Christmas 2010

A couple shots from our Christmas.... more later!

Gotta' catch up...

I'm so VERY behind on posting all the cute photos and precious moments we've had the past few weeks (months?). I never got a chance to do the Christmas photos justice, either. Oh well... So is the life of a mother and the guilt is stacking up...

I just want a pancake, Mom...

Random pictures to share from the past couple months

Merry Christmas from the Parente family!

Christmas mantel before the mayhem begins...(2am)

Homeschoolers DO go to the mall (sometimes)

Just to prove we DO make it to the mall once in a blue moon... we went a few weeks ago and saw all the Christmas finery before it got too crazy busy. My kids LOVE Pottery Barn Kids so we took in the sights there a while and let them play. Check out the weird reindeer mannequins...

My Advent wreath idea...

I got a little creative and made our Advent wreath this year with the cake dome upside down (as it can be a punch bowl) and then put a glass microwave plate on top. The kids and I collected cedar and magnolia tree clippings, etc. to put inside.

Snow day!

Well, it was only a dusting, but better than nothing!

We had a little bit of snow a few weeks ago...

and here's what the first snow on the house looks like!