Again, way too long...

Sorry, family and friends, for not posting very much on here. Over the Christmas break, I will go through photos and events and list them out here. Merry Christmas everybody!

Merry Christmas, Three Months Late....

Merry Christmas, Pugh Family!

Merry Christmas, Grandpa Jim and Grandma Nan!

Pageants, Plays, and Productions...

Here are the various children in the church Christmas play and Carl in the School Band Christmas Concert:

We Were Robbed!

It is true. Late in December, we were robbed. A couple of thieves who were hitting random places in town, took a chance and stole stuff out of our van as we were unloading it from our Christmas trip.

No big deal, really. They took some DVD's and our camera.

However, the police caught them with our goods and many other peoples' things.

This explains why I haven't posted many pictures lately.

We asked for our stuff back, but the police need it for evidence.

We may have to buy a new camera.

The kids in the Christmas Parade...

Carl and Katie participated in the Christmas Parade this year. Here are some pics:

Gingerbread Houses For You And Me

A fun part of the Festival of Trees:

Festival of Trees

This has become a ritual for us...to visit Springfield and takes lots of pictures at the Festival of Trees:

While we are there, we always take a Christmas-y picture:

Trip On Thanksgiving....

No, this is not advice, it is what we did after surviving black Friday sales. We loaded up the kids and went up north to Springfield.

The dogs were more excited at first!

Better Late Than Never....

Here are pictures from our churches' Christmas play, in which the kids all participated. Also, Santa visited the church, which would be the source of some debate at some point, were I a pious person.

Next are some pictures of the kids on Christmas morning. The kids are pictured with favorite gifts from Aunt Tanya and Uncle Rick, and Tony, Annie, and family. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Kids In The Christmas Parade

Maggie and Katie marched with the Girl Scouts in the Christmas Parade on December 6th. Carl played in the band. I marched with the Cub Scouts, Lara rode in the fancy convertible behind the Cub Scout float, and Dee escorted the girls to the parade line up area with the other Girl Scout leaders. Here are some pictures of the events:

Getting Ready For Christmas

Without further ado, here are some pictures of the family getting ready for Christmas. The nativity set has been in Lara's family for generations.

One of these pictures is likely going to be our Christmas card, which is okay by me. Truth, unruly though it may be, is better than the fiction you get from most holiday pictures.