Christmas Concert

Sam had her school Winter Holiday concert...as usual, Sam and her classmates did a great job...Luc's concert is in February. Sorry, the video is too long to download!

Winter

Right now is the official start of winter....REALLY! We had a foot of snow on Friday morning, a couple of more inches last night, and it is -26 with the wind chill right now, and there is a blizzard warning....thank goodness it's finally winter....there is zero chance that it won't be a white Christmas this year.

Last swim lesson of the year

Here is Samantha doing the backstroke all the way across the "warm water" pool...both Sam & Luc are great swimmers!

Last swim lesson of the year

Today was the last swim lesson of the year, and for the second straight week, it was snowing like crazy out! Here is Lucas doing the "Crawl"...although a little bit exaggerated for the camera!

Sam's Winter Concert #2

This is Sam with the flower that "B" brought for her after her performance. We are all very proud of her!

Sam's winter concert

Here is a very brief video from Sam's concert on Sunday. She really enjoys the choir and practices and she works very hard at it!

Thansgiving in Chicago

Megan and Mike had Thansgiving dinner at their brand new house in Chicago! They did a GREAT job and food was great! Mikes mom, and family were there as well, so they had a large group to cook for. Here is the view from there third floor deck...

Thansgiving in Chicago

You might recognize Brianna from the wedding pictures. Watching Lucas and Brianna play together is just hilarious!

Carol & Dale

Carol & Dale were lucky enough to get to a New England Patriot game this year, and saw Brett Favre and the "Bretts" They look cold!

Luis

Our good friend Luis was in Brasil recently and went hang gliding...here are some pretty cool pictures from the wing!

New

Sam just got a new mattress for her bed(s)...she got new box springs, but they made her bed too tall and she couldn't get in...so if anybody needs some twin sized box springs...we have 2 brand new low profile box springs!

Christmas Parade

I had a convention to attend in Chicago, so Cris and the kids came down on the train, and we met at the station. We had a nice dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and then on to the parade where we saw nothing of the parade (because of the crowds), but we did see some of the fireworks over the river at Michigan Ave., and Wacker. I love the look of excitement in Sam and Luc's eyes!

Halloween Pics

Halloween was perfect back here in Woodstock...went trick or treating for maybe an hour, then to a party in the neighborhood with all the kids! Sam went as a pirate, and Luc was Batman!

Brasil trip 2008

Every trip must come to an end....we left after 7 days traveling approx. 6,000 miles home to Woodstock. These shots are of the airport in Londrina, and the kids area of the Diner's Club lounge in Sao Paulo.

Brasil trip 2008

Here are the best shots of Lucas...Claudia rented a bike, and he rode it everyday all over the Chacara!

We eat alot of great food on all of our trips to Brasil...I will begin trying to loose some of the weight I gained ASAP!

Here is a collection of vacation pictures of Sam. As you can see, she had a great time!

Brasil trip 2008

One afternoon Lucas and I went with Cris' dad to his companies various locations...I was very proud of Luc! He asked questions and shook hands with a few of the employee's...he was quite the man!

Brasil trip 2008

Cris' sister is a very good architect, and we visited a couple of her residential projects...they are always impressive designs and are truly beautiful and functional at the same time.

Here are some pictures of Cris enjoying our trip...she went to the dentist and worked hard on our trip so don't be deceived by the pictures...it wasn't all fun and play for her!

Brasil trip 2008

Just some fun pics from our trip!