, DaniRae sent Grandma and invtiation to a tea party that Dani was really excited about. She wanted to plan it and everything. I had to really tone it down for her. She was on my case all week to start baking. She wanted scones and raisin sandwiches. Ugh..WE finally settled on snowman cookies (and that is only because Grandma made them), and iced raisin biscuits. She helped me set a nice winter table and we had a Christmas tea next to the fireplace. Maybe there is hope for her to turn into a "lady" (or was that what my Mom was saying about me as she left). Oh, well....Meanwhile, Dan kept Jeremiah and AnaGrace upstairs. They set up the train and the cattle car with horses. AnaGrace really enjoyed seeing the horses....as you can see she also enjoys wearing her hat in the house!!!!