Daisy the Christmas Dog

Here's Aunt Sharon's dog, Daisy, ready for the Christmas festivities.



Emma shares Daisy festive glee.

Christmas 2006

Christmas is a wild time with the Spears. As is tradition, we traveled to Portsmouth to celebrate with the Copen's and the Spears'.

We always start at Aunt Susie's on Christmas Eve. Uncle Tim plays the guitar and the kids dance like wild people.





The gift extravaganza opens in the morning at the Copens.


Here Josh and Kate get in the action.


Emma got a special doll from Mama.

Here Katie carries her special doll.

Gingerbread House and Decorating the Christmas Tree

The girls worked hard to build their Christmas gingerbread house.



Then they worked diligently to help decorate the tree.

Advent

We have a tradition at the Spears house of celebrating Advent and we read inspirational stories and light the Advent candles.

Pumpkin Patch

My friend Dave from Ashland University hosted a going away party for me at his farm and the girls got to pick their own pumpkins.

Halloween 2006

The Spears had a lot going on this Halloween.

The girls were very active carving pumpkins and trick or treating. (Left) Emma and Katie worked hard to decorate the "main" pumpkin and their own.




The girls picked their own costumes. Katie went as a mid-evil female characters and Emma went as a princess.