Fair time

 Fair time is here once again.  Grace grew succulents for her 4-H projects this year

I loved how the wreath turned out.

 Adam grew pineapples and a little succulent garden.

 Merry grew 2 succulent collections, one in a train and one in a bird and birdcage.

Jacob grew papayas and succulents.

You can tell what really happens at the fair.

100th day of school

 A gumball with 100 pieces of gum.  Give or take a few we really didn't count.

 A hundred year old lady.

Happy 12th birthday to Merry

 Happy birthday to beautiful Merry.

 It is hard to believe she is this old already.

 Merry has such a funny sense of humor.

 She loves reading.

 She likes volleyball.

 She tolerates playing the saxophone.

 She is such a fun, creative sweet girl,

 we love having her as part of our family.

She looks so grown up.

 For her birthday we did an escape room with her odyssey of the mind team, we almost escaped.

She also got tickets to The Lightning Thief play at the Straz.

We love out sweet Merry.

Cooking baking and Christmas

 Happy cookie makers baking for Santa.

Grace baking with her mini-me Eliza. 

 Eliza with her Christmas tree.

 Grace with her angel.

 Christmas after Santa came.

 Christmas morning skating.

 Eliza with her helpers.

 Adam skating.

 Grace in her skating socks.

This is how Jacob spent Christmas morning.

Christmas Eve

 Christmas Eve after church.

 Papa even coordinated his outfit.

 The boys

 The girls, they sang together during the church primary program and sounded wonderful.

 How the kids really feel about taking pictures.

 Jacob looking very old.

 Beautiful Merry.

 Grace, Grace with the pretty face.

 Handsome Adam forcing a smile.

 Last but not least, sweet Eliza Jane.

Eliza playing elf and delivering the presents to the tree.

December in Florida

 Enjoying the warm weather and sunshine.

 Warming up the basketball skills.

 Messy hair don't care.

 Eliza insists on a pony tail every morning, half of which falls out.

I don't know how she can see anything.

Happy 5th birthday

Happy 5th birthday to sweet Eliza.

 Hard to believe she is already 5.

Making a birthday wish.

She had a party at build a bear for her birthday.  She chose a purple fairy kitty and named it Madison.

Fluffing the kitty.

 Her fancy birthday pictures.

 She still has blue, blue eyes,

 a sunny disposition,

 freckles on her nose,

and a silly sense of humor.

She has been such a sweet addition to our family, I am so glad I get to be her mom.