Sunday, December 21, 2008

Christmas Concerts

Here is a smattering of all the Christmas concerts we have attended this month.

Danica's Junior High Choir concert: Danica does have a beautiful voice but we could hardly believe this was Junior High. The entire concert was excellent. Danica is second row from the bottom and second in from the right. (sorry our camera works great outside but not so great from far away and in the dark.) Hanna's ballet recital. She took ballet lessons for a few years when she was young but has only recently started up again. She was in a duet this year.

Jon Schmidt concert. This year we brought Maranda with us because she has started piano lessons this year. It was an awesome concert.

Hanna's Junior High orchestra concert. The other orchestras that night were not great but Hanna's was really great. Here she is on the back row, you can almost see her.

Samantha's preschool program: She was super animated and fun to watch. She was an angel in the nativity part of the program but really wants to be Mary in our family nativity. She'll have to fight Andria for the part. We videoed the whole program and Zan and Sam have watched it non stop ever since.
Danica's piano recital: Danica is so musically talented. Her piano playing is very rewarding as a parent, too bad she doesn't view it in the same way. Her friend Camille is turning pages for her here.
Maranda's piano recital: Her very first and she did a great job playing Jingle Bells.
Chandler's choir concert: Aaaah High School choir. If you don't know what I mean, your music program isn't as great as ours. I hate to brag, but this is some of the best music in town. Every choir is just excellent and the whole evening was awesome. Chandler is that handsome one in the middle.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Soccer- Andria

This year Dan was Andria's coach. The girls always love it when their dad is the Coach. One great thing when your dad is the coach is that your brother and sister get to be the referees.
Andria's team; The Pink Flamingos

Andria with her new trophy
Go Andria!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Soccer- Maranda

So soccer season is finally over, yea! Or, I mean darn. We only had two soccer players this year, Maranda and Andria. They have so much fun playing soccer and hanging with their friends. Here is Maranda with Anne Perkinson, good friends and good times. Maranda showing off her trophy.
Maranda's team, the Lemon Ligers (What's a Liger? Probably my favorite animal)


Posing for pictures.

Dedicated fans: Zanya and Andria
Future soccer star, Zanya.


Go Maranda!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Quirks, What Quirks? Tagged Again

When will people learn that I don't like to be tagged? Thanks Sherry.

Here are some of my quirks:

1- I talk with my hands. Doesn't everybody know that what is said is so much better with hand motions?

2- I am the slowest eater. Dan always finishes long before I do. When will he figure out that this is just a ruse to get him to do the dishes?

3- I have no memory. Everything important (or not so important) must be written down or it doesn't exist.

4- I have an expectation of perfection. Everything and everyone (including myself) should act perfectly all the time. I just wish my car, computer, cell phone, children and everything else would get it right!

Christmas Tag

This is from my sister, Callie. I was just going to ignore it but she reminded me so here it is:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? artificial, it's easier.
3. When do you put up the tree? When the kids' begging is impossible to put off and we have a free night.
4. When do you take the tree down? ASAP
5. Do you like eggnog? Love it.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I can't remember that far back.
7. Hardest person to buy for? MamaG
8. Easiest person to buy for? Children under 5 years old (Sam and Zan this year).
9. Do you h have a nativity scene? Several, I love them.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? None
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street, old and new versions.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When I absolutely have to.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so, but I would.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's cheeseball and orange rolls.
16. Colored or Clear Lights? Both.
17. Favorite Christmas song? All of them, especially Handel's Messiah, the Nutcracker Suite, Mannheim Steamroller, The Forgotten Carols and Christmas hymns.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, Rudolph.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas eve and the rest on Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Commercialism and the idea that we can buy Christmas.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like ornaments that have to do with snow; snowmen, sleds, etc.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? All the Proffitt favorites.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I already have everything I ever wanted.
26. White or Warm Christmas? WARM.
27. Favorite thing about Christmas? Talking about baby Jesus with my children.
28. Favorite Christmas Tradition? The nativity play, Temple lights and matching Christmas PJ's.
29. Favorite Christmas Location? Home.
30. Who do you tag? I don't like tagging.

Happy Happy Birthday Hanna Dear!

Our Hanna turned the ripe old age of 15 this week. To celebrate, we had her favorite, triple layer chocolate cake. I don't mind making this cake from scratch because it is very delicious. At school her friends brought her some balloons and presents. Then that evening she had a dance recital for her hip hop dance class. She did a great job even though she has only been in this class for a few months. Hanna is a diligent student, and a willing helper. She plays the violin, and takes ballet in addition to hip hop. She likes good books and she loves movies both at the theater and on video. Hanna is a beautiful young woman, inside and out and we are proud of her and love her very much!





Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving Day

Because the Proffitt family has Thanksgiving dinner on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, we always have to find some way to occupy ourselves on Thanksgiving. This year we went to Bass Pro Shop for some free pictuers with Santa. It was great and Zan can't stop talking about Santa coming to her house on Christmas. Bass Pro Shop is a fun place. Here Zan and I are sitting by the river. Hanna
Andria, Sam and Maranda

I think Sam and Danica are afraid that bear will eat them.

Chandler's great catch. (In case you don't already know, taking pictures of teenagers is a chore!)

Dan and Maranda

After we came home for lunch, we put the little girls down for a nap and I took the big kids to see a movie, City of Ember. Hanna, Chandler and I have all read the book so we wanted to see the movie. The kids liked it. I would have liked it better if it had had some romance.