alex really does go to school

I have always managed to forget my camera when taking Alex to school. I really love his school-- Bellevue Heights Nursery School for those in Syracuse. It is a bit pricey but well worth it. Anyway for the Christmas program they had a cute little program with cookies after.


Seth, Sue, and Alex (Seth went to school here last year and loves Sue too).

Our Christmas Tree-- Douglas

So I'm a little bit behind in posting about Christmas. We decorated our tree and Oliver named him Douglas because it is a Douglas Fir. Seth got the honor of putting the star on this year.

Jeff thinks I'm crazy

So I guess I was ready for Christmas because exactly 1 week before Christmas I ripped the wallpaper off our front entryway. It was peeling at the edges so badly that each time I passed by I'd rip a bit off. I was planning on doing the whole project right after Christmas. I guess the peeling was really getting to me. Now it looks so much better. I did a faux technique with venitian plaster to give the wall a textured look. It turned out different than I thought it would, but I really like it. It looks marble and is very smooth. Now the problem is I think it would be really cool up our staircase. However it takes three steps and is more time consuming, but wow it would look awesome. I'll let you know what I decide.

Step 1

Step 3-- Seth helping

I think you can see the final product in this pic.

Cherry Road Concert

Each year the third and fourth grades give a choral concert for Christmas. It is very sweet to hear all the kids singing together. The clips below show Bryant singing "Peace Like a River". You can't really see him in the clip-- Sorry.
Oliver's grade sang in Spanish, "Ay Ay Ay Ay" Both boys did great. The younger boys were very good but wiggly listeners. That is why the clips are a bit wiggly.