Christmas 2008 - Bergsma Family / Avery's Christmas preschool program/ Grandma VIcki's Bday/

We began the day with Avery's Christmas program and Creative Learning Center.

Grandma Vicki and Cliff came in to watch and afterward we celebrated my mom's

birthday.

My cute little reindeer...

Happy 62nd Grandma Vicki!!!

Grandma Vicki, Alex and Avery

Smiley Irelyn!

Grandma and Grandpa Bergsma

Santa Judes, Grandpa, and Trevor

Mother and Son :-)

Alex, Chloe and yes, Santa has to be in all the pictures!

Irelyn baby!

Keaton, Judes, Chloe, Grandma and Grandpa, Trevor

The Whole Family - minus Judes (Santa took the picture!)

Chloe and Avery

Grandma and Irelyn having a GREAT time...

Christmas 2008 - Knott Family XMAS

Second Christmas Party with Grandpa Jack and the Knott family...

Avery and her new Barbie and fairy carriage!

Avery and her new purse from Grandpa

Matt, Becky, Sarah and Grandma Knott

Uncle Paul, Aunt Karen, Sarah and Cole, Jeremy and Miranda

Avery and Blair wrestling on the foof chair!

Uncle Bill showing his talent at a little Guitar Hero...

Alex and Grandma Knott

Oh boy, the shotski came out (just a few times!)

Blair and Avery

Grandpa Jack and Avery and her new robe!!!

Grandpa Jack and Irelyn

Great Grandma Knott and Irelyn

Christmas 2008 - Grandpa Phil

Christmas began with a visit from Grandpa Phil in early December.

Avery and Irelyn waiting to open gifts...

The girls with Grandpa...

Look at me Grandpa...I can crawl!

I LOVE MY NEW TEDDY!

Sisterly love!

Crazy Aves!

Avery's Dance Recital

The Dance Recital(s)

After a couple months of dance class on Saturday mornings, it was finally time for the dance recital at Wealthy Elementary, December 4th. We had rehearsal in the morning, and then the recital was at 3pm. Arlene and I got a sneek peak of how "crazy" these recitals can be, as parents slowly came in throughout the morning "taping" off seats for the show. We had planned on just getting there early but being newbies to the whole scene, we followed suit and taped off some seats. We arrived, to seriously hundreds of cars and people...I shuffled Avery in, and got her changed into her costume. I could tell that her anxiety was rising...but lead her off to where her class was to sit. There group was doing a dance to the Sound of Music's Favorite Things. I left her to take my seat, but was definitely unsure if she would make it up on stage...

Waiting for the show to begin...

Yeah!!! She did make it up on stage...but wasn't the happiest of campers :-)

Ok, started to do some of the dance moves..but still not quite sure she wanted to be up there...

Oh, mom, why are you making be up here...? She did do a great face for the line "when I'm feeling sad.... "!

Ok, now I am getting comfortable...

Go Natalie!!!

Showing off her beautiful flowers she received at the end of the show...

They also performed on the following Wednesday at a retirement home. This performance went much better and she was way more at ease! Waiting with the girls for the show to begin...

Lily, Avery and Rachel.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving 2008! We once again did our normal routine-head out to Grandma Vicki's on Wednesday night, have dinner at OBI, eat with the Bergsma clan on Thursday and then head down to Kalamazoo for bowling night!

More Turkey and Mash Potatoes please....

The beautiful sky as we left for Kalamazoo...now
on to bowling and bumper cars!!!! Work off some
of that delicious turkey dinner.

kissing cousins...