December 31...365/365

Finally arrived!!!  We welcomed in 2012 in Cuttack, India.  What a start to this year...can't wait to see what the rest of it holds!!

December 30...364/365

December 29...363/365

Me and my kids...eating birthday cupcakes and getting ready to say goodbye.  Gonna miss these guys...

December 28...362/365

I'm so excited about my birthday gift!  And I can't wait until I can actually play something on the hammered dulcimer.  Hoping for a Brown family ensemble next Christmas!

December 27...361/365

Love her smile...this girl is absolutely obsessed with Soul Surfer...she can recite every line from the movie.  What a great book for her!

December 26...260/365

Doing a puzzle with Aunt Courtney, the puzzle master! :o)

December 25...359/365

Love this look of surprise on her face...a violin for her American Girl doll!

December 24...358/365

I was feeling stressed and guilty about the fact that our Christmas Eve meal wasn't prepared BEFORE we left for church.  But everyone pitched in and we ended up all cooking together and having a great evening!

December 23...357/365

All of this candy and Kool-Aid was donated by families from Zane and Millie's classes at school and in 7 days...is heading to India!!

December 22...356/365

Grandpa visits Millie's class at Mary Castle Elementary.  Reminds me of the days when he and Mom visited Quinn and Clara at Highland for Grandparents' Day.

December 20...353/365

Moved up to yellow belt today.  Proud of himself because Master Mike took a look at his practice kicks and said he needed to get a harder board.

December 19...352/365

Piano Recital tonight.  I have 2 students who are twin sisters and decided to play a duet together for the first time.  They did a great job!

December 18...351/365

December 17...350/365

We wrapped up the kids and put them under the tree tonight in EPIC

December 16...349/465

Bonus picture, actually taken on the 14th...Clara and her good friend Kamy, right before their choir concert this week...

December 15...348/365

Millie's class presented the end of their Music Project today.

December 14...347/365

Sleepy girl waiting for big sis to finish homework. She didn't quite make it...

December 12...346/365

Buckeyes!!

December 11...345/365

Christmas Concert for the New World Concert Orchestra.  They perform at the mall downtown in the Artsgarden, which sits right over a downtown street.  Looks so pretty at Christmastime!!

December 10...344/365

Santa Hat snack mix